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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.
Ridaught: EHS football opens with interim coach
Apr 25, 2022
Today is the first day of spring football for high schools across the state. However, in Gainesville, there is one program that will be without a […]
Ridaught: A home run race
Apr 22, 2022
Almost 25 years ago there was an epic home run race between Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs. […]
First-year coach has Saints on playoff cusp
Apr 21, 2022
Last year, Santa Fe softball coach Lindsay Fico stepped down as head coach to take a Division I job with Mercer University. This past August, another […]
Saints keep postseason hopes alive
Apr 20, 2022
It was almost do or die for the Santa Fe College baseball team at home on Wednesday afternoon. The Saints entered the game two games out […]
Wilson, Cetin earn collegiate opportunity
Apr 20, 2022
Newberry’s Faith Wilson and Zak Cetin only played for the Panthers for one season, but they both made the most of their opportunities and earned a […]
Fast start lifts Columbia
Apr 19, 2022
Two of the top baseball teams in the area went head-to-head on Tuesday night at Buchholz (Gainesville). One inning made the difference in a 6-4 win for visiting […]
Clutch hitting leads Oak Hall
Apr 18, 2022
The Oak Hall School baseball team is on a bit of roll. On Monday afternoon, the host Eagles scored five runs with two outs in a […]
Ridaught: Spring football is back
Apr 18, 2022
Spring football is back! But I’m not talking about Gator football, which concluded with the Orange & Blue game last Thursday night. The Blue dominated the […]
Defending champ Trenton continues to grow
Apr 16, 2022
The Trenton softball team had an unbelievable run from 2019-2021. The Tigers went 57-1 during that span, including a 27-0 record in 2019 and a 20-1 […]
Buchholz wins sixth straight
Apr 15, 2022
Prior to Thursday night’s baseball game between host Buchholz and rival Gainesville, the two teams honored Rex and Brody Reinhart, who were tragically killed on May […]
The Rock sends a pair to the next level
Apr 13, 2022
One senior played at The Rock School since the seventh grade, while the other played just one year. They took different paths, but the pair are taking […]
Williston walks off against Trenton
Apr 11, 2022
Monday night’s high school softball showdown between defending 1A state champion Trenton and 1A No. 6 Williston was explosive early. But in the end the game […]
Ridaught: Thursday night football
Apr 11, 2022
The annual Orange & Blue football game is this week. However, the game will not be on Saturday as it has always traditionally been in the […]
Ridaught: Holy Cow!
Apr 8, 2022
For as long as I’ve been watching sports, I’ve always known baseball players to be the most superstitious of all athletes. Whether it’s not washing their […]
First-time accomplishments highlight top coaches
Apr 8, 2022
It was quite the year for Class 1A in boys basketball. Newberry was ranked No. 1 in the state by MaxPreps in January, Williston rose to […]
Four area softball teams ranked in power poll
Apr 7, 2022
The Eustis softball team is right back where it started, on top of the all-classification regional rankings. The Panthers (9-2), who won the Class 4A state […]
Oak Hall sweeps series against rival St. Francis
Apr 6, 2022
The Class 2A-District 4 baseball showdown between rivals St. Francis Catholic Academy and Oak Hall School was similar to the first meeting last month. On March […]
All Area: 3 teams send pair in boys small school
Apr 6, 2022
Class 1A was loaded with talent this year in boys basketball. In fact, two teams from the area advanced to the state semifinals, and one team […]
GHS names softball field after Boulware
Apr 5, 2022
On Tuesday night at Gainesville High, prior to its home game against defending 1A state champion Trenton, the GHS softball program recognized long-time Hurricanes’ Athletic Director […]
Union County scores late to beat GHS
Apr 4, 2022
The Union County softball team bounced back from its first loss of the season with a come-from-behind road win against a higher classification on Monday night. […]
Ridaught: Blue Bloods to duke it out tonight
Apr 4, 2022
Saturday night’s Duke-North Carolina game lived up to the hype. In the final game for Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, No. 8 seed North Carolina eliminated No. […]
Becker, Jackson pace All Area small school girls
Apr 4, 2022
The Final Four run ended for area girls basketball teams this year, but several players who were a part of a state championship during that span […]
Ridaught: All Area hoop teams highlight busy April
Apr 1, 2022
We are winding down the 2021-22 high school sports seasons. There are just two full months of prep sports remaining, and even less for some sports. […]
St. Francis baseball continues to grow
Mar 31, 2022
When Daniel Bell took over the St. Francis Catholic Academy baseball program last year, he had little time to prepare. He unexpectedly was hired in late […]