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Mike Ridaught is sports director for Mainstreet Daily News. Mike hosts a weekly high school sports show at Sonic Drive-In from August - May and does play-by-play for a Game-of-the Week on 106.9 FM “I Am Country" during football season. He teaches a play-by-play class at the University of Florida. He does play-by-play for the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Mo., in August. Mike is also founder of The Prep Zone.
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Four area teams ranked in girls basketball regional top 20
Feb 13, 2025
The Wildwood girls basketball team remains on top of the all-classification regional rankings heading into the FHSAA state playoffs. The Wildcats, the No. 1 team in […]
Santa Fe survives, advances to 4A regional semifinals
Feb 12, 2025
AJ Hall scores game-high 25 points as Raiders hold on for 53-51 win at home against Liberty.
Boys basketball playoffs begin tonight
Feb 12, 2025
The first round of the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) boys basketball state playoffs begins tonight. A total of nine teams in the Mainstreet Daily […]
Williston upsets P.K. Yonge as Blue Wave split DH
Feb 12, 2025
Faith Hardy scores four goals as P.K. Yonge girls blank Lafayette (Mayo), 8-0, in regional quarterfinal.
Ridaught: Special year for Newberry athletics
Feb 10, 2025
Four teams capture district titles so far in 2024-25 school year.
Newberry wins first district title in 8 years
Feb 9, 2025
Three Alachua County girls basketball teams win district championships.
Williston wins third straight district title
Feb 8, 2025
Red Devils rally from 7-point halftime deficit for a 55-50 win at top-ranked Hawthorne.
Ridaught: Eagles soar to first-ever cheerleading state title
Feb 7, 2025
Oak Hall captures Class 1A championship.
Williston wins 9th straight, advances to district title game
Feb 7, 2025
Newberry, Eastside and GHS will play for district championships on Saturday.
Hawthorne, Williston set up district title showdown
Feb 5, 2025
Top seeds GHS, P.K. Yonge advance in boys.
Bell scores 1,000th point as Chiefland advances
Feb 4, 2025
Sophomore Nyasia Bivins single-handedly outscored Bronson with 24 points in 56-21 win.
St. Francis Catholic stuns Oak Hall on late shot
Feb 3, 2025
Eastside wins fourth game, stays alive in district play.
Ridaught: District championship week for girls, boys hoops
Feb 3, 2025
Two-time defending Hawthorne girls and Williston boys 1A state champs ready for three-peat run.
Ridaught: Newberry backcourt duo join 1,000-point club
Jan 31, 2025
Senior Sarah Beaulieu and junior Brandy Whitfield top milestone this season.
Ingram, Johnson named Coach of the Year
Jan 31, 2025
Hornets advance to fifth straight state championship game, while Panthers claim first district title in 17 years.
Santa Fe pulls away from Eastside, wins 3A-District 4 title
Jan 31, 2025
Raiders scored three second-half goals to defeat Rams and win second straight district championship.
Newberry leads big school defense
Jan 30, 2025
Panthers led area with four All Area selections, followed by Buchholz and Eastside with three apiece.
Branford battery sign letters of intent
Jan 29, 2025
Pitcher Laila Arnold will play for FGC and catcher Morgan Brennan will join Eastern Florida State College.
P.K. Yonge wins 6th straight district title
Jan 29, 2025
Senior Faith Hardy has hat trick for Class 2A-District 3 champions.
Newberry pulls away to sweep Bradford
Jan 27, 2025
Junior point guard Brandy Whitfield scores game-high 24 points for Panthers.
Ridaught: New Trenton football coach Bryant Frye hopes to duplicate past success
Jan 27, 2025
A little over a week ago Bryant Frye was named the new head coach of the Trenton football program. He’s made a lot of phone calls […]
Hawthorne dominates small school offense All Area team
Jan 27, 2025
Rural state runner-up Hornets placed five on team, followed by state runner-up Union County with three.
Trenton’s Marlo signs to play Division-I baseball
Jan 24, 2025
Jordan Marlo will play for University of West Georgia in Atlantic Sun Conference.
Ridaught: Williston, Hawthorne in elite district
Jan 24, 2025
District 7 features top two boys and girls basketball teams in Rural classification.