The Prep Zone

Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman are joined by the undefeated Eastside girls and boys track & field team who are about to compete in regionals.  

Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman sit down with the back-back state champions, the Hawthorne girls basketball team. They discuss their season and head coach Cornelius Ingram also stops by to discuss the team's success. 

 Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman sit down with the Williston boys basketball team who defeated Hilliard, 61-53, to win its second straight Class 1A state title this season. The coaches and the team discuss their season and what's next. 

Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman sit down the girls and boys Gainesville High School water polo teams to discuss their seasons. 

Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman are joined by the inaugural girls flag football team at Buchholz High School. Ridaught and Pallman talk to the team, the head coach and assistant coach.

The Saint Francis Catholic Academy baseball team and coaches sit down with Mike Ridaught to discuss their goals for the 2024 season.

Mike Ridaught talks with the Bell boys soccer team, who is one of the only area teams to make it the quarter finals.

The P.K. Yonge girls basketball team and head coach Willie Powers join Mike Ridaught on The Prep Zone.

Mike Ridaught and Mary Pallman host the P.K. Yonge boys and girls soccer teams to discuss their success so far this season.

The Rock School is known in the Gainesville area for its national teams but the school also competes locally with its varsity teams. Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman sit down with the varsity boys basketball team at The Rock and their coach to talk about their team and goals for the season.

Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman are joined by the St. Francis Catholic Academy girls basketball team. The girls are aiming for the state championship title this year.

The Santa Fe Raiders Head Coach Morgan Dall'Acqua and Assistant Coach Caleb Hudkins join the The Prep Zone to discuss Santa Fe's soccer program. Last season, the Raiders boys soccer team only had five wins and have already reached five wins this season. The coaches discuss taking the soccer program in a different direction. In the last segment, Mike previews football state championships where local teams Hawthorne and Bradford (Starke) will be playing for the title.

The Buchholz boys cross country team joins Mike on The Prep Zone. After the girls cross country team won the state championship, all eyes are on the Buchholz boys as the team continues to improve each year. The team and head coach talks about their goals for next season.

Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman welcome the Newberry football team onto The Prep Zone. The team is facing off against the 2022 state champions, the Hawthorne Hornets, in the playoffs this week. Newberry talks about their season so far and how they are pushing for the championship title. Head Coach Ed Johnson also talks to Mike and Marty about his time at Newberry. In the last segment, Mike and Marty go over this week's Pigskin Picks.

Mike is joined by the Eastside girls and boys swim teams as they discuss their season. Coach Jonathan Allen joins as well to discuss the legacy and future of the Eastside Ram's swimming program. In the last segment, Mike goes over this week's Pigskin Picks and the high school football playoff games.

Join Mike Ridaught as he talks with the P.K. Yonge girls swim team who are wrapping up an incredible season. Mike talks with players and the swim coach. In the last segment, Mike discusses the Pigskin Picks for this week and the upcoming high school football playoffs.

The Williston volleyball team joins Mike on The Prep Zone to share about their season. Coach Kevin Teller and assistant coaches join to discuss what makes Williston such a special team to play for. In the last segment, Mike goes over this week's pigskin picks.

Mike and Marty invite the undefeated Oak Hall football team onto the show. The Eagles talk about their season so far. In the last segment, Mike and Marty go over the Pigskin Picks, and discuss the guest picker this week, Steve Spurrier.

The Rock School volleyball team joins Mike as the team recaps their regular season. The Rock School's volleyball coach, Ruben Perez talks about The Rock team and his players.

Mike and Marty are joined by the Newberry volleyball team to discuss the team's season so far. Head Coach Hank Rone, who is the guest picker for the Pigskin Picks, goes over his picks with Mike and Marty. Coach Rone also discusses his team and the volleyball season.

Joining hosts Mike and Marty this week is the Buchholz girls cross country team. Mike and Marty check in with the the two time state champions after the summer and discuss how the team is doing so far this season. Hear from the Bobcat girls on what they expect for this season. In the last segment, Mike and Marty discuss the Pigskin Picks and results from last week's games.

Mike Ridaught sits down with the new Head Coach of the Buchholz High School football team, Chuck Bell to discuss his goal is to win the state championship this season. Mike also interviews the players of the football team as the dynamics have shifted with the team's previous quarterback graduated and new sophomore, Trace Johnson, taking his place. In the last segment, Mike and Coach Bell go over the Pigskin Picks of the week.

Mike Ridaught is joined by the Oak Hall girls volleyball team as they discuss the season so far and the team's expectations for the rest of the season. Mike also talks with Head Coach Perry McDonald and Oak Hall's new Assistant Coach, Gianna Hooper. In the last segment, Mike goes over the Mainstreet Daily News team's Pigskin Picks.

Mike Ridaught is joined by guest co-host Coach Jason Langham of the St. Francis Wolves football team. They talk about the Wolves' upcoming season. In segment two, Mike brings on the St. Francis football team to discuss their goals and hopes for the season. In the last segment, Mike and Coach Langham go over the Pigskin Picks of the week.

Hurricane Idalia came through North Central Florida on Wednesday and the impact has been significant. Host Mike Ridaught shares updates and changes to high school football schedules after the storm.

Hosts Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman are joined by sports correspondent, Aiden Wacksman, to discuss the upcoming high school football season in North Central Florida. They'll share their expectations--especially for the Hawthorne Hornets as they ride the wave of success off of last year's state championship--and they also make predictions about each team's success in the upcoming season. Love the show? Make sure to leave a review or rating!

Host Mike Ridaught welcomes listeners to The Prep Zone. The first show will drop later this week. Make sure to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform to never miss an episode!