The McKinleyville Panther kept the pressure on the Big 5 leaders with a dominating win over Del Norte in Crescent City on Tuesday night. The Mack boys won the game 61-38 and […]
Panthers keep pressure on Tigers, remain in the chase with big win
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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.
Loggers get back to winning ways, get set for Del Norte
The Eureka Loggers ended a three-game losing streak in boys basketball on Monday night. Eureka welcomed South Fork to Jay Willard Gymnasium for a non-conference showdown and won 75-46. And they did […]
Mottashed shines but Corsairs fall to Lassen, drop to second in GVC
It has been an up-and-down run through the first half of conference play for the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team. On Saturday, the Corsairs traveled to Lassen and fell 71-66, […]
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Local fighter overcomes adversity, thrives in bare knuckle fighting
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Crusaders top the Panthers, improve to 6-0 against H-DNL teams
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COLLEGE ROUNDUP — Jacks stun the Toros; CR women get first GVC win
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VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — The play of the season in the H-DNL
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Crusaders weather second-half storm at Hoopa, more clear in L4
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The competitive nature of this year’s Big 5 was on full display on Friday night. Up in Crescent City, the Arcata Tigers had their hands full playing against a fired-up Del Norte […]
Ambitious Del Norte seniors have big plans for life after graduation
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By Ray Hamill — It was a good week on the basketball courts for one local school in particular. As we head towards the final few weeks of the high school basketball […]
Lumberjacks continue to move up the CCAA standings
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Corsairs win at Feather River, move into three-way tie atop the GVC
It’s shaping up to be a tight race for this year’s Golden Valley Conference championship in men’s basketball and the Corsairs are right in the mix. The College of the Redwoods men […]
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The two Big 5 frontrunners won their games on Thursday night, although one of them was pushed all the way to the final seconds. Conference leaders Arcata remained perfect in Big 5 […]
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The St. Bernard’s Crusaders took another step towards a conference championship with a dominating win over Hoopa in Eureka on Thursday night. The host team quickly took control of the game and […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Moon, Armstrong combine for highlight plays
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CPH soccer to celebrate milestone achievement in 2025
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