The Eureka and Fortuna track and field teams both continued to prepare for the upcoming H-DNL championships with strong showings at the large and competitive Viking Classic at Montgomery High School in […]
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 Eureka and Fortuna track and field teams both continued to prepare for the upcoming H-DNL championships with strong showings at the large and competitive Viking Classic at Montgomery High School in […]
The new Redwood Acres Raceway season gets under way this weekend, with the highly-anticipated Rhododendron 100 highlighting opening night. The 100-lap late models race features a unique format, with a possible purse […]
A number of former H-DNL players closed out the college softball season in style with big performances on Monday, as College of the Redwoods split a doubleheader at home to Shasta. After […]
Former McKinleyville Panther Madeleine Maher is closing out her college career in impressive fashion. Last week, the 2017 Mack graduate placed first in the shot put at the USA South Conference Track […]
Arcata’s Mason Nichols hit a key two-run home run over the weekend and Fortuna’s Joey Quen pitched seven strong innings as the Corsairs won a three-game series at home to Siskiyous. Nichols’ […]
The Corsairs moved up to fourth in the Golden Valley Conference softball standings with a doubleheader split against College of the Siskiyous on Saturday. After dropping the opener in heartbreaking fashion, 7-6 […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata head coach Troy Ghisetti celebrated his 400th win in charge of the Tigers on Friday night and he says he has no intention of slowing down any […]
The eureka girls took over sole possession of top spot in the Big 5 softball standings with a doubleheader sweep against Del Norte at Washington Elementary School on Saturday. But they had […]
Junior Caden Vance had a big day at the plate and on the mound, as the Eureka Loggers improved to 6-0 in the Big 5 with a doubleheader sweep of Del Norte […]
St. Bernard’s continued to roll in Little 4 baseball on Saturday, comfortably winning both ends of a doubleheader at home to Hoopa, 18-0 and 16-1. The Crusaders, who gave up just one […]
The race for the Little 4 got a little more interesting on Saturday, as the St. Bernard’s girls handed the Hoopa Warriors their first conference loss with a thrilling finish. After dropping […]
The McKinleyville girls moved up to second in the Big 5 softball standings after winning two more games against the Tigers in Arcata on Saturday to complete a three-game weekend series sweep. […]
The Arcata Tigers completed the series sweep over their biggest rivals on Saturday, winning both ends of a baseball doubleheader at McKinleyville. After opening the three-game series with a 2-0 win on […]
The Eureka Loggers scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to break open a tight game on the way to a 13-6 win at Del Norte in Big 5 […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the best rivalries in local sports lived up to the billing on Friday afternoon, as McKinleyville edged Arcata 4-3 in a Big 5 softball showdown at […]
The Hoopa girls got the better of a Big 5 opponent in softball for the second time this season on Friday afternoon, beating Fortuna 11-3 at Hoopa. Senior pitcher Savannah Colegrove was […]
By Ray Hamill — Senior Vincent Agliolo was the difference in a tight game at McKinleyville High on Friday afternoon, as the Arcata Tigers won a pitchers’ duel 2-0. Agliolo threw all […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of Eureka Loggers continue to feature among the best track and field athletes in the entire North Coast Section after another strong showing this past week, […]
By Ray Hamill — Let the countdown begin. After a three-year hiatus, college football will return to Humboldt County in just 134 days. And, according to new College of the Redwoods head […]
The Ferndale boys took advantage of some timely hitting to win game one of a Little 4 baseball doubleheader at home to South Fork in wet conditions on Thursday, but the Cubs […]