By Ray Hamill — The tide appears to be turning, at least gradually. Less than a week after Oklahoma cleared the way for high school sports activities within the state to return […]
Another encouraging step in the return to sports
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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.
Nelson ends weeks of speculation about his future
By Ray Hamill — Thomas Nelson announced on Wednesday that he is taking his talents to Flagler College in Florida, ending weeks of speculation on where he would play next. Many local […]
Trio of players impressing early for Humboldt Eagles
By Ray Hamill — A loaded Humboldt Eagles 19U roster will feature plenty of talent this summer, but a trio of players in particular have been impressing early. The team began tryouts […]
Local youth football still planning on a season
By Ray Hamill — The Six Rivers Youth Football Conference voted on Tuesday night to move forward with plans for a fall season. The conference board will continue to monitor how COVID-19 […]
RAR officials optimistic of June return despite latest cancelation
By Ray Hamill — Redwood Acres Raceway officials announced on Wednesday morning that next week’s race night has been canceled, but stressed they are optimistic of a return to action before the […]
Governor’s decision puts planned weekend game on hold — for now
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles have been forced to put a planned weekend intra-squad game on ice for now after California Governor Gavin Newsom allowed for just a modified Phase […]
Eagles players starting to shake the rust
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles held a third day of tryouts while observing social distancing protocols on Tuesday, and according to head coach Matt Tomlin the players are beginning to […]
Could Oklahoma’s decision be a sign of things to come for local schools?
By Ray Hamill — This past weekend, Oklahoma became the first state in the nation to give the go-ahead to high school sports returning without restrictions. The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association […]
Prep sports will look different as guidelines are set for return
By Ray Hamill — High school and community sports are going to have a very different look as they begin to return in the coming months. Last week the National Federation of […]
H-DNL names all-league selections in at least one sport
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League wasn’t completely canceled this spring, with one sport at least getting in some action. Boys golf enjoyed some play before the lockdown, and because […]
Top JC conference will be stacked with H-DNL talent
By Ray Hamill — One of the top community college football conferences in the state, and perhaps even in the nation, will be loaded with talent from the H-DNL this fall. The […]
Challenging schedule in store for Fortuna football
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are not afraid to challenge themselves on the football field, and that will be the case once again this fall. The team recently finalized its […]
Some familiar faces join the Eagles for the summer
By Ray Hamill — Three players that were not expected to be available for the Humboldt Eagles this summer were on hand this week as the local American Legion club began tryouts for […]
CR adds another local standout in soccer
By Ray Hamill — Recruiting this spring has been far from ideal for the College of the Redwoods teams, and there remains uncertainty whether the fall seasons will even be played. But that […]
Three players commit to play for the Jacks
Humboldt State men’s basketball has announced the signing of three out-of-area recruits — John Reitenbach, JT Riddick and Jordan Robinson. “We would like to welcome John, Jordan and JT to Humboldt State […]
Baseball returns as Eagles hold opening day of tryouts
By Ray Hamill — After two months of suspended sports and two days of rainouts, baseball finally returned to the North Coast on Wednesday evening. A total of 50 players showed up […]
Eureka girls celebrate their season with unique ceremony
The Eureka Loggers held a rather unique end-of-season awards ceremony for their girls basketball team on Wednesday afternoon, but then again these are rather unique circumstances. The players and coaches gathered in […]
Local greats set Spalding up for success at San Diego State
By Ray Hamill — As he gets set for his final season at San Diego State this fall, former Big 5 standout Kyle Spalding recalled recently how being around the game of […]
Uncertainty surrounds CR fall sports after this week’s decision
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods athletics could remain suspended through the fall seasons after the school announced on Tuesday it will continue with mostly online classes for the fall […]
Eureka girls basketball adds new coach
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers may have just added the piece they needed to get them over the hump in girls basketball. After finishing second in the Big 5 in […]
