After spending much of the past two months on the road, the College of the Redwoods volleyball team hosted a conference game against Shasta on Wednesday. The visitors won the game 25-9, […]
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.
After spending much of the past two months on the road, the College of the Redwoods volleyball team hosted a conference game against Shasta on Wednesday. The visitors won the game 25-9, […]
The race for this year’s Big 4 championship in girls soccer took another turn on Tuesday as the Arcata Tigers moved into top spot in the standings. The Arcata girls posted their […]
Del Norte and Arcata continued to keep pressure on the Eureka Loggers with victories in their respective games on Tuesday night. The Warriors continued to roll at McKinleyville and won in straight […]
A dominating season continued for the Ferndale Wildcats on Tuesday as they moved within one win of securing the Little 4 championship barely more than halfway through the conference schedule. The Ferndale […]
Eureka High and the H-DNL announced on Wednesday that this weekend’s boys soccer game between the Loggers and Arcata Tigers at Eureka will be played behind closed doors. According to a league […]
By Ray Hamill — The first of the 24 H-DNL varsity championships of the school year was decided on Tuesday night. The St. Bernard’s Crusaders traveled to Ferndale for a Little 4 […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a special quarter of football by a special team. On Saturday afternoon, the Ferndale Wildcats cruised to their sixth win of the season and they achieved […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s wrestling team enjoyed a breakthrough victory on the mats recently and is coming off a strong showing at the weekend Modesto Invitational. The CR traveled for […]
It’s Homecoming week at McKinleyville High School, which means the Panthers will be inducting a new class to the school athletics hall of fame. This year’s inductees include Chris Pender (class of […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women moved one point clear at the top of the California Collegiate Athletic Association soccer standings after stretching their unbeaten run to five straight games on Sunday. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The Huskies and Crusaders have conditioned us to expect games like this. What is usually one of the most fun annual matchups on the H-DNL sports calendar did […]
By Ray Hamill — Legendary teams are nothing new for Ferndale High football, but I’m not sure we’ve ever seen anything quite like what we’re witnessing this season. The Wildcats continued to […]
The Arcata boys soccer team stretched its unbeaten run in the H-DNL with a 15-0 win over St. Bernards on Saturday afternoon, as Del Norte and Fortuna tied 3-3 in Crescent City […]
Darron Dodd had a monster day for College of the Redwoods on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to secure a first win of the season. The local community college team traveled to […]
The South Fork Cubs are building some momentum on the football field. On Friday night, for the second time in three weeks, the Cubs rallied from a halftime deficit on their way […]
Homecoming distractions didn’t seem to be a problem for the H-DNL teams on Friday night. Del Norte, South Fork and Arcata all celebrated their Homecoming under the lights and all three of […]
The Del Norte Warriors got back to winning ways and kept their hopes of a sixth straight Big 4 championship alive with a much-needed win on Homecoming night. One week after a […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women are enjoying a big fall on the soccer fields and have moved into a tie for top spot in the California Collegiate Athletic Conference standings. On Friday […]
The H-DNL cross country season got under way this week at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course. Six teams made the trip on Wednesday, with the Arcata Tigers taking both team victories. In […]
St. Bernard’s moved within one win of securing at least a share of this year’s Little 4 championship with a straight sets win at Hoopa on Thursday night. With the 25-15, 25-16, […]