Mike Ridaught

Mike Ridaught

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.
View all posts

Sports

A look at Alachua County’s top 10 athletes of all time

Mike Ridaught

Jan 8, 2025

Reflecting on some of county’s all-time greats.

Featured

Hawthorne overcomes 9-0 deficit to beat GHS

Mike Ridaught

Jan 8, 2025

Hornets gets lift from their bench, which outscores Gainesville’s bench, 11-1.

Sports

Three area teams in regional boys basketball top 10

Mike Ridaught

Jan 7, 2025

Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) is a unanimous No. 1 in the all-classification rankings.

Sports

Cocoa quarterback, Texas A&M signee Brady Hart named Mr. Football

Mike Ridaught

Jan 7, 2025

Miami Northwestern’s Teddy Bridgewater was named the Florida Dairy Farmers Coach of the Year.

Sports

Ridaught: Basketball enters pivotal month

Mike Ridaught

Jan 6, 2025

Local teams prepare for tough matchups to improve rankings for postseason seeding.

Sports

Williston turnovers costly in loss at Andrew Jackson

Mike Ridaught

Jan 3, 2025

De’Andre Harvey scored 21 points, but Red Devils couldn’t overcome 19 turnovers in a 65-44 loss in Jacksonville.

Sports

Ridaught: 10 high school hoops games to be broadcast in January

Mike Ridaught

Jan 3, 2025

Contests to feature top teams in area.

Sports

Ridaught: Hoops galore during holidays

Mike Ridaught

Dec 30, 2024

Area basketball teams celebrate Christmas, New Year’s weeks at tournaments.

Sports

Ridaught: Top 10 local sports highlights of 2024

Mike Ridaught

Dec 27, 2024

Year included star performances, state championships, near misses.

Sports

Former Gator, current Texas Ranger Wyatt Langford giving back

Mike Ridaught

Dec 24, 2024

Trenton native hosts Wyatt Langford Baseball Camp in Newberry.

Featured

Former Gator Dan Cross moves basketball showcase to SF College

Mike Ridaught

Dec 24, 2024

Florida Get Down Holiday Showcase this Friday and Saturday to feature 16 teams.

Sports

Buchholz’s Williams, Hawthorne’s Johnson are classification runners up

Mike Ridaught

Dec 24, 2024

Justin Williams finished second Class 6A and Keenon Johnson was runner up in Rural classification.

Sports

Ridaught: Former players, administration show support for Eastside’s “Pop” Williams

Mike Ridaught

Dec 23, 2024

Longtime Rams’ boys basketball coach honored with gym renaming.

Sports

“Pop” Williams honored, but Eastside rally falls short against Buchholz

Mike Ridaught

Dec 21, 2024

Eastside High School dedicates its basketball gym to its boys basketball head coach.

Sports

Ridaught: Gators, College Football Playoffs kickoff busy weekend

Mike Ridaught

Dec 20, 2024

New college playoff format starts Friday night.

Sports

Williston jumps into girls basketball regional top 10

Mike Ridaught

Dec 20, 2024

Providence (Jacksonville) new No. 1 in The Prep Zone Power Poll.

Sports

Williston starts slow, pulls away from Eastside

Mike Ridaught

Dec 20, 2024

Kaelynn Brown had team-high 13 points as the Lady Red Devils improved to 8-1.

Sports

Ridaught: Gators, North Carolina meet in 3rd annual Jumpman Invitational

Mike Ridaught

Dec 16, 2024

I know the Southeastern Conference (SEC) schedule has not started for the University of Florida men’s basketball program, but isn’t it nice to see the Gators […]

Sports

Ridaught: A perfect 10

Mike Ridaught

Dec 13, 2024

Perfection is something we strive for but rarely attain. So, the fact that a 10-year-old accomplished the feat is even more unimaginable. Last Saturday in Miami, […]

Sports