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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.
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 […]
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 […]












