The Wildcats took a break from conference play on Thursday, traveling to Weaverville for a softball doubleheader against Trinity. And the Ferndale girls came away with a pair of wins, 4-2 and […]
Wildcats sweep competitive doubleheader at Trinity
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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.
Johnson, Hinrichs lead the way as Crusaders top the Cubs
Opposing teams are having a hard time keeping Tyler Hinrichs off base. The St. Bernard’s senior, who is hitting .534 this spring and has an on-base percentage of .634, reached base all […]
Jacks closing in on first CCAA tournament spot in nine years
The Lumberjacks are hoping to end a long wait this week as they get set to close out the regular season in softball. Fresh off an impressive four-game sweep of Chico State, […]
Three CR players receive all-conference recognition in baseball
By Ray Hamill — Three College of the Redwoods baseball players have received all-conference recognition, including two who were named to the All-Golden Valley Conference second team. Javier Mesa was named to […]
Warriors keep championship hopes alive with three games remaining
The Warriors left themselves in contention for a co-championship in Big 5 baseball with a important victory on Wednesday. The Del Norte boys traveled to Fortuna and came away with an 11-2 […]
Fortuna girls top Del Norte, remain in the chase for Big 5 title
The Huskies completed a conference sweep of Del Norte and kept their championship hopes alive with a 7-3 win in softball at Fortuna High on Wednesday. But the game was close throughout […]
McKinleyville girls start fast at Eureka, inch closer to Big 5 title
Freshman Cabella Carper enjoyed one of the best games of her young career on Wednesday, as McKinleyville inched closer to a Big 5 championship in softball. The Panthers traveled to Eureka and […]
Not done yet — Loggers dominate the Panthers in key showdown
The Eureka Loggers kept their Big 5 championships hopes with a crucial win on Wednesday, as they knocked off conference leaders McKinleyville with a dominant performance. Knowing that anything less than a […]
New swimming team coming to Hoopa, tryouts set for this week
By Ray Hamill — A new swimming team is coming to the Hoopa Valley. The newly-formed club is sanctioned by USA Swimming and will hold informational meetings and tryouts for boys and […]
LITTLE 4 BASEBALL — St. Bernard’s clinches L4 outright; Wildcats win
St. Bernard’s made it official on Tuesday. The Crusaders traveled to South Fork and came away with an 8-5 win to secure this year’s Little 4 championship outright after having clinched at […]
LITTLE 4 SOFTBALL — Cubs clinch at least a co-championship
The South Fork Cubs clinched at least a share of this year’s Little 4 championship in softball with a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday. The Cubs welcomed St. Bernard’s to Miranda and won […]
Loggers continue to take care of business, get set for Mack
Bring on the Panthers. The Eureka Loggers continued to take care of their business in Big 5 baseball on Monday, as they get set for a huge matchup against conference-leader McKinleyville at […]
Redwoods honors sophomores, splits with Butte in GVC finales
College of the Redwoods closed out the 2026 college baseball season against Butte College late last week and split a two-game series at Belotti Field. Redwoods took game one 9-4 on Thursday […]
CPH’s Fournier named CCAA Player of the Week after Chico sweep
The Cal Poly Humboldt softball team is third in the CCAA standings after a four-game conference sweep of rival Chico State. The Jacks welcomed the Wildcats to the North Coast and won […]
BIG 5 SOFTBALL — Panthers, Huskies split; Loggers sweep Arcata
The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in softball remains up in the air after Saturday’s four games, as the excitement continued to build. Conference leaders McKinleyville traveled to Fortuna and […]
BIG 5 BASEBALL — Panthers, Loggers continue to roll ahead of big matchup
The two conference contenders continued to roll on Saturday, as the McKinleyville Panthers moved within a win of securing at least a share of this year’s Big 5 title and the Eureka […]
T-Bone leads the Cubs past Hoopa in Little 4 make-up game
One day after suffering a loss at Hoopa, the South Fork Cubs responded with a shutout victory over the Warriors in Little 4 baseball on Friday afternoon, winning 10-0 in five innings […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Cubs enjoy big week in softball
By Ray Hamill — After waiting 35 years for a championship in Little 4 softball last season, the South Fork Cubs may not haver to wait quite as long this time around. […]
League athletes building momentum ahead of stretch run
The Eureka Loggers continue to set the pace in H-DNL boys track and field this week, posting a third league win in three league meets. The HDN athletes traveled to Del Norte […]
Del Norte girls take team victory in league track and field meet
The host Del Norte Warriors placed first in five of the 16 events at this week’s H-DNL track and field meet in Crescent City on the way to taking the team victory. […]
