By Ray Hamill — After playing a key role in leading the Fortuna Huskies back to the summit of H-DNL boys soccer, senior striker Jesus Herrera has been named league MVP for […]
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 — After playing a key role in leading the Fortuna Huskies back to the summit of H-DNL boys soccer, senior striker Jesus Herrera has been named league MVP for […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will play for a first-ever North Coast Section football championship next week after a dominating victory on Friday night. Hosting Petaluma at the Redwood Bowl […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers lived up to their billing as the No. 1 seeds in the North Coast Section Division-6 playoffs on Friday night and then some, scoring on […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the best wrestlers in the H-DNL and the North Coast Section is getting set to join one of the top JUCO programs in the nation after […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team is living up to its ranking. A fast start to the new season has seen the Corsairs rise to No. 17 in the state, […]
McKinleyville and Ferndale served up another exciting and closely-fought game in Sunday’s Six Rivers Youth Football AA championship game at Fortuna. Playing in wet and muddy conditions, just one score separated these […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of Eureka Loggers closed out the H-DNL cross country season with big performances this past weekend, and that earns them the nod for this week’s athletes […]
The remarkable and continued success of the Ferndale High football program begins with the success of the Cream City’s youth football program. On Sunday, the young Mustangs won a fourth straight Six […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the three North Coast Section football games featuring an H-DNL team this weekend has switched venues. The Arcata Tigers, who are seeded No. 1 in the […]
Two Cal Poly Humboldt volleyball players have received all-conference recognition after impressive seasons for both. The All-California Collegiate Athletic Conference teams were announced on Wednesday, with Awelina Fakalata included on the conference […]
This is the second part in a series of stories on former Eureka Logger Mo Charlo, who was recently hired as an assistant coach with the South Bay Lakers, a G League […]
By Ray Hamill — The future of Sequoia FC soccer appears to be in good hands. The local travel club’s U10 boys teams recently closed out a strong season competing in the […]
By Ray Hamill — Three years ago the Ferndale Wildcats brought back their JV team full-time after a few years of sporadic play, and it’s safe to say it’s been a successful […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a challenging season for the College of the Redwoods volleyball team, but a determined all-local roster of just eight players earned the respect of their opponents […]
By Ray Hamill — The future looks bright for St. Bernard’s football after the school’s JVs won this year’s Big 4 championship. The Crusaders went into the final game against Del Norte […]
It was a good day for a couple of Eureka runners at Saturday’s H-DNL cross country championships at the Arcata Marsh, as the 2024 regular season concluded. Sophomore Claire Gast capped an […]
By Ray Hamill — The Wildcats won a sixth consecutive postseason game in typical Ferndale fashion on Saturday afternoon, wearing down a dangerous albeit undisciplined Vallejo team with their relentless ground attack […]
One week after a disappointing loss against De Anza, the College of the Redwoods football team responded with an emphatic 65-9 win over Cabrillo at the Redwood Bowl on Saturday afternoon. The […]
The Six Rivers Youth Football Conference will conclude a busy season on Sunday with three championships games scheduled. The games will take place at Fortuna High School. The action gets under way […]
College of the Redwoods sophomore Alia Prentiss has made a seamless transition from the soccer field to the basketball court. The former Arcata Tiger and multi-sport Corsair continued her impressive start to […]