All four local college basketball teams will play home games this week, including the College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly Humboldt men’s teams who are hoping to put their recent struggles […]
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.
All four local college basketball teams will play home games this week, including the College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly Humboldt men’s teams who are hoping to put their recent struggles […]
The Loggers fell in overtime to University Prep in non-league boys basketball at Eureka on Monday. Eureka lost 65-59 to a quality Panthers team that improved to 14-8. The loss was the […]
By Ray Hamill — The best team in the H-DNL might not be who most people seemed to think it was. On Saturday night, the Crusaders knocked off Big 5 leaders Eureka […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders capped a good night for their teams with a 61-51 victory over Eureka in boys basketball at St. Bernard’s on Saturday night. The win gave the […]
By Ray Hamill — With just seven wrestlers on their roster, the Del Norte girls wrestling team may not have the depth to challenge defending league champs Eureka at next month’s H-DNL […]
By Ray Hamill — With several H-DNL basketball teams riding high in the North Coast Section and state rankings, the league could be in store for a big year in the upcoming […]
By Ray Hamill — Is there a better boys basketball team in the H-DNL right now than the St. Bernard’s Crusaders? Saturday night’s game against Eureka may tell us differently, but a […]
Tatum Fisher had a huge night in a tough road game for the McKinleyville Panthers, who took a big step toward securing a place in this year’s Dick Niclai tournament with a […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders took a big step toward a conference championship with a comfortable win over their closest challengers in girls basketball on Friday night, while the Hoopa Warriors got their […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys wrestling team could make a case for being the most dominating high school sports program on the North Coast right now. On Tuesday, the […]
Five days after an exciting victory over Butte in their conference opener, the College of the Redwoods men surprisingly lost at Lassen in men’s basketball on Thursday night, falling 74-71. The CR […]
By Ray Hamill — An unpredictable Big 5 got a little more unpredictable on Thursday night. The two conference frontrunners suffered losses, with Big 5 leaders McKinleyville falling in overtime to Del […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders moved one step closer to a Little 4 championship in boys basketball with a 75-43 win over Ferndale at St. Bernard’s on Thursday night, while the […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are building a nice foundation for the future on the wrestling mats this year with eight freshmen on the team. And the present isn’t too […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers will play five consecutive home games in the fall, as they look to get back on track in football. Head coach Fel Barlow, who led […]
By Ray Hamill — Halfway through the Big 5 schedule no one has come close to stopping the Eureka Loggers. On Wednesday night, the Eureka girls made it four wins in four […]
The Del Norte Warriors gave the Arcata Tigers all they could handle for much of the night and led by two points heading into the final quarter in Crescent City on Wednesday […]
The state championship Ferndale Wildcats have announced their end-of-season award winners. The Wildcats capped an incredible season by taking home a Division 7-AA championship in football last month, becoming just the third […]
In a move local football fans will welcome, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that he will not sign into law a ban on youth tackle football. A proposal to gradually […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt Eagles baseball is looking for additional board members. The longtime local American Legion club will be back in action this summer. In the meantime, the Eagles are […]