It hasn’t been an easy schedule to start the new boys basketball season for St. Bernard’s, but the Crusaders have certainly come to play this year. On Saturday night, the Little 4 […]
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.
It hasn’t been an easy schedule to start the new boys basketball season for St. Bernard’s, but the Crusaders have certainly come to play this year. On Saturday night, the Little 4 […]
By Ray Hamill — A short-handed Eureka team comfortably took care of business against crosstown rivals St. Bernard’s in girls basketball on Saturday night. With several of the team’s top ball handlers all […]
A big second half saw the Arcata Tigers rally from a seven-point halftime deficit to secure their most impressive win of the opening week at Crescent City on Saturday night. After managing […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods soccer will continue to have a large local contingent of players when the Corsairs resume play this fall. Earlier this week, six H-DNL standouts […]
By Ray Hamill — After months of uncertainty, high school wrestling returned to the North Coast this week, with seven schools competing. The schedule will last just three weeks, with a series […]
The McKinleyville boys and girls basketball teams won at Hoopa on Friday night, with the boys winning 68-42 and the girls winning 47-21. The victory was the first of the season for […]
The South Fork Cubs rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit at Ferndale on Friday night, on the way to their first win of season in H-DNL boys basketball. The Cubs, who tightened […]
Sophomore Owen Shanahan led a balanced St. Bernard’s scoring performance in Thursday’s H-DNL boys basketball game at Fortuna. The Huskies nailed two late free throw attempts to sneak a 56-55 win, as […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a long time in between games for all the local high school basketball teams, especially the Huskies. The Fortuna boys finally returned to action on Thursday […]
Sophomore Hans Chalmers scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Eureka Loggers to their first win of the new season in H-DNL boys basketball on Thursday night, 46-38 over South Fork. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls honored five seniors before tipping off their season opener in basketball against South Fork on Thursday. This year’s class includes Keylei Carroll, Bella Vigil, Melody […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers returned to competitive basketball this week, and both the boys and girls teams are showing plenty of promise, according to their head coaches. The boys […]
Fortuna’s Jaden Kelly came up clutch at the end of Thursday’s H-DNL boys basketball game against St. Bernard’s, draining two free throw attempts with nine seconds remaining to seal a 56-55 win. […]
The Arcata Tigers improved to 2-0 in H-DNL boys basketball with a 74-56 win over Ferndale on Thursday night, setting up a big clash at Del Norte this weekend. Once again the […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a long time coming, but the Eureka girls finally returned to competitive basketball on Thursday night and rolled to a comprehensive win over South Fork at […]
The St. Bernard’s girls responded to Wednesday’s season-opening loss to Fortuna in H-DNL basketball with a clutch performance on Thursday in a 47-39 win over McKinleyville. Trailing by two points going into […]
Lito Pabalate’s St. Bernard’s debut is one he won’t easily forget. The senior transfer scored a game-high 30 points to lead the Crusaders to a 73-65 win over McKinleyville on Tuesday, as […]
By Ray Hamill — A very new-look Hoopa Warriors boys basketball team came storming out of the gate in their season opener at Del Norte on Wednesday night, before eventually falling 81-51. […]
The Del Norte boys withstood an early onslaught by the visiting Hoopa Warriors in H-DNL basketball on Wednesday night, running out to a comfortable 81-51 win. Edwin Zepeda led the way offensively […]
Despite missing their senior leader for much of the first half, the Del Norte Warriors comfortably took care of business at home to Hoopa in H-DNL girls basketball on Wednesday night, winning […]