By Ray Hamill — Humboldt County will extend a wet welcome to 18 community colleges from around the state on Saturday, on what will be a very busy day for local cross […]
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 — Humboldt County will extend a wet welcome to 18 community colleges from around the state on Saturday, on what will be a very busy day for local cross […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs have some big shoes to fill on the basketball court this year, but the development of an improving sophomore class will definitely help. Gone form last […]
Redwood Acres Raceway will induct 11 new members into the track’s Hall of Fame, it was announced this week. The 2022 class includes Clyde “Fergy” Ferguson, Jim Wilson, Leon Warmuth, Randy Olson […]
By Ray Hamill — It has been an historic season for a young Del Norte girls soccer team and the local community is taking notice. On Wednesday night, the Del Norte girls […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are champions of the H-DNL in boys soccer for the first time in six years after completing an undefeated league campaign last week. And that […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders kept their hopes of a North Coast Section three-peat on track with a 2-1 win over Mendocino in their Division-3 semi-final at St. Bernard’s on Wednesday […]
By Ray Hamill — The local basketball season officially tips off this weekend with a new-look College of the Redwoods men’s team playing three games in Napa. The two-time defending Golden Valley […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna head coach Mike Benbow and his staff have always done a good job getting the most out of their players and fielding improving teams as the season […]
By Ray Hamill — Both Eureka and Arcata will host North Coast Section soccer playoff doubleheaders this weekend. On Friday night, the Eureka boys and girls teams will play their quarterfinals at […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section playoffs essentially get under way this week for some of the H-DNL football teams, who have to win their final game just to qualify […]
By Ray Hamill — Four years after her breakthrough postseason performance, Arcata senior Keona Gutierrez DeArmond is determined to close out her high school career with a bang. The Tigers’ No. 1 […]
The South Fork Cubs will go into the final game of the regular season with a shot at winning a league title after taking care of business in a very high-scoring affair […]
The Crusaders saw an impressive season on the volleyball court end on Saturday night, but they didn’t go down without a fight. Playing on the road against the top team in the […]
Former Eureka Logger Cruz Montana threw for a career high 317 yards for Lewis & Clark on Saturday in a 56-41 loss to Pacific. The senior quarterback is enjoying an outstanding season […]
By Ray Hamill — A total of 12 H-DNL teams have been included in the North Coast Section soccer playoff brackets, which were announced on Sunday. The playoffs kick off on Wednesday, […]
By Ray Hamill — It took them a little while to get going, but once they did there was no stopping the Del Norte Warriors in their Big 4 showdown at St. […]
The last two remaining H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs lost their quarterfinals on Saturday night. In Division 4, the Del Norte Warriors fell 25-22, 25-19, 20-25, 25-15 at […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders and the rest of the H-DNL wanted to make sure one longtime local official got the send-off she deserved after playing such an important role for […]
The Arcata Tigers kept their playoff hopes alive with their third win in four games on Friday night, edging the Ferndale Wildcats 28-26 in a very entertaining showdown at McKinleyville High. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The Big 4 has been anything but predictable through the opening two weekends of action. On Friday, Fortuna celebrated Senior Night with a stunning 34-14 victory over the […]