An impressive start to her sophomore season at UC Santa Cruz got a whole lot better over the weekend for former Eureka standout Kaylee Murphy. The former Logger led the way as […]
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.
An impressive start to her sophomore season at UC Santa Cruz got a whole lot better over the weekend for former Eureka standout Kaylee Murphy. The former Logger led the way as […]
The Del Norte girls swept all three of their games at the Yreka basketball tournament over the weekend, improving to 4-0 on the season. The Warriors defeated Modoc 65-37, Henley 61-54 and […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a night North Coast football fans will never forget. A night that reminded the rest of the Golden State that the H-DNL can hold its own […]
Fortuna, St. Bernard’s and Eureka each won their respective tournament championship games on Saturday on a very good day for the H-DNL in girls basketball. Eureka capped a big weekend with a […]
The Crusaders’ playmakers rose to the challenge on one of the biggest stages of all on Friday, scoring a remarkable 31 unanswered points on the way to securing a place in a […]
A buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Drew Gillette kept the Corsairs rolling on Saturday afternoon, as they closed out their own men’s basketball tournament with a fifth straight win. They had to fight for […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers lost for the first time this season on Saturday afternoon, falling 63-45 to Lincoln in the McKinleyville tournament championship game. Niko Zambas led the way […]
The Humboldt State women had a six-game winning streak snapped at Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday night, falling 62-55 in basketball. Alexia Thrower and Madeline Hatch each scored 14 points in […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Garrett Hall gave his team a boost at the defensive end on Saturday afternoon in the championship game of the McKinleyville boys basketball tournament. Hall, who is […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are headed back to a state bowl game after a commanding 45-29 win over East Nicolaus in the NorCal Regional football playoffs in Yuba City on Friday night. […]
On a night of bizarre twists and turns, there was one constant for the Warriors, as there has been all year long. Defense. And that was the difference in a very entertaining […]
The Eureka Loggers kept their fast start to the season going with a 53-38 win over Petaluma at the Piner tournament in basketball on Friday night. Sophia Chalmers led the way on […]
The Arcata boys will play for the championship at the McKinleyville tournament on Saturday after beating KIPP King 55-34 on Friday night. The Tigers will play Lincoln in the decider at 2:30 […]
By Ray Hamill — The dream of a state championship in football remains alive and well for both Del Norte and St. Bernard’s. On Friday night the two Big 4 rivals each […]
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers used the entire shot clock in a patient build-up to a buzzer-beating 3-point shot from T-Ryan Stumpf in a matchup with Windsor at the McKinleyville tournament […]
Ashley Quigley continued to light up the court for the College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team on Friday, leading the Corsairs to a fifth straight win. Quigley scored 24 points in […]
By Ray Hamill — Two teams, two NorCal regional showdowns, two state bowl berths on the line. And an entire community behind both. Are you ready for some football history? Because we […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs turned in a near-perfect first-half defensive performance on the way to a comfortable 80-59 win over Sierra in their home opener in men’s basketball on Thursday […]
The Eureka Loggers improved to 3-1 on the season with a big comeback against a previously undefeated Maria Carrillo team to open play at the Piner basketball tournament on Thursday. Trailing by […]
The Eureka Loggers pushed a good San Lorenzo team all the way to overtime at the Ukiah tournament on Thursday evening, before falling 73-67 in boys basketball. Trevor Bell got the season […]