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View all postsMike Ridaught is sports director for Mainstreet Daily News. He 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. In December 2025, he completed his ninth year of teaching a play-by-play class at the University of Florida. In August 2025, the former "Voice of the UNF Ospreys" completed his fifth consecutive year of doing play-by-play for the Cal Ripken World Series in Branson, Mo. Mike is also founder of The Prep Zone.
Sports beat: Buchholz wins at North Marion (Citra)
Mar 3, 2021
Last night the Buchholz baseball team defeated North Marion on the road, 10-7, to improve to 2-1-1 on the season. The two teams play again at […]
Trenton softball undefeated and nationally ranked
Mar 2, 2021
The Trenton softball and baseball teams are off to a good start in 2021, going a combined 7-1 to begin the season. The Lady Tigers are […]
Sports beat: Gainesville softball team moves to 5-1
Mar 1, 2021
On Monday night the Gainesville softball team defeated visiting Forest (Ocala), 10-2, to improve to 5-1 on the season. The Wildcats took an early 2-0 lead […]
Trenton ranks No. 1 in the first softball power poll
Feb 27, 2021
GAINESVILLE – In 2019 the Trenton softball team ran the table, reeling off 27 consecutive victories on the way to the Class 1A state championship. They […]
Sports beat: Hawthorne girls fall to Ponce De Leon in state title game
Feb 27, 2021
The Hawthorne girls basketball team lost a heart-breaker in the FHSAA Class 1A state championship game at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Friday night. […]
Santa Fe headed to the final four
Feb 26, 2021
Senior Ernest Ross hit a shot with 7.2 seconds to play to give Santa Fe (Alachua) a 51-49 win at Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) in an […]
Sports beat: Gainesville and Eastside baseball teams fall
Feb 25, 2021
The Gainesville baseball team lost a close one on the road on Thursday night. GHS (1-2) fell at Lecanto, 8-7. The Hurricanes are back in action […]
Hawthorne advances to the state title game
Feb 25, 2021
The Hawthorne girls’ basketball team is headed back to the state championship game. Senior Jayla Williams scored a game-high 25 points as the defending Class 1A […]
Hawthorne, Trenton girls clash tonight in 1A state semifinals
Feb 24, 2021
Tonight at 8 p.m., the Trenton girls basketball team will play defending 1A state champion Hawthorne in the Class 1A state semifinals at the RP Funding […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe is heading to the Elite Eight
Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday was a tough night for area boys’ basketball teams. And at the end of the night only one team was left standing. Santa Fe (Alachua) […]
Five area boys basketball teams still alive in state playoffs
Feb 23, 2021
On Tuesday night, a total of five area boys basketball teams will put their season on the line to try and advance to the next round […]
Sports beat: Soccer seasons come to an end for Alachua County
Feb 21, 2021
The high school soccer season has officially come to an end for Alachua County. On Saturday night, the Eastside boys lost at Bishop Moore (Orlando), 3-1, […]
Sports beat: Several area boys basketball teams advance in the state playoffs
Feb 19, 2021
On Thursday night a pair of Alachua County boys basketball teams advanced to the next round of the FHSAA state playoffs. Defending state champion Hawthorne defeated […]
Sports beat: Buchholz girls hoops season comes to an end
Feb 18, 2021
Last night the season came to an end for the Buchholz girls’ basketball team in the FHSAA Class 6A state playoffs. Visiting Navarre jumped out to […]
Sports beat: Trenton, Hawthorne girls advance to final four
Feb 17, 2021
The Trenton and Hawthorne girls basketball teams are headed back to the Class 1A final four. Last night at home, Trenton jumped out to a 19-5 […]
Hawthorne, Trenton girls seeking final four appearance
Feb 16, 2021
Tonight, the Hawthorne and Trenton girls basketball teams will play for a spot in the final four. Hawthorne, which won 1A-District 7, is the defending 1A […]
Trenton boys win first district title in 21 years
Feb 13, 2021
In a Gilchrist County showdown for the Class 1A-District 6 title on Friday night at Trenton, the host Tigers got off to a fast start and […]
Sports beat: Hawthorne wins district title at the buzzer
Feb 12, 2021
It was a tough night for No. 1 seeds in Friday night’s area district championship games. Top seeds Williston, Eastside, Columbia (Lake City), and Bell were […]
Buchholz girls basketball advances
Feb 11, 2021
The Buchholz girls’ basketball team made the most of their first playoff appearance in seven years. The Lady Bobcats played relentless defense and punched their ticket […]
Sports beat: Defending Class 1A champ Hawthorne rolls
Feb 11, 2021
The Hawthorne girls basketball team got off to a fast start against visiting Fort Meade and cruised to a 66-13 win in an FHSAA Class 1A […]
Niya Johnson to coach Buchholz in first playoff game since 2014
Feb 11, 2021
Niya Johnson is a Gainesville legend when it comes to girls basketball in the city. The former McDonald’s All-American won two state titles at P.K. Yonge. […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe, Eastside boys hoops advance
Feb 10, 2021
In the postseason, it’s all about “survive and advance.” Despite trailing 40-38 with 2:33 to play in the game, Santa Fe (Alachua) rallied for a 48-45 […]
Sports beat: Trenton, Hawthorne boys hoops among area teams to play for a title
Feb 9, 2021
There was plenty of boys’ district hoops action on Tuesday night. In Class 4A-District 5, North Marion (Citra) defeated Keystone Heights, 74-37, while Bradford (Starke) advanced […]
GHS boys hoops advance to district semifinals
Feb 9, 2021
The Gainesville boys’ basketball team kept its season alive with a 45-33 win against rival Buchholz in the Class 6A-District 2 quarterfinals at the Purple Palace […]