The Lumberjacks have finalized their schedule for the upcoming wrestling season as they get set to return to the mats for the first time since the early 1990s. The new Cal Poly […]
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 Lumberjacks have finalized their schedule for the upcoming wrestling season as they get set to return to the mats for the first time since the early 1990s. The new Cal Poly […]
The Ferndale Wildcats posted a pair of impressive victories in volleyball this week, beating Fortuna on Monday night and following that with a win over Hayfork on Tuesday. The Ferndale girls got […]
The defending Big 5 champions and two teams expected to challenge them this fall all enjoyed impressive non-conference wins on the volleyball courts on Tuesday night as they continue to build momentum […]
It was a successful start to the new league campaign for the defending champions. The Del Norte Warriors welcomed the Eureka Loggers to Crescent City on Tuesday afternoon and won 2-0. Also […]
By Ray Hamill — If their early-season determination is any indication, the Del Norte Warriors could be ready to contend for a league title in Little 4 girls soccer this fall. With […]
By Ray Hamill — A statement win by the Arcata Tigers over the weekend sees them rise to the top of our Power Rankings this week. The Tigers rallied late to beat […]
The Ferndale Wildcats kept their impressive start to the new high school football season going with another big win over the weekend, traveling to Fall River and beating the perennial Northern Section […]
By Ray Hamill — Local soccer fans have spoken ahead of Tuesday’s league openers in H-DNL boys soccer and we have a favorite to win this year’s league championship. In what is […]
By Ray Hamill — Mixed Martial Arts will return to the North Coast this month in what will be a busy fall for fight fans in the area. In addition to next […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders answered the call in emphatic fashion in their home opener on Saturday afternoon. After seeing an early two-touchdown lead disappear in less than 80 […]
Big things are expected out of College of the Redwoods football this fall, and the players delivered in their season opener on Saturday. And they did so in all facets of the […]
Mistakes plagued the Eureka Loggers for the second straight week on Friday night, as they dropped to 0-2 on the season with a 35-12 loss at Shasta. The Loggers were called for […]
The South Fork Cubs got a good early-season test in their season-opener in football on Friday night. The defending North Coast Section eight-player champions had to replace eight graduated seniors this fall […]
The Del Norte Warriors wasted no time putting a disappointing season-opener behind them. One week after getting shut out at Fortuna, the Warriors responded with a 28-22 win over Ashland in Crescent […]
The Hoopa Warriors turned in a much improved performance in their second game of the season against Etna on Friday night, but lost a heartbreaker in the dying seconds. The Lions scored […]
Former Arcata Tiger Alia Prentiss got the new women’s college soccer season off to an impressive start on Friday. The College of the Redwoods standout scored five goals and assisted on a […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a busy night for H-DNL football on Friday with seven of the league’s teams in action. The biggest game of the night took place at McKinleyville […]
By Ray Hamill — On Friday night Dayquan Dunn and the Arcata Tigers showed exactly why they should be considered the best team in the H-DNL. And they did it with a […]
POLL HAS ENDED By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL kicks off in boys soccer next week and the race for this year’s championship appears to be wide open. Local fans can only […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats players and coaches took a short break from practice on Tuesday to receive their trophy after being named the 2024 Humboldt Sports co-Team of the […]