By Ray Hamill — For a program that has struggled in terms of wins and losses in recent years, the McKinleyville Panthers have a knack for producing a lot of college ready […]
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.
By Ray Hamill — For a program that has struggled in terms of wins and losses in recent years, the McKinleyville Panthers have a knack for producing a lot of college ready […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Niko Zambas will reunite with his former high school coach after announcing this week he will play basketball at College of the Redwoods. The Tigers standout […]
By Ray Hamill — With more than 90 candidates already applying for the vacant Humboldt State men’s basketball head coaching job, it’s safe to say there has been plenty of interest in the […]
By Ray Hamill — Less than two weeks into the job, new Humboldt State Athletic Director Jane Teixeira is adapting to her new role in what are challenging and unique circumstances. In […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League will light up the night in honor of its student athletes this Monday night. In an event initiated by Manny Machado of Redwood News, […]
By Ray Hamill — From Eureka to Kansas to Alabama, it’s been an interesting journey for former Big 5 standout Alana Busby-Dunphy, who recently received a full ride scholarship to play basketball […]
By Ray Hamill — No one provided better video highlights locally this past football season than St. Bernard’s senior Lane Thrap. The three-sport standout was particularly spectacular as a receiver, making numerous […]
Alex Cappa was well known as a leader during his time at Humboldt State, and now he’s setting an example for his teammates on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In a story published […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Charlotte Carroll is getting ready for the next chapter in her basketball career, announcing recently that she will play at Lewis & Clark University next year. And […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s the most talked about position in all of sports, often getting too much credit when things go right or too much blame when things go wrong, but […]
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale’s Reggie Christiansen is gaining national attention as a baseball coach, with Baseball America this week naming him one of the most underrated head coaches in NCAA Division-I. […]
By Ray Hamill — With the cancelation of the high school spring sports seasons, local fans were robbed of another potentially thrilling softball season. One year after the H-DNL remarkably won three […]
By Ray Hamill — The offseason recruiting drive at College of the Redwoods continues in spite of the coronavirus shutdown, with the news that another local standout has verbally committed to play […]
The Lumberjacks are doing their best to give back to the local community, and it turns out their best is pretty good. With more than 500 hours of community service over the […]
By Ray Hamill — Lane Thrap is following his long-time friend Trevor Bell to Santa Rosa JC, announcing his decision to play football for the Bear Cubs on Monday. Thrap, an outstanding […]
By Ray Hamill — Another key member of last season’s historic McKinleyville treble winning softball team is taking her game to the collegiate level. Shortstop Lexi White recently verbally committed to play […]
By Ray Hamill — Exactly one month ago today the sports world as we know it changed in ways we could never have anticipated. When Ferndale’s Landon Gomes threw the final pitch […]
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte and Eureka will play each other twice in football this fall for the first time since the 2013 season. The Warriors released their schedule this week, […]
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans were reminded this week of what we lost when the Humboldt State football program was taken away, while the school administration got a reminder of […]
By Ray Hamill — If the Crusaders are going to defend their state championship in football later this year, they’re going to have to do it the hard way. A young St. […]