College of the Redwoods hosted the Golden Valley Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, with mixed fortunes for the home teams. The CR women placed five runners in the top nine to […]
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.
College of the Redwoods hosted the Golden Valley Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, with mixed fortunes for the home teams. The CR women placed five runners in the top nine to […]
Charlotte Leonard and Miriam Mende continued their impressive seasons in cross country by leading a strong showing for the Eureka girls at the Trinity Invitational over the weekend. The Loggers placed first […]
The Humboldt State men’s soccer team is closing in on a first-ever California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament berth in men’s soccer. The Jacks close out the regular season this week when they […]
By Ray Hamill — The NCS soccer playoff brackets were released on Sunday, with 14 H-DNL teams qualifying and at least three all-local showdowns set for this coming week. In boys action, […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors are firing on all cylinders at a very good time. On Saturday night they officially clinched the Big 4 championship outright with a 40-0 […]
The St. Bernard’s girls took care of business against Holy Names in Eureka on Saturday night, winning in four sets to move on to the North Coast Section Division-6 volleyball semifinals. The […]
It’s been a while coming, but the Humboldt State men’s rugby team posted a breakthrough victory on Saturday as the Jacks continue to build their playoff resume. Playing their second game of […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders left little doubt on Saturday as to who is the best football team in the city of Eureka this year, dominating the Loggers in all phases […]
South Fork closed out an impressive regular season in boys soccer with a big win over St. Bernard’s on Friday, as the Cubs and Crusaders split an H-DNL doubleheader. The South Fork […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers held on for their seventh straight win on Friday night, beating the Panthers 38-32 in an entertaining showdown at Mack High. Arcata quarterback Shane Purcell […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Shane Purcell threw for five more touchdowns on Friday night, but it was his contribution at cornerback that saved the Tigers late. With five starters out and […]
The Hoopa Warriors celebrated senior night with their first Little 4 victory of the season on Friday night, shutting out Ferndale 14-0. The Warriors had a plan and it worked to near […]
There was no change at the top in Wednesday’s H-DNL boys cross country race at McKinleyville, with the top three finishers remaining the same for the second straight week. Arcata senior Jude […]
Arcata sophomore Gabrielle Ducate got her first career H-DNL cross country win at McKinleyville on Wednesday. Ducate set a PR with a time of 20 minutes, 11.07 seconds over the three-mile course, […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will host Holy Names in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Saturday night, with a new format this year for purchasing tickets for playoff games. Earlier this […]
By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and MIX 95.1 FM will broadcast a Big 4 doubleheader on Saturday. Wotherspoon and his crew will be live at St. Bernard’s on Saturday afternoon at […]
By Ray Hamill — The excitement is building at College of the Redwoods as the Corsairs get set to tip off the new men’s basketball season at home next week. Redwoods will […]
A senior-heavy Fortuna boys soccer team will kick off next week’s NCS playoffs as a heavy favorite after storming through the regular season with a record of 17-0. It was the second […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors (6-1 overall, 4-0 in conference) are not just the best team in the H-DNL this season and still No. 1 in this week’s Power […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors solidified their spot atop the rankings with another key win last weekend, comfortably getting the better of No. 2 St. Bernard’s. A tough, physical […]