A busy fall for the College of the Redwoods men’s wrestling team continued over the weekend, with a pair of events. On Thursday, the CR men traveled to Hayward for a dual […]
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 busy fall for the College of the Redwoods men’s wrestling team continued over the weekend, with a pair of events. On Thursday, the CR men traveled to Hayward for a dual […]
College of the Redwoods sophomore Gabby Crosswhite saved her best for last as she closed out her JC career in cross country in style. The former Fortuna Husky enjoyed a memorable postseason […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team won a pair of road games in Rocklin over the weekend, including a double-OT thriller on Saturday night. One night after new head coach DJ […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats faced their biggest challenge of the season on Saturday afternoon, but passed with flying colors to keep their North Coast Section championship ambitions on track. […]
By Ray Hamill — Any time you qualify for a North Coast Section championship game, it’s a special occasion for the players, coaches and fan base. But watching the Fortuna Huskies celebrate […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team has advanced to the championship game at the Ed Boyle Invitational tournament in Ukiah after an 81-63 win over conference rival Siskiyous in Friday […]
By Ray Hamill — The most successful public school in North Coast Section football history will be hoping to add to that rich and storied tradition this month. On Saturday afternoon, the […]
A memorable season ended for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team on Friday afternoon. Making a first NCAA playoff appearance in almost 30 years, the Jacks traveled to play conference rival […]
By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. Big 4 rivals Fortuna and St. Bernard’s will play each other for the third time this season in the North Coast Section playoffs on […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods football will remain in the National Division for at least two more years, it has been confirmed. The local community college made the move […]
Cody Whitmer was ready to go on Thursday night. The former McKinleyville Panther nailed five 3-pointers in the first five minutes of College of the Redwoods’ opening game at the Ed Boyle […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders have been showcasing their versatility on offense the past two weeks, and that, coupled with one of the best defensive lines in the H-DNL and the […]
By Ray Hamill — It was an historic week for a pair of local teams, while two H-DNL standouts continued to perform at an elite level in their chosen sports. And all […]
By Ray Hamill — Several locals have been named all-conference in community college sports this fall, including former St. Bernard’s standout Kyler Smith. Smith, a sophomore defensive lineman, was one of six […]
Juniors Claire Gast of Eureka and Evan Poston of Arcata claimed league titles in H-DNL cross country over the weekend, but that wasn’t the only big story of the day. Fortuna’s Madison […]
As the old adage in sports suggests, offense wins games and defense wins championships. And that was certainly the case for the Eel River Single-A team this fall, as the Huskies won […]
The Humboldt County Fairgrounds has announced the return of the ice rink for the Holiday season, as part of its Winter Fair. The rink, which returns for the first time since 2019 […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team split a pair of games on the road over the weekend. Redwoods bounced back from a lopsided loss at San Francisco the previous weekend […]
An historic season continued for the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team this past weekend. On Friday, the Jacks advanced to the California Collegiate Athletic Association championship game for the first time […]
By Ray Hamill — Saturday marked the beginning of a whole new season for the Ferndale Wildcats, but they continued to roll. After an historically dominating regular season, the Cats welcomed the […]