A group of local mountain bikers got the new high school season off to an impressive start at the Swasey Shred in Redding over the weekend. The Humboldt Composite team placed third […]
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.
A group of local mountain bikers got the new high school season off to an impressive start at the Swasey Shred in Redding over the weekend. The Humboldt Composite team placed third […]
The Humboldt State men’s rugby team is headed back to the playoffs after a 33-0 win at Sonoma State on Saturday. With the win, the Jacks improve to 4-1 and are guaranteed […]
Arcata football player Everett Halikas has sadly lost his battle with acute viral encephalitis, passing away on Monday evening. The Tigers junior was rushed to UCSF last Wednesday after being diagnosed with […]
The Eureka Loggers got the new softball season off to a flying start with a pair of wins at Novato High on Saturday. The Loggers beat the host school 26-3 and followed […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of Redwoods softball team opens conference play this coming week, with a home doubleheader against Feather River on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles are 7-10-1 on the […]
By Ray Hamill — What a thrill. What a ride. What a season. It was the sort of campaign that will be remembered for years to come, one that set a new […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors have enjoyed plenty of success in softball in recent years and they’re confident that won’t change much this season. The defending North Coast Section Division-V […]
A memorable season for the Ferndale Wildcats came to an end on Saturday night, as they bowed out of the NorCal tournament in boys basketball. The Cats fell 55-32 at top-seeded Weed […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers have a lot of holes to fill this year if they want to defend their Big 5 championship, but their starting pitching shouldn’t be a […]
(UPDATED on Saturday night, with the Blues winning again.) Former Arcata High standout Kaylie McCracken helped the Whitman Blues women’s basketball team to a thrilling overtime win in their NCAA Division-III tournament […]
A couple of former H-DNL players had a big day as the Shasta Knights exploded offensively at Siskiyous on Friday, winning 16-3 in baseball. Arcata’s Jaden Gorge has been one of the […]
By Ray Hamill — None of the H-DNL basketball teams are in line to switch divisions for next season’s North Coast Section playoffs. After winning a section championship last weekend, the Ferndale […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders said farewell to a legend this week when boys basketball head coach Steve Thrap closed out a hall-of-fame career. After 17 very successful years […]
By Ray Hamill — On paper it appears as if College of the Redwoods will need a miracle on the basketball court on Saturday night. Or to be more precise, two of […]
March Madness has arrived early in Crescent City. On Friday night, the St. Bernard’s eighth-graders opened the Jaycees Tournament with a dramatic finish, when JJ Wilson nailed a half-court buzzer-beater to end […]
The Eureka Loggers got their first win of the season in baseball on Friday, winning 4-1 at San Marin. Junior Hayden Bode got the win on the mound, allowing just one unearned […]
The Arcata football community is asking for help for the family of one of their players. A gofundme page has been set up for the family of junior Everett Halikas, who was […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs posted a couple of key wins in softball on Friday, as they get set for their Golden Valley Conference opener next week. The College of the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are headed to the final four of NorCal in Division-VI boys basketball after taking care of business at home to Stockton Christian on Thursday night. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Wildcats had to find a different way to win on Thursday night, as a memorable season rolls on. And in the end that was all that mattered, […]