It was a mixed day for the two local teams still competing in the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Wednesday, with one of them advancing to play for a section championship […]
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.
It was a mixed day for the two local teams still competing in the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Wednesday, with one of them advancing to play for a section championship […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s soccer team got a boost this week with seven local players committing to play for the local community college at a couple […]
The top seeds in the North Coast Section Division-4 softball bracket proved too hot for the Fortuna Huskies on Tuesday evening. Just four days after a thrilling walk-off win over Hoopa, the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs have taken a big step towards putting the disappointment of last season behind them with the addition of four local players. Ferndale’s Kyla Albee, Eureka’s Moriah […]
By Ray Hamill — Jared Wallace is taking a unique approach to his football career. The Arcata senior recently signed a letter of commitment to play for Butte College after graduation, but […]
College of the Redwoods sophomore Hannah Hartwell closed out a sensational JC career with another outstanding performance at the California community college state track and field championships over the weekend. Hartwell placed […]
By Ray Hamill — As one longtime local coach put it to me after Friday’s thrilling softball playoff showdown at Fortuna High, this was a great reminder of what high school sports […]
The third annual Eureka High Safe and Sober Dodgeball Tournament took place at Eureka High on Friday night. The event was a huge success with many EHS students joined by several community […]
An historic season for the Fortuna Huskies came to an end on Saturday night, as the top seeds in the North Coast Section Division-4 bracket fell to Piedmont at Newburg Park. The […]
By Ray Hamill — It has been a very impressive week for the H-DN in the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs, with seven of the 14 teams to qualify still […]
The H-DN throwers continued to shine at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions at Dublin High School on Saturday, as three local athletes qualified for the CIF state meet. Eureka senior […]
After ending a six-year playoff win drought earlier in the week, the Del Norte Warriors made it two North Coast Section victories in just four days in an exciting showdown in Alameda […]
By Ray Hamill — A young Arcata team has achieved more than most people expected this season, and now the Tigers find themselves two wins from a North Coast Section title. After being […]
The Del Norte Warriors became the second Big 5 team to reach the North Coast Section Division-4 softball semifinals on Saturday after shutting out St. Patrick-St. Vincent 12-0 in five innings in […]
Ferndale and St. Bernard’s both successfully navigated their North Coast Section semifinals on Saturday to set up an all-Little 4 championship showdown next weekend. The No. 1 seeded Crusaders scored seven early […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will try to add to their record 14 North Coast Section baseball championships in next week’s Division-6 final after beating Point Arena 7-1 in Saturday’s semifinal. The Crusaders, […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna senior Libby Johnston didn’t;’t want to let her high school career end just yet, as she stepped up with a clutch performance in the North Coast Section […]
By Ray Hamill — Two of the three North Coast Section softball playoff games involving local teams on Friday ended on a walk-off, including an entertaining matchup between the Huskies and Hoopa […]
The Big 5 schools apparently could learn a thing or two from some of the Little 4 schools. Last week, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders received the H-DN 2023 Spring Sportsmanship Award, following […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs need to replace some big bats in the heart of their lineup this offseason, but this week they took a big step towards doing with that […]