By Ray Hamill — It should be a smooth transition for Eureka football this fall, with long-time assistant Andrew Haraldson taking over as head coach from the departed Jason White. Haraldson, a […]
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 — It should be a smooth transition for Eureka football this fall, with long-time assistant Andrew Haraldson taking over as head coach from the departed Jason White. Haraldson, a […]
By Ray Hamill — A breakout season of sorts came to an abrupt end for former Eureka standout Ethan Fischel last week, as it did for so many college athletes around the […]
By Ray Hamill — A very good coaching staff just got a little better. College of the Redwoods men’s basketball announced this week that sophomore Blake Rossman will join the coaching staff […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka senior Aracely Rendon-Gomez has signed a letter of intent to wrestle collegiately at Eastern Oregon University next year, as a challenging season paid big dividends for the […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods men’s basketball head coach Ryan Bisio did it again this week, pulling off yet another coup for one of the most exciting teams on […]
By Ray Hamill — The California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) Board of Directors voted unanimously on Thursday to cancel the remainder of the 2020 spring sports season. Last week, the CCCAA […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs added another Big 5 MVP to their roster on Wednesday night, with the news that Del Norte’s Omar Banuelos will play men’s basketball at College of […]
By Ray Hamill — There may not be a whole lot going on in local sports these days, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about. The Corona Virus, powerful and […]
By Ray Hamill — I was glad to see the CIF and section commissioners make the right decision on Tuesday, when they put off making a decision regarding the spring sports playoffs. […]
By Ray Hamill — While local high school athletes are still hopeful of getting in some sort of a shortened season this spring, college sports appear to be done and dusted until […]
By Ray Hamill — The California Interscholastic Federation and the 10 section commissioners met on Tuesday and announced that they are leaving the door open for now on the spring sports postseasons. […]
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale basketball appears to be in pretty good hands. In addition to the high school’s North Coast Section championship this past season, the Cream City’s eighth-graders continue to […]
By Ray Hamill — If they do manage to get in a season this year, there’s every reason to believe the Arcata Tigers will be the team to beat in the Big […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka High School sports have been shut down until April 20, it was announced on Sunday evening. The Eureka City Schools Board held an emergency meeting on Sunday […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies announced on Sunday afternoon that they are suspending all sports activities for the next two weeks, with the school set to close its doors amid […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League will discuss potential adjustments to the spring sports schedules amid the COVID-19 crisis on Wednesday. The league discussion will be held one day after […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s announced on Sunday afternoon that all sports are being shut down indefinitely amid concerns over COVID-19. The decision includes all practices and games. The school also […]
By Ray Hamill — It remains to be seen just how much of the remainder of their season they get to play, but the Eureka Loggers are preparing to play in the […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Charlotte Carroll has been named co-MVP of the Big 5 in girls basketball after leading the way on a Huskies team that won the program’s first conference […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a long road back for Hoopa senior Milton Mabry, who returned this past week for the Warriors. The versatile standout athlete missed most of the football […]