Inconsistency continues to cause some concern for the Arcata Tigers, as they get set for their Big 5 opener in boys basketball next week. On Saturday, the Arcata boys saw their four-game […]
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.
Inconsistency continues to cause some concern for the Arcata Tigers, as they get set for their Big 5 opener in boys basketball next week. On Saturday, the Arcata boys saw their four-game […]
The Fortuna Huskies will tip off the Big 5 as the hottest prep basketball team on the North Coast, improving to 14-1 on Saturday with their eighth straight win. After posting back-to-back […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are expected to challenge for a conference championship in girls basketball when the Big 5 tips off next week, with plenty of balance, depth and […]
The Fortuna girls remained red-hot with a second overtime win in two days at the Las Plumas Tournament, defeating Oroville 34-30 on Friday. The win was the seventh straight for the Huskies, […]
The Arcata Tigers are building momentum ahead of next week’s Big 5 opener in boys basketball. On Friday night, they won their fourth straight game, overcoming a stubborn Hoopa team and pulling […]
By Ray Hamill — A couple of months after ending a lengthy league title drought in football, the Ferndale Wildcats will be hoping to do the same in boys basketball. The Cats […]
The Eureka girls dropped their opener at the Stonebarger Tournament at Liberty High on Thursday night, falling 58-52 to a good Half Moon Bay team. Carly Boynton led the Loggers with 18 […]
By Ray Hamill — With their Big 5 opener in boys basketball less than a week away, the Eureka Loggers have put themselves in position to challenge for a league title after […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have come storming out of the gates in boys basketball this season, and will go into league play next week with an impressive record […]
A very short-handed McKinleyville girls basketball team got the new year off to a successful start with a 50-33 win at Deer Valley on Thursday evening. The Panthers had just six players […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will host several games in boys basketball this weekend, as they finalize preparation for next week’s Big 5 tip-off. First up, the Arcata boys will […]
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their state championship win in football, many of the St. Bernard’s players are now firmly focused on basketball, with their Little 4 opener just a week […]
By Ray Hamill — Things are about to get a little tougher for College of the Redwoods women’s basketball, although this year’s team appears well up to the challenge. The Corsairs have […]
By Ray Hamill — Congratulations to Cass Bell, the HumboldtSports.com 2019 Sportsperson of the Year. And what a year it has been for the Arcata star, in and out of the MMA […]
By Ray Hamill — The polls closed on Tuesday evening and the results are in. North Coast sports fans have spoken, and in some cases they’ve spoken quite emphatically. In a landslide […]
VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED By Ray Hamill — A big thank you to everyone who reached out to us over the past week to vote for our end-of-year awards. The response was […]
The St. Bernard’s girls defeated River City 72-65 on Saturday to claim claim the consolation at the Fort Bragg tournament. Shelby Jordan and Saulele Tanuvasa were each named all-tournament for the Crusaders, […]
Several local teams were back in action the day after Christmas at a variety of tournaments, including three H-DNL teams competing at the Fort Bragg tournament. Early on Friday, the St. Bernard’s […]
VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED By Ray Hamill — It’s time to vote North Coast sports fans, for your end of year sports awards, including local athletes of the year, as well as […]
VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED By Ray Hamill — It’s time to vote North Coast sports fans, for your end of year sports awards, including local athletes of the year, as well as […]