By Ray Hamill — In addition to their obvious talents, consistency has been the key for both of this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, as well as our Team of […]
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 — In addition to their obvious talents, consistency has been the key for both of this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, as well as our Team of […]
The Del Norte girls continued to cause plenty of anxious moments for their H-DNL opponents in girls soccer on Saturday. After winning just four games in league play a year ago, all […]
The Arcata Tigers continued to roll over the opposition in H-DNL girls tennis on Saturday, defeating Northcoast Prep 9-0. Aimee Reiner, Keona Gutierrez, Casey McAtasney and Kendra Flint each won their singles […]
The McKinleyville and Arcata JVs will face off in volleyball for the second time in three days on Tuesday evening, when they play in a conference showdown at Arcata. On Saturday, the […]
By Ray Hamill — Saturday afternoon’s girls soccer game between the Loggers and Tigers at Arcata High produced several big moments, most notably the goals in what was a 2-0 win for […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats matched high-flying St. Bernard’s stride for stride early in Saturday’s rivalry showdown, before eventually falling 47-27. The two teams combined for touchdowns on six straight […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good weekend for many local football teams, with four of the seven squads in action winning. Most notably, St. Bernard’s rallied for a big win […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s senior Justin Hagler showed just why he is a Division-I college prospect on Saturday. Hagler has been in sensational form on both sides of the ball […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka junior Keylei Carroll is known for her great defensive play, anchoring a strong Loggers back line alongside Rebecca Russ. But on Saturday, Carroll showed the other side […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats gave the visiting Crusaders all they could handle early on in an entertaining football game in the Cream City on Saturday, before St. Bernard’s eventually […]
By Ray Hamill — A rematch of last season’s North Coast Section championship game in girls soccer did not disappoint on Saturday afternoon. Defending league and NCS champion Eureka traveled to Arcata […]
By Ray Hamill — Big plays were the order of the day on Friday, as the Eureka Loggers posted an impressive 35-21 win over Shasta at Albee Stadium. The Eureka playmakers came […]
By Ray Hamill — There were five games on tap in H-DNL soccer on Saturday, with big wins for the Eureka girls and Arcata boys. The two schools faced off in an […]
The Corsairs appear to be an exciting bunch in football this season. For the second straight week, College of the Redwoods played a close game, this time losing 28-27 at Hartnell. The Corsairs’ […]
The South Fork Cubs fell 72-28 at Branson in eight person football on Saturday. The Cubs had a rough day defending the pass, as the home team put up seven TDs through […]
By Ray Hamill — This one was a little more impressive. After breaking into the win column a week ago with a nice road victory over a struggling Montgomery, the Eureka Loggers […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers made it two straight wins at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night, getting the better of Balboa out of San Francisco 10-0. And for the […]
The Del Norte Warriors suffered their first loss of the season, falling 21-14 at Mazama in Klamath Falls on Friday night. The visitors had a chance to score in the dying seconds […]
Junior defensive back Pergish Montgomery came away with an interception at the two-yard line in the dying seconds of Friday night’s game, as the Hoopa Warriors held off visiting Trinity for a […]
The Corsairs are on a roll. On Friday afternoon, they won their third straight game in men’s soccer, defeating Yuba 5-1 thanks to a dominating second-half display. Arturo Lemas and Donty Thompson […]