By Ray Hamill — Four local teams were in action at the McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament over the weekend, and if early signs are anything to go by it could be a […]
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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.
Tough openers for former H-DNL stars
By Ray Hamill — Jake Hanson’s season got off to a disappointing start on Saturday night, as the Oregon Ducks’ national championship ambitions took an early hit. In one of the most […]
Corsairs host Beat the Heat in cross country
Hartnell College not only beat the heat but the rest of the field as well, taking first as a team in both the men’s and women’s races at Saturday’s College of the […]
JV Roundup — Mack, Del Norte off to a fast start
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville and Del Norte JVs are off to an impressive start in football this season, with each turning in another strong performance on Friday night. The Panthers […]
Corsairs respond on the soccer field
The College of the Redwoods men’s soccer team kicked off the new season this week, with back-to-back road games on Thursday and Friday. The Corsairs fell 4-2 to Mendocino in their opener […]
Panthers look to clean up little mistakes
By Ray Hamill — An injury to a key player did not help matters for the McKinleyville Panthers at Willits on Friday night. Neither did some poor tackling and their inability to […]
VIDEO — Making it look easy, Omey finds Petrusha open in the end zone
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s quarterback Will Omey and receiver Logan Petrusha made it look easy on the second of six St. Bernard’s touchdowns on Friday night. The senior quarterback found […]
VIDEO — ‘Big play Bode’ and the Loggers defense keep the game tight
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers lost another exciting game on Friday night, falling 17-14 to Windsor at Albee Stadium. Offensively, the Loggers failed to ignite for much of the night […]
Inconsistency on offense proves costly for Eureka
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers had their chances against a good Windsor team, but ultimately were unable to come up with the big play when it mattered most, falling 17-14 at […]
Crusaders overcome mistakes to win at Hoopa
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders overcame some sloppy play and mental mistakes on the way to overwhelming the Warriors 39-14 in Hoopa on Friday night. Senior quarterback Will Omey threw for six touchdowns […]
Friday Night Football — Del Norte wins big; no joy for Huskies, Panthers
The Del Norte Warriors maintained their impressive start to the season, albeit against a less than stellar opponent, running out to a 62-0 win at home to Yreka on Friday night. In […]
CR women put difficult summer behind them
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an eventful summer for College of the Redwoods volleyball. With a handful of players leaving the team before the first competitive game for various reasons, things […]
Catch them while you can, says fight promoter of Cosce brothers
By Ray Hamill — Some of the best local MMA talent will be in action at Saturday’s Bear River Casino fight night, and for at least one fighter, it might be one […]
CR football to play four of five home games at HSU
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods announced on Friday afternoon that the school’s football team will play four of five home games this season at Humboldt State’s Redwood Bowl. The […]
Poll results are in for most impressive week one team performance
Last week saw a number of impressive season opening performances by local prep football teams, none more so than Del Norte, according to Humboldt Sports readers. We asked our readers which team […]
Injury scare won’t set Bell back ahead of Bellator showdown
By Ray Hamill — With his next big fight just a little over a week away, local pro MMA fighter Cass Bell had an injury scare during training this week. On Thursday, […]
Mack girls off to a winning start in volleyball
Lexi White finished with 23 assists on Thursday night, as the McKinleyviile girls opened the new volleyball season with a straight-sets home win over a busy Fortuna team. The Panthers won 25-14, […]
Weekend Football — Warriors return home; road games for Huskies, Panthers
By Ray Hamill — A busy Friday night sees six of the nine local high school football teams in action, including four playing here on the North Coast. Up in Crescent City, […]
Change of pace up next for Eureka defense
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are preparing for something different this week, and head coach Jason White believes it has kept his players focused. On Friday night, Eureka will host […]
Big weekend in store for Hanson, Petersen and Spalding
By Ray Hamill — Three former H-DNL players will make their season debuts this weekend for high profile Division-I college teams. Most notably, former Eureka standout Jake Hanson will start at center […]