McKinleyville’s Sofie Sundberg led the way in the opening round of the new H-DNL girls golf season on Monday. Playing at Beau Pre Golf Course in McKinleyville, Sundberg shot a 108 to […]
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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.
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Miranda, May make big plays for the Huskies
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies made some big plays in Friday night’s 34-12 victory over neighbors Ferndale in the annual Milk Can showdown. Three of their five touchdowns came on […]
Young Fortuna girls team playing with plenty of heart
By Ray Hamill — They may be young, but don’t expect the Huskies to be a pushover for any of their league opponents this year. The Fortuna girls open the new H-DNL […]
Del Norte soccer ‘shooting for the moon’
By Ray Hamill — Both Del Norte soccer teams will kick off the new season at Fortuna on Wednesday with a nice mixture of youth and experience. After struggling with numbers in […]
Young Huskies carrying on a winning tradition
The Fortuna boys soccer program will feature a JV team this year, and the Huskies got the new season off to a flying start over the weekend. Fortuna played at Eureka on […]
Del Norte football good to go this week
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will be back to full strength this week and ready to go when they travel to West Valley on Friday night. The Warriors were […]
Unbeaten H-DNL JVs off to an impressive start
By Ray Hamill — While a few of the local JV squads have yet to kick off the new football season, it has been an impressive start for the others. This past […]
High-scoring Mack girls will carry momentum into league play
By Ray Hamill — Finding the back of the net hasn’t been a problem early on for the McKinleyville girls soccer team, and that’s something the Panthers hope will continue on Wednesday […]
H-DNL soccer seasons kicks off on Wednesday
By Ray Hamill —There will be league champions crowned in both boys and girls H-DNL soccer this fall, as the new season gets set to kick off this week. After last season […]
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS — Crusaders strike fast and often
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders scored seven touchdowns on the way to beating Arcata 47-12 on Saturday afternoon. Check out video highlights of five of those TDs above. “We […]
Statement win for Crusaders against Arcata
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders gave us a taste of just how good they could be on Saturday, as an anticipated clash failed to live up to expectations. Playing […]
Three top H-DNL contenders face off in preseason soccer
By Ray Hamill — Just days from the start of the new H-DNL boys soccer season, the Fortuna Huskies continue to look like the team to beat. The seven-time defending league champs […]
Loggers, Warriors remain positive despite the delays
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka and Hoopa players are staying positive despite what has been a couple of frustrating weeks to start the football season. Neither team has managed to play […]
Redwoods women fall to Santa Rosa, Marin in volleyball
The College of the Redwoods women dropped a pair of matches in volleyball at Santa Rosa on Friday, losing to the Bear Cubs and Marin College. The Corsairs fell 15-25, 10-25, 12-25 […]
Big plays the difference as Huskies retain the Milk Can
By Ray Hamill — The Milk Can is staying in Fortuna for another year after the Huskies beat the Ferndale Wildcats 34-12 on Friday night. One of the most anticipated matchups of […]
More positive signs for the Panthers in close loss at Anderson
Despite losing 22-14 at Anderson on Friday night, the McKinleyville Panthers continue to take some strides. And for a program that has struggled in recent years, there are definite signs that new […]
Are the Tigers the team to beat in H-DNL girls soccer?
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls could be the team to beat in H-DNL soccer this fall, as they get set for their league opener next week. Long-time head coach Patrick […]
Del Norte Warriors varsity game canceled
By Ray Hamill — Friday night’s Del Norte varsity football game has been canceled as the Warriors deal with COVID protocols, it was announced on Friday morning. The Warriors were scheduled to […]
Familiar names return to the area to join CR coaching staff
By Ray Hamill — New College of the Redwoods head coach Jason White has added two big names to his staff, as the Corsairs continue to build toward a return to the […]
Panthers poised to surprise some people this fall
By Ray Hamill — The preseason has been a pleasant surprise for the McKinleyville boys soccer team, which kicks off the league campaign at home to Eureka next Wednesday. The Panthers are […]