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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.
GHS evens series against Santa Fe
Mar 29, 2022
The Gainesville softball team took advantage of some early opportunities in its home game against rival Santa Fe (Alachua) on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes sent 10 […]
Ridaught: A true Final Four
Mar 28, 2022
The dust has settled from another exciting NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. We’re down to the Final Four. And after upsets such as St. Peter’s over Kentucky, […]
Union County softball remains lone unbeaten
Mar 28, 2022
It’s been a well-deserved break for the Union County softball team. The Tigers, who are ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 1A by MaxPreps, […]
Ridaught: The Madness continues
Mar 25, 2022
Oh the Madness that is the NCAA Tournament. Last night, two No. 1 seeds went down. Arkansas, the No. 4 seed, upset overall top-seed and No. […]
Bradford’s Jackson named 1A COY
Mar 24, 2022
Following the school’s first boys basketball state title in program history, Bradford (Starke) boys basketball coach Sampson Jackson was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Class 1A […]
Bri Becker finishes 3rd in voting for 1A POY
Mar 24, 2022
Girls basketball may not have produced a final four team this year, but the area did have a top-four finisher. Trenton senior Bri Becker finished third […]
Raiders win 8th straight
Mar 22, 2022
Alachua County is on spring break this week. But Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball is not playing that way. The Raiders scored three runs in the top […]
Santa Fe’s Wiggs wins No. 500
Mar 21, 2022
With former and current Saints in attendance, Santa Fe College baseball coach Johnny Wiggs reached another milestone. On Monday, the Saints defeated visiting Daytona State College, […]
Ridaught: Milestone wins for area coaches
Mar 21, 2022
This past Saturday night the University of Florida baseball team defeated Alabama, 13-6, in Tuscaloosa. It was the 600th win at UF for head coach Kevin […]
Williston erupts in road win at GHS
Mar 18, 2022
Friday night was a reversal of fortunes for the Williston softball team. On Thursday night, Class 1A No. 1 Union County scored five runs in the […]
Ridaught: Go (Home) Big Blue
Mar 18, 2022
You knew it was coming. After all, this is March Madness. But Kentucky? Mighty Kentucky? On day one of the NCAA Tournament, No. 15 seed Saint […]
Union County wins battle of unbeatens
Mar 17, 2022
On Thursday night, the Union County softball team once again showed its mettle. In a see-saw affair early, the Tigers—who are ranked No. 1 in Class […]
Three area teams in power poll top 10
Mar 15, 2022
There’s a new No. 1 in The Prep Zone Power Poll. West Nassau (Callahan), which is currently ranked third in Class 3A by MaxPreps and No. […]
Ridaught: Mike White will win at Georgia
Mar 14, 2022
A total of six SEC teams received a bid to the NCAA Tournament — Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, and LSU. Florida, as expected, was not […]
Ridaught: Selection Sunday won’t feel the same
Mar 11, 2022
Oh, the agony of defeat. Hassan Diarra drained a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 0.4 seconds left in overtime to give No. 8 […]
Suwannee learning to win
Mar 11, 2022
It was just a matter of time for the Suwannee (Live Oak) softball team. Following Tuesday night’s 3-1 loss at Gainesville, the Bulldogs dropped to 1-5 with […]
GHS improving defensively
Mar 10, 2022
The Gainesville softball team has been working on improving its defense. GHS has committed a whopping 39 errors this season. Despite a 14-6 win against rival […]
GHS scores late to beat Suwannee
Mar 8, 2022
The Gainesville softball team took advantage of some key errors by visiting Suwannee (Live Oak) to rally past the Bulldogs, 3-1, on Tuesday night. Kyra Hornsby […]
Ridaught: SEC—It just means more
Mar 7, 2022
A little over two weeks ago, I gave Florida little chance of making the NCAA Tournament. Their hopes were fading, but they had three big opportunities […]
Ridaught: Taking time to reflect
Mar 4, 2022
Tonight the Bradford (Starke) boys basketball team will play for its first state title in school history. The Tornadoes (15-10) advanced to their first final four […]
Santa Fe College season ends
Mar 3, 2022
For one half of Wednesday night’s state tournament quarterfinal game against nationally ranked Florida Southwestern State College, the Santa Fe men’s basketball team appeared to be […]
Santa Fe College faces nationally ranked FSW
Mar 2, 2022
Last week the Santa Fe College men’s basketball team won its first conference title in 10 years. The Saints (24-5 overall), who finished 12-3 in league […]
Preseason softball poll ranks Trenton at No. 7
Mar 2, 2022
Last year the Eustis softball team only lost one game, and they won the one that counted the most. The Panthers (27-1) captured their first state […]
Hawthorne faces Bradford in final four
Mar 1, 2022
There’s a saying this time of year, “Survive and advance.” That’s exactly what the Hawthorne boys basketball team has done in its last three postseason games, […]