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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.
Ridaught: Mainstreet, Saint Francis Catholic hosting today’s high school football media day
Jul 20, 2026
Over 25 schools will be attending today’s Mainstreet Daily News High School Football Media Day, including 20 teams in the Mainstreet coverage area. Hosted by Saint […]
New event parking app available for Gators, Gainesville
Jul 17, 2026
Parkey is the “Airbnb of parking.”
Summer Sonic Highlights: Buchholz boys soccer looks back on undefeated regular season
Jul 15, 2026
Bobcats won Gainesville Cup and advanced to Class 6A regional semifinals.
Ridaught: Future, past Gators in MLB All-Star Home Run Derby spotlight
Jul 13, 2026
Newberry’s Tavis Honeycutt participated in Friday’s High School Home Run Derby.
Ridaught: Hawthorne to play Northwestern in a clash of the titans
Jul 10, 2026
Rural champion Hornets to face Class 3A runner-up Bulls at The Villages on Sept. 12.
Former Gator Taurean Green and P.K. Yonge volleyball swing for a cause
Jul 9, 2026
Charity golf tournament to be held at UF’s Mark Bostick Golf Course on July 18.
Summer Sonic Highlights: Hawthorne reflects on state football championship
Jul 9, 2026
Hornets won their third state title in the past four years.
Buchholz cracks top 125 in national football rankings
Jul 7, 2026
Columbia (Lake City) is ranked just outside the top 250.
State championships determine All Area COY selections
Jul 3, 2026
Three of the four honorees were first-time award winners.
State champion Columbia dominates big school All Area softball team
Jul 1, 2026
Tigers led the way with five selections, followed by regional finalist Santa Fe with three.
Trenton, Branford lead small school All Area softball team
Jun 29, 2026
Tigers and Bucs landed three, followed by region finalist Williston with two selections.
Santa Fe College breaks ground on Hitchcock Family Clubhouse
Jun 25, 2026
First-ever locker rooms are coming in spring of 2027 for Santa Fe softball and baseball teams.
Ridaught: Could 3-time state champion Trenton miss the final four?
Jun 22, 2026
FHSAA realigns new Rural districts.
Ridaught: Tentative baseball district not very well received
Jun 19, 2026
New district assignments leave area coaches scratching their heads.
Former UF staffer named new GHS football coach
Jun 18, 2026
Ashour Peera served as UF’s Director of Football Logistics under Billy Napier.
Ridaught: Buchholz, UF alum Ben Shelton nets first title on grass
Jun 15, 2026
Shelton wins third ATP championship in 2026.
Ridaught: My top high school sports moments of 2025-26
Jun 12, 2026
Area teams capture multiple state championships.
Honeycutt finishes 4th in voting for Mr. Baseball
Jun 12, 2026
Senior pitcher Gio Rojas of Stoneman Douglas selected 2026 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Baseball.
Changes to come for high school sports next year
Jun 11, 2026
FHSAA Board of Directors approve new Open Division championship classification for 11 sports.
Allaire voted Miss Softball runner-up, Columbia’s Saucier named best coach
Jun 10, 2026
Pace pitcher Hannah DeMarcus named 2026 Miss Softball.
Trenton’s Allaire named Florida Gatorade Player of the Year
Jun 9, 2026
Allaire was previously named the Florida Dairy Farmers Rural Player of the Year.
Ridaught: State championships accentuate 2026 spring season
Jun 8, 2026
Last April, we began the spring by celebrating the University of Florida men’s basketball team’s third national title in program history. It was one of eight stories […]
Ridaught: Alachua County’s Brown to represent Team Florida at Special Olympics USA Games
Jun 5, 2026
Kiondre Brown to play basketball at June games.
UF commit Honeycutt, Union County’s Brugh are Mr. Baseball finalists
Jun 4, 2026
Union County coach Jiwan James named Florida Dairy Farmers Rural Coach of the Year.