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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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Newberry Panthers are the featured guests on The Prep Zone Radio Show tonight on I am Country 106.9
Nov 11, 2020
The Newberry Panthers lost a tough game to the Hawthorne Hornets 20-14 to open the 2020 season. But since that loss, they have gone on a […]
Local football schedules changing due to Eta
Nov 11, 2020
With the imminent approach of Hurricane Eta, three area high school football teams are making changes to their playoff schedules this week. Eastside High School has […]
PK Yonge cancels Friday’s playoff game due to COVID-19 concerns; Chiefland-Hawthorne game moved to Wednesday night
Nov 10, 2020
The season has come to an end for the P.K. Yonge football team. The Blue Wave were scheduled to host Pensacola Catholic this Friday in the […]
Oak Hall advances to state championship; Buchholz, Hawthorne, Suwannee win regular season finales
Nov 10, 2020
Oak Hall 34, Merritt Island Christian 12 This past Friday night, despite playing without three starting offensive linemen, the Oak Hall football team eased past visiting […]
Buchholz, Suwannee remain in top 20 poll; Hawthorne, Keystone Heights and Newberry receive votes
Nov 6, 2020
We’re in the final week of regular season high school football, and two area teams held their ground in the Prep Zone Top 20 Power Poll. […]
Week 10 Preview: Playoffs begin for some; regular season finales for others
Nov 5, 2020
Tonight at 7 p.m., the Buchholz Bobcats will host Santa Fe in the regular season finale for both teams. The visiting Raiders are looking to snap […]
Eastside Rams are the featured guests on The Prep Zone radio show tonight on I am Country 106.9
Nov 4, 2020
Tonight from 7-8 pm, The Eastside Rams football team, coming off its first win of the season, will be the featured guest on The Prep Zone […]
Bell and Newberry advance to final four; Santa Fe falls in regional finals
Nov 3, 2020
On Saturday afternoon the Bell and Newberry volleyball teams advanced to the Class 1A state semifinals. Bell swept Union County and Newberry swept Trenton. Seniors Taria […]
Week Nine Roundup: Buchholz, Keystone Heights and Newberry keep streaking
Nov 3, 2020
Dixie County 42, PK Yonge 13 On Friday night, the Dixie County football team rallied from a 13-0 deficit and scored 42 unanswered points to beat […]
Buchholz, Suwannee land in top 20 poll; Newberry, Hawthorne, Keystone Heights receive votes
Oct 30, 2020
Nearing the postseason of high school football, and two area teams have landed in the Prep Zone Power Poll. The Buchholz Bobcats, upset #7 Fleming Island […]
Newberry and Santa Fe roll; Bell, Union County and Trenton also advance to region finals
Oct 28, 2020
The high school volleyball playoffs are off and running, and five teams locally have already advanced. Here is a summary of those five games from Monday […]
Santa Fe, Newberry and Bell all ranked in top 10 of Volleyball Power Poll
Oct 28, 2020
Three teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties are back in the top 10 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Trenton […]
Week Eight Roundup: Buchholz, Hawthorne post big wins; Suwannee notches third straight shutout
Oct 26, 2020
Buchholz 24, Fleming Island 21 The Buchholz Bobcats defeated visiting Fleming Island (Orange Park), 24-21, on homecoming to win its fourth straight game. The Bobcats built […]
Newberry Panthers land in Top 20 Poll; Buchholz, Keystone Heights receive votes
Oct 23, 2020
As the high school football season continues to navigate its way through the COVID-19 pandemic, some teams have had to postpone games, while other teams pick […]
With Newberry-Santa Fe canceled, new ‘I am Country’ Game of the Week announced
Oct 22, 2020
This Friday night’s Newberry at Santa Fe football game has been canceled due to Covid. The Raiders previously canceled their game last Friday night against Palatka. […]
Gainesville advances with win over New Smyrna; Santa Fe opens playoff campaign tonight
Oct 22, 2020
Last night the Gainesville volleyball team went on the road and kept its season alive with a 5-set win at New Smyrna Beach in the first […]
Week Seven Roundup: Newberry extends streak; Hawthorne bounces back
Oct 19, 2020
Newberry 21, Dixie County 14 On Friday night the Dixie County football team lost at Newberry, 21-14, in a small school showdown between two of the […]
Newberry, Santa Fe, Bell win district finals; Trenton qualifies for playoffs
Oct 16, 2020
Newberry wins District 1A-7 Last night the Newberry volleyball team won the Class 1A-District 7 championship with a sweep of Trenton. Grace Oelrich led the Panthers […]
COVID-19 hits high school football schedule hard
Oct 15, 2020
COVID-19 has impacted high school football once again. The Santa Fe Raiders had to cancel its game against the Palatka Panthers Friday night. Fortunately, the Panthers […]
The PK Yonge Blue Wave swim teams featured on The Prep Zone radio show tonight
Oct 14, 2020
Tonight from 7-8 p.m. the P.K. Yonge girls and boys swim teams will be our guests on “The Prep Zone” sports show from Sonic Drive-in of […]
Newberry, Santa Fe, Bell advance to district finals; Buchholz eliminated
Oct 14, 2020
In district volleyball action last night, the Buchholz Bobcats’ season came to an end with a 3-1 loss to Forest (Ocala) in the Class 6A-District 5 […]
Santa Fe, Newberry move up in Volleyball Power Poll, Bell falls to 12th
Oct 13, 2020
Five teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties have landed in the top 20 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Santa […]
Week Six Roundup: Newberry, Dixie County extend streaks; Bell wins shootout with St. Francis
Oct 12, 2020
Newberry 54, Hamilton County 23 This past Friday night, the Newberry Panthers won its fifth straight game with a 54-23 win against visiting Hamilton County (Jasper). […]
Week Six preview: Gainesville-Buchholz postponed due to COVID-19 positive test; Chiefland plays in ‘Border War’ against Trenton
Oct 9, 2020
Tonight’s city rivalry football game between Gainesville and Buchholz was postponed on Wednesday because GHS had a positive test for COVID-19. However, the Bobcats were able […]