By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s defense may have turned in another outstanding performance against Stellar Prep on Friday afternoon, but the offense provided plenty of highlights as well in this […]
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 St. Bernard’s defense may have turned in another outstanding performance against Stellar Prep on Friday afternoon, but the offense provided plenty of highlights as well in this […]
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa quarterback John Smith has been on fire since returning from injury three weeks ago, throwing for 12 touchdowns in three league games. And his favorite target in […]
Both Fortuna teams remain on top of the league standings after Saturday’s H-DNL soccer action. The Fortuna boys defeated Eureka 4-0, while the girls tied the Loggers 2-2 in an entertaining showdown […]
By Ray Hamill — Lane Thrap was at it again on Friday, and so too was a pretty potent St. Bernard’s offense. Thrap pulled in four touchdown receptions in a 41-14 homecoming […]
By Ray Hamill — With their season essentially on the line, the Arcata Tigers answered the call on Friday night, remaining in the hunt for a league title with a 36-19 win […]
Playing without starting quarterback Trevor Bell, the Eureka Loggers struggled offensively against one of the best teams on their schedule on Friday night, falling 35-0 at Chico. Bell rolled his ankle on […]
The Foothill Cougars took full advantage of their speed and exploded for several big plays on the way to a 35-20 win over the Huskies in Fortuna on Friday night. The visitors […]
College of the Redwoods volleyball improved to 1-2 in conference play with a straight sets win at Lassen on Friday. CR won 32-30, 25-21, 25-16. The Corsairs were forced to battle all […]
By Ray Hamill — Demarte Prudhomme has wasted no time settling in at St. Bernard’s. After transferring from Eureka this year, the sophomore was forced to sit out the first half of […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s celebrated homecoming with a 41-14 win over Stellar Prep at Crusader Field on Friday afternoon, improving to 6-1 on the season. And once again it was […]
By Ray Hamill — One loss apparently hasn’t shaken the North Coast’s confidence in the Eureka girls soccer team. Despite losing to Arcata 2-1 last weekend and seeing a two-year unbeaten league […]
By Ray Hamill — Weight-ins for the first North Coast Combat League fight night at Cher-Ae Heights Casino will take place on Friday, with 15 fights scheduled for the inaugural event on […]
By Ray Hamill — Three local football teams will celebrate homecoming this weekend, with five games on tap. The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will get a busy weekend started with a rare Friday […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna girls kept their unbeaten run going with a 4-0 win over St. Bernard’s in Fortuna on Wednesday evening. The power blackout forced the postponement of two […]
By Ray Hamill — Fans who are unable to make this weekend’s local football games will have plenty of options to follow from at home. Both the St. Bernard’s game against Stellar […]
By Ray Hamill — Former Hoopa High wrestler and local pro MMA fighter Louis Cosce will be back in action this Saturday night, putting his undefeated run on the line at the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers will be tested in their final pre-league game at Chico this weekend, and head coach Jason White wouldn’t want it any other way. The Eureka program […]
Former St. Bernard’s goalkeeper Maddie Costa enjoyed her return to the North Coast this week, as Lake Tahoe defeated College of the Redwoods 4-0 in women’s soccer on Tuesday. Costa has had […]
Eureka’s Lauren Albertini won her singles match against the dominant Tigers on Tuesday, but it wasn’t enough for the Loggers, who fell 8-1 to the league leaders in H-DNL girls tennis. With […]
By Ray Hamill — The matchup that will likely decide the fate of this year’s Big 5 volleyball title has been pushed back two weeks because of this week’s power outage. The […]