By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs are finding ways to win tight games. On Wednesday night, the College of the Redwoods women rallied late again, overturning a seven-point fourth quarter deficit on […]
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 Corsairs are finding ways to win tight games. On Wednesday night, the College of the Redwoods women rallied late again, overturning a seven-point fourth quarter deficit on […]
The McKinleyville Panthers have set up a Dick Niclai tournament semifinal showdown at South Fork after posting their second win over Del Norte in four days in boys basketball on Tuesday night. […]
A young Del Norte Warriors team placed second at the North Coast Section Redwood Empire Division-II Dual Meet Championships over the weekend. After a stunning comeback to knock off the No. 2 […]
Both Cal Poly Humboldt basketball teams will return to Lumberjack Arena this week for a pair of games against Cal State Dominguez Hills on Thursday and Cal State East Bay on Saturday. […]
By Ray Hamill — North Coast sports fans have spoken, and the Arcata Tigers are the overwhelming favorites to win this year’s Dick Niclai boys basketball tournament. The Big 5 champs pulled […]
The Arcata Tigers and St. Bernard’s Crusaders both won their Dick Niclai tournament openers in girls basketball on Monday night to advance to Wednesday’s semifinals. At Arcata High, the Tigers defeated McKinleyville […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are the favorites to win this year’s Dick Niclai girls basketball tournament, according to a Humboldt Sports readers poll. A total of 42 percent of votes […]
By Ray Hamill — Several of this week’s Dick Niclai tournament basketball games will be broadcast live on local radio, in addition to being streamed online. On Monday night, MIX 95.1 FM […]
The college of the Redwoods men’s basketball team pulled out a double-overtime victory on the road on Saturday to keep pressure on conference leaders Shasta. The Corsairs won 92-84 at Feather River […]
By Ray Hamill — Every year there are a number of inspirational stories in H-DNL basketball, and this season was no exception, as three of the four league champions ended long championship […]
The Panthers are headed to the Dick Niclai tournament. On Saturday night, the McKinleyville girls won a play-in game at home to Fortuna, 47-42, seizing momentum with a big third quarter and […]
VOTING HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The top teams in the H-DNL will face off in the annual Dick Niclai tournament, which will take place next week for the first time […]
By Ray Hamill — Head coach Taylor Morrow says the legacy of legendary former South Fork coaches and players inspired him and this year’s team on their way to an historic championship […]
VOTING HAS CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The top teams in the H-DNL will face off in the annual Dick Niclai tournament, which will take place next week for the first time […]
Bronwyn Arnold hit successfully in all four games this weekend, as the College of the Redwoods softball team began the new season on the road. The Corsairs dropped all four games, losing […]
The College of the Redwoods women pieced together a stunning comeback to beat Feather River 68-66 on Saturday afternoon, capping a very impressive road trip with their fourth straight conference win. The […]
The Ferndale girls are showing no signs of slowing down. On Friday night, they closed out a perfect league campaign in Little 4 basketball, winning 49-33 at Hoopa. “The team has worked […]
The South Fork Cubs rallied from a 15-point deficit with a stunning comeback on Friday night, as they ended a three-decade drought in Little 4 boys basketball. Led by three seniors on […]
After dropping their Big 5 opener at McKinleyville a few weeks back, the Arcata Tigers knew there was little room for error the remainder of the way if they were to win […]
Del Norte and McKinleyville will get to do it all over again on Tuesday in Crescent City. On Friday night, the Panthers edged the Warriors 42-38 in both teams’ Big 5 finales […]