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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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Sports beat: Bolles upsets top-ranked Oak Hall boys lacrosse
Apr 24, 2021
The Oak Hall School boys’ lacrosse team entered the first round of the lacrosse state playoffs as the No. 1 team in the state in Class […]
Gainesville softball tops Williston in regular season finale
Apr 23, 2021
The Gainesville softball team defeated Williston, 6-3, at home on Friday night in the regular season finale for both teams. The visiting Red Devils scored two […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe baseball holds off Trenton
Apr 22, 2021
The 2021 Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball team is in the record books. On Thursday, the Raiders defeated Trenton on the road, 5-3, to conclude the regular […]
Sports beat: Gainesville baseball edges Lecanto
Apr 21, 2021
On Wednesday night, the Gainesville baseball team edged Lecanto, 5-4, to split the 2-game series against the Panthers. Sophomore Colton Kelly led the Hurricanes (6-17) with […]
Sports beat: Gainesville High softball downs Union County on the road
Apr 20, 2021
The Gainesville softball team had no trouble on the road in Lake Butler against Union County in a match-up of top 10 teams. Parris Wiggs hit […]
Santa Fe’s Zane Starling shuts out North Marion
Apr 20, 2021
It’s becoming a common theme for the Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball team. Get a runner on base, move the runner over, and get the runner home. […]
Sports beat: Buchholz edges Chiles in 6A showdown
Apr 19, 2021
The Buchholz baseball team defeated visiting Chiles (Tallahassee), 5-4, on Monday night in a match-up of top 10 teams in Class 6A. The Bobcats, ranked 7th, […]
Sports beat: Oak Hall School boys lacrosse wins the district title
Apr 16, 2021
The top-seeded Oak Hall School (Gainesville) boys lacrosse team defeated No. 2 seed Menendez (St. Augustine), 12-2, in the Class 1A-District 4 championship game. The Eagles […]
Buchholz’s Caden Kresak throws a no-hitter vs. GHS
Apr 15, 2021
Buchholz senior pitcher Caden Kresak set the tone early against rival Gainesville High. The Lake Sumter State College commit struck out two batters in the bottom […]
Sports beat: Trinity Catholic edges Union County
Apr 15, 2021
Class 1A Union County gave Class 3A Trinity Catholic all it could handle on the baseball diamond Thursday night in Ocala. The Celtics (12-9) overcame a […]
Buchholz boys lacrosse to play for district title Friday
Apr 15, 2021
The season is on the line for the Buchholz boys lacrosse team, but so is a district championship. On Friday night at 7 p.m., the Bobcats […]
Sports beat: Buchholz boys lacrosse advances to district championship game
Apr 15, 2021
The Buchholz boys lacrosse team will play for a district title. On Wednesday night at home, the No. 3 seed Bobcats edged No. 2 seed Niceville, […]
Sports beat: Williston softball downs Union County with walk-off hit
Apr 13, 2021
On Tuesday night, the Williston softball team rallied past visiting Union County, 8-7, in nine innings. Freshman Nevaeh Hayes drove in two runs with a hit […]
Sports beat: Buchholz boys lacrosse advances to district semifinals
Apr 12, 2021
On Monday night, the Buchholz boys’ lacrosse defeated Leon (Tallahassee), 11-3, to advance to the Class 2A-District 1 semifinals. They overcame a 3-0 deficit with 11 […]
Sports beat: Newberry shuts out Dunnellon
Apr 10, 2021
On Friday night the Newberry baseball team defeated visiting Dunnellon, 6-0, to win its 10th straight game. The Panthers got the only runs they would need […]
Monster Truck Nitro Tour is coming to the Bubba Raceway Park this weekend
Apr 9, 2021
Let the madness begin. Truck fans everywhere can start their engines. This weekend, Ocala will be home to one of the nation’s most competitive Monster Truck […]
Sports beat: Clay edges Santa Fe in No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown
Apr 9, 2021
It was an instant classic in Alachua on Thursday night. In a match-up of the top two ranked high school baseball teams in Class 4A, visiting […]
Sports beat: Buchholz boys lacrosse falls at home
Apr 8, 2021
On Wednesday night the Buchholz (Gainesville) boys lacrosse team lost a hard fought game to visiting Fleming Island (Orange Park). The Bobcats lost 10-7 to drop […]
State’s top two 4A baseball teams set to clash tonight
Apr 7, 2021
On Thursday night the Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball team will host Clay (Green Cove Springs) in a Class 4A-District 2 showdown featuring the top two teams […]
Sports beat: Gainesville softball defeats rival Buchholz on the road
Apr 6, 2021
Last night the Gainesville softball team cruised to a 20-7 win in six innings at rival Buchholz (Gainesville). The Lady Hurricanes finished with 18 hits in […]
Sports beat: Williston softball team eases past Buchholz
Apr 6, 2021
The Williston softball team cruised to a 17-6 win against Buchholz. It was a monster night for Austine Howard, who drove in seven runs. She had […]
Sports beat: Santa Fe posts second straight shutout
Apr 3, 2021
On Friday night, the Santa Fe (Alachua) baseball team defeated West Nassau (Callahan), 2-0, to improve to 14-1. Zane Starling had an RBI triple, followed by […]
Sports beat: Gainesville softball wins on senior night
Apr 1, 2021
On Thursday night the Gainesville softball team rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the third inning to defeat Columbia (Lake City), 12-6, on senior night. Their […]
All Area: Trenton puts pair on boys small school quad
Apr 1, 2021
It was a banner year for the Trenton boys’ basketball team. The Tigers won the district title for the first time in 21 years thanks to […]