By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s soccer team will kick off the new season on Thursday, when the Corsairs travel to Ukiah to take on Mendocino College. And […]
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 — The College of the Redwoods men’s soccer team will kick off the new season on Thursday, when the Corsairs travel to Ukiah to take on Mendocino College. And […]
By Ray Hamill — Two of the nine H-DNL varsity football teams have switched divisions for the North Coast Section playoffs this fall. The Del Norte Warriors have been moved up to […]
By Ray Hamill — MIX 95.1 FM will broadcast 15 high school football games live this fall, beginning with a doubleheader of action this coming weekend. Longtime local commentator Tag Wotherspoon will […]
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine H-DNL varsity teams will be in action again this week, as some try to build on an impressive start and others try to bounce […]
By Ray Hamill — After an opening weekend bye, the McKinleyville Panthers will kick off their season when they host Anderson on Friday night. And with a core group of experienced seniors […]
By Ray Hamill — Seven of the nine H-DNL football programs will field a JV team this fall, which is good news for the future of the game here on the […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a tough start to the season for St. Bernard’s on Saturday afternoon, as the Crusaders fell hard to a physical and disciplined St. Vincent de Paul […]
Playing without one of their team leaders, the Ferndale Wildcats gave the 7-AA state champion Fall River Bulldogs all they could handle in Friday night’s season opener. Ultimately, however, some special team […]
The University playmakers proved too hot for the Fortuna Huskies in their season opener in Redding on Friday night, with the home team winning 41-19. The Huskies started well and after their […]
A young College of the Redwoods volleyball team showed some promise and plenty of balance in their season openers in Santa Rosa on Friday afternoon. The Corsairs fell to the hosts in […]
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads enjoyed a successful trip to Medford last weekend, with both the 10Us and 11Us going undefeated at the Midsummer Sizzler tournament. The 11Us won the tourney championship for […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers scored touchdowns on three of their four opening drives on Friday night, as they cruised to a 30-0 victory over the Arcata Tigers at Albee […]
By Ray Hamill — The local high school football season got under way on Friday, with three H-DNL teams looking very impressive right out of the gate. Up in Crescent City, the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers got the new season off to an impressive start with a comfortable 30-0 win over the Arcata Tigers at Albee Stadium on Friday night. A […]
The Del Norte Warriors lived up to preseason expectations and then some on Friday night, as they cruised to a 71-13 victory over Kelseyville at Mike Whalen Field. The dominant Warriors scored […]
By Ray Hamill — It will be a busy fall for several former H-DNL players at the collegial level, with the first of them kicking off the new season with a strong […]
It’s been a long time coming, but the Arcata Tigers officially ended one of the most impressive streaks in local soccer history on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers kicked off the new season […]
Three Cal Poly Humboldt teams officially kicked off the new college sports year on Thursday, with mixed results. The men’s soccer team tied Northwest Nazerne 2-2 at College Creek Field on campus, […]
After being forced to cancel this weekend’s Fan Appreciation Night, Redwood Acres Raceway officials have rescheduled the popular annual event. It will now take place on Friday, Sept. 9. Originally scheduled for […]
By Ray Hamill — Are you ready for some football? There will be plenty of it on Friday night, when the local high school season kicks off. Seven of the nine local […]