Arcata freshman Bella DeCarli placed first in both the girls 400 meters and 800m to lead the Tigers to a team victory in the third H-DNL track and field meet of the […]
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.
Arcata freshman Bella DeCarli placed first in both the girls 400 meters and 800m to lead the Tigers to a team victory in the third H-DNL track and field meet of the […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt softball team stretched its winning streak to five straight games with a four-game series sweep at home against Chico State early this week. On Monday, the Jacks defeated […]
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL baseball teams and three H-DNL softball teams are riding high in the latest Max Preps North Coast Section rankings, which were updated on Thursday. But no […]
Registration for the fall Mad River Youth Soccer League season will open on May 1. Registration is open for players aged 4-17 and will run until June 15. Fees are $140 per […]
Senior Tenoch Tapia was a difference maker on Wednesday, as the McKinleyville Panthers came away from Del Norte with a key Big 5 victory in baseball. Tapia’s two-out, two-RBI single in the […]
The Fortuna girls are making a habit of playing in close and exciting games this year. But that’s not always a good thing. On Wednesday, they traveled to Arcata for a Big […]
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers broke open a tight game at Arcata High School with four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on the way to a much-needed 9-4 […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an exciting season so far for the Ferndale Wildcats on the baseball fields, but that’s nothing to what they hope to achieve over the next 17 […]
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte senior Breann Winingham is looking forward to a new chapter in her life, a new challenge on the volleyball court and better tacos. The multi-sport Warriors […]
By Ray Hamill — The stretch run of the season for Big 5 and Little 4 baseball and softball gets under way this week with several big games on tap. All four […]
By Ray Hamill — Now that they’re finally playing games on a regular basis, the Hoopa Warriors are starting to build some momentum in softball. And that could be enough to see […]
The Ferndale Wildcats overcame a late deficit on their way to their second win this season over the Fortuna Huskies on Monday, as they continue their impressive spring on the baseball fields. […]
By Ray Hamill — At the start of the season, most local observers thought Del Norte would be the team to beat in the H-DNL this season and there’s no real reason […]
By Ray Hamill — The next few weeks should be fun for local high school baseball, as the nine H-DNL varsity teams begin to build momentum. Both conferences remain in the balance […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has announced dates for this year’s Charles Lakin league tournaments in baseball and softball. The annual tournaments are an exciting part of the local high school […]
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight week, a McKinleyville pitcher is one of our athletes of the week. The Panthers have arguably been the most impressive H-DNL baseball team this […]
The H-DNL boys golf season will come down to the final two rounds of action. Eureka’s Talon Vigil and St. Bernard’s Jack Kramer are tied atop the standings after Vigil posted a […]
The Academy of the Redwoods won its first-ever Coast League championship in basketball on Friday. Competing at College of the Redwoods, the league season wrapped up with its annual basketball tournament at […]
The race for the Little 4 championship in softball is heating up as we reach the halfway point of the conference schedule. On Friday afternoon, the Warriors and St. Bernard’s Crusaders split […]
By Ray Hamill — If the Panthers continue to hit the ball this well, the rest of the Big 5 could be in trouble. On Thursday afternoon, in a make-up game form […]