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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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Buchholz girls move into regional top 20 basketball rankings
Jan 7, 2026
Williston, Newberry remain in top 10.
Hawthorne holds on to edge GHS at The Purple Palace
Jan 6, 2026
Hornets make four free throws in final 38 seconds for 3-point road win.
Lake Mary quarterback, Notre Dame signee Noah Grubbs named Mr. Football
Jan 6, 2026
Hawthorne’s Cornelius Ingram finished fifth for Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of Year.
Ridaught: Florida hoops at a crossroads against Georgia
Jan 5, 2026
Gators hope to rebound after SEC-opening loss at Missouri.
Ridaught: Santa Fe Inferno closes out fall with best single season ever
Jan 2, 2026
Team posted 29-1-3 record that included national championship.
Hawthorne, Trenton boys finish 1-1 at Florida Get Down Showcase
Dec 30, 2025
Tigers had their 8-game winning streak snapped by Rickards (Tallahassee).
Williston girls, The Rock boys win holiday championships
Dec 29, 2025
Bradford (Starke) boys defeated Santa Fe in the gray bracket championship game.
Ridaught: Top 10 sports moments of 2025
Dec 29, 2025
Florida men’s basketball won a national championship plus area teams brought home state titles.
State champion highlights All Area golf teams
Dec 29, 2025
Suwannee boys, Columbia girls place multiple golfers on teams.
Ridaught: Union County’s Robby Pruitt almost didn’t end up in Lake Butler
Dec 22, 2025
Coaching legend returns to program he led to three state titles in 1990s.
Hawthorne’s Roundtree, Ingram top Rural vote getters
Dec 22, 2025
Justin Williams of Buchholz finished second again in voting for Class 6A Player of Year.
State champion Branford, Union County dominate small school All Area team
Dec 22, 2025
Buccaneers, Tigers placed nine of 14 players on first or second team.
Ridaught: Hoops tournaments aplenty during the Christmas holidays
Dec 19, 2025
Area basketball teams to participate at multiple tournaments over next week.
Former Trenton, Bronson coach Cameron Porch to lead Keystone Heights football
Dec 19, 2025
Cameron Porch, who served as Trenton High School’s football coach from 2022 to 2024, has been hired as the next head football coach at Keystone Heights […]
GHS wins opener at the Battle on the Island
Dec 18, 2025
Columbia (Lake City) falls to host Fleming Island on Day 1.
Robby Pruitt named new Union County football coach
Dec 17, 2025
Pruitt won three state titles in a row at Union County in 1990s.
Final prep sports show of 2025 features GHS girls weightlifting team
Dec 17, 2025
P.K. Yonge at Oak Hall School boys basketball game will be broadcast on Monday.
P.K. Yonge’s Lila Sutton signs with South Florida State College
Dec 17, 2025
Sutton batted .300 as a junior and finished third with a .485 OBP.
13-0 third-quarter run keeps Newberry unbeaten
Dec 17, 2025
Visiting Panthers outscore Blue Wave 18-0 in bench points.
Ridaught: City, county showdowns highlight hoops broadcast schedule
Dec 15, 2025
Games to be live streamed on Mainstreet Daily News’ website.
Buchholz gets rare win at The Purple Palace
Dec 13, 2025
Buchholz junior Jacob Bromirski knocks down three 3-pointers in game’s first three minutes.
Ridaught: Hawthorne football has the talent to repeat
Dec 12, 2025
Future looks bright for Hornets’ program that has won three titles in four seasons.
Williston, Newberry ranked in regional girls basketball power poll top 10
Dec 11, 2025
Last year, the Wildwood girls basketball team ran the table, finishing 25-0 with an FHSAA Rural state title. The Lady Wildcats began the year on top […]