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 […]
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 — 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 […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna senior Chloe Cox is hoping to make a little bit of history this winter. The Huskies grappler is one of two returning state qualifiers on this year’s […]
By Ray Hamill — A free training clinic for baseball and softball umpires will be held at College of the Redwoods on Saturday. The clinic, which is being hosted by the Humboldt […]
By Ray Hamill — At the halfway stage of conference play in boys basketball, one team has emerged as favorites in the Big 5. On Tuesday night, the McKinleyville Panthers won at […]
The Tigers kept their championship hopes alive with a comfortable 62-42 win over Del Norte in Big 5 boys basketball at Arcata High School on Tuesday night. The Tigers started strong and […]
The St. Bernard’s girls boosted their playoff hopes with arguably their most impressive win of the season on Tuesday. Playing on the road against Campolindo, a Division-3 team, the Crusaders won 59-28. […]
By Ray Hamill — After a record breaking career at College of the Redwoods, sophomore quarterback Max Hough announced on Tuesday that he will play for Division-II Colorado Mesa in the fall […]
Three local varsity teams were in action on Monday, including the St. Bernard’s boys and girls, who swept a pair of non-league games at Sonoma Academy. The SB girls won 53-27, while […]
By Ray Hamill — Trey Neff showed just why he’s the reigning conference MVP with a clutch performance in the Corsairs’ conference opener against Butte at College of the Redwoods in […]
The St. Bernard’s boy stretched their winning streak to seven straight games with what could have been their most impressive win of the season on Saturday night. The Crusaders dominated the opening […]
Saturday was a good day for Fortuna basketball, as the Huskies swept all six games on a busy day at Fortuna High. The Fortuna varsity girls and boys both beat Kelseyville, with […]
The South Fork and Arcata boys and the Fortuna girls all won non-league basketball games on Saturday afternoon. The Cubs beat Upper Lake 74-45 with some strong offense from throughout the roster, […]
By Ray Hamill — Two H-DNL basketball players led their teams to big wins this week and that gets them the nod for our athletes of the week, sponsored as always by […]