By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoff brackets were announced early Sunday afternoon, with 14 of the 18 H-DNL teams included. All 14 teams will open on either Tuesday […]
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 — The North Coast Section basketball playoff brackets were announced early Sunday afternoon, with 14 of the 18 H-DNL teams included. All 14 teams will open on either Tuesday […]
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL basketball officials have always been appreciated for the role they play every winter, but rarely have they been valued, respected and admired like they have been the […]
By Ray Hamill — The new coach has been making his presence felt. With football set to return to College of the Redwoods this coming fall, Jason White is filling out his […]
College of the Redwoods mens basketball honored a sophomore class for the ages on Saturday, while getting a huge boost from an unlikely source in their bid for a repeat championship. After […]
The College of the Redwoods baseball team split four road games this weekend and are now 5-4 on the season. The Corsairs beat Laney 5-2 on Thursday and followed that with a […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team fell to Golden Valley Conference champs Butte on Saturday, losing 63-48 and seeing any outside shot at sharing the conference title fade. The high-flying […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section basketball playoffs will make a welcome return next week, with a new-look format for purchasing tickets. This past fall, the NCS offices announced that […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL basketball season officially concluded on Friday night, as the Arcata boys and Eureka girls were crowned 2022 Dick Niclai tournament champions. The Tigers defeated McKinleyville 68-44 […]
By Ray Hamill — Goal No. 2 for the season is in the books. On Friday night, the Eureka girls held off a dangerous Arcata team down the stretch on the way […]
By Ray Hamill — A determined Arcata Tigers team competed a league championship and Dick Niclai tournament double on Friday night, rolling to a comfortable 68-44 win over McKinleyville in the tournament […]
Both Cal Poly Humboldt basketball teams lost to Cal State Dominguez Hills at Lumberjack Arena on Thursday night. The Humboldt women fell 60-53, while the men lost 68-65 in double-overtime. Jaden Edwards […]
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte head coach Clinton Schaad is expecting just about every team in the H-DNL to compete for individual titles at Saturday’s league championship wrestling meet. Schaad and […]
By Ray Hamill — While it has been a challenging couple of years for everyone involved with local sports, for the most part the H-DNL has done a commendable job navigating through […]
By Ray Hamill — What a month it’s been for local high school basketball, with three of the four league titles going down to the final week of the season. Two local […]
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s Dick Niclai boys basketball championship game will be broadcast live on MIX 95.1 FM, with Tag Wotherspoon calling the action alongside long-time local coach Matt Tomlin. The […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the best rivalries in all of H-DNL sports will be renewed on Friday night when the Arcata Tigers host the McKinleyville Panthers in the Dick Niclai […]
The McKinleyville Panthers are finding some offense at a very opportune time. On Thursday night, the Mack boys put up their highest points total since their season opener, getting the better of […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a busy Wednesday night for local basketball, with a number of big games around the North Coast. Both College of the Redwoods teams hosted Shasta in […]
The Corsairs won a key Golden Valley Conference matchup in men’s basketball on Wednesday night, knocking off Shasta 72-62 to move into a tie with the Knights for first place in the […]
The Eureka Loggers and Arcata Tigers will face off in Friday’s Dick Niclai girls tournament championship game after they both navigated a tough semifinal matchup on Wednesday night. The Loggers, who are […]