By Ray Hamill — No one can ever accuse the Crusaders of shying away from a challenge. One of the most consistently dangerous teams in the North Coast Section football playoffs every […]
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 — No one can ever accuse the Crusaders of shying away from a challenge. One of the most consistently dangerous teams in the North Coast Section football playoffs every […]
By Ray Hamill — Crescent City is becoming quite the fortress for Del Norte football. The Warriors will host a fifth playoff game in two seasons on Friday night, when Miramonte comes […]
By Ray Hamill — When you win an NCS championship, you’ve got a pretty good chance of being included among our Athletes and Team of the Week honors, sponsored by College of […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a short but impressive season for the Humboldt State men’s rugby team, which is now just one win from a trip to the national small school’s […]
By Ray Hamill — The season has ended in devastating fashion for an Arcata team that felt it had an excellent chance to challenge for a state title in football this year. […]
Local football legend Dave Harper, who played for Eureka High, College of the Redwoods and Humboldt State, passed away this past month at the age of 55. After an impressive career playing […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL received some good news on Wednesday after commissioner Jack Lakin met with local health officials. The county health department will officially release an updated mask mandate […]
One of the fastest growing college sports in the country could be coming to the North Coast. College of the Redwoods announced on Wednesday that it is considering adding women’s wrestling in […]
By Ray Hamill — A young College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team is finding ways to win close games early in the season. And lone sophomore Ashley Quigley is a big […]
UPDATE – Local health officials have over-ruled the state mandate … By Ray Hamill — Here we go again. The entire local high school basketball season is now in jeopardy just days […]
The future appears bright for Ferndale football. On Sunday, the Mustangs celebrated a pair of Six Rivers Youth Football Conference championships, winning both the AA and AAA titles at Husky Field in […]
Humboldt State men’s basketball will host more than just a season opener when Lincoln University travels to Arcata on Saturday night. The Oaklanders are fielding a basketball team for the first time […]
Former H-DNL MVP Claire Bareilles closed out her collegiate career with some big recognition this week. On Monday, the Humboldt State senior midfielder was named to the 2021 All-California Collegiate Athletic Association […]
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL teams remain in contention in the North Coast Section football playoffs, with key games for all three on Friday night. Fresh off lopsided wins in their […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls are North Coast Section champions for the second time in four seasons. On Saturday afternoon, they won another intense battle against rivals Arcata in a […]
By Ray Hamill — You get the feeling that Saturday’s epic ending to the 2021 high school girls soccer season is really just the beginning for this Eureka team. Playing against their […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders are moving on to the North Coast Section Division-5 semifinals after winning a thrilling defensive battle at home to De Anza on Saturday afternoon. And they […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna boys fell just short in their bid for a third straight North Coast Section title in soccer on Saturday night after falling 4-1 to Making Waves […]
By Ray Hamill — Two local teams had big statement wins on the opening night of the North Coast Section football playoffs on Friday. In Crescent City, the No. 2 seed Del […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata quarterback Alex Jioras connected with receiver Carson Tucker on four touchdown passes on Friday night, as the Tigers cruised to an easy NCS playoff victory against San […]