By Ray Hamill — It has been quite a return to football this season for the Corsairs, who are proving to be a resilient and highly-entertaining team. College of the Redwoods won […]
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 — It has been quite a return to football this season for the Corsairs, who are proving to be a resilient and highly-entertaining team. College of the Redwoods won […]
By Ray Hamill — College football is back on the North Coast this fall and it has not disappointed. On Saturday afternoon, College of the Redwoods won for the third straight weekend, […]
The McKinleyville girls scored the only goal of the game with three minutes remaining to knock off Arcata in girls soccer on Saturday. Thea Trout netted the late winner on a follow-up […]
The St. Bernard’s offensive line dominated the line of scrimmage for much of the night at Oakland Tech on Friday, but mistakes deep into drives proved costly in a 30-14 loss. With […]
Sofie Sundberg solidified her lead in H-DNL girls golf with her best round of the season on Thursday. Playing at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course, the McKinleyville senior dominated with a round […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers came out firing on all cylinders in their Little 4 opener on Friday night with a dominating first half. Playing the Ferndale Wildcats at Mack […]
By Ray Hamill — Friday was a busy night for H-DNL football with eight teams in action and three all-local games here on the North Coast, including the Little 4 openers. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers didn’t make it easy on themselves in their Little 4 opener on Friday night, but they were able to hold on for a 38-22 over the […]
The Hoopa Warriors overcame a slow start on their way to kicking off the Little 4 with a 13-7 win over Arcata in Hoopa on Friday night. Playing one week after a […]
The Del Norte Warriors celebrated Homecoming with their most impressive win of the season so far as they continued their dominance over the Eureka Loggers. Playing the first of two matchups against […]
By Ray Hamill — The results are in and North Coast sports fans have spoken loud and clear — the Hoopa Warriors are red-hot favorites to win this year’s Little 4 in […]
By Ray Hamill — Former Fortuna Husky Max Hough will get his first start at quarterback for College of the Redwoods on Saturday. Hough, who has seen game time in three of […]
The Arcata boys won on Thursday night to remain unbeaten in the H-DNL, while the Eureka Loggers also won to keep the pressure on them. And both victories were achieved thanks to […]
Del Norte and St. Bernard’s both won on Thursday night to remain atop their respective leagues, while Eureka continued their impressive league campaign with a five-sets win over the defending Big 5 […]
By Ray Hamill — Two of the most in-form teams on the North Coast will face off on Friday night in what is surely the game of the season so far. Fresh […]
By Ray Hamill — After a month of traveling for games, the Hoopa Warriors will finally get the chance to play in front of a home crowd for the first time this […]
By Ray Hamill — If their league opener is any indication, it should be another fun fall for the St. Bernard’s girls soccer team. The two-time defending North Coast Section champions came […]
By Ray Hamill — One local senior student reminded his team of what they’ve been missing in the early season this past week, while another enjoyed a milestone career moment. And that […]
McKinleyville junior Damian Dinan continued his blistering start to the new H-DNL cross country season on Wednesday, while Fortuna senior Ella Owsley enjoyed a milestone moment with her first-ever league win. […]
By Ray Hamill — Defending league champs Arcata got the Big 4 off to a winning start on Wednesday, on a busy night for the H-DNL. The Tigers hosted Fortuna and won […]