Seniors Jack Westfall and Kannon Christiansen played their final basketball games for Ferndale over the weekend, as the Wildcats bowed out of the North Coast Section Division-6 playoffs with a 71-45 loss […]
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.
Seniors Jack Westfall and Kannon Christiansen played their final basketball games for Ferndale over the weekend, as the Wildcats bowed out of the North Coast Section Division-6 playoffs with a 71-45 loss […]
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off an historic first-ever three-peat of Golden Valley Conference championships, the Corsairs have received the No. 6 seed for the NorCal community college men’s basketball playoffs. The […]
The Arcata Tigers won on the road for the second straight North Coast Section playoff game on Saturday to set up a semifinal showdown at No. 2 seed Branson on Wednesday. The […]
The South Fork Cubs are peaking at the right time. On Saturday night, the Cubs comfortably took care of business in the North Coast Section Division-6 playoffs, defeating Fremont Christian 76-51 in […]
The H-DN had its best showing at the North Coast Section Wrestling Championships in more than two decades at James Logan High School on Saturday, with 14 boys placing. Leading the local […]
The strength of girls wrestling in the Humboldt-Del Norte League was on full display on Saturday as seven locals representing four different high schools placed at the North Coast Section Championships. Competing […]
By Ray Hamill — One local girls basketball team will open the North Coast Section playoffs with a new head coach on Saturday night after a change at the top this week. […]
By Ray Hamill — Consistency has been paying off for two local high school athletes this winter, as both enjoyed stellar weeks on their respective teams. And that makes them our Athletes […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a tale of two halves at Jay Willard Gymnasium on Friday night, as the Eureka girls wore down St. Patrick-St. Vincent in the quarterfinals of the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are headed back to the North Coast Section Division-3 semifinals for the first time in four years after a hard-fought 69-58 win over visiting St. […]
The Crusaders bowed out of the North Coast Section playoffs on Friday night after falling 68-43 to the top seed and defending section champion Urban in San Francisco. The St. Bernard’s boys […]
By Ray Hamill — In the end it wasn’t particularly close. College of the Redwoods completed a dominating run through the Golden Valley Conference with an 86-81 win over Feather River on […]
By Ray Hamill — Three high school basketball playoff games will be broadcast live on local radio this weekend, including two from the Bay Area. The action gets under way on Friday […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a busy weekend on the local basketball courts, with several big games on tap over the next two days. On Friday night, College of the […]
The 2023 local track and field season officially gets under way on Saturday when Cal Poly Humboldt hosts the annual Green & Gold Open at Redwood Bowl. The meet kicks off with […]
The two-time defending North Coast Section champions will host a softball clinic for young players next week. The two-day McKinleyville Panthers clinic for eighth-graders and younger will run on Monday and Tuesday […]
By Ray Hamill — The local high school softball season is fast approaching and local fans will get their first opportunity to check out the H-DN teams in action on Saturday when […]
By Ray Hamill — Nick Dugan hasn’t taken long to impress his new college team. The 2022 St. Bernard’s graduate will make his debut for the Stanford Cardinal on opening weekend after […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DN could be in for a big year at the North Coast Section wrestling championships at James Logan High School this weekend, with 16 local boys seeded […]
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte’s Adenne Schaad will leave a legacy on the local wrestling mats that will be hard to match. The standout senior closed out a very impressive run […]