The Corsairs knocked off a higher ranked team in women’s basketball for the second time in a week on Friday, with a comfortable 76-59 win at Feather River. The win was the […]
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.
The Corsairs knocked off a higher ranked team in women’s basketball for the second time in a week on Friday, with a comfortable 76-59 win at Feather River. The win was the […]
The Eureka Loggers posted their first Big 5 win in boys basketball at McKinleyville on Friday night, getting the better of a young Panthers team by a score of 87-59. The Loggers […]
Drew Gillette exploded for 29 points and played strong defensively on Friday as the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team continued to roll with a 10th straight win. Gillette, a former […]
The Humboldt State men’s basketball team ended a five-game losing streak on Thursday night, winning 98-93 in overtime at Cal State Dominguez Hills. The Jacks have been competitive despite the recent losses, […]
By Ray Hamill — The honors continue to roll in for St. Bernard’s and the rest of the H-DNL in football, with the news on Friday that senior receiver Lane Thrap has […]
By Ray Hamill — Several H-DNL teams will head to Eureka High on Saturday for the 23rd annual North Coast Classic wrestling tournament. As many as 400 wrestlers are expected to compete […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Makayla Bernald remembers clearly the first time she faced a high-powered offense in high school softball. Bernald was a freshman at the time, in the spring […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers kept the pressure on Fortuna in the race for the Big 5 championship with a hard-fought 61-56 win at home to McKinleyville in girls basketball […]
By Ray Hamill — There was little to separate the Loggers and Panthers in a highly-entertaining game of girls basketball at Eureka on Thursday night, with the home team edging out a […]
The Del Norte girls returned to winning ways with an emphatic performance on Thursday night, winning 69-58 at Arcata in girls basketball. After dropping two straight league games to open the Big […]
The St. Bernard’s girls cruised to a 57-21 win at Ferndale in girls basketball on Thursday night, but the real winner was the V Foundation for Cancer Research. The two programs combined […]
By Ray Hamill — A great year for Will Omey and St. Bernard’s football just got even better. On Thursday, CalHiSports.com named the Crusaders senior their small schools State Player of the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt State men’s rugby team will be hosting a unique event in a few weeks, when the Jacks welcome Cal Maritime to the Redwood Bowl for a […]
By Ray Hamill — Those of us who know Frank Cheek have been waiting for this. One of the most legendary coaches here on the North Coast, Cheek has teamed with Tom […]
By Ray Hamill — The weather has forced the postponement of Thursday’s College of the Redwoods men’s and women’s basketball games at Feather River. Both games have been tentatively rescheduled for Friday. […]
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s boys basketball showdown between the Del Norte Warriors and Arcata Tigers in Crescent City will now be for the Big 5 lead. Both teams won their […]
The South Fork Cubs got their Little 4 campaign off to a winning start in boys basketball on Wednesday night, rallying from a halftime deficit with a big third quarter and holding […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers found their touch from downtown in the third quarter on Wednesday night, as they took control of their Big 5 boys basketball showdown at home […]
The Del Norte Warriors proved too strong for the Huskies in Fortuna on Wednesday night, keeping their perfect start to league play going with a 53-35 win in boys basketball. Omar Banuelos […]
By Ray Hamill — A number of local basketball players are in the midst of big seasons at the collegiate level, many of them on winning teams. At Whitman College in Washington, […]