The Fortuna Huskies kept their unbeaten run in H-DNL girls basketball going with a big 52-36 win over Eureka on Friday night. Gracie Betts scored a game-high 17 points in the win, […]
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 Fortuna Huskies kept their unbeaten run in H-DNL girls basketball going with a big 52-36 win over Eureka on Friday night. Gracie Betts scored a game-high 17 points in the win, […]
After a quick turnaround, many of the top local high school baseball players begin the American Legion baseball season this weekend, including the Northern Humboldt Giants. The 17U Giants got their summer […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs continue to add some serious local talent in track and field, as a recent local recruiting push is showing signs of paying off. This week, Eureka […]
By Ray Hamill — Local basketball fans got some big news on Friday with the announcement that reigning Big 5 co-MVP Jadence Clifton will play at Humboldt State next season. The Del […]
One night after suffering their first loss of the season at St. Bernard’s, the Del Norte girls traveled to Eureka again on Thursday and came away with a very different result. With […]
The Arcata girls overcame a slow start to Thursday’s basketball game at home to South Fork, but ultimately were too strong for the young Cubs, winning 58-20. It was senior night for […]
The Del Norte Warriors got the better of an in-form St. Bernard’s team on Thursday night, improving to 4-1 with an impressive 64-43 win in Crescent City. In other games on Thursday, […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women closed out the softball season in dramatic fashion on Thursday, sweeping both games of a doubleheader against College of the Siskiyous. Playing […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt Crabs baseball will return to the Arcata Ball Park for the first time in 670 days on Friday, when they welcome the Lincoln Potters for a three-game […]
Humboldt State men’s basketball announced on Thursday that Andy Harre has been hired as the team’s new top assistant coach. Harre joins the Jacks from Savannah State University where he was the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers improved to 3-0 in girls basketball on Wednesday night, comfortably getting the better of McKinleyville 53-42. The Loggers led by 20 at halftime, after holding […]
By Ray Hamill — A short prep basketball season is in full swing and plenty of local players have been stepping up their game and making the most of the situation. It […]
It took them a little longer than expected, but the Arcata girls finally tipped off the new basketball season on Tuesday night with a 53-28 win at Hoopa. COVID protocols pushed back […]
The Arcata Tigers remained unbeaten with a big victory at Hoopa on Tuesday night, while the St. Bernard’s Crusaders continued to impress in their Little 4 opener. The Tigers beat a young […]
The McKinleyville Panthers opened their Big 5 boys basketball schedule with a statement performance on Tuesday night, beating Fortuna 77-67. The Panthers took control with a big second quarter and never looked […]
The College of the Redwoods track and field team wrapped up a successful spring season at the Golden Valley Conference championships last week, once again setting several PRs. “This meet was the […]
Racing returns to the Redwood Acres Raceway this weekend with a full night of action on Saturday, including the North State Modifieds. The third night of the season is being sponsored by […]
The Ferndale Wildcats left it late on Monday night, before pulling out an exciting victory over St. Bernard’s in girls basketball. Trailing for almost the entire game, the Wildcats battled back from […]
The Fortuna and Del Norte girls teams each improved to 3-0 in H-DNL basketball on Monday night. The Huskies got the better of McKinleyville 50-39, while the Warriors defeated South Fork 60-28. […]
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 […]