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View all postsMike 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. The fall of 2025 he completed his ninth year of teaching 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.
Three area teams seek first state baseball title
May 18, 2022
A pair of area baseball teams are playing today in their first final four in school history, but it will take wins against the top two […]
Compton, Indians advance to first Final Four
May 18, 2022
In its biggest game in program history, a freshman made the difference for Fort White in Tuesday night’s Class 1A-Region 3 Final against visiting Union County […]
Regional play continues today
May 17, 2022
There’s plenty of softball and baseball postseason action tonight as a total of six teams in the Mainstreet coverage area are still alive for a state […]
Columbia baseball bound for Final Four
May 17, 2022
On Monday night in Lake City, the Columbia baseball team was one out away from its first state final four in program history. That changed with […]
Ridaught: Nothing like the first time
May 16, 2022
There’s always something special about the first time. You always remember your first kiss, or a first date. For the Fort White and Dixie County (Cross […]
Ridaught: Florida softball in SEC Semifinals
May 13, 2022
For the first time since 2005, the University of Florida softball team is hosting this year’s Southeastern Conference Tournament. The SEC softball tournament, which began in […]
Softball playoffs start tonight
May 11, 2022
A total of seven area teams in the Mainstreet Daily News coverage area are in action on Wednesday and Thursday in the FHSAA softball state playoffs. […]
Fort White stuns Union County
May 11, 2022
The Fort White baseball team lost 6-2 against Union County in last week’s Class 1A-District 6 semifinals. But on Tuesday night in Lake Butler with the […]
FHSAA baseball state playoffs kick off today
May 10, 2022
Defending Class 1A state champion Newberry is back in the state playoffs. Last Thursday, the Panthers edged Dixie County (Cross City), 7-6, to win the Class […]
Bronson’s Thomas signs with EWU
May 10, 2022
On Monday night in the Bronson cafeteria, Eagles’ football coach Russell Holley addressed the audience that was there to see senior Ke’Tron Thomas sign with Edward […]
Ridaught: The end of an era
May 9, 2022
The Trenton softball team has dominated Class 1A with back-to-back state titles (2019 and 2021) and a state runner-up finish (2018) the past three FHSAA state […]
Ridaught: Beckham logical choice for Hall of Fame
May 6, 2022
Earlier this week former Bronson and Gainesville boys basketball coach Kelly Beckham was inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. His basketball […]
Five area teams claim district titles
May 6, 2022
District titles were on the line for seven area baseball teams on Thursday night and a total of five schools came away with a trophy. It […]
Beckham inducted into FHSAA Hall of Fame
May 4, 2022
Kelly Beckham, who retired as a basketball coach this past spring, has been inducted into the Florida High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Beckham, who […]
Dixie County cracks the top 10
May 4, 2022
The Eustis softball team is a unanimous No. 1 with the regular season now complete. The defending 4A state champions, who are ranked No. 1 in […]
Dixie County, Trenton advance in district semis
May 3, 2022
For most of Tuesday’s Class 1A-District 7 softball semifinal between Chiefland and Dixie County, the game was up for grabs in Cross City. Chiefland softball coach […]
Santa Fe, Columbia baseball in top 10
May 3, 2022
The regular season is over for high school baseball. And as the road to Fort Myers begins with district tournament play this week, there is a […]
GHS baseball season ends
May 2, 2022
Things went south quickly in Monday night’s 5A-District 3 quarterfinals at Tiny Talbot Field. Visiting No. 5 seeded Ridgeview (Orange Park) scored four runs in the […]
Ridaught: Softball, Baseball playoffs begin today
May 2, 2022
The high school softball and baseball regular seasons ended last week. The road to Clermont (Softball Finals) and Fort Myers (Baseball Finals) begins today. The Florida […]
Ridaught: Congratulations, UF class of 2022!
Apr 29, 2022
Graduation is a special time in a person’s life. It’s both a feeling of relief and a sense of accomplishment. It’s a far greater achievement to […]
Raiders run out of gas in Ocala
Apr 28, 2022
On Thursday night, the Santa Fe baseball team played its fifth game in a week and its third game in three days. That contributed to a […]
Bronson’s Williams signs with Rhodes College
Apr 28, 2022
Senior Jesse Williams put Bronson football on the map. Despite only playing two seasons of football, he made an immediate impact. As a junior, he led […]
Newberry loses no-hitter, falls late
Apr 26, 2022
Early on, Newberry pitcher Mason Tomchak was dominant against the state’s No. 2 ranked team in Class 1A. Tomchak had a perfect game entering the sixth […]
Oak Hall holds off Trenton
Apr 25, 2022
Two weeks ago, one big inning was the difference in a 13-3 Oak Hall School win against visiting Trenton. On Monday, the host Tigers were a […]