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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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North Marion headed to 4A state championship game
May 24, 2021
For the first time in school history, the North Marion (Citra) baseball team will play for a state title. On Monday night, senior pitcher Wyatt Campbell […]
North Marion in the final four
May 23, 2021
The North Marion (Citra) baseball team is back in the final four. The Colts (20-8) defeated Baker County (Glen St. Mary), 6-0, in last Wednesday’s regional […]
Newberry baseball wins first state title
May 20, 2021
For the first time in school history, Newberry baseball is a state champion. On Thursday night, the Panthers overcame 10 walks, including five in the first […]
Newberry advances to state title game
May 19, 2021
The dream season continues for the Newberry baseball team. On Wednesday night at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, the Panthers (24-1) did just enough to edge […]
Trenton softball wins Class 1A championship
May 19, 2021
It’s been quite a run for the Trenton softball team. On Wednesday afternoon at Legends Way Ball Fields in Clermont, the Tigers defeated Jay, 5-4, to […]
Trenton advances to state championship game
May 18, 2021
It wasn’t easy, but Trenton softball is moving on to the state championship game. The Tigers (19-1), the top-ranked team in Class 1A, rallied from a […]
Newberry readies for state semifinals
May 18, 2021
The Newberry baseball team is headed to the state final four at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers. The Panthers can hit, run, pitch and play defense. […]
Trenton softball looks to repeat
May 17, 2021
The Trenton softball team is back in the state semifinals. On Tuesday afternoon at 2 p.m., the Tigers will play Branford in the Class 1A state […]
Buchholz makes Golden basketball hire
May 16, 2021
Blake Golden is coming home. Buchholz High School has named its alum and former long-time assistant coach as the next boys basketball coach. “Being a coach […]
Trenton defeats Interlachen in spring game
May 15, 2021
Friday night’s spring football game at Trenton was delayed almost an hour because of no officials. In fact, the game started with just two officials, before […]
Spring football games are back on Friday night
May 14, 2021
COVID-19 wiped out the 2020 spring football season, but tonight four area teams will play a spring football game – Trenton, P.K. Yonge, Newberry and Bradford […]
Newberry baseball headed to first state semifinal since 1979
May 13, 2021
The Newberry baseball team is back in the state playoffs, except this time they are back in Class 1A. The Class 1A-District 7 champions defeated district […]
Sports beat: Newberry headed to Class 1A final four
May 12, 2021
The Newberry baseball team is heading to the Class 1A final four. On Tuesday night in the Class 1A Regional Finals the Panthers scored seven runs […]
Trenton softball advances to state semifinals
May 12, 2021
The Trenton softball team is heading back to the final four. Senior Darian Ingram tossed a 2-hit shutout as the defending 2019 Class 1A state champion […]
Newberry, Williston, Union County eye final four
May 11, 2021
At least two area baseball teams have a chance to reach the state semifinals. A total of three area high school baseball teams are playing tonight […]
Dixie County, Trenton set for softball showdown
May 10, 2021
The showdown is set. The match-up that many thought would take place early in the season is scheduled for Tuesday night. The Trenton softball team will […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe College drops state title game
May 9, 2021
Update: Robb Adams pitched a no-hitter in the state semifinals to propel Santa Fe College to the state title game, but the Saints ultimately fell in […]
Sports beat: Newberry, Williston baseball advance to region final
May 8, 2021
On Friday night, the Newberry and Williston baseball teams assured that at least one local team would advance to this year’s Class 1A final four. Newberry […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe baseball season comes to an end
May 6, 2021
On Thursday night, the season came to an end for several area baseball and softball teams. The biggest surprise was in Alachua, where the Class 4A […]
Baseball regional playoffs set for Thursday, Friday
May 6, 2021
The dream season continues tonight for the Santa Fe High School baseball team, which set the regular season school record for winning percentage with only two […]
Sports beat: Trenton softball eliminates Hawthorne
May 5, 2021
The Trenton softball team took another step toward defending its 2019 Class 1A state title. On Wednesday night, the Tigers (17-1) erupted for 21 runs in […]
Softball regional tournaments begin Wednesday
May 5, 2021
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to correct the Trenton-Hawthorne game, which was moved to Wednesday night, and Santa Fe-North Bay Haven Academy, which was […]
Kelly Beckham retires from coaching
May 4, 2021
On Tuesday, Gainesville High School officially announced the retirement of head boys basketball coach Kelly Beckham. Beckham coached in Florida for 39 years, at Bronson and […]
Santa Fe College headed to state tournament
May 4, 2021
The season started out slow for the Santa Fe College baseball team, which dropped to 7-7 following a loss to Hillsborough Community College on Feb. 23. […]