By Ray Hamill — The Warriors and Panthers served up a highly entertaining game at McKinleyville High on Friday night, with the visitors coming away with a valuable Big 5 win in […]
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 Warriors and Panthers served up a highly entertaining game at McKinleyville High on Friday night, with the visitors coming away with a valuable Big 5 win in […]
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers were unable to contain Fortuna senior Camrin Dolcini, as the Huskies came away with a much-needed and hard-fought Big 5 win in girls basketball at Arcata […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State president Lisa Rossbacher announced this week that she will be forming a search committee before the end of the month to find a full-time Athletic Director, […]
The Humboldt-Del Norte League wrestling dual meet season got under way this week, with the Loggers edging the Arcata Tigers by just one point in an exciting showdown at Eureka High on […]
Humboldt State announced this week that former Arcata High standout Claire Bareilles will join the Lumberjacks women’s soccer program for the 2019 season. Bareilles spent the first two years of her intercollegiate […]
As the Humboldt State men’s basketball team continues to make news this season for all the right reasons, a couple of their former players continue to make them for the wrong reasons. […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs sent out a warning to the rest of the Little 4 on Thursday night, running out to a very impressive 68-56 win in boys […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers dropped their third straight game in the Big 5 at Del Norte on Thursday night, falling heavily, 68-39. And while no one in the Panthers’ […]
The Fortuna boys solidified their place atop the Big 5 standings with a comfortable 83-51 win over visiting Arcata on Thursday night. With the win, the Huskies improved to 3-0 in conference […]
The Humboldt State men’s basketball team remained perfect at home this season with a key conference win over Cal State Los Angeles at Lumberjack Arena on Thursday night. The Jacks improved to […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Karina Zumbrun is taking her game to the next level, signing a letter of intent on Thursday to play soccer at the University of Redlands in […]
The Institute of Combat youth wrestlers continued to make waves this winter with another strong showing at the prestigious Rocky Mountain Nationals tournament in Anaheim last weekend. None more so than Tanner […]
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers overcame a late first-half deficit with a big second half performance in girls basketball on Wednesday night, remaining unbeaten in the Big 5 and atop the […]
A pair of Big 5 teams put some separation between them and the chasing pack on Wednesday night, while the Little 4 frontrunners sent out another statement of intent. In a busy […]
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to the sport of wrestling, there is one simple truth above all others. “The more time you spend on the mat, the better you’ll be,” […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt State men’s basketball team moved into the top-10 in the regional rankings for the first time this week, as the Jacks prepare for a key two-game […]
It appears as if the Eureka Loggers are building some momentum. Just 24 hours after defeating Hoopa Valley, the Loggers made it two straight wins by knocking off McKinleyville in a Big […]
By Ray Hamill – With all four local basketball conferences now in full swing, and the local prep wrestling season building momentum, there were once again plenty of options for this week’s […]
By Ray Hamill — This year we’re seeing a changing of the guard in Big 5 girls basketball, with traditional powerhouses struggling and unlikely challengers emerging. None more so than the Del […]
The Eureka Loggers are showing signs of progress at a pivotal time of the season. On Monday night, Eureka pulled out a dramatic 82-81 win over visiting Hoopa Valley in a non-conference […]