By Ray Hamill — It appears as if St. Bernard’s will have to play football in the Big 4 again next year after an appeal to the North Coast Section has been […]
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 appears as if St. Bernard’s will have to play football in the Big 4 again next year after an appeal to the North Coast Section has been […]
By Ray Hamill — Tickets for both of this weekend’s College of the Redwoods road playoff basketball games will go on sale before tip-off at both venues. Unlike this past weekend’s games […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a big weekend for local sports in more ways than one, with plenty of options for our weekly awards. On the wrestling mats, Del Norte senior […]
The Humboldt State men’s rugby team won 54-8 at Monterey Bay on Saturday to remain on track for this year’s NSCRO playoffs. The win was a good response to the previous weekend’s […]
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 will have a big say in this year’s NorCal Division-VI boys basketball tournament, with three of the league’s teams included in the eight-team bracket. All […]
By Ray Hamill — Kaylee Murphy has been recognized for an outstanding season playing basketball for UC Santa Cruz after being named American Collegiate Athletic Association women’s player of the year. Murphy, […]
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their big playoff win over Skyline College in the second round of the NorCal basketball playoffs on Friday night, the College of the Redwoods women will […]
The Ferndale Wildcats played as if they knew exactly what was at stake on Saturday night, with a determination and focus from the opening tip off. And because of that they overwhelmed […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt State women’s basketball team will be seeded No. 7 for next week’s California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. The Jacks finished conference play with a record of […]
By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Rams. That’s the message from College of the Redwoods sophomore Thomas Nelson, who says the Corsairs won’t be backing down from the challenge of having […]
The Ferndale Wildcats are North Coast Section champions in boys basketball for the first time in eight years after knocking off No. 2 seed California School for the Deaf in Fremont on […]
All five H-DNL wrestlers to qualify for this weekend’s state championships in Bakersfield won at least one match in an impressive showing for the North Coast contingent. Leading the way, Eureka senior […]
The Corsairs’ struggles on the baseball field continued this weekend, as College of the Redwoods lost all three games at home to Butte. The Corsairs lost 9-2 on Saturday, after dropping two […]
Former Fortuna High standout pitcher Hailey Dolcini continued her impressive season playing softball at Fresno State on Saturday, leading the Bulldogs to a 4-3 upset over No. 3 Texas. Dolcini allowed two […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will try to bounce back from Wednesday’s North Coast Section loss when they tip off the NorCal tournament this coming week. The Cubs fell […]
By Ray Hamill — Friday night was a night to celebrate North Coast basketball. Two College of the Redwoods teams, featuring mostly H-DNL players and coached by local coaches, both advanced to […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods women’s basketball head coach Jain Tuey spoke of how proud she was of her players after their thrilling 62-60 playoff win over Skyline College […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team pulled away from Sacramento City College late in Friday night’s playoff game to advance to next week’s NorCal quarterfinal. Check […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods women showed a lot of composure down the stretch of Friday night’s dramatic 62-60 playoff win over Skyline College. Check out the fourth-quarter […]
By Ray Hamill — Not bad for a team that not so long ago was considered the worst in the state, and a program that went winless last winter. Now the Corsairs […]