The Fortuna girls and St. Bernard’s boys took a break from conference action on Monday and both won their games. The Huskies hosted Fort Bragg in Scotia and prevailed 66-28, improving to […]
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 Fortuna girls and St. Bernard’s boys took a break from conference action on Monday and both won their games. The Huskies hosted Fort Bragg in Scotia and prevailed 66-28, improving to […]
By Ray Hamill — On Saturday night, Arcata and St. Bernard’s reminded us of why this has become the best rivalry in H-DNL girls basketball in recent years. The two schools, who […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL girls teams continue to set the standard in the North Coast Section rankings this week. While the league’s boys have just two teams ranked in the […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders continued to roll this week, with a win over South Fork in the Little 4 on Thursday night and a 71-52 non-conference victory over […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders stretched their winning streak to 14 straight games with a non-conference win over Del Norte on Saturday afternoon. The SB boys, who have not lost a game since […]
Get ready for a huge showdown in Golden Valley Conference men’s basketball on Thursday between College of the Redwoods and Feather River. On Saturday afternoon, the two conference frontrunners took care of […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women saw their championship hopes take a big hit on Saturday, as they fell to Chico State for the second time in three days. The Lumberjacks came into […]
The College of the Redwoods women got their title hopes back on track with a big win on the basketball court on Saturday, defeating College of the Siskiyous 69-58 at CR. The […]
Before Friday night’s Big 5 home opener for the Tigers, head coach Charlie Espinoza challenged the Arcata students and community to showcase their support for the team. In two road games last […]
By Ray Hamill — Junior guard Violla Kingsang helped her team overcome a sluggish start in a crucial Big 5 showdown on Friday night, as the Loggers defeated Fortuna 51-33 at Eureka […]
St. Bernard’s and Ferndale won conference matchups in girls basketball on Friday night. The Crusaders hosted South Fork and won 73-9, while the Wildcats hosted Hoopa and prevailed 57-35. With the win, […]
By Ray Hamill — Both College of the Redwoods basketball teams will return to the court on Saturday as they get set for an important doubleheader of action. The CR teams will […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte boys and girls wrestling teams are racking up the miles this winter, as the Warriors continue to build momentum ahead of the upcoming league championships […]
By Ray Hamill — Senior Luke Lemke enjoyed a night for the ages last week with a career performance for the Arcata High boys basketball team. Lemke scored 51 points to lead […]
Round one went to the Wildcats. On Thursday night, the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team welcomed Chico State to Lumberjack Arena with the California Collegiate Athletic Association lead on the line, […]
By Ray Hamill — Many local basketball fans felt the race for this year’s Big 5 boys championship was going to be wide open when conference play began earlier this month. But […]
The St. Bernard’s boys took over sole possession of top spot in the Little 4 standings with their 13th straight win on Thursday night. The Crusaders traveled to Miranda to play South […]
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday night’s performance at McKinleyville High School was a nice response from the Fortuna Huskies. After a very impressive December on the basketball courts, the Fortuna girls tipped […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies kept pressure on the Big 5 leaders with a hard-fought 56-47 win over the Panthers at McKinleyville High on Wednesday night. But it was far […]
The Eureka Loggers moved into a two-way tie atop the Big 5 standings with a dominating 52-24 win at Del Norte on Wednesday night. The trip north didn’t seem to bother the […]