By Ray Hamill — A relentless Ferndale ground attack wore down the visiting Timberwolves in both teams’ season opener in football at Ferndale on Saturday afternoon. With several players back from last […]
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 — A relentless Ferndale ground attack wore down the visiting Timberwolves in both teams’ season opener in football at Ferndale on Saturday afternoon. With several players back from last […]
By Ray Hamill — High school football returned to the North Coast this week and it did not disappoint. The action got under way on Thursday night with the St. Bernard’s Crusaders […]
By Ray Hamill — The No. 1 team in the Humboldt Sports Preseason Power Rankings lived up to the billing on a record-setting night at Husky Field on Friday. The Fortuna Huskies […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders came into Thursday night’s showdown at Hoopa with a big question mark hovering over them and their championship ambitions this fall. Namely, how to […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders got the new high school football season off to a winning start on Thursday night, with a comprehensive 45-6 win at Hoopa. The visitors […]
By Ray Hamill — Expectations will be high once again this fall for College of the Redwoods football, as the Corsairs continue their preparation for their upcoming season opener on Sept. 7. […]
By Ray Hamill — Local fans will get a chance to check out several of the H-DNL boys soccer teams this weekend, as the McKinleyville Panthers get set to host their annual […]
The Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series will return to the Redwood Acres Raceway for the first time since 2016 this Saturday, bringing in the top late model drivers in the west. In […]
By Ray Hamill — For much of her playing career, Bree Northern didn’t really see a future for herself in coaching. But once she was given the opportunity and got a taste […]
By Ray Hamill — Are you ready for some football? Or how about some Preseason Power Rankings? The local high school season kicks off this weekend and we’ll know more about all […]
By Ray Hamill — Few teams in H-DNL football have been as consistent as Del Norte in recent years, but the Warriors will have their hands full in their season-opener on Friday […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will have to account for a pair of quarterbacks this week, as they get set to kick off the new high school football season against […]
Former Lumberjacks football star Alex Cappa has been included in the 2024 Cal Poly Humboldt Hall of Fame class, which was announced on Wednesday afternoon. Cappa, who was a three-time all-American selection […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has announced new admission prices for games for the upcoming school year. According to a press release, this is the first price increase in more than […]
The 2024 Ferndale Races got under way this past weekend as part of the Humboldt County Fair, with eight days of racing action scheduled over three weekends. And this year’s racing will, […]
Once again the local community showed up in big numbers to help support College of the Redwoods athletics at the Corsairs’ annual sports dinner and auction. The fundraiser was held on Aug. […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team is making some noise before the first official kick of the new season. Late last week, it was announced that the Lumberjacks are ranked No. […]
Fresh off an outstanding senior year in sports at Ferndale High School, Isaak Kasso will compete for Cal Poly Humboldt this year. The multi-sport Wildcats standout will run track for the Lumberjacks. […]
A big weekend of racing at Redwood Acres Raceway is set to get bigger. In addition to Saturday’s race night, which will feature the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series, the Spears Modified […]
By Ray Hamill — All four of the Little 4 football teams open the new football season next week and the big question heading into the new campaign is can anyone beat […]