By Ray Hamill — Just hours after losing their North Coast Section championship game, the Ferndale Wildcats received the No. 2 seed for the NorCal Division-6 playoffs. The Cats are one of […]
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 — Just hours after losing their North Coast Section championship game, the Ferndale Wildcats received the No. 2 seed for the NorCal Division-6 playoffs. The Cats are one of […]
By Ray Hamill — You don’t win three straight conference championships without showing a little resilience. The Corsairs did that and more on Saturday night, as they overcame a seven-point second-half deficit […]
It’s been a few years, but the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team is headed back to the playoffs. The Jacks clinched their first postseason berth since 2019 in dramatic circumstances on […]
A memorable high school wrestling season came to an end on Saturday with another strong showing by the H-DN at the CIF state championships in Bakersfield. Fresh off his second straight North […]
By Ray Hamill — Three different sports are represented in this week’s honors, which as always are sponsored by College of the Redwoods athletics. Fresh off a big senior season on the […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are looking forward to next week’s state playoffs in girls basketball and they appear determined to enjoy every moment as long as they’re still competing. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale girls will have to wait one more day to defend their North Coast Section championship in girls basketball. The NCS has made the decision to push […]
By Ray Hamill — This year’s College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team has an ace up its sleeve heading into Saturday’s playoff opener against Consumnes River College. The Corsairs have the […]
Cal Poly Humboldt Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, Cooper Jones, is leaving the Lumberjacks after 19 months in charge. Jones has accepted a new role as Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics with […]
By Ray Hamill — Excitement is building at College of the Redwoods, as the Corsairs get set to play in the men’s basketball playoffs for the third straight season. The CR men […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers have found their groove at an opportune time. After struggling to find consistency for much of the winter and failing to qualify for this year’s […]
By Ray Hamill — As expected, the Ferndale girls will get to host their North Coast Section Division-6 basketball championship game on Saturday night. Fresh off a dominating semifinal win over Rio […]
By Ray Hamill — After a season full of adversity and a schedule about as tough as any, two College of the Redwood women’s basketball players have received all-conference honors. Competing in […]
The Ferndale girls are the only H-DN team to advance to a weekend North Coast Section championship game after a busy Wednesday night for local teams. The No. 1 seeded Wildcats comfortably […]
The Wildcats will get to play for a fifth North Coast Section girls basketball title in just 11 years this weekend after cruising to a comfortable 56-12 win over Rio Lindo Adventist […]
With two games remaining in the regular season, the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team remains in the hunt for a CCAA Tournament berth. The Jacks, however, will have to battle all […]
By Ray Hamill — As they get set for their playoff opener this weekend, the history-making College of the Redwoods men dominated the Golden Valley Conference basketball end-of-season awards. Not only did […]
College of the Redwoods sophomore Sadie Hampton hit her first-ever college home run on Tuesday as the Corsairs swept a softball doubleheader at Mendocino College. The CR women won 11-6 and 14-5 […]
The Eureka Loggers’ North Coast Section playoff run ended on Tuesday night with a 51-26 loss at Marin Catholic, the top seed in the Division-3 girls bracket. The Loggers closed out a […]
The Corsairs will begin Golden Valley Conference play in baseball at Shasta on Friday after taking one of three games in a competitive series against Napa Valley last week. The College of […]