Ferndale’s Jarrett Smith got his first win of the new season on the mound on Thursday, as the Wildcats got in a much-needed game. The Cats welcomed Hayfork to Ferndale and shut […]
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.
Ferndale’s Jarrett Smith got his first win of the new season on the mound on Thursday, as the Wildcats got in a much-needed game. The Cats welcomed Hayfork to Ferndale and shut […]
After an outstanding season on the basketball courts, St. Bernard’s sophomore Garrett Shanahan is impressing early in the new baseball season. The young Crusaders pitcher got his second win in two starts […]
Scoring runs is not proving to be a problem for the Ferndale girls early in the new softball season. On Thursday, the Wildcats welcomed Hayfork to The Cream City and cruised to […]
By Ray Hamill — Last season was a very successful one for the Del Norte softball team, which won a second straight Big 5 title and a first-ever Charlie Lakin tournament. And […]
A group of young Fortuna basketball players had to dig deep on the path to success this season. After losing two players to injury earlier in the campaign, the Fortuna Middle School […]
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville senior Joe Gatlin paid tribute to his coaches and his mother for helping him on his journey before announcing where he will be taking his talents after […]
College of the Redwoods announced on Wednesday that the school has named two new head coaches ahead of the 2025/26 school year. Macy Thomas will take over the volleyball team from Kayla […]
Two weeks after setting a new College of the Redwoods record in the women’s hammer throw, former South Fork Cub Chase McFarland continued to set a blistering pace in the event at […]
The Hoopa Warriors came into this season having beaten a Big 5 school just once in the past two decades. In their opening three games this year, however, they have already beaten […]
After having several games canceled early in the season because of the weather, the defending North Coast Section Division-6 baseball champions got the new campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the most successful players in H-DNL soccer history has found a new home for her talents. Eureka senior Paige Rodgers announced recently that she will continue […]
The Fortuna Huskies have been one of the most impressive H-DNL teams early in the new softball season and that continued to be the case on Tuesday. The Huskies welcomed the St. […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a season of adjustments in more ways than one for this year’s Fortuna baseball team, but the Huskies are coming together as they continue to build […]
After going 1-2 at the Cloverdale tournament over the weekend, the St. Bernard’s girls got the better of a Big 5 rival in softball on Monday. The defending Little 4 champions continued […]
Kaitlin Giacone’s memorable freshman season in college basketball ended on Saturday, just one win shy of qualifying for the state championship game. The 2024 Eureka High graduate enjoyed an outstanding debut season […]
The Arcata Tigers continued their preparation for the upcoming Big 5 schedule with victories over Fortuna and St. Bernard’s on Saturday. With the Fort Bragg tournament canceled due to the weather, the […]
The Fortuna Huskies traveled to Cloverdale for a weekend tournament and finished 2-1 in their three games there. They opened with a 13-0 win over Point Arena in four innings to go […]
Last weekend was a big one for the Redwood Elementary boys basketball team, as the Raiders ended a long championship drought at the Crescent City Jaycees Tournament. And they did so in […]
In head coach John Downey’s words, it’s been an “up and down” season for the College of the Redwoods baseball team so far. But the first-year head coach also believes his squad […]
Former Eureka Logger Kaitlin Giacone and the College of the Sequoias women’s basketball team moved one step closer to the state championship game with a victory in the Elite Eight tournament in […]