The McKinleyville Panthers saw an eight-run lead evaporate late at Salesian on Saturday, as they fell 9-8 to the Pride in their final tune-up game for league. The Panthers started strong and […]
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 McKinleyville Panthers saw an eight-run lead evaporate late at Salesian on Saturday, as they fell 9-8 to the Pride in their final tune-up game for league. The Panthers started strong and […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will host a fundraising golf tournament next weekend as they scramble to complete their new baseball field. The Tigers, who still don’t know where they […]
The McKinleyville Panthers will carry some momentum into next week’s softball league opener against Eureka after a doubleheader sweep on Friday. The Panthers defeated St. Helena 4-3 and Credo 12-2 in five […]
By Ray Hamill — With their league opener now just a few days away, the Eureka girls continued to roll on Friday, opening the Crusader Classic with a 6-0 win over Del […]
Four different Hoopa players hit a home run on Friday, as the Warriors defeated Modoc 12-2 in softball. Jewely Bibancos led the strong offensive performance and finished 3-for-4 with a home run, […]
Zach Cole had an afternoon he won’t easily forget on Friday, leading the College of the Redwoods baseball team to a comprehensive 26-9 win at Shasta. The Alaska native finished 3-for-4 […]
The McKinleyville Panthers scored three early runs and made them count in a 3-2 win at St. Helena in baseball on Friday. The win was the fourth in five games for the […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will begin the Little 4 as heavy favorites this weekend, but there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot separating the rest of the […]
By Ray Hamill — One local athlete got the new track season off to a flying start this week while another enjoyed a career moment on the golf course, and that makes […]
Eureka High freshman golfer Jerome Lyons is enjoying a great debut season in the H-DNL, and on Wednesday it got a whole lot better. Lyons, who is among the league leaders halfway […]
The Hoopa Warriors gave the Arcata Tigers all they could handle early in Thursday’s non-league baseball showdown between the two schools, before the Big 5 favorites pulled away to a comfortable 12-0 […]
For the second straight weekend, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders will host a tournament at the Bear River Sports Complex, this time in softball. One week after an entertaining baseball tournament, the SB […]
College of the Redwoods track and field head coach Reed Elmore believes a team-first mentality has paved the way for his team’s incredible success so far this season. The Corsairs have posted […]
The Fortuna Huskies won a pitchers’ duel in softball on Wednesday, holding on late to edge the Hoopa Warriors 3-2. Fortuna’s Libby Johnston and Hoopa’s Savannah Colegrove both played well and battled […]
The Del Norte Warriors continued to build momentum ahead of next week’s league opener in baseball after shutting out Gold Beach 10-0 in six innings on Wednesday. Junior Cole Blackburn pitched four […]
A young Ferndale Wildcats team is showing some promise early in the season, although the results continue to go against them. On Tuesday, the Cats fell 8-4 to Willits at Ferndale High, […]
The Fortuna Huskies cruised to an 18-0 win over Hoopa in five innings on Tuesday, improving to 7-2 on the season as they get set to open league play next week. Cole […]
Andrew Guisa waited a long time for this opportunity and he wasn’t going to allow a little adversity to get in his way. Guisa made his MMA pro debut on Saturday night […]
A good start to the new high school softball season appears to be getting even better for Fortuna’s Kylee Fennell. On Tuesday Fennell led the Huskies to a comfortable 17-6 win over […]
Collegiate rowers will be in action in the Humboldt Bay this weekend. The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s and men’s teams will host their home regatta for the first time in three years […]