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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.
Area football players, coaches recognized
Jan 4, 2022
The finalists for the 2021 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football and Football Coach of the Year were announced on Tuesday following balloting by a statewide panel […]
Ridaught: Hoops dominate the holidays
Jan 3, 2022
Hoops dominated the holidays. There were high school basketball tournaments on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. There’s even one today in Jacksonville (Bernard Wilkes Classic […]
Hawthorne girls win Hitchcock’s Challenge
Dec 30, 2021
The Hawthorne girls basketball team used a strong first quarter to put away P.K. Yonge in the Hitchcock’s Challenge championship game in Alachua on Thursday. Six […]
Premier Holiday Basketball Showcase starts Friday
Dec 30, 2021
This weekend there will be some high-level prep hoops coming to Gainesville. The third annual Florida Get Down Holiday Basketball Showcase for high schools and post-grad […]
Blue Wave win fourth straight
Dec 29, 2021
The P.K. Yonge girls basketball team defeated city rival Buchholz, 60-54, on Wednesday on day three of the Hitchcock’s Challenge in Alachua. It was the third […]
Local stars vie for Mr. Football honors
Dec 29, 2021
The balloting is underway for the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football and Coach of the Year. Voting will include classification winners in each of the eight […]
Area teams continue success at Hitchcock’s
Dec 28, 2021
A total of four area girls basketball teams are undefeated after two days at the Hitchcock’s Challenge in Alachua. Gainesville, Buchholz (Gainesville), Hawthorne and P.K. Yonge […]
Ridaught: Area high school sports thrived in 2021
Dec 27, 2021
Despite being in a pandemic, area high school sports thrived in 2021. There were so many great stories that it was hard to compile a top […]
Santa Fe, P.K. Yonge pick up wins
Dec 23, 2021
A pair of area boys basketball teams each picked up wins on the final day of the Jim Haley Christmas Classic at Trinity Catholic (Ocala) on Thursday. P.K. […]
Buchholz, Santa Fe bounce back at holiday tournaments
Dec 22, 2021
The Buchholz boys basketball team lost a tough one to Ribault (Jacksonville) on day one of the Battle on the Island tournament at Fleming Island (Orange […]
Buchholz to play in holiday tournament
Dec 21, 2021
The Buchholz boys basketball team looks to carry over the momentum of last week’s win against rival Eastside to this week’s Christmas holiday tournament at Fleming […]
Ridaught: Football dominates the holidays
Dec 20, 2021
For the next couple of weeks, there will be plenty of opportunities to watch football during the holiday break. And even though the NFL playoff race […]
Trenton boys finish third in Christmas tournament
Dec 18, 2021
The Tigers edged Taylor County (Perry) on Saturday night for third place at Trenton’s Christmas tournament. The Trenton boys basketball team struggled offensively on Day 3 […]
Ridaught: Buchholz legends honored
Dec 17, 2021
Lamar Thomas still remembers the game. During his senior year at Buchholz in 1988, Thomas had 43 points against Lake Weir (Ocala) when head coach Rick […]
Buchholz ends Eastside’s streak
Dec 16, 2021
Entering Thursday night’s city showdown against rival Eastside at Bud Seymour Gymnasium, the Buchholz boys basketball team had lost eight straight to the Rams. But in […]
Buchholz’s Quan Lee signs with UCF
Dec 15, 2021
On a day before Buchholz High School honors Bobcat greats Vernon Maxwell and Lamar Thomas, another soon to be alum is headed for greatness. Quan Lee, […]
Gainesville tops Vanguard in boys hoops
Dec 14, 2021
There’s no place like home. Gainesville High played five of its first six games on the road, but on Tuesday night the Hurricanes returned to the […]
Ridaught: High school basketball jumps into action
Dec 13, 2021
Well, it’s that time of year again for high school hoops. This month there will be plenty of opportunities to see multiple basketball games in a […]
Hawthorne comes up short in 1A title game
Dec 11, 2021
The Hawthorne football team was much closer to winning the school’s first state football title in school history. But on Saturday night at Gene Cox Stadium […]
Ridaught: HS football state championships underway
Dec 10, 2021
Last night at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee, the Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) Conquerors defeated Champagnat Catholic (Hialeah), 41-23, to win the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 2A […]
Hawthorne to play for Class 1A state title
Dec 10, 2021
The Hawthorne football team is back in the state championship game, but so is Madison County. Last Friday the Hornets knocked off Chipley, 24-6 in the Class 1A […]
Bizarre ending helps Trenton sweep Bronson
Dec 9, 2021
Correction – Story has been edited to reflect the Trenton team did not leave its bench Trenton boys basketball coach Cedric Booth, who is in his […]
P.K. Yonge grinds out 44-40 win against GHS
Dec 7, 2021
The P.K. Yonge boys basketball team defeated rival Gainesville High for the third straight time on Tuesday night at home. However, it wasn’t easy as the […]
Santa Fe’s Stout, Marshall receive 4A top honors
Dec 7, 2021
Following the school’s first-ever state volleyball title, Santa Fe (Alachua) junior setter Jalyn Stout and head coach Eric Marshall have been named the Florida Dairy Farmers […]