By Ray Hamill — What now for the Fortuna Huskies? After suffering their first loss of the season in a blowout at Foothill last weekend, the big question this week is how […]
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 — What now for the Fortuna Huskies? After suffering their first loss of the season in a blowout at Foothill last weekend, the big question this week is how […]
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville’s Damian Dinan won for the second straight week in H-DNL cross country, but the Arcata Tigers’ depth led them to another team win. The second of seven […]
Eureka senior Sequoia Ashby seems to like running in McKinleyville. After missing last week’s league opening race in Del Norte, Ashby returned to action on Wednesday and placed first in a time […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a challenging start to the season for the young Little 4 girls soccer goalies, but all four current starters are thriving in the face of adversity. […]
The race for this year’s championship in H-DNL boys soccer is shaping up to be one of the most competitive in recent times. On Wednesday, the Fortuna Huskies returned to winning ways […]
The Ferndale Wildcats kicked off league play with a come-from-behind win over Del Norte in girls soccer in Crescent City on Tuesday. The Ferndale girls trailed by a goal at halftime, but […]
South Fork freshman Hannah Savio had a big game between the posts in the Cubs’ league opener against St. Bernard’s on Tuesday. It wasn’t enough to deny the defending league and North […]
By Ray Hamill — Senior McKenna Curtis is showing why she is the reigning Big 5 MVP in volleyball with a big performance at Eureka on Tuesday night. Curtis was on fire […]
By Ray Hamill — The two Big 4 favorites got their league campaign off to a winning start in girls soccer on Tuesday night, setting up an enthralling showdown this weekend. Eureka […]
While a number of H-DNL varsity teams have struggled this season, the same cannot be said of the league’s JV teams. In fact, of the eight local JV football teams only two […]
Cal Poly Humboldt junior Awelina Fakalata enjoyed a record-setting day over the weekend. The Lumberjacks standout set new program record with an impressive 29 kills in a match at Chico State on […]
By Ray Hamill — A fast-improving Hoopa volleyball team will close out the first round of league play against defending Little 5 champion St. Bernard’s in Eureka on Thursday. And the Warriors […]
The Del Norte Warriors gave their playoff hopes a boost with a strong showing at the Sonoma Valley volleyball tournament over the weekend. The Big 5 leaders are hoping for more than […]
A wild conclusion to the 2023 Redwood Acres Raceway season on Saturday night saw a track record broken and three more champions crowned. The night’s action featured the North State and Upstate […]
By Ray Hamill — We have a shake-up at the top of this week’s Power Rankings — sort of. A disappointing loss for the Fortuna Huskies at Foothill on Friday night shows […]
The Corsairs bounced back from their first loss of the season with a big performance on Saturday, while also getting some payback for last year’s Grizzly Bowl defeat. College of the Redwoods […]
A late goal secured a key win for the Arcata Tigers in Crescent City, as the defending champions kept their title hopes on track. Senior defender Noah Macknicki headed home the winner […]
The Eureka Loggers made sure there would be no upset this weekend with a dominating victory over South Fork in boys soccer at Albee Stadium on Saturday. With three freshman in the […]
POLL HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — Is there another team of 12-percenters out there? That’s one of the questions local football fans need to ask themselves as we get set for […]
By Ray Hamill — Anyone who has watched him play this year knows Wyatt Simoni is arguably the best football player in the H-DNL. He has been on fire all season and […]