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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.
Union County scrambles to find opponent—again
Sep 7, 2021
For the second time in three weeks the Union County football team was forced to look for a new opponent on short notice—but for two different […]
Gainesville rallies past visiting Bishop Moore (Orlando)
Sep 3, 2021
Prior to Gainesville’s home game against Bishop Moore (Orlando) on Friday night, Hurricanes’ coach Dock Pollard said that GHS had to eliminate mistakes and turnovers to […]
Newberry volleyball seeks return to state title game
Sep 2, 2021
Last year the Newberry volleyball team made a run all the way to the Class 1A state championship game, falling to seven-time state champion Sneads in […]
McCall named new Bronson boys basketball coach
Sep 1, 2021
Billy McCall, Jr., has been around the game of basketball for a long time. He has officiated for 10 years at the collegiate ranks and 15 […]
Rising Senior Spotlight: K.J. Williams of Trenton
Aug 30, 2021
Rising senior K.J. Williams of Trenton will participate in three sports for the Tigers in 2021-22. Williams plays running back and outside linebacker for the Tigers’ […]
P.K. Yonge pulls away from Eastside
Aug 27, 2021
Big things come in small packages. More specifically, out of the pistol and shotgun formation. Senior quarterback A.J. Small accounted for four touchdowns as the P.K. […]
Sports beat: GHS, Union County volleyball teams win
Aug 27, 2021
The Gainesville Hurricanes volleyball team picked up a road win over rival Buchholz in four sets Thursday with the final set being by a score of […]
Rams looking for consistency in 2021
Aug 26, 2021
Last year when Alex Deleon took over as the head coach of the Eastside football team, many of the Rams’ players had to meet him for […]
Buchholz preps for challenge with bullseye on back
Aug 25, 2021
Bobcats will play a tough schedule in 2021 to gear up for a run at a state title in Class 7A. Last year the Buchholz football […]
Rising Senior Spotlight: Ryan Braddock of Williston
Aug 24, 2021
Williston’s Ryan Braddock is looking to end his high school baseball career the way he began it as a freshman—with a state championship. In 2019, Williston […]
Kickoff Classics offer a chance to fine tune
Aug 23, 2021
This past Friday night was a dress rehearsal of sorts for area high school football teams. It was a chance to put the pads on and […]
Williston football springs into fall season
Aug 20, 2021
Greg Harper is entering his first season as the head coach of the Williston football team, but he’s already got some momentum. While a some area […]
Trenton needs health, depth for playoff run
Aug 19, 2021
COVID-19 is not behind us yet, but for Trenton football there has been a return to some normalcy. “We were trying to keep it as normal […]
Rising Senior Spotlight: Devan Mitchum of Santa Fe
Aug 18, 2021
Devan Mitchum is back for his senior year at Santa Fe High School (Alachua) and will play football and baseball for the Raiders. The rising senior […]
Newberry football looks for continued success
Aug 17, 2021
Newberry football coach Ed Johnson is back for his third season with the Panthers after back-to-back winning seasons and Class 1A state playoff berths the past […]
Rising Senior Spotlight: Jaron Riley of Trenton
Aug 16, 2021
If the spring football game is any indication, Jaron Riley is expected to have a big year for the Tigers. The rising senior scored a pair […]
Dixie County football hopes high for 2021 season
Aug 13, 2021
The Dixie County (Cross City) football team is getting excited about the start of the upcoming season. It rubs off from their head coach, former football […]
Rising Senior Spotlight: Brandon Jeong of P.K. Yonge
Aug 12, 2021
Rising senior Brandon Jeong of P.K. Yonge will play at least three sports this year for the Blue Wave: swimming, soccer, and tennis. He said he […]
Rising Senior Spotlight: Jesse Williams of Bronson
Aug 11, 2021
Jesse Williams is helping to put Bronson football on the map. In 69 years of playing football, the Eagles had never won a playoff game or […]
Gator athletes haul in medals at Tokyo Olympics
Aug 10, 2021
The University of Florida ended up earning a total of 17 medals in five different sports at this year’s Olympics in Tokyo. A total of 32 […]
Rising Senior Spotlight: Landon Rogers of Santa Fe
Aug 9, 2021
Rising senior Landon Rogers of Santa Fe High School (Alachua) will play football and baseball for the Raiders during the 2021-22 season—and he will act as […]
Bronson looks to continue momentum in 2021
Aug 5, 2021
It wasn’t that long ago when Bronson football was considered among some of the worst teams in the state. However, the Class 1A Eagles have turned […]
Senior Spotlight: Caleb Moncrief of Keystone Heights
Aug 4, 2021
Caleb Moncrief does it all at Keystone Heights. He is president of the National Honor Society, a part of the National Math and English Honor Society, […]
Bell looks to new starters to lead turnaround
Aug 3, 2021
Joey Whittington is the dean of football coaches in the tri-county area as he enters his ninth season as the head coach of the Bell Bulldogs. […]