By Ray Hamill — Heading into week four of the 2024 high school JV football season, four of the eight H-DNL teams are still unbeaten. However, something will have to give this […]
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 — Heading into week four of the 2024 high school JV football season, four of the eight H-DNL teams are still unbeaten. However, something will have to give this […]
By Ray Hamill — With a shortage of officials for high school sports affecting leagues all across the nation, the H-DNL is taking a proactive approach to the problem. The league recently […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team has quickly put a shaky start to the new season behind them. On Wednesday, the Lumberjacks secured their third straight win, beating Jessup University at […]
The McKinleyville Panthers feature a very new-look team in girls soccer this fall, but that doesn’t mean they’re not ready to make some noise in the Big 4 in the coming weeks. […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s no change at the top of our power rankings after another statement win by the Arcata Tigers over the weekend. However, there are multiple changes within the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls kicked off a new era for the team in soccer with an impressive victory over one of their biggest rivals on Wednesday afternoon. New head […]
It’s still very early in the season, but the Del Norte Warriors look like they could be ready to compete for a first-ever league championship in girls soccer. The Warriors kicked off […]
By Ray Hamill — New season, same old rivalry. Last year, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders and Ferndale Wildcats battled it out for the Little 4 championship in girls soccer all the way […]
The St. Bernard’s girls got a boost before they open conference play in volleyball with a big performance on Tuesday night. Less than a week after they fell to Del Norte in […]
By Ray Hamill — It was never going to be easy following in the footsteps of one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in College of the Redwoods history, but Bryton Livingston is […]
The 2024 Redwoods Acres Raceway season will conclude this weekend with the Steve Taylor Memorial Fall Spectacular. And champions will be crowned in both the Upstate Modifieds and Upstate Bombers series. The […]
The two-time defending Big 5 champions in volleyball will carry some momentum into their 2024 conference opener after edging St. Bernard’s in five sets on Tuesday night. The Del Norte Warriors traveled […]
By Ray Hamill — Trenton Gerber scored the winning goal three minutes from time to lift the Eureka Loggers to a 2-1 win over the McKinleyville Panthers in H-DNL boys soccer at […]
The Warriors are playing like the champions they are. On Tuesday evening, the Del Norte boys scored the winning goal two minutes from time in a pivotal 1-0 win over the Fortuna […]
After coming close to winning tournaments on a few occasions this year, the Redwood Giants 10U Orange travel baseball team enjoyed a breakthrough victory over the weekend. The Giants traveled to Medford […]
By Ray Hamill — It was far from pretty, but it was the sort of performance that a team can learn from. On Saturday afternoon, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders overcame a mistake-filled […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs offense clearly likes playing against Hartnell College. On Saturday afternoon, in a rematch of last year’s Grizzly Bowl game at the Redwood Bowl, College of the […]
The Hoopa Warriors broke open a tight game with a big second-half performance at South Fork on Friday night, on their way to their first win of the season. The Warriors scored […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers suffered their second straight loss at Fortuna on Friday night, but with a much-improved performance there was plenty to feel good about. The Panthers kicked […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna head coach Mike Benbow admitted his players were hungry to get back out on the field after a disappointing loss to Arcata last week. And it showed, […]