The Fortuna boys soccer team overcame a tough challenge at Arcata on Wednesday, scoring a pair of late goals for a 3-1 win. The victory lifts the Huskies to 7-0 on the […]
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.
The Fortuna boys soccer team overcame a tough challenge at Arcata on Wednesday, scoring a pair of late goals for a 3-1 win. The victory lifts the Huskies to 7-0 on the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna girls might want to play more games in Arcata this season. On Wednesday afternoon, the Huskies knocked off the Tigers 2-0 at Arcata High, their second […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women’s soccer team overwhelmed visiting Mendocino in their home opener on Tuesday, running out to an 11-0 win. As the score would suggest, […]
By Ray Hamill — Local prep soccer action continues on Wednesday with another full slate of games as the Humboldt-Del Norte League begins to heat up. In girls play, both Eureka and […]
Two local teams rose one spot each in this week’s Prep2Prep North Coast Section top-25 football rankings, while another remains where it was a week ago. Both Eureka and St. Bernard’s have […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State kicked off its 90th and final season of football last week, after the decision to cut the program was made by school president Lisa Rossbacher earlier […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a high-scoring weekend for local prep football teams, with the nine squads combining for 395 points, an average of almost 44 points a team. None of […]
The South Fork Cubs improved to 3-0 in football on Saturday afternoon, running out to a comfortable 52-8 win against Round Valley in Covelo. Senior quarterback C. J. Van Meter ran for […]
Missed opportunities cost College of the Redwoods men’s soccer over the weekend, as the Corsairs lost and tied on a two-game road trip. On Friday afternoon, the CR men fell 4-0 at […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies turned in a dominating performance on the way to comfortably retaining the Milk Can for another year on Saturday afternoon, coming away from Ferndale with […]
Another week, another big-play receiver for the Corsairs. Just seven days after being overshadowed by teammates Micha Fontenot-Cornely and Zach Loveland in the season opener, Marcus Finney led the way at Gavilan, […]
The passing attack was a priority for the Crusaders at practice all week, and it showed on Saturday. Hosting Hoopa Valley at Crusaders Field, St. Bernard’s had three quarterbacks combine to pass […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers turned in a near perfect first-half performance at Albee Stadium on Friday night, on the way to a comprehensive 62-14 win over Foothill. The win […]
The Arcata Tigers got their first win of the season in a frustrating game at Willits on Friday night, while the Del Norte Warriors continued to roll with their fourth straight win. […]
By Ray Hamill — A high-octane Corsairs offense will be tested this weekend, when they travel to Gilroy to play Gavilan College on Saturday afternoon. College of the Redwoods racked up an […]
Both Ferndale and Arcata got the Humboldt-Del Norte League off to a flying start in girls soccer, while Eureka came away from Fortuna with a key win. League play got under way […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the most enduring rivalries in North Coast sports takes center stage this weekend, with the annual Milk Can showdown between Ferndale and Fortuna. Saturday’s game will […]
By Ray Hamill — The final event of the Redwood Acres Raceway season will be held this weekend, with Mic Moulton holding onto a slender lead as he tries to clinch his […]
The McKinleyville Panthers posted one of their biggest wins in some time with a 69-6 victory at Elsie Allen in Santa Rosa on Thursday night. Having had to endure almost two years […]
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine local prep football teams will be in action on Friday and Saturday, with four of them looking to keep their unbeaten start to the season […]