It was a good night for the H-DNL teams in tournament play on Thursday, with some lopsided wins for four different teams. The Eureka girls beat Woodland 74-13 at the Gridley tournament, […]
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.
It was a good night for the H-DNL teams in tournament play on Thursday, with some lopsided wins for four different teams. The Eureka girls beat Woodland 74-13 at the Gridley tournament, […]
A shorthanded Arcata Tigers team rallied in the second half to beat San Lorenzo 61-49 in the opening game at the McKinleyville tournament on Thursday afternoon. A sluggish first half left the […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods players appear to be enjoying the moment as they look to end a three-decade bowl victory drought when they play Hartnell this weekend. […]
By Ray Hamill — There can be only one team of the week in local sports this week. A 14-7 win over Willits secured a North Coast Section football championship for the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Bear River Casino Resort is bringing back an old tradition this New Years, with a Tuff Man Boxing Tournament scheduled for Dec. 29. Rumble at the River […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are back! And they can thank a resilient senior class that has persevered for the past four years for helping to get them back to […]
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans will get a first look at the defending Big 5 boys champions this weekend, and early indications are they will be tough to stop once […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will test themselves against some Big 5 teams this week as they get set to compete at the Arcata girls basketball tournament, which tips off […]
Some old friends returned to Eureka High over the weekend for the Loggers’ annual alumni boys basketball game. And with a big crowd on hand at the new Jay Willard Gymnasium, the […]
The McKinleyville Panthers improved to 3-1 in boys basketball with a 57-50 win over Shasta in their home opener on Tuesday night. The Mack boys were fired up for the occasion, perhaps […]
The Harlem Globetrotters are coming back to Humboldt County. The world famous exhibition basketball team will appear at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Lumberjack Arena on Jan. 17 as part of their 2024 World […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs overcame a slow start in their home opener in women’s basketball on Saturday afternoon, but quickly settled into the game and got a much-needed win. After […]
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to postseason success on the football field, no local high school team can match the Wildcats. On Friday night, Ferndale secured a 14th all-time North […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders came up just short in their bid for a sixth all-time North Coast Section championship in football over the weekend, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t another successful […]
The Loggers improved to 2-0 on the new season with a 75-70 win over Shasta in boys basketball at Eureka on Monday night. Jahmil Rippy continued his oppressive start to the season […]
Playing without a key player, the Fortuna Huskies traveled to Ukiah on Saturday and gave the Division-2 Wildcats all they could handle in a 52-49 loss in boys basketball. The game was […]
The Corsairs will carry some momentum into this week’s Coach Treggs Classic after recording a third straight win in men’s basketball on Monday night. Hosting Simpson University JV in their home opener, […]
By Ray Hamill — After winning their first North Coast Section football championship in 11 years over the weekend, the Ferndale Wildcats have advanced to the 2023 CIF state playoffs, which kick […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders fell just short in their bid for a North Section championship in football with a 42-20 loss to Miramonte in the Division-5 final at Acalanes High School in […]
The Fortuna girls improved to 2-0 on the season with a nice win at home to Ukiah on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies, who also beat Fort Bragg in their season opener a […]