By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna boys secured their seventh straight league title outright with a 3-2 win at Eureka on Saturday. The Huskies, who have dominated North Coast soccer for much […]
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 Fortuna boys secured their seventh straight league title outright with a 3-2 win at Eureka on Saturday. The Huskies, who have dominated North Coast soccer for much […]
By Ray Hamill — Windy conditions played a role at Crusader Field on Saturday afternoon, as St. Bernard’s got the better of Eureka 21-13 in Big 4 action. All five touchdowns came […]
The Ferndale Wildcats continued to roll with a fifth straight win on Saturday, comfortably taking care of visiting Hoopa 42-6. With the win, their seventh in eight games, the Cats improved to […]
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies are champions of the H-DNL in girls soccer, for the first time ever. “I believe so” head coach Kathleen Lynch said of the historic achievement, after […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are the champions of Eureka. For this year anyway. In just a third meeting ever with the Eureka Loggers, St. Bernard’s scored a pair […]
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte fans felt short-changed in a game against Fortuna for the second time this season after a number of penalties went against them on Friday night. Fortunately […]
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors showed just why they’ll be tough to stop in the North Coast Section playoffs with a dominating running game at Fortuna on Friday night. A physical […]
By Ray Hamill — Sophomore Shane Purcell got the start at quarterback for the Arcata Tigers on Friday night and he didn’t disappoint. Purcell threw for two touchdowns in a 32-0 win […]
The Eureka Loggers continued their impressive season in cross country with another strong showing at the Trinity High Invitational in Weaverville on Friday. The Eureka boys, who have been setting the pace […]
By Ray Hamill —The Arcata Tigers kept their playoff push on track with a dominating 32-0 win over McKinleyville at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night. The Tigers took control of the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors clinched at least a share of the Big 4 title with a dominating performance at Fortuna on Friday night, and you get the feeling […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good week for McKinleyville senior golfer Phoebe Sundberg. In addition to placing third at the North Coast Section D-II championships at Beau Pre on Monday, […]
By Ray Hamill — No power, no problem. At least not when it comes to local sports, with all weekend games scheduled to go ahead regardless. And that includes the big football […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL will essentially be decided in girls soccer on Saturday, as leaders Fortuna head to Albee Stadium to play closest challengers Eureka in the penultimate league game […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka and St. Bernard’s will renew their rivalry on the football field on Saturday afternoon, when the Loggers travel to Crusader Field for a Big 4 showdown. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The top three girls soccer teams in the H-DNL are also the top three teams in the North Coast Section, according to MaxPreps. Fortuna, which is unbeaten on […]
The Arcata Tigers are Big 5 champions in volleyball. On Thursday night, they capped a memorable Big 5 campaign at McKinleyville with a four-sets win over their closest rivals. The Tigers won […]
By Ray Hamill — The big showdown at Crusader Field highlights the local football action this weekend, but it’s far from the only game in town. On Friday night at Fortuna, the […]
By Ray Hamill — Two things stood out about Thea Trout’s late goal for Arcata at Fortuna on Wednesday. One, it was as good a team goal as you’ll see all year, […]
By Ray Hamill — If you want to get a seat for Saturday’s big showdown between Eureka and St. Bernard’s at Crusader Field, you better get there early. The crosstown rivals will […]