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 […]
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 — 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 […]
By Ray Hamill — Prep2Prep.com released their updated playoff projections for the North Coast Section on Wednesday and there’s one notable absence from the list. After last week’s loss to Fortuna, the […]
UPDATED – Fortuna and Del Norte will kick off at 7 p.m. and not 7:30 p.m. By Ray Hamill — For fans unable to make either of the Big 4 games this […]
By Ray Hamill — When Arcata quarterback Mathew Robinson hits his target, it’s often a thing of beauty, and I’m not sure any QB on the North Coast throws the ball better. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies took a huge step towards a league title with a 2-1 win over Arcata in girls soccer at Fortuna on Wednesday night. The Fortuna girls scored […]
The Eureka girls kept their title challenge on track with a come-from-behind 2-1 win over St. Bernard’s in H-DNL soccer at Crusader Field on Wednesday. With a huge title-deciding matchup looming against […]
The Fortuna Huskies are H-DNL champions for the seventh consecutive season. On Wednesday night they claimed at least a share of the league crown with a 1-1 tie at home to closest […]
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s quarterback Jack Rice has found a new home for himself at Azusa Pacific. The two-time Little 4 Offensive MVP put a difficult two years at […]
Humboldt State will honor one of the school’s most successful head coaches at a basketball game on November 21. Robin Meiggs, who served as head coach of the HSU rowing program for […]
By Ray Hamill — Junior Hayden Bode got his second start at quarterback for the Eureka Loggers last weekend, scoring a pair of touchdowns in muddy conditions at Albee Stadium. As of […]
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 championship will be decided in volleyball on Thursday night, after both Arcata and McKinleyville each won their penultimate league games on Tuesday. The two arch […]
The Arcata girls remained undefeated in H-DNL tennis with another sweep on Tuesday, taking all seven matches from Del Norte to go to 11-0. Keona Gutierrez, Aimee Reiner, Sydni Sobota and Casey […]
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to local sports this past week, no one stole the show more than Fortuna football, which stunned many neutral observers and a large Eureka homecoming […]