By Ray Hamill — When it comes to JV volleyball here on the North Coast, no school can match the success of the Arcata Tigers in recent years. Last week, the young […]
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 — When it comes to JV volleyball here on the North Coast, no school can match the success of the Arcata Tigers in recent years. Last week, the young […]
Former Hoopa Warrior Millennia McKindley enjoyed a career night over the weekend, as the College of the Redwoods volleyball team traveled to Butte for a Golden Valley Conference volleyball game. McKindley was […]
The Arcata girls clinched the Big 4 championship in girls soccer with a game to spare over the weekend. The Tigers hosted McKinleyville and won 2-0, which was their sixth straight win […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section announced the field for the 2025 volleyball playoffs on Sunday, with five local teams included. And all five schools will be in action on […]
By Ray Hamill — It was another good day at the office for the Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday, as they kept their amazing run going with a 67-0 win over Hoopa at […]
By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Huskies! While the Ferndale Wildcats have grabbed most of the headlines and some national attention this fall as they continue to inch closer to a […]
An 0-6 start to the season seems like a long time ago for College of the Redwoods. With back-to-back wins and two games to go, Redwoods remains well in contention for a […]
As many McKinleyville High coaches will tell you, it’s never easy playing rival Arcata for reasons not every North Coast fan is aware of. On Saturday, the Panthers traveled to play the […]
The Arcata Tigers remain in the chase for a third straight Little 4 championship after a 40-26 win over the McKinleyville Panthers in football on Friday night. After a lopsided loss at […]
A pair of late goals made for an exiting finish on Friday as the College of the Redwoods women’s soccer team traveled for a conference game at Siskiyous. The Redwoods women trailed […]
The Huskies showcased why they have been one of the hottest teams in the H-DNL over the past month with another big win on Friday night. Fortuna traveled to Crescent City and […]
Guest post By Jennifer Bailey — On a gray Humboldt afternoon, the rain came sideways. Practice didn’t stop. In the sucking mud on the football field at College of the Redwoods, a […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s wrestling team traveled to Sacramento City College for a dual meet on Thursday and lost 37-11. Jacob Torres, Jared Williams and Knolin Callender all impressed for […]
The Jacoby Creek girls closed out the local youth cross country season with a big showing at last week’s county championships. The event, which was organized by the Humboldt Redwoods Running Association […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka junior Claire Gast and Fortuna sophomore Juan Ornelas both won for the second time in three league cross country meets this week. On Wednesday afternoon, the league […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun start to the school year in local high school sports with several teams impressing and some enjoying history-making campaigns. We’ve already had several league […]
The Eureka Loggers battled to a 3-2 win at South Fork in H-DNL boys soccer on Wednesday night. The visitors came out ready to go and enjoyed the better of exchanges in […]
By Ray Hamill — Break out the thesaurus, we’re running out of superlatives to describe the No. 1 team in our Power Rankings. The stats are nothing short of staggering, as the […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for the biggest weekend of the local football season so far. On Sunday, the Six Rivers Youth Football teams will begin their playoffs, with the championship […]
The Six Rivers Youth Football Conference wrapped up another fun regular season last weekend, with three teams closing out with a perfect 7-0 record. And it’s been a good fall for the […]