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 […]
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 — 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 […]
By Ray Hamill — With the North Coast Section basketball seedings meeting just nine days away, at least three of the 18 local varsity teams appear to be in pole position to […]
Former Eureka Logger Kaylee Murphy is building quite a legacy for herself playing basketball at UC Santa Cruz. The junior forward is enjoying another outstanding season playing for the Banana Slugs and […]
UPDATED after Friday’s games … By Ray Hamill — With the H-DNL schedule concluding this week, next week’s Dick Niclai tournament schedules are starting to take shape. The girls tournament gets under […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL has issued a statement stressing that rumors circulating on social media saying that fans are now being allowed at the basketball games in Hoopa on Friday […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s basketball team won its third straight game in conference play on Thursday night, defeating Cal State Monterey Bay 70-59 on the road. Kaz Parks scored a team-high […]
The Panthers aren’t done quite yet. On Thursday night, they secured a dramatic 56-55 win at Del Norte to keep their Dick Niclai hopes alive. The win lifts the McKinleyville girls to […]
The Corsairs kept pressure on conference leaders Shasta with an 87-75 win in men’s basketball at Lassen on Thursday. Drew Gillette led the way offensively with 23 points, including four 3-pointers, as […]
By Ray Hamill — A Friday night triple-header of basketball games at Hoopa between the Warriors and Ferndale will go ahead without any spectators after officials expressed their concern at working the […]
The College of the Redwoods women are on a roll, winning their third straight game in the Golden Valley Conference on Thursday and moving up to second in the standings halfway through […]