Basketball Power Rankings Girls 1 — Del Norte (10-1) The No. 2 ranked team in NCS Division-IV, the Warriors are getting plenty of respect 2 — Eureka (9-4) A tough pre-league schedule […]
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.
Basketball Power Rankings Girls 1 — Del Norte (10-1) The No. 2 ranked team in NCS Division-IV, the Warriors are getting plenty of respect 2 — Eureka (9-4) A tough pre-league schedule […]
By Ray Hamill – Another busy weekend in prep basketball gave us plenty of options for this week’s Humboldt Sports athletes and team of the week. In boys basketball, Isaac Puzz has […]
By Ray Hamill – While the Humboldt-Del Norte League boys have just two basketball teams ranked in the top 60 in the North Coast Section, the girls have five teams ranked in […]
By Ray Hamill — League play opens in earnest for most of the local high schools on the basketball courts this week, with at least one key matchup right off the bat. […]
By Ray Hamill —- Former College of the Redwoods men’s basketball head coach Aaron Hungerford has admitted his actions on Christmas Eve were stupid, while issuing a public apology to his family, […]
The Humboldt State men’s basketball team saw a five-game winning streak snapped at UC San Diego on Saturday night, as the No. 14 nationally-ranked Tritons ran out to an 85-62 win. The […]
The Fortuna boys basketball team wasted no time putting Friday’s loss behind them, bouncing back on Saturday to beat the host team at the Windsor tournament, 65-45. Donald Willis led the way, […]
The McKinleyville boys enjoyed mixed results at the Enterprise tournament over the past few days, including a thrilling triple-overtime loss to the host school in the semifinal. The Panthers opened tournament play […]
The Fortuna boys basketball team suffered its first loss of the season at the Windsor tournament on Friday, falling 73-55 to Menlo-Atherton. The Huskies were riding a 13-game winning streak to start […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team fell to Fresno City 82-56 at the San Jose City College tournament on Friday. The loss was the second in two days at the […]
The Arcata girls lost a close one to Sir Francis Drake to open the West Coast Jamboree at Cornerstone Christian on Thursday. Playing against a very big Drake team, the Tigers turned […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team got off to a slow start on Thursday and never fully recovered, dropping the opening game at the San Jose City College tournament 80-74 […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an interesting year in local sports, and a fun one to cover from the sidelines. This past week, I’ve been busy reliving many of those moments […]
By Ray Hamill — 2018 will go down as a controversial one in local sports, with Humboldt State and the North Coast Section front and center for the wrong reasons. But there […]
Both St. Bernard’s basketball teams tipped off their post-Christmas schedule with a win on Thursday morning at the Fort Bragg tournament. The boys defeated Kelseyville 48-40, while the girls got the better […]
By Ray Hamill – A troubled season just got worse for the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, which parted ways with head coach Aaron Hungerford on Thursday morning for violation […]
The Fortuna boys resumed their winning ways on the basketball court after a short Christmas break, defeating Analy 83-48 at the Windsor Tournament on Wednesday. Zac Claus had 27 points for Fortuna, […]
By Ray Hamill — This week here at Humboldt Sports we’re taking a look back at the top local sports stories of the year. On Tuesday, we broke down Nos. 21-30, and […]
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to local sports, 2018 was no ordinary year, and certainly not for the faint of heart. Mixed in with the usual assortment of thrills, drama […]
The Eureka boys are beginning to find their way. On Saturday night, the Loggers beat crosstown rivals St. Bernard’s 81-62 for their second win of the young season. Head coach Robbie Thompson […]