By Ray Hamill — Get ready for six weeks of excitement on the local high school football fields, with both the Big 4 and Little 4 kicking off this weekend and running […]
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 — Get ready for six weeks of excitement on the local high school football fields, with both the Big 4 and Little 4 kicking off this weekend and running […]
By Ray Hamill — Both Eureka and Fortuna will be looking to bounce back from tough losses a week ago when they open the Big 4 against each other on Friday night. […]
It was an interesting day around the H-DNL to say the least. At Fortuna, the Huskies continued to roll, overcoming their closest challengers this season with a big second half performance and […]
The Arcata Tigers continued to roll with another big statement win on Wednesday, defeating the Huskies 8-0 in Fortuna. In three games over the past eight days, the Tigers have outscored their […]
The race for the league title in Little 4 volleyball is a long way from over, but the Crusaders took a big step toward a championship with a four sets victory over […]
The Big 5 is shaping up to be quite a battle on the volleyball courts this fall. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte Warriors handed the Fortuna Huskies their first loss in […]
McKinleyville’s Sofie Sundberg continued to set the pace in H-DNL girls golf this week, winning for the fourth time in four rounds at Baywood Golf and Country Club on Monday. The Panthers […]
The Big 4 gets under way this week with a new format and four teams who will fancy their chances to win on any given weekend. On Friday night, Eureka (1-2) travels […]
The Little 4 gets under way this coming weekend, with anticipation high and several teams who will believe they have a shot at the title. Arcata (2-2) opens at home to Ferndale […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders have returned to the soccer field this fall as eager as anyone to enjoy the season. After not fielding a boys team during the shortened spring […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers were the only H-DNL football team to play here on the North Coast this past weekend, and they set themselves up nicely for conference play […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt State men’s soccer team is off to its best ever start, posting a program record sixth straight shutout to start the season this past weekend. The […]
A nice blend of experience and youth continues to lead the way for the South Fork Cubs in girls soccer. The Cubs fell 4-2 at Ferndale on Saturday evening but a number […]
The Eureka Loggers were outmatched on both sides of the ball on Saturday night, falling 41-6 at Windsor in a football game that had been rescheduled from earlier in the season. The […]
Lila Ekholdt broke the deadlock five minutes from time in what was another hard-fought and close encounter between the Eureka and McKinleyville girls at Albee Stadium on Saturday, with the Loggers sneaking […]
The Eureka and McKinleyville boys faced off in an entertaining Big 5 showdown at Albee Stadium on Saturday, which ended in a 3-3 tie. In other boys games on Saturday, Fortuna defeated […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders suffered a couple of key injuries in their 28-16 loss at University Prep on Friday night, and they may have to turn to their […]
Both St. Bernard’s and Hoopa got the new Little 4 volleyball season off to a good start this week with a pair of wins each, setting up a key showdown at St. […]
McKinleyville’s Sofie Sunderg stretched her lead in the race for the H-DNL girls golf championship with another strong round at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course this week, but the battle for the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers answered the call on Friday night against a good Pinole Valley team, digging deep late in the game and holding on for a 36-28 victory […]