The race for the boys H-DNL championship will go down to the final night of action, although the Arcata Tigers won their game in hand on Tuesday night to claim at least […]
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.
The race for the boys H-DNL championship will go down to the final night of action, although the Arcata Tigers won their game in hand on Tuesday night to claim at least […]
The Del Norte Warriors stretched their unbeaten streak to seven straight games with a 2-0 victory at South Fork on Tuesday. The win lifts the Warriors to 4-2-3 in the Little 4 […]
By Ray Hamill — There was no shortage of big talking points after an exciting weekend of games in local high school football. The Big 4 kicked off with two games that […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL boys soccer championship will be decided this week, one way or the other. The league issued a clarification on Tuesday morning amid some confusion as to […]
The league champion led the way for the H-DNL with a strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-2 Girls Golf Championships on Monday. Competing at the Rooster Run Golf Club in […]
By Ray Hamill — Six of the 10 H-DNL varsity volleyball teams have qualified for this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this week. The league will be represented […]
By Ray Hamill — If opening weekend is any indication, this year’s Big 4 should be a fun ride. One night after St. Bernard’s edged Fortuna in a game that went down […]
College of the Redwoods made it five straight wins on Saturday, although this one wasn’t as close as most of their games have been this year. After playing in six straight one-possession […]
The Arcata boys took a big step toward a first league title in seven years with a 4-1 win at Del Norte on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Tigers improved to […]
The Panthers ended a long championship drought on the football field on Saturday, guaranteeing themselves at least a share of the Little 4 with their fourth straight victory. And they did it […]
The Panthers are building momentum at an opportune time and playing their best soccer of the season as the playoffs approach. More importantly, a 4-1 win over Arcata on Saturday was the […]
The South Fork Cubs improved to 5-1 in eight-man football with a 30-6 win over Upper Lake on Homecoming night in Miranda on Friday. The home team scored a touchdown in each […]
The Eureka Loggers moved within one win of completing a perfect league campaign in girls soccer with a 4-1 win at Fortuna on Saturday. The Big 4 champs improved to 8-0 and […]
By Ray Hamill — The best local high school golfers will head to Petaluma on Monday to compete in the North Coast Section Division-2 girls championships. The action gets under way at […]
A senior and a freshman both continued their impressive seasons between the posts in Little 4 girls soccer on Friday. Senior shot stopper Mataya Sherman has been a reliable last line of […]
By Ray Hamill — The local college basketball season is just around the corner and fans will have a chance to check out both the College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders kept their league championship and playoff hopes alive with a hard-fought 33-28 win over Fortuna at Husky Field on Friday night, as both teams […]
The defending champions are not going to give up their title easily. On Friday night, at McKinleyville High School, the Arcata Tigers rallied in the second half to beat the Hoopa Warriors […]
By Ray Hamill — If anyone can upset the odds and beat Del Norte to the Big 4 championship, our readers believe it will be St. Bernard’s. Participants in this week’s online […]
The Eureka Loggers’ chances of winning a league title in boys soccer took a big hit on Thursday after they tied South Fork 2-2 at Albee Stadium. The result means the Arcata […]