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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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Collett’s 29 helps St. Francis Catholic earn split with CCS
Jan 24, 2025
Countryside Christian girls win 38-30 on Senior Night.
Williston second, Hawthorne No. 12 in regional rankings
Jan 22, 2025
Unbeaten Wildwood takes over the top spot in girls basketball power poll.
School record highlights big night at The Rock
Jan 18, 2025
Ruby Patterson makes school record nine 3-pointers, while Newberry boys remain undefeated.
Ridaught: Gainesville High hosts inaugural girls weightlifting county meet
Jan 17, 2025
Five Alachua County teams compete in meet.
Free throw with 4.7 seconds left lifts Columbia past Buchholz
Jan 15, 2025
9-0 run by the Tigers turns 6-point deficit into a 3-point lead in fourth quarter.
GHS softball’s Braylin Cook, McKenna O’Sullivan sign collegiately
Jan 13, 2025
Cook to attend Alabama State University while O’Sullivan will play at Santa Fe College.
Ridaught: Football playoffs heating up, winding down
Jan 13, 2025
College, NFL playoffs featured five straight days of post-season action.
Williston cruises, Buchholz falls at Red Devil Classic
Jan 10, 2025
Host Lady Red Devils improve to 11-2.
Ridaught: P.K. Yonge girls believing in another final four run
Jan 10, 2025
Lady Blue Wave prepare for deep postseason run.
P.K. Yonge’s Emma Mansfield, Elliot Pancoast celebrate college signings
Jan 9, 2025
Mansfield signed to play softball, while Pancoast will play soccer.
A look at Alachua County’s top 10 athletes of all time
Jan 8, 2025
Reflecting on some of county’s all-time greats.
Hawthorne overcomes 9-0 deficit to beat GHS
Jan 8, 2025
Hornets gets lift from their bench, which outscores Gainesville’s bench, 11-1.
Three area teams in regional boys basketball top 10
Jan 7, 2025
Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) is a unanimous No. 1 in the all-classification rankings.
Cocoa quarterback, Texas A&M signee Brady Hart named Mr. Football
Jan 7, 2025
Miami Northwestern’s Teddy Bridgewater was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year.
Ridaught: Basketball enters pivotal month
Jan 6, 2025
Local teams prepare for tough matchups to improve rankings for postseason seeding.
Williston turnovers costly in loss at Andrew Jackson
Jan 3, 2025
De’Andre Harvey scored 21 points, but Red Devils couldn’t overcome 19 turnovers in a 65-44 loss in Jacksonville.
Ridaught: 10 high school hoops games to be broadcast in January
Jan 3, 2025
Contests to feature top teams in area.
Ridaught: Hoops galore during holidays
Dec 30, 2024
Area basketball teams celebrate Christmas, New Year’s weeks at tournaments.
Ridaught: Top 10 local sports highlights of 2024
Dec 27, 2024
Year included star performances, state championships, near misses.
Former Gator, current Texas Ranger Wyatt Langford giving back
Dec 24, 2024
Trenton native hosts Wyatt Langford Baseball Camp in Newberry.
Former Gator Dan Cross moves basketball showcase to SF College
Dec 24, 2024
Florida Get Down Holiday Showcase this Friday and Saturday to feature 16 teams.
Buchholz’s Williams, Hawthorne’s Johnson are classification runners up
Dec 24, 2024
Justin Williams finished second Class 6A and Keenon Johnson was runner up in Rural classification.
Ridaught: Former players, administration show support for Eastside’s “Pop” Williams
Dec 23, 2024
Longtime Rams’ boys basketball coach honored with gym renaming.