By Ray Hamill — Two different athletes from two different schools stepped up for their respective teams when they needed it the most over the weekend, and that makes them our athletes […]
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 — Two different athletes from two different schools stepped up for their respective teams when they needed it the most over the weekend, and that makes them our athletes […]
The Del Norte Warriors were crowned at least co-champs of the Big 5 in volleyball on Tuesday night, and they will look to clinch the pennant outright with a victory in either […]
By Ray Hamill — The race for the league title in H-DNL boys soccer looks like it will go down to the wire after the top two teams played out a scoreless […]
The Ferndale girls are building some momentum at the business end of the high school volleyball season. The Wildcats followed a good recent run in the Little 4 by winning the championship […]
The first local youth cross country season in three years is in full swing, with another busy week planned and the championship event fast approaching. The season is organized by the Humboldt […]
Hannah Hartwell’s remarkable College of the Redwoods career continued this past weekend when she set a new meet record at the Butte Invite in cross country. Hartwell set several school records in […]
The Corsairs might just be the most exciting team in community college football right now. One thing’s for certain with this team, their fourth quarters are always interesting, and usually in a […]
Senior quarterback Drew Sisemore threw for six touchdowns and ran in for another, as the St. Bernard’s offense came alive in a 61-40 win at Guymon High School in Oklahoma on Saturday […]
By Ray Hamill — Almost halfway through league play, the Little 4 has been competitive so far and that continued to be the case on Saturday with a pair of close games. […]
While some people around the league may have written them off a little prematurely, the Arcata Tigers clearly aren’t ready to throw the towel in just yet. On Saturday, the Tigers put […]
The Eureka Loggers kept their unbeaten start to the Big 4 going with a fourth straight win on Saturday, but the McKinleyville Panthers pushed them all the way and did something no […]
The Huskies are beginning to find their feet again in Big 4 girls soccer. After opening league play with back-to-back losses to Arcata and Eureka, the Fortuna girls are now unbeaten in […]
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s game at McKinleyville had it all, including fireworks, a defensive TD, a special teams TD and a huge late defensive stand by the home team. Not […]
By Ray Hamill — They had to battle all the way, but the McKinleyville Panthers celebrated their Homecoming with a key 18-14 win over visiting Hoopa on Friday night. The win, which […]
After a disappointing September, the Fortuna Huskies are building some momentum ahead of league play. On Friday night, the Huskies won 47-0 at Lindhurst and they will carry a two-game winning streak […]
By Ray Hamill — Just days after a disappointing loss at Del Norte and the cancelation of this weekend’s scheduled game at Piedmont, the Eureka Loggers got some good news on Friday. […]
By Ray Hamill — With a new head coach, a new conference and a sizable young roster, the Del Norte girls have every reason to feel excited about their future on the […]
The Corsairs were missing one of their best players for their Golden Valley Conference opener in volleyball on Friday afternoon, and it showed. With sophomore Zoe Zerlang sidelined through injury, the College […]
McKinleyville junior Damian Dinan continued to set the pace in H-DNL cross country at Fortuna on Wednesday, placing first for the third straight week. And the Panthers standout appears to be getting […]
The Eureka boys stretched their unbeaten run to seven straight games with a 2-0 win at McKinleyville on Thursday night. The Loggers remain well in the hunt for a league championship with […]