The Humboldt State women’s basketball team defeated Cal State Monterey Bay 65-59 at Lumberjack Arena on Saturday night for the Jacks’ second straight conference win. Julia Iman recorded her second double-double of […]
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.
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team defeated Cal State Monterey Bay 65-59 at Lumberjack Arena on Saturday night for the Jacks’ second straight conference win. Julia Iman recorded her second double-double of […]
The Crusaders made quite a statement in a thrilling early-season game on Saturday, rallying to knock off the Tigers in the Arcata tournament championship game by a score of 71-62. In an […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got an early-season wake-up call on the opening day of the McKinleyville tournament and they’ve been on a roll ever since. On Saturday, they took […]
It was a busy day of basketball action for the H-DNL girls on Saturday with several local teams in action at various tournaments. At Arcata High, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders defeated the […]
The Crusaders won their third game in as many days to clinch the Lake County Tournament on Saturday, defeating Upper Lake 68-51 in the championship game. Owen Shanahan was named tourney MVP […]
They might still be a work in progress, but the Corsairs are certainly an entertaining team this season. On Saturday, the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team played in yet another […]
The College of the Redwoods women closed out the two-day Shasta tournament with their second victory in two days on Saturday, defeating Porterville 80-60. The Corsairs, who improved to 7-3, had to […]
Three local boys basketball teams have advanced to tournament championship games after some big performances on Friday night. St. Bernard’s beat Kelseyville in the Lake County Tournament semifinals and will play Upper […]
Freshman Laila Florvilus scored a game-high 13 points as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders advanced to Saturday’s championship game at the Arcata tournament with a 45-30 win over Fortuna on Friday night. The […]
The Arcata Tigers will play for the McKinleyville tournament championship on Saturday after rallying to beat a very athletic Lincoln team 65-62 on Friday. Trailing by six at halftime, the Tigers put […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team won its opener at the Shasta College tournament on Friday, defeating conference rival Lassen 63-46. Freshmen Kendall Stewart from Fortuna stepped up in the […]
By Ray Hamill — Three Hoopa football players have received invites to the prestigious Indigenous Bowl Game in Minnesota this weekend, capping a big year for all three. And that makes them […]
A long trip didn’t appear to slow down the West Hills-Coalinga men’s basketball team on the opening day at the Coach Tregs Classic at College of the Redwoods on Thursday. The Falcons […]
The Humboldt State women opened conference play with their second straight win on the basketball court on Thursday night, beating San Francisco State 58-56 at Lumberjack Arena. The Jacks rallied from a […]
A sluggish first half proved costly for the Hoopa girls in their Arcata tournament opener on Thursday, as they fell 58-28 to Foothill. “I believe we played a little soft in the […]
The Arcata Tigers won their opening game at the McKinleyville tournament on Thursday night, holding on late to edge Eagle Point 50-47. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Arcata boys, who […]
By Ray Hamill — A strong first half lifted the St. Bernard’s girls to a season-opening 39-37 win over McKinleyville at the Arcata tournament on Thursday afternoon. Junior Lele Tanuvasa scored a […]
The Eureka girls continued their impressive start to the new season with a dominating performance against an over-matched River Valley team at the Placer tournament on Thursday night. McKenna Beach scored a […]
By Ray Hamill — Boys and girls high school wrestling returns to the North Coast this weekend, with an added bonus for local fans. On Saturday, the Del Norte Warriors will host […]
The Eureka boys were outmatched by a quality Whitney team in basketball on Wednesday night, falling 81-44 in their NorCal Tip-Off Tournament opener in Rocklin. Hans Chalmers scored 24 points to lead […]