The Hoopa boys won on the road for the second straight day on Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals of the Dick Niclai tournament. Coming into the week, the Warriors had […]
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 Hoopa boys won on the road for the second straight day on Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals of the Dick Niclai tournament. Coming into the week, the Warriors had […]
By Ray Hamill — As usual, the McKinleyville Panthers and Arcata Tigers served up an incredible atmosphere when they faced off in a playoff game at Mack High in boys basketball on […]
Patience at the plate and a core group of former Eureka Loggers played a pivotal role in leading the College of the Redwoods baseball team to a 4-0 start to the new […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women won their second straight game in basketball on Saturday as they remain well in contention for a California Collegiate Athletic Association postseason tournament spot. The Jacks got […]
A pair of former Hoopa Warriors got their collegiate careers off to an impressive start in softball over the weekend. Beth Masten and Nae-rew Martin both hit successfully in each of their […]
By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and The Beat 95.1 FM crew will be on had to broadcast several of this week’s Dick Niclai tournament games, boys and girls. Including Tuesday night’s […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata and McKinleyville boys may have been crowned co-champions of the Big 5 last week, but one of them emerged as a strong favorite for the Dick […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata and Hoopa girls have advanced to the semifinals of this week’s Dick Niclai tournament after each won their opening games on Monday night. The Tigers defeated […]
It was a day that will go down in H-DNL wrestling history as one of the most memorable ever. On Saturday, the league won a pair of North Coast Section dual meet […]
By Ray Hamill — The Dick Niclai tournament gets under way on Monday with a pair of games in the girls bracket, as well two additional boys games to determine seeds for […]
By Ray Hamill — The future of Arcata girls basketball appears to be in good hands. Especially in overtime games. Earlier this week, the Arcata freshman girls basketball team capped a memorable […]
2024 Dick Niclai Tournament Schedule 2024 Dick Niclai Tournament Schedule and Results MONDAY Boys Hoopa 60, Ferndale 50 Arcata 65, McKinleyville 37 Girls First Round Arcata 49, McKinleyville 42 Hoopa 70, Ferndale […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs are clicking at the right time. On Saturday afternoon, the College of the Redwoods men took a big step toward a potential fourth straight conference title […]
Two days after closing out an undefeated league campaign, the Crusaders set a new standard for St. Bernard’s basketball on Saturday afternoon. The SB girls traveled to Trinity and came away with […]
By Ray Hamill — A number of local players have joined the elite 1,000-points club recently, including three Little 4 seniors who are enjoying outstanding seasons. And that makes them our athletes […]
By Ray Hamill — In the end a share of the spoils was probably a fair result. One of the most exciting and competitive Big 5 conferences we’ve seen in recent times […]
It was a memorable night for St. Bernard’s basketball in more ways than one. A 67-43 victory at Ferndale not only saw the Crusaders cap a perfect run through the Little 4, […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team got off to a fast start on Thursday night and held on to beat San Francisco State 69-65 at Lumberjack Arena. The Jacks outscored the […]
The Eureka Loggers honored a senior class that will be remembered as one of the most successful in school history before Thursday night’s regular season finale against McKinleyville. And they followed that […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a senior night the Tigers won’t easily forget, and a class of seniors well worth celebrating. With their backs to the wall in their regular season […]