By Ray Hamill — In the immortal words of the insightful and brilliant Yogi Berra, it was a case of deja vu all over again on Wednesday. In more ways than one. […]
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 — In the immortal words of the insightful and brilliant Yogi Berra, it was a case of deja vu all over again on Wednesday. In more ways than one. […]
Several local teams got in some valuable game time on the opening day at various tournaments on Thursday, including the St. Bernard’s tournament at the Bear River sports field. The day’s action […]
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s Division-4 NorCal championship game was a fantastic celebration of local high school girls basketball here on the North Coast. The first-ever all-local NorCal regional championship showdown […]
By Ray Hamill — After their big win over Arcata in the NorCal final on Wednesday night, the St. Bernard’s girls will now quickly turn their attention to Saturday’s Division-4 state championship […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Arcata girls weren’t the only ones to impress at College of the Redwoods on Wednesday night. Both schools’ student sections also did themselves proud, […]
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s Division-4 NorCal championship game was a fitting way to close out what was arguably one of the greatest girls basketball seasons we’ve ever seen here on […]
The McKinleyville Middle School eighth graders closed out a perfect season with a big showing at the 55th annual Crescent City Jaycees basketball tournament over the weekend. The Mack boys won all […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods athletics has stepped in at the last minute to help local basketball fans in more ways than one. On Tuesday, it was announced that […]
The California Collegiate Athletic Association announced on Wednesday that Cal Poly Humboldt’s Rob Diaz III has been named the conference freshman of the year. Diaz also received an all-conference honorable mention. The […]
By Ray Hamill — History will be made one way or the other on Wednesday night, as an H-DNL team is guaranteed to advance to a true state championship game for the […]
By Ray Hamill — A packed gym at St. Bernard’s was treated to an exciting finish to Monday night’s Division-4 girls basketball NorCal semifinal. With a place in Wednesday’s regional championship game […]
It won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone who saw him pitch while in high school, but Nick Dugan is quickly establishing himself as the Stanford Cardinal ace. The 2022 […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team may have missed out on the playoffs this season, but that doesn’t mean the team didn’t have something to celebrate. On Tuesday, it was announced […]
By Ray Hamill — With a break in the rainy weather forecast for later in the week and an all-weather field available, St. Bernard’s will host a six-team baseball tournament on Thursday […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s triathlon team competed in its first race of the season on Sunday, with two local athletes on hand. The Jacks traveled to Redwood City to race in […]
By Ray Hamill — An impressive playoff run for the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team is even more so when you break down some of the statistics. On Saturday night, […]
By Ray Hamill — With the excitement building ahead of Wednesday’s big all-local NorCal Division-4 championship game in girls basketball, it was announced on Tuesday morning that the game has switched venues. […]
By Ray Hamill — An H-DNL team will play for a true state championship in basketball this weekend for the first time since 2000. The question is which one. On Monday night, […]
There’s something special about this year’s College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, which continues its remarkable Cinderella run. On Saturday night, the Corsairs won a playoff game on the road against […]
By Ray Hamill — This time there was no need for any late excitement. After two close finishes in their first two NorCal basketball playoff games, each of which was decided by […]