By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers could host a boys and girls Dick Niclai doubleheader in basketball on Monday, if the girls team wins at Del Norte on Saturday night. With […]
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 — The Arcata Tigers could host a boys and girls Dick Niclai doubleheader in basketball on Monday, if the girls team wins at Del Norte on Saturday night. With […]
UPDATED – According to the league office on Saturday morning, the Arcata girls will host McKinleyville on Monday if they win at Del Norte By Ray Hamill — Let the playoffs begin. […]
On Friday night, the Huskies closed out the Big 5 in much the same way they started it, pulling out a victory with another strong defensive performance. It has become their trademark […]
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers continued their late season surge with another big performance in girls basketball on Friday night, closing out the Big 5 with an emphatic 53-39 win over […]
The Fortuna girls are doing something right when it comes to basketball. On Friday night they capped a season for the ages with three wins at Arcata, with the varsity JV and […]
The St. Bernard’s girls completed another perfect Little 4 campaign with a 57-40 win at South Fork on Friday night. The Crusaders, who clinched a seventh straight title last week, have not […]
The College of the Redwoods baseball team suffered its first loss of the new season on Friday, falling 5-2 at Laney. Chandler Jones took the loss on the mound, allowing three earned […]
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their undefeated Little 4 championship in boys basketball, the Crusaders are among the top-ranked Division-VI teams in California, according to MaxPreps.com. St. Bernard’s (14-7) is currently […]
The Corsairs continued their impressive start to the softball season with a doubleheader sweep at Cabrillo on Friday. Redwoods took game one by a score of 8-3 and won the nightcap by […]
By Ray Hamill — The National Letter of Intent Day doesn’t come with the same excitement here on the North Coast as it once did. Rather, it merely serves as a sad […]
By Ray Hamill — A senior-heavy St. Bernard’s roster took care of business with a veteran-like composure on senior night, getting the better of visiting South Fork 60-52 in boys basketball on […]
Humboldt State’s Jackson Strong tied a school record with his 10 3-pointers on Thursday night, but it wasn’t enough as the Jacks fell 81-67 to visiting Cal Poly Pomona at Lumberjack Arena […]
Two days after their epic showdown at Arcata High, both the Tigers and Del Norte Warriors each closed out conference play with a win in boys basketball on Thursday. Arcata won 63-45 […]
Bring on Saturday. The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team set up what is likely to be a championship-deciding clash at Butte on Saturday with an 83-73 win at Siskiyous on […]
The Corsairs battled right to the end in men’s basketball at Siskiyous on Thursday night, but ultimately had dug themselves too big a hole to climb out of early in the second […]
The Corsairs split a softball doubleheader at Mendocino on Thursday, winning game one 3-1 and dropping the nightcap 10-2. Lindsey Scott pitched the win, scattering nine hits and striking out one, while […]
Humboldt State’s Lizzy Prescott is among the six former student athletes and coaches who will be inducted into the California Collegiate Athletic Association Hall of Fame as members of the Class of […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team can move two games clear at the top of the Golden Valley Conference with a win at Siskiyous on Thursday […]
By Ray Hamill — Check out the video highlights from Maximus Rice’s letter signing ceremony on Wednesday, when he announced he will be playing football at Azusa Pacific in the fall. For […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are not done just yet. A week ago it appeared as if their chances of securing a place in either the Dick Niclai tournament or […]