The H-DNL will be well represented in the North Coast Section girls Division-III soccer semifinals. Both Ferndale and South Fork won their respective quarterfinal games on Wednesday and will join St. Bernard’s […]
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.
The H-DNL will be well represented in the North Coast Section girls Division-III soccer semifinals. Both Ferndale and South Fork won their respective quarterfinal games on Wednesday and will join St. Bernard’s […]
There were mixed fortunes for the H-DNL boys teams in Wednesday’s opening round of the NCS soccer playoffs. In Division I, Arcata won a thriller against Eureka on a penalty shootout after […]
The Redwood Acres Raceway will celebrate the 2021 season with its end of year banquet awards ceremony this Sunday. The event will take place at the Elks Lodge in Eureka, starting at […]
Arcata junior Keona DeArmond capped a dominating season on the local tennis courts with another big showing at the H-DNL singles tennis championships this past weekend, placing first in the No. 1 […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors have turned around their season in the space of just four days. On Tuesday night, they won at McKinleyville High, defeating the Panthers 6-0 in […]
By Ray Hamill — Donald Willis scored a game-high 25 points as the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team got the new season off to a winning start on Tuesday night, […]
By Ray Hamill — Seven H-DNL football teams moved either up or down in this week’s North Coast Section rankings on MaxPreps.com, including two that could have a big impact in the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will travel to play the Panthers at McKinleyville High after all. The game was originally supposed to take place 11 days ago but had to […]
The College of the Redwoods men tip off the new basketball season at home to Mendocino on Tuesday evening. A total of 500 spectators will be allowed in the CR gymnasium with […]
College of the Redwoods hosted the Golden Valley Conference Cross Country Championships on Friday, with mixed fortunes for the home teams. The CR women placed five runners in the top nine to […]
Charlotte Leonard and Miriam Mende continued their impressive seasons in cross country by leading a strong showing for the Eureka girls at the Trinity Invitational over the weekend. The Loggers placed first […]
The Humboldt State men’s soccer team is closing in on a first-ever California Collegiate Athletic Association tournament berth in men’s soccer. The Jacks close out the regular season this week when they […]
By Ray Hamill — The NCS soccer playoff brackets were released on Sunday, with 14 H-DNL teams qualifying and at least three all-local showdowns set for this coming week. In boys action, […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors are firing on all cylinders at a very good time. On Saturday night they officially clinched the Big 4 championship outright with a 40-0 […]
The St. Bernard’s girls took care of business against Holy Names in Eureka on Saturday night, winning in four sets to move on to the North Coast Section Division-6 volleyball semifinals. The […]
It’s been a while coming, but the Humboldt State men’s rugby team posted a breakthrough victory on Saturday as the Jacks continue to build their playoff resume. Playing their second game of […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders left little doubt on Saturday as to who is the best football team in the city of Eureka this year, dominating the Loggers in all phases […]
South Fork closed out an impressive regular season in boys soccer with a big win over St. Bernard’s on Friday, as the Cubs and Crusaders split an H-DNL doubleheader. The South Fork […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers held on for their seventh straight win on Friday night, beating the Panthers 38-32 in an entertaining showdown at Mack High. Arcata quarterback Shane Purcell […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Shane Purcell threw for five more touchdowns on Friday night, but it was his contribution at cornerback that saved the Tigers late. With five starters out and […]