By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans are well aware of what a talented basketball player Isaac Puzz is. What they might not know, however, is that he’s apparently a pretty good […]
Big statement of intent for CR, local stars
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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.
Hard working Ruiz wins thrilling pitchers’ duel in L4 opener
If opening night in the Little 4 was anything to go by, it could be a very enjoyable spring for the league. In a game that was brought forward a few weeks […]
Former Logger teammates among all-conference GVC selections
By Ray Hamill — Five College of the Redwoods basketball players have been honored on the Golden Valley Conference all-league teams, along with another former H-DNL standout. Logan Thrap, a St. Bernard’s […]
Arcata High sports fields remain a hot topic ahead of board’s vote
By Ray Hamill — Spending $8 million to host one varsity sporting event annually is what the Northern Humboldt Union Board of Trustees is being accused of proposing, and it’s not sitting […]
Humboldt State women get seven seed for NCAA
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team is going dancing. On Sunday night, the Jacks were included in the eight-team West Region field, earning the No. 7 seed for the prestigious tourney, which […]
Competition for places a good thing for the Tigers
By Ray Hamill — Complacency should not be a problem for the Arcata Tigers this spring. Heading into the new baseball season, there is competition for starting places across the board, with […]
Solid marks for Redwoods at Chico State
The Corsairs enjoyed some impressive marks at the Highlight Wildcat Relays at Chico State on Saturday. Leading the way was Tana Liona, who placed third in the 110 meter hurdles. Liona finished […]
Sophomore bats, strong defense set the tone for Huskies
It was a typical opener in some ways, and a very impressive start in others, as the Fortuna Huskies began the 2019 softball season at Middletown on Friday. The Huskies won the […]
Corsairs fall to San Jose in softball
The good news for the Corsairs on Saturday is that they did manage to get in a softball game. The bad news is they continued to struggle in a 14-0 loss at […]
H-DNL all-league basketball selections announced
By Ray Hamill — The 2018/19 H-DNL all-league selections in basketball were released on Saturday, honoring the best local players from this season. No surprises among the MVPs, with Del Norte’s Kaleya […]
Prep Roundup — Pitching, defense lead Crusaders past Middletown
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders got the season off to an impressive start on Friday night, with some solid pitching and solid defense highlighting a 2-0 win over Middletown at Bomber Field in […]
Loggers have lots of pitching, potential in 2019
By Ray Hamill — It’s safe to say no local baseball team will have more pitching than the Eureka Loggers this spring. They almost have an entire roster of them. At an […]
Fundamentals will be key for Hoopa baseball
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors are preaching baseball fundamentals this season, and if they can actually get outside to practice at some stage, they may be able to put them […]
CR’s road warriors fall to West Valley, prepare for San Jose
The College of the Redwoods softball team is on the road again this weekend, not an unusual occurrence for the Corsairs this time of the year. The CR women, in fact, will […]
Interest builds in big alumni showdown
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers will host the Arcata Tigers in an alumni football game at the end of the month, and both teams are still looking to add interested […]
Play suspended in key H-DNL tennis match
H-DNL tennis fans will have to wait a little longer to see who’s the frontrunner in this year’s boys championship. In a matchup of the top two contenders on Thursday afternoon, play […]
Weather forces changes, but plenty of games on tap
By Ray Hamill — Baseball fans are well used to late scheduling changes here on the North Coast, and that’s the case once again this weekend. With rain forecast on Saturday afternoon, […]
South Fork girls to open new season at Anderson tournament
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will get in some valuable playing time this weekend, as they get the softball season under way at the Anderson tournament. And after weeks […]
Seniors lead the way for Eureka softball
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are expecting a wide-open Big 5 in 2019, and have every reason to believe they’ll be right there in the thick of things. Key to […]
Experienced Panthers look to push on from last season
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are hoping to see their experience pay off in 2019. Baseball head coach Scott St. John returns the majority of the players from last year’s […]
