The Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike Team (HCMTB) recently closed out the 2025 season at the NorCal championship race. The event, which took place on May 17 and 18, was held at 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 Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike Team (HCMTB) recently closed out the 2025 season at the NorCal championship race. The event, which took place on May 17 and 18, was held at the […]
Former Eureka Logger Jackson Giacone turned in one of his best performances of the year in the biggest game of the season on Monday. Giacone, who graduated from Eureka in 2022, finished […]
Just a few months after helping to lead the Arcata Tigers to an historic first-ever state championship in football, junior Skyler Collenberg will compete for another state title this week. On Saturday, […]
The top two teams in this year’s Little 4 bowed out of the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Saturday. Barely. It took extra innings to separate Hoopa and St. Vincent de […]
Their high schools may have ended a little sooner than hoped for, but several of the Del Norte seniors appear to have a bright future ahead of them. On Friday evening, the […]
A group of approximately 44 Eureka City School students participated in a CrossFit challenge to promote a healthy mindset and honor a fallen hero on Thursday. The Murph workout, as it is […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders won their North Coast Section Division-5 baseball quarterfinal in thrilling fashion on Friday evening, edging Miramonte 2-1 in eight innings. Junior Luke Brunton pitched all eight innings for […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s senior Laila Florvilus made it official on Thursday evening, signing her letter of intent to compete for Chico State after graduation. After announcing her commitment last […]
The last two local teams in this year’s North Coast Section baseball playoffs will face off in a Division-5 semifinal showdown at Arcata High on Tuesday evening. Both the Tigers and St. […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a day of mixed fortunes for the H-DNL’s No. 1 seeds in the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Friday. The McKinleyville Panthers comfortably took care […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have been setting a very high standard on the wrestling mats in recent years, and now they’re setting a very high standard off them […]
By Ray Hamill —A trio of local track and field standouts are honored this week after big weekends for all three in postseason competition. St. Bernard’s Laila Florvilus closed out her high […]
Cal Poly Humboldt freshman Michael Payan enjoyed a huge day at the NCAA national track and field championships on Thursday. Competing in the CSU Pueblo ThunderBowl in Colorado, the outstanding freshman broke […]
By Ray Hamill — Seven of the 13 local teams to qualify for the baseball and softball playoffs remain in the chase for a North Coast Section championship heading into the weekend […]
By Ray Hamill — A memorable season came to a disappointing end for the Del Norte baseball team, but that shouldn’t take from what they accomplished this spring. The Warriors dropped back-to-back […]
Despite being forced to play a Division-1 school in the opening round of the North Coast Section baseball playoffs, the smallest school in the Big 5 almost pulled off the upset on […]
By Ray Hamill — The story of the North Coast Section playoffs so far for the H-DNL has been the play of the Little 4 softball teams. On Wednesday, conference champs South […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s a reason the Hoopa Warriors are the most successful H-DNL team when it comes to North Coast Section softball — they seem to always bring their A […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders won their North Coast Section baseball playoff openers on Tuesday, but it was a tough day for the other H-DNL teams […]
A determined Ferndale team is marching on in the North Coast section softball playoffs for the first time in eight years. The Wildcats, who are seeded No. 9 in the Division-6 bracket, […]