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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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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 […]
Buchholz beats Hurricanes; Bell, Williston fall
Oct 9, 2020
Last night at the Purple Palace, the Buchholz volleyball team defeated district rival Gainesville, 3-2, in a 5-set thriller. Junior Kate Johnson led the Bobcats with […]
Santa Fe, Newberry and Bell all land in top 10 of Volleyball Power Poll
Oct 8, 2020
Three teams from Alachua and Gilchrist Counties have landed in the top 10 of the Prep Zone Power Poll of High School Volleyball teams. The Gainesville […]
Newberry Panthers rally to beat Bartram Trail; Bell Bulldogs sweep St. John’s Lutheran
Oct 7, 2020
The Newberry Volleyball team picked up a huge win on the road on Tuesday night. The Class 1A Panthers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat […]
Week Five Roundup: Newberry, Dixie County extend streaks; Hawthorne remains unbeaten
Oct 5, 2020
Hawthorne rallies past PK Yonge 14-13; remains unbeaten For the second time this season, the Hawthorne Hornets rallied late to stay unbeaten. On Friday night, visiting […]
Newberry rallies past Williston 26-24; increases winning streak to 4
Oct 2, 2020
Last night in Williston, the underdog Red Devils football team jumped out to a quick 16-0 lead in the opening quarter, only to see the visiting […]
Seabrooks is an anchor for the Blue Wave line on offense and defense
Oct 1, 2020
Today’s rising senior spotlight is on Javari Seabrooks of P.K. Yonge. Seabrooks will play football and baseball during his senior year. This fall he is playing […]
Santa Fe, Newberry and Bell all land in top 10 of Volleyball Power Poll
Oct 1, 2020
Seven teams in Alachua County and adjoining counties have landed in the The top-ranked team in The Prep Zone Volleyball Power Poll. For the fourth straight week, […]
High School Football: Bronson Eagles featured on Prep Zone tonight
Sep 30, 2020
Tonight from 7-8 p.m. the Bronson football team will be our guests on “The Prep Zone” sports show at Sonic Drive-In. You can listen to tonight’s […]
Gainesville sweeps Bradford
Sep 30, 2020
On Tuesday night the Gainesville volleyball team swept Bradford (Starke) at home to improve to 9-4. The Hurricanes are back at home tonight at 6:30 against […]
Newberry upsets Sneads; takes Silver Championship at River City Classic
Sep 28, 2020
On Saturday, the Newberry Panthers volleyball team upset seven-time defending 1A state champion Sneads 25-20, 25-15, to win the Silver Championship at the River City Classic […]
Week Four Roundup: Buchholz Bobcats and Bell Bulldogs claim first wins of the season
Sep 28, 2020
On Friday night at Citizen’s Field, the Buchholz football team picked up its first win of the season with a 54-0 win against city rival Eastside. […]
The Battle of the Suwannee highlights week four of high school football action tonight
Sep 24, 2020
Week four in high school football opens with two games tonight, and a full slate on Friday. The Chiefland Indians will play a rare Thursday night […]
Hurricanes defeat Bradford; Bell sweeps Dixie County and Newberry thrashes Bronson
Sep 23, 2020
Last night in high school volleyball, Trinity Catholic (Ocala) defeated Buchholz in four sets. The host Bobcats (2-7), who dropped the opening set, won the 2nd […]
Two key matchups on Thursday night starts week four action in high school football
Sep 23, 2020
Looking ahead to this week’s high school football action, there are a pair of games on Thursday night. Chiefland will travel to Cross City to take […]
Newberry edges PK Yonge; Bell sweeps Fort White
Sep 22, 2020
Last night the Newberry Girl’s Volleyball team team defeated P.K. Yonge in five sets to improve to 6-2 on the season. Senior Paige Dinges led the […]
Makai Johnson accounts for three touchdowns as Newberry holds on to beat Union County 28-21
Sep 21, 2020
The Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Friday, September 18, is Makai Johnson of Newberry High School. Johnson accounted for three TDs as the Panthers built an early 15-0 lead […]
Player of the Week: Gainesville High’s Brent King was big-play royalty in 14-0 win against State Fe
Sep 17, 2020
The Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Friday, September 11, was Brent King of the Gainesville High Hurricanes. King accounted for both touchdowns as GHS defeated Santa Fe (Alachua) on […]
Gainesville sweeps Oak Hall; Bell improves to 8-1
Sep 17, 2020
On Tuesday night the Gainesville volleyball team celebrated Senior Night with a 3-1 victory against Oak Hall at the Purple Palace. GHS improved to 3-1 on […]
Friday Night Game of the Week: Gainesville-Santa Fe showdown highlights week two
Sep 11, 2020
Tonight is week two of the high school football season. Gainesville High School will travel to Santa Fe (Alachua) for Senior Night as part of our […]
Senior Spotlight: Hunter Cornwall of Hope Christian wants to lead the Lions past Riverside Friday night
Sep 10, 2020
Today’s rising senior spotlight is on Hunter Cornwall of Hope Christian Academy of Starke. Cornwall will play 6-man football, basketball, and baseball during his senior season. […]
Senior Spotlight: Taylor Kendrick’s speed and strength leads the Blue Wave into 2020
Sep 9, 2020
Today our senior spotlight is on Taylor Kendrick of P.K. Yonge High School. Kendrick plays football and will run track for the Blue Wave. He will […]
Bell sweeps Union County in season opener
Sep 7, 2020
On Friday night, the Bell volleyball team swept visiting Union County (Lake Butler) 25-16, 25-23, 25-13 to move to 1-0 on the season. Senior Taria Liles […]
Player of the Week: Mackey overcomes heavy heart to rally Hornets past Newberry 20-14
Sep 7, 2020
The Sonic Drive-In Player-of-the-Game for Friday, September 4th was Chaz’ Mackey of the Hawthorne Hornets. Mackey, a transfer quarterback from North Marion High School, threw two […]