The South Fork Cubs showed why they’ll be no pushover this season, despite falling 4-1 to Arcata in boys soccer on Wednesday. Playing at Miranda, the Cubs battled the bigger program most […]
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.
The South Fork Cubs showed why they’ll be no pushover this season, despite falling 4-1 to Arcata in boys soccer on Wednesday. Playing at Miranda, the Cubs battled the bigger program most […]
By Ray Hamill — Six weeks after resigning as Athletic Director at Eureka High, Kristie Christiansen has found a new home at Fortuna. The Huskies announced this week that Christiansen is the […]
After opening the new season with a couple of road victories, the Humboldt State men’s soccer team is now the highest ranked of all the California Collegiate Athletic Association teams. This week, […]
Redwood Acres Raceway will be closing out the 2021 season with a bang this month with a pair of two-day events scheduled, including this weekend’s Legends Of The Redwoods Shootout. The action […]
By Ray Hamill — A thick fog did not dampen anyone’s enthusiasm in what was an exciting and enthralling H-DNL girls soccer opener under the lights at Mack High on Wednesday night, […]
The Fortuna and Arcata girls both kicked off the new H-DNL girls soccer season on a winning note on Wednesday night. The Huskies won 4-0 at home to Del Norte, while the […]
By Ray Hamill — There was no slowing down the defending boys H-DNL champions on Wednesday. Picking up just where they left off in the spring, the Fortuna Huskies got the better […]
By Ray Hamill — After being unable to play a game for the past two weeks, the Hoopa Warriors will finally kick off the new football season this weekend. The Warriors, who […]
McKinleyville’s Sofie Sundberg led the way in the opening round of the new H-DNL girls golf season on Monday. Playing at Beau Pre Golf Course in McKinleyville, Sundberg shot a 108 to […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies made some big plays in Friday night’s 34-12 victory over neighbors Ferndale in the annual Milk Can showdown. Three of their five touchdowns came on […]
By Ray Hamill — They may be young, but don’t expect the Huskies to be a pushover for any of their league opponents this year. The Fortuna girls open the new H-DNL […]
By Ray Hamill — Both Del Norte soccer teams will kick off the new season at Fortuna on Wednesday with a nice mixture of youth and experience. After struggling with numbers in […]
The Fortuna boys soccer program will feature a JV team this year, and the Huskies got the new season off to a flying start over the weekend. Fortuna played at Eureka on […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will be back to full strength this week and ready to go when they travel to West Valley on Friday night. The Warriors were […]
By Ray Hamill — While a few of the local JV squads have yet to kick off the new football season, it has been an impressive start for the others. This past […]
By Ray Hamill — Finding the back of the net hasn’t been a problem early on for the McKinleyville girls soccer team, and that’s something the Panthers hope will continue on Wednesday […]
By Ray Hamill —There will be league champions crowned in both boys and girls H-DNL soccer this fall, as the new season gets set to kick off this week. After last season […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders scored seven touchdowns on the way to beating Arcata 47-12 on Saturday afternoon. Check out video highlights of five of those TDs above. “We […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders gave us a taste of just how good they could be on Saturday, as an anticipated clash failed to live up to expectations. Playing […]
By Ray Hamill — Just days from the start of the new H-DNL boys soccer season, the Fortuna Huskies continue to look like the team to beat. The seven-time defending league champs […]