The way the Wildcats are playing early in the season suggests they will be tough to stop in what is expected to be a competitive Little 4 in girls basketball this winter. […]
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 way the Wildcats are playing early in the season suggests they will be tough to stop in what is expected to be a competitive Little 4 in girls basketball this winter. […]
By Ray Hamill — It was another football season to savor here on the North Coast in 2022, with two teams in particular stealing the show. From the opening kickoff back in […]
The McKinleyville boys are this year’s Logger Classic champions, which came down to points differential after both the Panthers and the host school won all three of their tournament games. On Saturday, […]
The Eureka Loggers came storming out of the gates and never looked back on their way to a 53-23 win over McKinleyville in the Panther Classic championship game on Saturday. Moriah Bowles […]
A challenging early-season schedule appears to be paying off for the Hoopa Warriors on the basketball court. After tipping off the season with five straight games against Big 5 schools, four of […]
The McKinleyville Panthers and Eureka Loggers both improved to 2-0 at the Logger Classic on Friday and will compete for the tournament championship on Saturday. They won’t, however, play each other in […]
The Fortuna girls are finding their feet on the basketball court. On Friday night the Huskies turned in their best defensive performance of the young season on the way to defeating Weed […]
The Arcata Tigers improved to 2-0 in tournament play for the third straight week with a comfortable 53-34 win over Enterprise at the Red Bluff tournament on Friday. On Saturday, they’re hoping […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team suffered a surprising loss to Yuba at the Santa Rosa tournament on Friday, losing 77-44. Kai Purcell scored a team-high 12 points in the […]
St. Bernard’s and McKinleyville both tipped off the Logger Classic with victories on Thursday. The Crusaders defeated St. Mary’s 67-64, while the Panthers got the better of Shasta 58-50, with several other […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit on the way to a 70-58 win over Pasadena City College at the Santa Rosa tournament on Thursday. The […]
One night after suffering their first loss of the season, the St. Bernard’s girls responded with a hard-fought 49-47 win over Yreka at the Panthers Classic on Thursday. Also in action at […]
It was a good day for the H-DNL wrestlers at last weekend’s McKinleyville tournament, with local boys winning 10 of the 14 weight divisions. A number of the top local wrestlers were […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a week Cal Poly Humboldt rugby won’t forget anytime soon. On Sunday, the Jacks won a first-ever national championship in the sport when the men’s team […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the top athletes in the H-DNL has committed her future to Cal Poly Humboldt after signing a letter of intent to compete for the Jacks in […]
By Ray Hamill — Four local teams tipped off the McKinleyville tournament on Wednesday night, with big wins for the Eureka Loggers and the McKinleyville Panthers. The Loggers got the better of […]
By Ray Hamill — After a successful return to the football field this year, five College of the Redwoods players have been named to the All-Region team, including Hoopa’s Weyk-seyr Hutchinson. Hutchinson […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for an action-packed few days in high school basketball here on the North Coast, with no less than four local tournaments scheduled. The action gets under […]
The South Fork Cubs extended their winning streak to seven straight in boys basketball with a 64-35 win over Mendocino on Tuesday night. Elsewhere on Tuesday, the Del Norte Warriors lost a […]
The Fortuna Huskies will carry some momentum into this week’s McKinleyville tournament in girls basketball after posting a second straight win on Tuesday night. The Huskies defeated the Hoopa girls 61-52 at […]