By Ray Hamill — It took the Loggers a while to find a way past a stubborn and well-organized McKinleyville defense in H-DNL girls soccer on Wednesday, but once they did they […]
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 — It took the Loggers a while to find a way past a stubborn and well-organized McKinleyville defense in H-DNL girls soccer on Wednesday, but once they did they […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers came away from Del Norte with a statement win over the weekend, forcing a change near the top of the power rankings this week. It […]
By Ray Hamill — The future’s a bright one for Fortuna football, with several of their younger players getting plenty of playing time on the varsity B team this spring. The Huskies […]
Just one day after suffering their first loss of the season against Fortuna, the Arcata Tigers got some payback on Tuesday. Playing the same team for the second time in two days, […]
Humboldt State improved to 7-1 in softball on Tuesday with a doubleheader sweep at Saint Martin’s, taking the opener 4-1 and the nightcap 12-4 in six innings. With the win, the Lumberjacks […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods baseball season gets under way this weekend when the Corsairs host Shasta College at Bomber Field in Eureka. The doubleheader is set for […]
Freshman Talon Vigil won for the third time in five rounds in H-DNL boys golf action at Del Norte on Monday, but it was senior teammate Hunter Blevins who edged him for […]
The McKinleyville Panthers improved to 3-2 in H-DNL girls soccer on Monday with a 5-0 win at St. Bernard’s. The Panthers scored four times in the first half to take control of […]
The Fortuna Huskies got the week off to a good start on Monday night, defeating previously undefeated Arcata in H-DNL volleyball. The Huskies won 25-13, 16-25, 25-18, 25-20. Kylee Fennell led the […]
Two heavyweights of the Big 4 went head to head in Crescent City on Saturday night, with the Eureka Loggers holding off the Del Norte Warriors to seal a very impressive 26-22 […]
By Ray Hamill — Hailey Dolcini’s remarkable season for the Fresno State Bulldogs reached new heights on Saturday morning. After pitching a no-hitter on Friday evening, Dolcini followed that less than 24 […]
As expected, the Arcata Tigers ran out to a comfortable win over the Fortuna Killer B’s on Saturday night, winning 56-22. The Tigers struck early and often, with quarterback Shane Purcell and […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs enjoyed a successful return to 11-man football on Saturday, coming away from Hoopa with an impressive 20-7 win after just two days of practice […]
The Eureka Loggers continued their winning ways with a 7-0 victory against Ferndale on Saturday, as they improved to 5-0 on the season. The in-form Tollefson sisters impressed once again in the […]
The McKinleyville Panthers posted a second 1-0 win over rivals Arcata in just four days on Saturday. Nathan Witte scored the only goal of the game on a wonderful move set up […]
By Ray Hamill — Senior Levi Nyberg led a potent Huskies ground game on Friday night, as Fortuna dominated St. Bernard’s on the way to a 43-13 win. Nyberg found the end […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are firing on all cylinders right now. On Friday night, playing their first home game of the year, the Huskies comfortably rolled to a 43-13 […]
By Ray Hamill — Cole Carmesin came back to haunt his old team on Friday night, running in for three touchdowns to lead the Ferndale Wildcats to a comprehensive 55-12 win at […]
Hailey Dolcini’s incredible season for Fresno State is showing no signs of slowing down any. In fact, if anything she appears to be growing stronger. On Friday afternoon, the former Fortuna Husky […]
The Redwood Acres Raceway announced on Friday that the 2021 season will begin on May 1 and spectators will be allowed in the grandstands. It will be the first time fans are […]