By Ray Hamill — A pair of juniors and a returning program feature in our weekly awards this week, after big weeks for all three. Eureka junior Xavier De La Rosa has […]
At the age of 10, having failed in his lifelong ambition to become a vigilante vampire werewolf – otherwise known as a vamp-wolf – Ray Hamill finally admitted defeat and turned his attention full-time to daydreaming instead.
A mere few decades later, the world of crime fighting’s loss is now the literary world’s gain.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, Ray moved to the United States after graduating college, spending time in Boston and San Francisco before settling among the redwoods in Northern California, where he has worked as a journalist for the past 20 years.
In that time he has published three books, including his most recent, Help, My Horse is Drowning!, a humorous look at the world of sports and the life of the enthusiastically delusional athlete in us all.
He previously published the outrageously satirical Free the Leprechauns! as well as the semi-autobiographical Help Me, Im Irish! - a book about the non-meaning of life.
Ray is also the host of a weekly sports talk radio show broadcast locally in Northern California on Blue Ox Community Radio, and a sports blog at barstoolfanatics.com.
By Ray Hamill — A pair of juniors and a returning program feature in our weekly awards this week, after big weeks for all three. Eureka junior Xavier De La Rosa has […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are giving their fans they money’s worth this season. For the third time in seven days, the Loggers played an overtime game on Thursday night, […]
The Fortuna Huskies ended a three-game Big 5 losing streak with a timely win on Thursday to keep their Dick Niclai tournament hopes alive. In a game they had to have, the […]
St. Bernard’s clinched at least a share of the Little 4 championship in girls basketball with a victory over their closest challengers on Thursday night. But they had to battle all the […]
The 47th running of the Foggy Bottom Milk Run, presented by the Six Rivers Running Club, will be held Sunday, March 8, in Ferndale. The popular annual event will be split into […]
There’s still some unfinished business for them to take care, but the Arcata Tigers honored their senior class before their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night. And it’s […]
Two weeks ago, Arcata’s playoff hopes were hanging by a thread. Now the Tigers are in pole position to secure a No. 2 seed for the H-DNL postseason Dick Niclai tournament and […]
Head coach Chris Davis and the McKinleyville Panthers are continuing to set the standard in Big 5 boys basketball. On Wednesday night, the Panthers welcomed Del Norte to McKinleyville High and won […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers celebrated their seniors in style on Tuesday night. After honoring the class of seven seniors before tip off, the Arcata girls took care of business […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a season of adjusting for both Hoopa varsity basketball teams, but the Warriors still have plenty to play for down the stretch. Each team is 1-2 […]
The Eureka boys are finding their groove at an opportune time. On Tuesday night, the Loggers traveled to Redding to play Shasta in a non-conference basketball game and came away with a […]
Del Norte took a big step towards securing a spot in this year’s Dick Niclai tournament in girls basketball on Tuesday night. The Warriors welcomed McKinleyville to Crescent City and won 51-38, […]
By Ray Hamill — Highlighting the benefits of competing in sports for young girls will take center stage once again next week at the second annual North Coast National Girls and Women […]
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers appear to be peaking on the wrestling mats at the right time. Coming off strong team performances in tournament action on each of the past two […]
The College of the Redwoods softball team played for the first time since 2024 over the weekend, and it was an impressive return to action. After having to cancel last season because […]
The College of the Redwoods players will try to put a disappointing opening weekend behind them later this week when they host Hartnell in their home openers. CR began the 2026 baseball […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls are at least co-champions of the Big 5 with three games remaining. On Friday night, the Tigers pulled away late on the way to beating […]
Neil Moon and the McKinleyville Panthers continued to roll with a thrilling overtime win at Ukiah on Saturday afternoon, while later in the day the Eureka Loggers handed the St. Bernard’s Crusaders […]
By Ray Hamill — An otherwise disappointing week ended on a high note for the Eureka girls basketball team. On Saturday night, the Loggers hosted St. Bernard’s in non-conference action and beat […]
An exciting season continued for the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team on Saturday afternoon, when Wayne Hampton III hit a buzzer-beater to secure an 80-78 win over Cal State San Bernardino […]