By Ray Hamill — The Wildcats’ success on the soccer fields this fall is not going unnoticed. Despite being the smallest school in the bracket, the Ferndale girls received the No. 1 […]
Wildcats seeded No. 1 as 11 HDN teams make the NCS playoffs
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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.
Fortuna, Del Norte prevail on busy night for the Big 4 schools
As the Fortuna Huskies might tell you, it’s not how you start the season but rather how you finish it that matters. On Saturday night, the Huskies kept their conference championship hopes […]
NCS VOLLEYBALL — Three HDN teams feature in quarterfinals
The last three remaining H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs were in action on Saturday night, but all three lost their quarterfinals. In Division 4, the Big 5 champion […]
Cats explode for most points by HDN team in over two decades
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s game at McKinleyville was not something you see in sports every day. A team that lost by 70 points walked away feeling good about itself and […]
Redwoods remains in conference race after big win at Butte
As College of the Redwoods head coach Jason White said on Saturday evening, you’d never know his team was 0-6 three weeks ago after a game like that. Redwoods continued its late-season […]
Winning start for Claus, College of the Redwoods men’s basketball
The local basketball season officially tipped off on Saturday, and it was a good start to a new era for the College of the Redwoods men. This past offseason saw legendary CR […]
Warriors look to close out strong after penalty-ridden loss
It was another disappointing night for the Hoopa Warriors on Friday as they fell 34-7 to Arcata. The victory for the Tigers keeps them in contention for a share of this year’s […]
Wildcats dominate again, claim at least a share of Little 4 title
By Ray Hamill — It was business as usual for the Ferndale Wildcats on Friday night. Sort of. The Wildcats traveled to McKinleyville High and came away with another dominating victory to […]
League rivals continue to set the pace in H-DNL cross country
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s H-DNL boys cross country championship is heating up, as the top three contenders continue to build momentum. On Wednesday afternoon, Fortuna sophomore Juan […]
TEAM OF THE WEEK — Arcata Tigers standing tall after big week
By Ray Hamill — Congratulations to the Arcata Tigers, who claimed a league double in soccer this week. The Arcata girls clinched the Big 4 with a win over McKinleyville on Saturday, […]
Loggers end long wait; Crusaders, Wildcats also march on in NCS
Just one week after clinching a first conference title in seven years, the Eureka High volleyball team enjoyed another breakthrough moment on Wednesday night. The Loggers were one of five H-DNL teams […]
POWER RANKINGS — No change at the top as Cats continue to surge
By Ray Hamill — With two weeks to go in the regular season, the Ferndale Wildcats are now just two games from completing a perfect season of not allowing any points. McKinleyville, […]
‘Incredible’ Rust-Kelley, Redwoods women continue to battle
The College of the Redwoods volleyball team suffered a “heartbreaker” of a loss to Lassen on Wednesday night, but pushed the visitors all the way in all three sets. Lassen won 25-23, […]
Arcata Tigers clinch H-DNL title on final day of league play
The Arcata Tigers clinched the H-DNL boys soccer championship after battling to a 1-1 tie at Fortuna on the final night of league play on Wednesday. The championship is the first for […]
NCS PLAYOFFS — No shortage of five-set thrillers on opening night
Three of the five H-DNL teams in action in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Wednesday night have advanced to the quarterfinals. But they had to battle. The two Division-4 games […]
SOCCER ROUNDUP — Warriors end Cats’ winning streak ahead of NCS play
On Tuesday evening the Del Norte Warriors managed to do something no other H-DNL girls soccer team has done this season. On the final day of conference play, the Del Norte girls […]
H-DNL champion leads local golfers at NCS tournament
Del Norte senior Bria Larson closed out her high school career with a strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-2 championships at Baywood Golf & Country Club on Monday. Just one […]
Cal Poly Humboldt women drop to fourth in CCAA standings
With no wins in their last three games, the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team has dropped into a tie for fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings. Since posting a […]
CR tournament highlights busy week on the mats for local teams
Local wrestling fans will have the opportunity to check out some quality college competition here on the North Coast this weekend. On Saturday, the College of the Redwoods men will cap a […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Dominant Cats score 60 first-half points
By Ray Hamill — It was business as usual for the high-scoring Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday, as they improved to 8-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Little 4 with a […]
