By Ray Hamill — Friday night will be a big one for local football fans with two huge games on tap. In high school action, the history-making Arcata Tigers will try to […]
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 — Friday night will be a big one for local football fans with two huge games on tap. In high school action, the history-making Arcata Tigers will try to […]
By Ray Hamill — One week after making school history by winning a first-ever North Coast Section championship in football, the Arcata Tigers are getting set to play for a first-ever Northern […]
By Ray Hamill — Thursday morning’s earthquake off the Humboldt County coast has had an immediate effect on the local sports schedule, with one of two local tournaments impacted. The opening day […]
By Ray Hamill — From one family environment to another, Fortuna’s Jake Houseworth made his commitment to Cal official on Wednesday afternoon. The Huskies senior standout, who had verbally committed to play […]
The McKinleyville girls basketball team made it two wins in two nights with another big win on Tuesday, defeating Fort Bragg 61-21. And once again it was the team defense that paved […]
The Del Norte Warriors won a pair of early-season games in basketball on Tuesday night, with both the boys and girls teams defeating Ferndale in Crescent City. Senior Michael Webster continued his […]
Former Eureka Logger and College of the Redwoods standout Makaila Napoleon is enjoying an impressive start to her overseas pro career as a basketball player. This past summer Napoleon signed a one-year […]
By Ray Hamill — Former Arcata Tigers Ethan Gyenis and Josiah Gomez are hoping to take their talents to four-year programs after impressive back-to-back seasons playing men’s soccer at Mendocino College. Both […]
It was a disappointing start to conference play for Cal Poly Humboldt basketball over the weekend, as both the men’s and women’s teams fell to Chico State at Lumberjack Arena. The CPH […]
Eureka’s Everett Docherty and Arcata’s Evan Poston both represented the H-DNL at the California cross country state championships over the weekend. The impressive duo traveled to Woodward Park in Fresno for one […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men are inching closer to their highest ranking ever in men’s basketball as they get set for some big upcoming games, including a […]
The Fortuna Huskies improved to 2-0 with a comfortable 54-18 win over a young Hayfork team on Monday night. Also in action on Monday, the McKinleyville Panthers tipped off the new season […]
The Arcata Tigers and Fortuna Huskies continued their impressive start to the new season with victories on Saturday and Monday, respectively. The Tigers capped a good opening-weekend road trip with a 70-37 […]
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their historic North Coast Section championship this weekend, the Arcata Tigers will hit the road for the remainder of the playoffs. The Tigers, who won a […]
By Ray Hamill — High school football has a long and storied tradition here on the North Coast and it’s only getting better. On Saturday afternoon, the Arcata Tigers defeated Miramonte 28-21 […]
The Ferndale Wildcats saw a memorable season come to an end on Saturday night, as a big-play Moreau Catholic team beat them 21-19 in the Division-7 North Coast Section championship game at […]
By Ray Hamill — With school history on the line in the biggest game of their young lives, the Arcata Tigers came through in thrilling fashion on Saturday afternoon. Leading by a […]
By Ray Hamill — Despite missing some key players who are still playing football, the Arcata boys got the new season off to a winning start on the first busy night of […]
By Ray Hamill — Not surprisingly, the two teams that most people considered to be the best two teams in H-DNL football this year are the last two still playing. On Saturday, […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the best basketball players to come out of the H-DNL in recent years will return to the North Coast this weekend, as the Chico State Wildcats […]