By Ray Hamill — Daniel Garcia-Hall ran in for three touchdowns as the Eureka Loggers rolled to an easy 48-13 win over Fortuna at Albee Stadium on Friday night. Check out 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 — Daniel Garcia-Hall ran in for three touchdowns as the Eureka Loggers rolled to an easy 48-13 win over Fortuna at Albee Stadium on Friday night. Check out the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers ended a five-game losing streak with a dominating 48-13 victory over Fortuna at Albee Stadium on Friday night. Daniel Garcia-Hall had a breakout game and […]
The Del Norte Warriors welcomed back a familiar face on Friday night, and he played a big part in a conference-clinching 25-7 victory over St. Bernard’s in Crescent City. Senior running back […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers have been forced to cancel this Saturday night’s football game against the Hoopa Warriors because of COVID protocols. The Panthers announced the decision on Friday […]
A pair of familiar faces led the way once again at this week’s H-DNL cross country meet, held at Del Norte Golf Course on Tuesday. And fast times were the story of […]
After being crowned co-champs of the Little 4 earlier this week, St. Bernard’s and Hoopa will face off once again on the volleyball court on Friday night to determine which of them […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s not often you see one school in the H-DNL enjoy a week like the Arcata Tigers did this week. Especially the Arcata girls. On Monday, the Tigers […]
By Ray Hamill — The Big 4 and Little 4 could be all but decided this weekend, or, depending on how results go, both races could be thrown wide open again. First […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers dominate this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Teams of the week, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. The Tigers clinched four league titles this […]
By Ray Hamill — There is no change at the top of this week’s Power Rankings, but there might be next week depending on how the game of the weekend goes down. […]
The Fortuna girls scored three late goals to pull away from South Fork on the way to a 5-1 win on Wednesday. Five different players scored in a well-rounded team performance for […]
The world-famous Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Humboldt County. The iconic team will visit Lumberjack Arena on Jan. 18 as part of their Spread Game tour, with tickets now available. The Globetrotters […]
By Ray Hamill — Zoe Macknicki was one of several Tigers to step up in her team’s biggest game of the year on Wednesday night, scoring a goal and assisting on another […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers have been the team to beat in H-DNL girls soccer this season and that continues to be the case. On Wednesday night, the Tigers remained […]
The Eureka Loggers celebrated senior night in style with a 3-0 win over Arcata on Wednesday, their first victory over the Tigers this season. And two of the seniors got on the […]
The South Fork Cubs have won four of their past five games, including an 81-34 win over Potter Valley last weekend, but could a return to 11-man football be in the works? […]
Both College of the Redwoods cross country teams had very impressive showings at last weekend’s Pat Ryan Cross Country Invitational in Santa Rosa, as they get set to host the Golden Valley […]
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Big 5 went down to the final night, with the Arcata Tigers defeating Del Norte in four sets to claim the championship pennant on Tuesday. And […]
The Ferndale Wildcats were missing three starters for their Little 4 finale in volleyball on Tuesday night, but that didn’t prevent them from closing out strong. The Ferndale girls defeated South Fork […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers continue to set the standard in Big 5 volleyball. On Tuesday night, a young team that features just one senior got the better of Del […]