By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers are clearly enjoying their football again. On Friday night they rolled to a comprehensive 42-0 win over Willits at Mack High, storming out to a […]
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 McKinleyville Panthers are clearly enjoying their football again. On Friday night they rolled to a comprehensive 42-0 win over Willits at Mack High, storming out to a […]
Three of the four H-DNL football teams in action on Friday night won, and all three won big. Here on the North Coast, the Fortuna Huskies won their homecoming matchup against Kelseyville, […]
The Eureka Loggers will carry some momentum into this weekend’s Arcata volleyball tournament after posting a four-set win over Mendocino on Friday. The Loggers rallied from an early deficit to win 21-25, […]
By Ray Hamill — Youth football will make a welcome return to the North Coast this Sunday, with the first games in almost two years. After last season was canceled in the […]
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville’s Lacie Rink saved a certain goal on Wednesday night, as the Panthers matched Eureka all the way in a 1-1 tie in girls soccer. The sophomore was […]
By Ray Hamill — Two former H-DNL players got the new college football season off to an impressive start last week, while several more will kick off their season this weekend. Former […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies look like they could be the team to beat in what is expected to be a wide-open race for the Big 5 in volleyball this […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville girls will rely heavily on a core group of talented seniors this season, as they get set for the upcoming Big 5 schedule in volleyball. The […]
By Ray Hamill — County pride will be on the line this weekend, with three local football games featuring Mendocino versus Humboldt matchups. On Friday night, Willits (0-1) travels to McKinleyville (1-1), […]
By Ray Hamill — Local football fans have 13 high school games to choose from this weekend, including seven varsity teams in action and six games featuring local JV teams. On Friday […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable return to play for one local program this past week, as well as an impressive season debut for a McKinleyville junior, as football and […]
By Ray Hamill — Local volleyball fans will get an opportunity to check out the early-season progress of the Big 5 teams at the Arcata tournament on Saturday. All five of the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers feature a young lineup in volleyball this fall, but they have shown plenty of promise early on, despite their 1-7 record. The team features just […]
The South Fork Cubs showed why they’ll be no pushover this season, despite falling 4-1 to Arcata in boys soccer on Wednesday. Playing at Miranda, the Cubs battled the bigger program most […]
By Ray Hamill — Six weeks after resigning as Athletic Director at Eureka High, Kristie Christiansen has found a new home at Fortuna. The Huskies announced this week that Christiansen is the […]
After opening the new season with a couple of road victories, the Humboldt State men’s soccer team is now the highest ranked of all the California Collegiate Athletic Association teams. This week, […]
Redwood Acres Raceway will be closing out the 2021 season with a bang this month with a pair of two-day events scheduled, including this weekend’s Legends Of The Redwoods Shootout. The action […]
By Ray Hamill — A thick fog did not dampen anyone’s enthusiasm in what was an exciting and enthralling H-DNL girls soccer opener under the lights at Mack High on Wednesday night, […]
The Fortuna and Arcata girls both kicked off the new H-DNL girls soccer season on a winning note on Wednesday night. The Huskies won 4-0 at home to Del Norte, while the […]
By Ray Hamill — There was no slowing down the defending boys H-DNL champions on Wednesday. Picking up just where they left off in the spring, the Fortuna Huskies got the better […]