College of the Redwoods track and field will send five athletes to the California Community College championships after another big performance at last weekend’s NorCal championships at Yuba College. Sophomores Hannah Hartwell […]
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.
College of the Redwoods track and field will send five athletes to the California Community College championships after another big performance at last weekend’s NorCal championships at Yuba College. Sophomores Hannah Hartwell […]
The Corsairs have been given the go-ahead to begin upgrading Community Stadium, including the installation of a new all-weather turf field. The stadium upgrades will also include new lighting, bleachers and a press […]
Dr. Nick Pettit has been hired as the new Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports at Cal Poly Humboldt, the school announced on Monday. According to a press release announcing […]
The Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike Team closed out another good season by competing at the NorCal league championships recently. The HCMTB riders headed south to race at the Six Sigma Winery in […]
Aaron Willison led wire-to-wire in the Gunslinger Sprint Car feature at the Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday night on his way to earning the $10,000 winner’s prize. In addition to his victory, […]
Four H-DN track and field athletes were crowned North Coast Section champions on Saturday, with a total of 16 top-three finishes for the league. The Big 5 schools traveled for the Redwood […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are not done yet. After clinching the school’s first Big 5 championship in baseball since 1975 a week ago, they added a first-ever Charlie Lakin […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will carry some momentum into the North Coast Section playoffs after their big win in the championship game of the Charlie Lakin Tournament on Friday […]
Fortuna senior Kylee Fennell is an all-league player in three different sports, and she’s going to play two of them in college. She’s also staying local, which is good news for North […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for some local high school track and field athletes as the H-DN season concluded with the league championships at Fortuna High last weekend. […]
By Ray Hamill — Just one day after completing a first-ever Big 5 and Charlie Lakin double championship for the school, the Fortuna boys received a No. 1 seed for the North […]
By Ray Hamill — Six of the eight H-DN softball teams have been included in the North Coast Section playoff brackets, which were released on Saturday, including four that will open at […]
By Ray Hamill — An historic season for the Fortuna Huskies is showing no signs of slowing down. One week after they clinched their first Big 5 championship since 1975, the Fortuna […]
By Ray Hamill — After seeing the Del Norte Warriors take the Big 5 championship this spring, the Loggers were clearly in no mood to allow the same thing happen in the […]
By Ray Hamill — H-DN track and field appears to be firmly putting COVID-19 in the rear view mirror. The pandemic had a hugely detrimental effect on all local sports and 2023 […]
By Ray Hamill — Competition for starting spots on the Eureka High boys golf team has played a key role in the team’s success this year, and head coach Jimmy Rodgers is […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DN baseball and softball teams won’t have to wait quite as long this year to find out their playoff seed and opening opponent. Because of Mother’s Day […]
By Ray Hamill — After battling all the way to the final day of the regular season for the Big 5 championship, the Del Norte Warriors and Eureka Loggers will match up […]
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in the Big 5 will face off in Friday night’s Charlie Lakin tournament final after each successfully navigated their semifinals on Thursday. Playing at […]
College of the Redwoods athletics will host three youth sports camps for boys and girls this summer, one for soccer, one for basketball and one for volleyball. The CR Volleyball Camp will […]