By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will look to get back on track in football this weekend, when the Corsairs open conference play at home to Contra Costa. The game […]
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 — College of the Redwoods will look to get back on track in football this weekend, when the Corsairs open conference play at home to Contra Costa. The game […]
By Ray Hamill — After what has been a tumultuous summer to say the least, not to mention a disappointing start to the season, Humboldt State football returns to the Redwood Bowl […]
By Ray Hamill — The schedule will get substantially more challenging for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders over the second half of the season, beginning with a Saturday showdown at Marin Catholic. There […]
By Ray Hamill — If Thursday’s game at Arcata High was anything to go by, this season’s Big 5 is going to every bit as thrilling as it is competitive. The Tigers […]
By Ray Hamill — Big 4 fans will get a little sampling of what the league will be like this year when Fortuna hosts Del Norte in a non-league game on Friday […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fighting Zebras are coming to Eureka. And not only do they possess one of the most unique mascots in all of sports, but they are arguably the […]
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, the most wide-open Little 4 in decades gets under way on Friday. With five-time defending champion St. Bernard’s no longer in the mix after […]
The Eureka girls maintained their perfect start to league play with another emphatic win in soccer on Wednesday. The Loggers improved to 5-0 in the Humboldt-Del Norte League with a 10-0 win […]
The Fortuna Huskies appear to be getting hot at an opportune time. With league play just under way, the Fortuna girls posted one of their most impressive wins of the volleyball season […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna boys soccer team overcame a spirited McKinleyville defensive performance on Wednesday, pulling away in the second half for a 4-0 win at Mack High. The victory […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will try to bounce back from their first loss of the season in football this weekend, when they travel to San Francisco to play […]
By Ray Hamill — One way or the other, we’re going to find out a lot about the College of the Redwoods football team this week. And when the Corsairs host Contra […]
We knew coming into league play last week that the Big 5 was going to be an intriguing battle on the volleyball courts this fall. We just didn’t know it was going […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville boys soccer team will try to do something no other North Coast squad has managed this season, when the Panthers host Fortuna on Wednesday in a […]
The Eureka girls sent out a message of intent with an impressive win over a big rival on Tuesday night. The Loggers hosted Del Norte and knocked off the powerhouse Warriors in […]
The Jacks faced one of their toughest opponents of the young season at College Creek Field on Sunday, tying San Francisco State 1-1 in men’s soccer. The Gators came into the game […]
By Ray Hamill – Local MMA fighter Cass Bell is taking advantage of some new-age technology available to him here in Humboldt County for the first time. As he prepares for his second […]
By Ray Hamill — No surprise to see three of the Big 4 teams dominate once again over the weekend, although things are about to get a little more challenging for each. Here […]
By Ray Hamill — After posting big wins over the weekend, St. Bernard’s and Eureka each moved up in the latest edition of the Prep2Prep football rankings. The Crusaders defeated Ferndale 47-13, […]
By Rod Kausen – This could be the year for the Fortuna boys cross country team to challenge the dominance of Arcata and McKinleyville in the Humboldt-Del Norte League, which gets under […]