By Ray Hamill — A December of tournaments continues this week in local high school basketball, highlighted by the always anticipated Arcata boys tournament. The action gets under way on Thursday afternoon […]
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 — A December of tournaments continues this week in local high school basketball, highlighted by the always anticipated Arcata boys tournament. The action gets under way on Thursday afternoon […]
College of the Redwoods is building some momentum on the wrestling mats. Over the weekend, head coach Brandon Benvenuti and his men’s team traveled to Modesto to compete in the NorCal Regional […]
McKinleyville’s Neil Moon enjoyed a successful return to his old stomping ground on Tuesday night, as the Panthers continued their impressive early season in boys basketball. Moon, who is in his second […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team got conference play off to a successful start at Lumberjack Arena over the weekend, with a pair of victories. The Jacks defeated Stanislaus State 69-57 […]
It was a busy weekend for the Fortuna Huskies boys basketball program, with the varsity team in action at the McKinleyville Tip-Off Classic and the school’s JV and freshmen teams hosting their […]
Registration for the upcoming 2026 Redwoods Fastpitch season is now under way. Players can register online through Feb. 28. The league’s preseason jamboree will be held on March 28. See flyer above […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team ended a four-game losing streak with a pair of wins at the Shasta Crossover tournament over the weekend. The CR women defeated Solano 66-59 […]
The Warriors came ready to play on defense on Monday night, as they welcomed Weed to Hoopa for a boys basketball game and won 55-42. With the victory, the Warriors improved to […]
The McKinleyville boys continued their preparation for upcoming league play with a good showing at their own Tip-Off Classic in basketball over the weekend. The Panthers won their opening two games to […]
By Ray Hamill — It wasn’t to be for the Ferndale Wildcats on Friday night as they fell 21-7 to Sutter High School in the CIF NorCal Regional bowl game at the […]
Several local boys basketball teams were in action at various tournaments on Saturday, including the McKinleyville Panthers, who lost in the final of their Tip-Off Classic. The Panthers faced off against Cardinal […]
The Del Norte Warriors enjoyed a statement early-season win in the championship game at the Yreka tournament on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors made it three wins in three tournament games with a […]
The Eureka girls are gradually coming together on the basketball court. On Saturday, they won for the third straight day at the Gridley tournament, defeating Las Plumas 59-28 in the championship game. […]
It’s been a fun start to the new season for the Arcata Tigers, at both the varsity and JV levels. And this weekend saw both teams impress at their own Tahnia Campbell […]
The St. Bernard’s girls capped a busy few days on the basketball courts with an appearance in the championship game of the Sonoma Valley Dragons Classic on Saturday. The Crusaders played the […]
The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders have advanced to tournament championships games after big wins for both on Friday night. The Arcata girls faced off against rival McKinleyville in an early-season […]
Eureka and Del Norte will play for the Yreka tournament championship on Saturday afternoon after semifinal wins for both schools on Friday. Del Norte defeated the host school 51-45, while Eureka got […]
By Ray Hamill — The step up to Division 4 for the state playoffs was never going to be easy for the Ferndale Wildcats, even after the remarkable season they enjoyed. And […]
One of the best rivalries on the North Coast will take center stage on Friday night at the Tahnia Campbell Classic girls basketball tournament at Arcata High School. Both Arcata and McKinleyville […]
The McKinleyville boys will play Ukiah on Friday night in their annual Tip-Off Classic tournament, with a place in Saturday’s championship game up for grabs. Both schools won their tournament openers on […]