The Corsairs’ memorable playoff run came to an end on Saturday night, as they lost their California Sweet 16 game at College of the Sequoias in Visalia. The College of the Redwoods […]
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 Corsairs’ memorable playoff run came to an end on Saturday night, as they lost their California Sweet 16 game at College of the Sequoias in Visalia. The College of the Redwoods […]
The biggest occasion of their lives wasn’t too big for the St. Bernard’s girls on Saturday. Playing in a state championship basketball game for the first time, the Crusaders comfortably took care […]
By Ray Hamill — Becoming the first team in H-DNL history to win a state championship in basketball was special enough on its own, but that wasn’t the only thing the St. […]
By Ray Hamill — Over the past decade Matt Tomlin has established himself as one of the greatest high school coaches the H-DNL has ever seen, and perhaps even the greatest. His […]
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL girls basketball wasn’t the only winner at Wednesday’s NorCal championship game. The big all-local showdown was officiated by an all-local crew, the first time members of the […]
After limited preparation time, the South Fork Cubs got the new baseball season under way on Friday, splitting a doubleheader at the Maxwell tournament. The South Fork boys dropped their tournament opener […]
The St. Bernard’s girls made H-DNL history on Saturday morning by becoming the first-ever league basketball team to win a state championship. Three days after their thrilling NorCal final win over Arcata, […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats got the better of their Little 4 nemesis at the St. Bernard’s tournament at Bear River on Friday, while Ben Lukens and the Arcata Tigers […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a rollercoaster of a season for the College of the Redwood men’s basketball team and one the Corsairs will be hoping to keep going when they […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say it was a good week for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders, in more ways than one. And they’re not done yet. On Wednesday, the SB […]
It’s been a challenging preseason for many of the local baseball and softball teams, with a lack of outdoor practice for most of the H-DNL schools because of the weather. But on […]
By Sasha Love, The Pepperbox Humboldt’s local youth mountain bike team (HCMTB) kicked off the season last Saturday with a race just east of Monterey in Fort Ord State Park. At the event […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s fans obviously will be rooting for the Crusaders in Saturday’s Division-4 girls basketball state championship final, but they’re not the only ones. One of the great […]
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 […]