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 […]
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 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 […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will have their hands full against a potent South High offense in Saturday night’s 6-AA state championship football game, but so too will the Spartans offense […]
By Ray Hamill — Expect to see some old-school football in Crescent City on Saturday night. This year’s Del Norte team wouldn’t have it any other way. The Warriors will welcome El […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team stretched its winning streak to six straight on Thursday with an 81-70 win over Canada at the Kris Kringle tournament hosted by Santa Rosa […]
The red-hot Eureka girls pulled out another impressive win to open the Lincoln tournament on Thursday, defeating South San Francisco 51-41. Sophia Chalmers led the way offensively with 19 points, as the […]
The Eureka Loggers lost a close one to Montgomery to open play at the Arcata tournament on Thursday, falling 47-42 after battling neck and neck with the Vikings all game long. CJ […]
By Ray Hamill — Local MMA fighter Louis Cosce could be on the verge of a major breakthrough with a good showing at this weekend’s Combate Americas in Stockton. Cosce, a former […]
The Del Norte girls dropped a non-tournament basketball game at University Prep on Wednesday night, falling 70-67. Jadence Clifton continued her outstanding start to the season with 39 points and 14 rebounds, […]