By Ray Hamill — The local high school wrestling community got a boost this week with the news that Cass Bell is returning to Arcata High School to take over as the […]
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 — The local high school wrestling community got a boost this week with the news that Cass Bell is returning to Arcata High School to take over as the […]
St. Bernard’s Olivia Benneker shot a 98 to lead the field in the latest round of H-DNL girls golf at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course on Thursday, becoming the first golfer to […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say Ai-Lan McGoldrick is back. The Arcata junior won for the third straight week at Wednesday’s H-DNL cross country race at the Arcata Marsh and […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Jude Ortega is running with a lot of confidence right now. On Wednesday, Ortega won for the fourth time in four H-DNL races this season, placing first […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section playoffs will make a welcome return this month with one noticeable change. No H-DNL team has competed in a section playoff tournament in any […]
The Huskies got the better of Del Norte, 5-1, in Fortuna on Wednesday as they continue their charge toward another league crown. With the victory, the Fortuna boys improved to 9-0 in […]
The Eureka girls broke open a tight game with three second-half goals on the way to a 4-1 win at McKinleyville on Wednesday night. In other H-DNL action on Wednesday, Fortuna defeated […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s Peyton Smith made a crucial tackle on a fourth-down play on Saturday night, but he didn’t know it immediately. Check out Smith’s tackle above and his […]
The Tigers scored seven second-half goals in an 11-0 win over Ferndale in H-DNL girls soccer on Tuesday. Zoe Macknicki was involved in six of her team’s goals, scoring three and assisting […]
The McKinleyville Panthers will induct three new members into the school’s athletic hall of fame this week, including Jamie Ham, Kaila Johnson and longtime boys and girls tennis coach Frank Sanchez. Sanchez […]
A straight sets victory over South Fork on Tuesday night keeps the Hoopa Warriors in contention for the Little 4 championship, thanks in large part to an outstanding display from the Ferndale […]
Three teams remain in the hunt for the Big 5 championship in volleyball, with two nights of matches still to come. On Tuesday night, Del Norte defeated Eureka in three sets to […]
By Ray Hamill — This past weekend, H-DNL football featured some fantastic passing TDs, an epic game-saving tackle and a pivotal late fourth-down stand. And that certainly wasn’t all. Check out our […]
By Ray Hamill — A 14-7 win at Albee Stadium on Saturday night sees the St. Bernard’s Crusaders move up one spot to No. 2 in this week’s local high school football […]
By Ray Hamill — With one round of Big 5 soccer games still remaining, both the Fortuna boys and Arcata girls are inching closer to a league championship. Both teams are unbeaten […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL cross country teams will get a preview of this year’s league championships on Wednesday when they gather for a league meet at the Arcata Marsh. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt State men’s rugby season opener will take place against Sonoma State at the Redwood Bowl on Saturday. The Jacks were scheduled to open against the Seawolves two […]
St. Bernard’s held on for an impressive and hard-fought 14-7 win over Eureka at Albee Stadium on Saturday night, with several players stepping up in the victory. None more so than junior […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have just two runners on their girls cross country team this year, but what they lack in quantity they more than make up for with […]
The Del Norte Warriors posted their third win in four games in H-DNL soccer on Saturday, getting the better of South Fork 5-1. Four different Del Norte players scored in the victory, […]