A pair of Crescent City youth basketball teams are getting ready to compete in the Oregon State Middle School Championships. Next week, the program’s fifth and seventh grade boys teams will travel […]
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.
A pair of Crescent City youth basketball teams are getting ready to compete in the Oregon State Middle School Championships. Next week, the program’s fifth and seventh grade boys teams will travel […]
It was an impressive start to the new mountain biking season for the Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike team and one young rider in particular. The local team, made up of mountain bikers […]
The Sequoia FC U17 girls made their debut as a team over the weekend at the Juventus College Showcase tournament. And while the results didn’t all go their way, head coach Taylor […]
Former Fortuna Husky and Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year Russell Pascascio is quickly adapting to college competition in track and field. This past weekend, Pascascio and his new […]
The St. Bernard’s boys moved within two wins of securing a NorCal championship in basketball with a comprehensive 90-57 win over Biggs in their state playoff opener on Wednesday night. The Crusaders, […]
Playing without one of their most influential players, the Ferndale Wildcats saw their hopes of a NorCal championship in girls basketball end in overtime on Wednesday night. The Cats, who are seeded […]
The Fortuna Huskies and St. Bernard’s Crusaders both saw memorable playoff runs end on Tuesday night as both bowed out of the CIF NorCal playoffs in girls basketball. The Crusaders had to […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the two CIF state playoff basketball games involving local teams on Wednesday night will have a different tip off time than originally scheduled. The Ferndale girls […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team has received the No. 4 seed for this week’s California Collegiate Athletic Association, which tips off on Thursday. The Jacks closed out the regular season […]
By Ray Hamill — Two of the four H-DNL teams to qualify for the state playoffs in basketball will open at home this week. The NorCal and SoCal brackets were announced late […]
The Ferndale Wildcats might be better known as a football school around the North Coast Section, but their girls basketball program is doing its best to change that perception. On Saturday night, […]
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 […]