The St. Bernard’s boys are North Coast Section champions in basketball for the sixth time in school history and no other program in the H-DNL, boys or girls, can claim that. On […]
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.
The St. Bernard’s boys are North Coast Section champions in basketball for the sixth time in school history and no other program in the H-DNL, boys or girls, can claim that. On […]
By Ray Hamill — Local MMA legend Cass Bell announce this weekend that he will be making his much-anticipated return later this spring. The 37-year-old will head the card at the upcoming […]
Del Norte senior Colton Schaad capped an outstanding four years of high school wrestling by going further at the state tournament than any other Warriors grappler in the past 15 years. Competing […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders had all the motivation they needed on Friday night. Three days after a disappointing North Coast Section semifinal performance against Dougherty Valley, the St. Bernard’s girls […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a senior season Hoopa’s Ivy Lamebear will cherish for many reasons. The Warriors standout recently closed out an impressive four-year varsity career on the basketball courts […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a big week for the Del Norte Warriors on the wrestling mats. The boys team placed third overall out of 105 programs at the North Coast […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt men remained in a tie for fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings with a victory over Cal State San Marcos on Thursday night. The Jacks welcomed […]
By Ray Hamill — Two H-DNL teams remain in the chase for a North Coast Section basketball title as we head towards the weekend championship games. The Ferndale girls and St. Bernard’s […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s and women’s basketball teams both saw their seasons end a little earlier than hoped for on Wednesday night, as both teams lost their playoff openers. The […]
The St. Bernard’s boys will get the opportunity to play for a second North Coast Section championship in four seasons this weekend. On Wednesday night, the Crusaders won their semifinal matchup against […]
The Ferndale girls’ resilience was tested on Wednesday night and they passed with flying colors. Playing their first game in almost two weeks, it took the Wildcats a while to get going […]
Any locals interested in learning how to officiate youth flag football games for the 2025 Humboldt Flag Football summer season can take advantage of a couple of upcoming online training sessions. NFL […]
Pitching was the story of the weekend as the Northern Humboldt Steelheads 12Us got the 2025 youth baseball season off to a flying start at the Kickoff Classic in Redding. Ty Wade, […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s playoff basketball game will be streamed live on Wednesday night. After winning a fourth Golden Valley Conference title in five season, the […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section announced on Wednesday morning that both Fortuna and St. Bernard’s will advance to next week’s state playoffs in girls basketball. The two local schools […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s and Fortuna girls both saw their North Coast Section championship challenge come to an end on Tuesday night, as both schools lost their Division-3 semifinals. […]
Former Big 5 MVP Jadence Clifton appears determined to close out her college career with a bang and is building momentum ahead of next week’s playoff opener. Clifton enjoyed arguably the biggest […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte High School basketball community has been recognized by the North Coast Section and Sonoma Valley High School for the excellent sportsmanship they displayed during last […]
A group of young local soccer players got to experience a different style of the beautiful game recently and wasted no time impressing. The Sequoia FC 2015 players traveled to Sacramento on […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team is headed back to the postseason. A 77-72 win at Cal State Los Angeles on Saturday, coupled with other results over the weekend, means the […]