By Ray Hamill — A pair of local coaches enjoyed milestone victories over the weekend in the opening round of the North Coast Section football playoffs. On Friday night, Fortuna head coach […]
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 local coaches enjoyed milestone victories over the weekend in the opening round of the North Coast Section football playoffs. On Friday night, Fortuna head coach […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders scored on all three of their second-quarter possessions to pull away from Terra Linda in the opening round of the North Coast Section Division-5 football playoffs […]
Max Hough continues to thrive on the college fields. On Saturday afternoon, the College of the Redwoods sophomore quarterback set a pair of big school records as the Corsairs cruised to a […]
Sophomore Tanner Pidgeon scored five touchdowns on Friday night, as the Ferndale Wildcats won an always-tricky 4 vs. 5 seed matchup in the North Coast Section Division-7 matchup at St. Helena. In […]
A balanced offense and a dominating defense led Fortuna Huskies to a 36-0 playoff win over Middletown at Husky Field on Friday night. On offense, senior quarterback Chad Mussey had the best […]
The Del Norte Warriors battled back late to force overtime in their North Coast Section Division-4 football game at Vallejo on Friday night and almost knocked off a higher seed on the […]
The South Fork Cubs will play for a first-ever North Coast Section championship in football next weekend after an impressive 66-32 win over California School for the Deaf in Friday night’s eight-person […]
By Ray Hamill — Three of the five H-DNL schools in action on Friday night won their North Coast Section playoff openers, including the Fortuna Huskies, who rolled over Middletown 36-0 thanks […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers gave No. 2 seed Moreau Catholic all it could handle in a hard-fought and physical North Coast Section Division-6 football playoff game that went down […]
By Ray Hamill — A short documentary celebrating the life of local basketball legend Gene “Geno” Cotter will debut with a special online viewing party on Saturday morning. Cotter, a Southern Humboldt […]
After going nearly five years without a conference win on the volleyball court, the College of the Redwoods women closed out the 2023 season with a bang this week, posting back-to-back conference […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Mustangs will be well represented in the Six Rivers Youth Football Conference semifinals this weekend. A total of 12 teams will compete for a spot in […]
By Ray Hamill — It was an historic week for two local teams and another memorable week for two local athletes. The St. Bernard’s volleyball and Ferndale girls soccer teams both won […]
By Ray Hamill — A thrilling North Coast Section Division-1 girls soccer final went down to the final seconds at Albee Stadium on Wednesday night. Eureka and Fortuna, two teams that know […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats won a first-ever North Coast Section girls soccer championship with a well-taken goal and some outstanding defense on Wednesday. Playing league rival St. Bernard’s in […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big weekend of North Coast Section playoff football, with six of the nine H-DNL programs in action over the next two days. Five of […]
Eureka’s Sequoia Ashby turned in a career performance on the way to securing a league title at the H-DNL Cross Country Championships at the Arcata Marsh on Saturday. The senior team captain […]
A pair of big-play running backs and an outstanding offensive line helped the Fortuna Huskies end a long championship drought in JV football this season. The Huskies came into their season finale […]
By Ray Hamill — When your team is as good as the Del Norte Warriors were this season, you need two MVP awards. The H-DNL announced the MVPs and all-league honors for […]
By Ray Hamill — A Fortuna own goal in injury time gave the Eureka Loggers a third consecutive North Coast Section championship in girls soccer at Albee Stadium on Wednesday night. An […]