By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for local athletes with several very worthy candidates for our Athletes and Team of the Week. A pair of local football players, in […]
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 — It was a good week for local athletes with several very worthy candidates for our Athletes and Team of the Week. A pair of local football players, in […]
Their record may not indicate it, but the McKinleyville Panthers have quietly become one of the most competitive teams in H-DNL girls soccer. On Thursday, a shorthanded McKinleyville team lost for the […]
The most dominating team in H-DNL sports right now is showing no signs of slowing down. On Thursday night, the Del Norte Warriors continued to roll over the Big 5 opponents with […]
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 championship in girls soccer looks likely to go down to the final day of the regular season, but St. Bernard’s took a big step toward […]
It took the Eureka girls a while to break down a stubborn and well-organized Arcata defense at Albee Stadium on Thursday, but a resilient Loggers team scored two late goals on the […]
By Ray Hamill — Three of the Big 4 teams will have a bye this coming weekend, as they get set to kick off league play the following week. St. Bernard’s is […]
The fourth H-DNL cross country race of the season featured an exciting finish with less than three-tenths of a second separating the top two runners. For the third straight week, Arcata’s Bella […]
Junior Reece Thompson led the way for a dominating Arcata boys team at this week’s H-DNL cross country races in Fortuna. Thompson got his first career league win and beat the field […]
By Ray Hamill — With their league championship hopes on the line, the Eureka Loggers found a way back. Trailing by a goal with just three minutes remaining in a game against […]
By Kloe Bryant, The Pepperbox The Arcata Tigers volleyball team battled for a 3-0 win against the McKinleyville Panthers on Tuesday night. This game was a big win for the Tigers because […]
By Ray Hamill — Levi Cox-Cooley left the Los Medanos defense in his dust on Saturday on his way to making a big impression on the College of the Redwoods record books. […]
The Eureka Loggers celebrated their “Pink Out” night with a straight sets win over Fortuna in volleyball at the new Jay Willard Gymnasium on Tuesday. In honor of breast cancer awareness month, […]
Get ready for a huge Little 4 showdown on Thursday. St. Bernard’s and Ferndale both won their league games on Tuesday to set up a mouthwatering top-of-the-standings clash at Crusader Field on […]
The Eureka Loggers took a big step toward retaining their Big 4 girls soccer championship with a statement win on Tuesday. Playing in Fortuna against a shorthanded Huskies team that was missing […]
For one team, Tuesday’s Big 4 girls soccer game at McKinleyville High was a breakthrough result, while for the other it was what we’ve come to expect recently. The Arcata Tigers traveled […]
By Ray Hamill — With the local high school basketball season just six weeks away, there is a growing concern the season could be in jeopardy. As of early October, the Six […]
By Ray Hamill — With senior Cole Vandenplas heading toward a return from injury, Arcata head coach Matt Magers could have a big decision to make this week, although it’s a decision […]
St. Bernard’s senior Hannah Finck is closing out her high school career with a bang. The Crusaders standout had the low score of the day in the sixth round of H-DNL girls […]
The most important game of the JV football season so far will take place at Ferndale on Saturday morning, when the Wildcats host the Hoopa Warriors with the Little 4 lead on […]
By Ray Hamill — The frightening part for the rest of the Little 4 is that Luke Lemke is only a sophomore. On Friday night, Lemke led the Arcata Tigers to a […]