Sophomore Nate Hill turned in the performance of the day for the Eureka boys golf team at the Bandon Dunes tournament on Wednesday, as the Loggers continued to roll. The tournament was […]
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.
Sophomore Nate Hill turned in the performance of the day for the Eureka boys golf team at the Bandon Dunes tournament on Wednesday, as the Loggers continued to roll. The tournament was […]
By Ray Hamill — You know you’ve got a winning combination when you’re succeeding on and off the court, and that’s exactly what’s happening at Mack High. After a big season in […]
The Hoopa girls got back to winning ways with a doubleheader sweep in Little 4 softball on Thursday, defeating Ferndale 25-0 and 17-3. Just two days after a hard-fought non-league loss at […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders lost 11-7 to Northwest Christian in Arizona on Thursday in a pre-tournament game, as they get set to open the Wolves Classic with two games on Friday. This […]
The Eureka Loggers won both team events at the second H-DNL track and field meet of the season in Fortuna on Wednesday, with several local athletes now featuring among the North Coast […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DN Student Advisory Council is getting back in the swing of things with some big plans for the future. It hasn’t been an easy journey the past […]
The McKinleyville Panthers put a disappointing opening week in league play decisively behind them on Wednesday, shutting out Del Norte 8-0 in Crescent City. The Panthers scored three runs in the top […]
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 favorites didn’t disappoint in their league opener on Wednesday against a resilient Fortuna team. Opening a week later than the rest of the Big 5, […]
The Fortuna Huskies held on late to edge the Arcata Tigers 5-4 in Big 5 softball at Arcata High on Wednesday afternoon. A Sagen Sarchett home run to left field in the […]
McKenna Beach and Kira Morris both homered on Wednesday as the Eureka Loggers won a non-league softball game 14-0 in five innings at South Fork. Beach finished 4-for-4 with the home run, […]
Sophomore McKenna Curtis pitched a one-hit shutout against McKinleyville in Big 5 softball on Wednesday, as the red-hot Del Norte Warriors won their sixth straight game, 7-0. Curtis was in command throughout, […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s tennis team is sending two freshmen players on to the Regional tournament later this month, and the Corsairs will compete in both the singles and doubles […]
The South Fork Cubs got a couple of keys wins over a Division-VI opponent on Tuesday, traveling to Point Arena and coming away with a doubleheader sweep in baseball. The Cubs won […]
By Ray Hamill — Two of the best pitchers in the H-DNL did not disappoint on Tuesday, as the Loggers edged Hoopa 3-0 in Eureka in a non-league softball showdown. Eureka junior […]
Freshman Dorian Rine and sophomore Damian Dinan were both double winners on Saturday as the McKinleyville boys placed first at the seven-team Brookings Rotary Invitational track and field meet. Rine took top […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL will be well represented on next year’s College of the Redwoods men’s soccer team. On Monday, two more local players — Fortuna’s Braiden Barsanti and Alonso […]
Eureka’s Talon Vigil turned in the most dominating performance of the season at the Redwood Golf and Country Club in Fortuna on Monday, stretching his lead in H-DNL boys golf. The standout […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies got the Big 5 off to a good start in baseball last week and won all three of their games against Del Norte. This week, […]
The Crusaders will travel to play in a highly competitive tournament in Arizona next weekend, but for now they continue to cruise through the Little 4, comfortably sweeping another two games at […]
The Warriors completed a big week on the softball fields with a doubleheader sweep at home to Fortuna on Saturday, while stretching their winning streak to five straight. The Del Norte girls […]