By Ray Hamill — Last year Del Norte dominated our Power Rankings all season long, holding the position from the opening week until the final game of the season. This year it […]
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 — Last year Del Norte dominated our Power Rankings all season long, holding the position from the opening week until the final game of the season. This year it […]
By Ray Hamill — Saturday’s season opener for College of the Redwoods was a little closer than it should have been, considering the opportunities the offense left on the field. But it […]
For the second straight weekend, the Hoopa Warriors had to travel for a scheduled home game. This time, however, the journey back home was more enjoyable. On Saturday afternoon, the Warriors got […]
Eureka’s Cruz Montana got his senior season off to an impressive start with a five-touchdown performance for Lewis & Clark on Saturday. However, it wasn’t enough for the Pioneers, who gave up […]
The Fortuna boys beat Arcata 1-0 in the championship game at the McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament on Saturday. Jesus Vielma scored the only goal of the game, as the Huskies won for […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the most impressive aspects of Fortuna’s shutout win on Friday night was the balanced ground attack, with eight different players combining for more than 300 yards […]
By Ray Hamill — We’re now two weeks into the 2023 high school football season and so far two Big 4 teams are setting the standard for the H-DNL. The Fortuna Huskies […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies scored touchdowns on four of their five first-half possessions on their way to a comfortable 34-0 win over the Arcata Tigers at Husky Field on […]
St. Bernard’s Wyatt Simoni continued his outstanding start to the new season at Willits on Friday night, rushing for four touchdowns in a 33-10 win. The victory lifts the Crusaders to 2-0 […]
The Wildcats would not be denied against the Timberwolves on Friday night. Trailing by two touchdowns at halftime, Ferndale scored 22 unanswered points after the break on the way to a 28-20 […]
The Del Norte Warriors gave up two late touchdowns at Grants Pass on Friday night and ended up losing 20-6 after matching the Caveman stride for stride for much of the night. […]
By Ray Hamill — After a year at Contra Costa College, former Arcata Tiger Carson Tucker is back on the North Coast this fall and turning some heads on the football field. […]
By Ray Hamill — The buzz surrounding College of the Redwoods football has been building for a while, with high expectations for the team this fall after an impressive return to action […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers and Fortuna Huskies both won their opening games at the McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament early Friday afternoon. Both games were decided by the narrowest of […]
By Ray Hamill — Eight teams will battle it out at the 2023 McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament this weekend, as the local boys soccer season begins to build momentum. The two-day tournament […]
It was a good day for local college soccer teams on Thursday, with road victories for both the Cal Poly Humboldt and College of the Redwoods men’s teams. Former Fortuna Husky Braiden […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will try to bounce back from a disappointing season opener in football when they travel to Sebastopol to play Analy on Friday night. A young […]
By Ray Hamill — Week one of the local high school football season as always gave us plenty to talk about. As expected St. Bernard’s set a physical tone in the trenches […]
By Ray Hamill — After barely missing out on a league title in boys soccer in 2022, the Eureka Loggers are hoping to end a long championship drought this fall. This year’s […]
The Del Norte Warriors won their home opener in volleyball on Wednesday night, defeating the St. Bernard’s Crusaders in straight sets. In a matchup of the two local defending league champions, the […]