By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will open the North Coast Section Division-V playoffs at home to Cloverdale at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night. After winning the Little 4 crown […]
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 Arcata Tigers will open the North Coast Section Division-V playoffs at home to Cloverdale at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night. After winning the Little 4 crown […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are one of three local teams among the top seeds in the North Coast Section Division-IV bracket, and will open the playoffs at home to […]
By Ray Hamill — Local fans will be paying particular attention to the Division-IV bracket in this year’s North Coast Section playoffs, with three Big 4 teams among the top six seeds. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Valley Warriors will need to play hard-nosed physical football at St. Helena on Saturday, if they want to advance in the North Coast Section Division-V playoffs. […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods volleyball is gearing up for the stretch run of the season, while looking to close out the campaign with some momentum. The Corsairs will […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats will be looking for a disciplined performance on defense and some balance on offense as they get set to open the North Coast Section Division-V […]
VIDEO – The Arcata Tigers advanced to the second round of the North Coast Section boys soccer playoffs with second-half goals from Adrian York and Ezra Jones. The Tigers will now play […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata boys scored two second-half goals for a deserved win in the North Coast Section soccer playoffs on Wednesday night, overcoming visiting Willits 2-0 at McKinleyville High […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League has a clear favorite on the girls side heading into this weekend’s cross country championships, whereas the boys competition presents some very intriguing battles. […]
Both College of the Redwoods cross country teams advanced to this weekend’s Community College NorCal meet after strong showings at the Golden Valley Conference championships over the weekend. The CR women placed […]
By Ray Hamill — The long goodbye has reached the final countdown. On Saturday, Humboldt State football fans will have one last opportunity to see their team play at home, before the […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a breakthrough season for Hoopa Valley football, and the Warriors are hoping the party doesn’t end quite yet. On Saturday evening, the Warriors play their first […]
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue for Eureka’s Tyce Mullins, who this week has been named the Cal-Hi Sports NorCal Defensive Player of the Week. The senior linebacker has been a […]
The McKinleyville girls golf team capped off a memorable season with another strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-I championships on Monday. Playing at Tilden Park Golf Course in Berkeley, junior […]
Del Norte and McKinleyville each had a pair of winning teams in the opening round of the Six Rivers Youth Football playoffs on Sunday. In total there were six games split between […]
By Ray Hamill — The final week of the regular season produced plenty of drama, some thrilling moments, and more of what we’ve been conditioned to expect all season. Here then are […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s North Coast Section playoff game has been switched from Saturday night to Friday because of scheduling conflicts with Humboldt State. The Lumberjacks will be playing their final […]
By Ray Hamill — There was a packed field of worthy candidates for this week’s Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week honors, across the board in just about every sport, and from […]
By Ray Hamill — Preparation for the opening round of the North Coast Section playoffs has already begun for the eight local teams that made the grade. Three of the eight — […]
By Ray Hamill — Local sports fans will have their choice of big matchups next weekend, especially Cruaders fans. St. Bernard’s will potentially host a tripleheader of North Coast Section playoff games […]