By Ray Hamill — Will Omey and the St. Bernard’s Crusaders had a night to remember on Saturday as they clinched a second state championship in football in five seasons. Omey ran […]
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 — Will Omey and the St. Bernard’s Crusaders had a night to remember on Saturday as they clinched a second state championship in football in five seasons. Omey ran […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s sophomore Demarte Prudhomme has been among the most impressive players on the North Coast over the second half of the season and capped a brilliant debut […]
By Ray Hamill — The lions are kings of the jungle one more time. On Saturday night, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders capped a memorable campaign with a 34-20 win over the South […]
The Corsairs came away with arguably their most impressive win of the basketball season on Saturday night, knocking off the No. 4 ranked team in the state. The College of the Redwoods […]
It was a disappointing ending for the Del Norte Warriors, but they still had plenty to celebrate on Saturday night. As head coach Nick White said afterwards, “our season was awesome.” It […]
The Arcata Tigers lost a tournament championship game for the second straight weekend on Saturday, falling 51-41 to Piner to close out their own tournament. Arcata led by three at halftime, but […]
The Eureka Loggers saw their seven-game unbeaten run come to an end in the championship game of the Lincoln tournament on Saturday afternoon, falling 37-27 to Cappuccino. Malia Guilbert scored a team-high […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are state champions for the second time in five seasons after getting the better of South High by a score of 34-20 in the […]
The McKinleyville girls continued to frustrate both the opposition and themselves on Saturday, as they lost yet another close game at the Windsor tournament. The Panthers fell 52-49 to Amador Valley, although […]
Alex Harding nailed a buzzer-beating 3-pointer on Friday night, as the South Fork boys defeated Athenian 66-65 to advance to the championship game at the California School for the Deaf tournament. The […]
By Ray Hamill — Here’s something we don’t say every day here on the North Coast, but local sports fans will have their choice of state championship games to go to on […]
The secret is getting out. The Monster is just getting started. On Friday night, Humboldt County’s own Louis Cosce posted yet another statement win in MMA, and this time he did it […]
By Ray Hamill — Whoever wins the turnover battle could very well be crowned state champions when Del Norte and El Monte play for the 5-AA title in Crescent City on Saturday […]
By Ray Hamill — Don’t expect the Crusaders to do much different this weekend, as they prepare for an historic state championship showdown. Head coach Matt Tomlin and the St. Bernard’s program […]
The Eureka girls are one win away from defending their Lincoln tournament title after beating the host school 43-35 on Friday night to advance to the championship game. The win was the […]
The Arcata Tigers continued their impressive start to the season and advanced to a tournament championship game for the second straight week with a 56-45 win over Fortuna at their own tournament […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team made it seven straight wins on Friday night, although they had to work a little harder for this one. The Corsairs defeated Napa Valley […]
By Ray Hamill — Longtime local football official Ed Matthews will fulfill a lifetime ambition when he gets to officiate in Saturday’s state championship bowl game in Crescent City. The 48-year NorCal […]
Friends and family of former Hoopa High and Humboldt Eagles baseball standout Gary Young have set up a GoFundMe campaign to help with medical and other expenses after he passed away this […]
By Ray Hamill — The excitement is building in Crescent City ahead of Saturday night’s state championship football game, with online tickets already sold out by Thursday evening. Fans can still buy […]