A determined Pacific Union eighth grade boys team was crowned champions of the AAA Division at last weekend’s Crescent City Jaycees basketball tournament for just the third time in school history. The […]
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.
A determined Pacific Union eighth grade boys team was crowned champions of the AAA Division at last weekend’s Crescent City Jaycees basketball tournament for just the third time in school history. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The opening 10 days of the month have provided plenty of March Madness in local sports on a number of different fronts. And that’s reflected in our Athletes […]
By Ray Hamill — Big things are expected out of the Arcata Tigers on the baseball fields this spring, as they get set to begin the new season next week. A deep […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be rebuilding year of sorts for a young Ferndale baseball team, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some good opportunities for the players. The […]
By Ray Hamill — If the Hoopa Warriors can develop some pitching this season, they could be ready to surprise a few people around the H-DNL. The Hoopa boys open the new […]
The Fortuna girls rolled to their second win in two days in softball on Wednesday, beating St. Bernard’s 15-3 in five innings. Kylee Fennell picked up the win in the circle, throwing […]
The South Fork Cubs got the new baseball season off to a winning start on Wednesday with a comfortable 17-2 victory at Potter Valley. Senior Tanner Curran, one of six players to […]
March Madness got started with a bang in Crescent City this past weekend, as the Rio Dell boys closed out their season with a thrilling finish at the 53rd annual Jaycees boys […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will play for a little bit of H-DNL history on Thursday night when they travel to Weed for the NorCal Division-VI boys basketball championship. […]
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Big 5 and Little 4 MVPs and all-league selections in basketball will be released on Saturday after the final game of the season is played on […]
The Christie Pearce Rampone soccer clinic will be held on April 9 on the same day as the 36th annual Cal Poly Humboldt Celebrity Dinner & Sports Auction. Pearce Rampone, who will […]
The St. Bernard’s eighth grade boys peaked at the right time this season, picking up the level of their game over the last two weeks on their way to winning the AA […]
The Rio Dell boys saved the best for last this season, winning the C Division championship at the 53rd annual Crescent City Jaycees Eighth Grade Basketball Tournament in dramatic fashion over the […]
By Ray Hamill — A young McKinleyville Panthers team made some big strides last spring and head coach Scott St. John and his staff will be hoping they will continue to develop […]
By Ray Hamill — Time will tell if the Del Norte Warriors are ready to challenge the traditional powerhouses in Big 5 baseball this spring, but a young team is quickly growing […]
Libby Johnston pitched a one-hit shutout, as the Fortuna Huskies rolled to a comfortable 12-0 win over South Fork in five innings in softball on Tuesday afternoon. After walking the first South […]
By Ray Hamill — The Weed Cougars will have to battle more than just the St. Bernard’s boys in Thursday night’s NorCal Division-VI basketball championship game. Once again, a large crowd of […]
By Ray Hamill — How quickly a young pitching staff develops will be key for the Fortuna Huskies on the baseball fields this spring. The Fortuna boys got the season off a […]
By Ray Hamill — Justin Claus has been rewarded for his contribution to the success of the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, as one of the best up and coming […]
Eureka sophomore Talon Vigil took over first place in the H-DNL boys golf standings with a victory in round two of league play at the Redwood Empire Golf and Country Club on […]