It will be a quick turnaround for the College of the Redwoods volleyball team, as the CR women get set for a trip to play Butte on Friday. On Wednesday afternoon, Redwoods […]
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.
It will be a quick turnaround for the College of the Redwoods volleyball team, as the CR women get set for a trip to play Butte on Friday. On Wednesday afternoon, Redwoods […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun week in H-DNL sports. History was made, perseverance and determination paid off, and it was business as usual for the Ferndale High quarterback. And […]
Local fight fans were treated to another highly-entertaining night of action at the Bear River Casino Resort on Saturday. The Rumble at the River VII — or Bloody Mayhem in Sock-tober, as […]
The Little 4 champion Ferndale Wildcats continued to build momentum ahead of the North Coast Section playoffs with a 3-2 win over St. Bernard’s in girls action on Tuesday. Also in girls […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders closed out a dominating conference campaign with another straight sets win in volleyball on Tuesday night. The SB girls hosted Hoopa and won 25-18, 25-15, 25-14. Since dropping […]
Halfway through their conference schedule, the College of the Redwoods women are beginning to build some momentum on the soccer field. On Tuesday, the Redwoods women traveled to Shasta and came away […]
Determination and perseverance paid off for the Loggers on Tuesday night. With the conference title on the line, the Eureka girls traveled to Del Norte for what is an always challenging matchup […]
The Eureka Loggers ended a seven-year wait for a Big 5 championship in volleyball with a win over Fortuna last week. On Tuesday, they secured the title outright. The Loggers traveled to […]
The Humboldt Crabs announced on Tuesday evening that longtime manager Robin Guiver is stepping away. Guiver has been with the club as a player, assistant coach or manager for 25 of the […]
In the end, Bria Larson left no doubt as to who was the best golfer in the H-DNL this fall. League play wrapped up on Monday and Larson completed her remarkable stretch […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women dropped into third in the conference soccer standings with their first conference loss on Sunday. The Jacks welcomed Cal State San Bernardino to College Creek Field and […]
The Big 5 championship in volleyball will be decided on Tuesday night, with a huge showdown in Crescent City. Going into the final night of conference play, Eureka has already secured at […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s wrestling team traveled to Rocklin over the weekend for the 2025 CCCAA NorCal Regional Dual championships and placed ninth overall in the team competition. Redwoods was […]
By Ray Hamill — The overwhelming dominance of this year’s Ferndale football team was on full display once again on Saturday, as the Cats cruised to another huge win. The Arcata Tigers, […]
One week after a four-point loss at St. Bernard’s, the Fortuna Huskies got their championship ambitions back on track with a dominating performance against the Eureka Loggers. The Huskies traveled to the […]
College of the Redwoods enjoyed a breakthrough win on Saturday night, a victory that was a long time coming. This past offseason, CR made the decision to move from the American Division […]
It was another busy Saturday for the H-DNL soccer teams, with seven games played. In addition to the Ferndale girls’ Little 4 conference-clinching 5-0 win at South Fork, the St. Bernard’s and […]
The Ferndale Wildcats made it official on Saturday afternoon, clinching a Little 4 championship that everyone has known was going to be theirs for some time. A 5-0 win at South Fork, […]
With their seasons and any lingering hopes of making the playoffs hanging in the balance, the Warriors and Panthers served up an entertaining game for a large Homecoming crowd at McKinleyville on […]
Never underestimate the advantage of having a good kicker in high school football. On Friday night, in a tightly-contested showdown where neither offense was able to really get going, St. Bernard’s senior […]