By Ray Hamill — Jason White has been named the new head coach of the College of the Redwoods football team, it was announced this morning. White will take over the re-instated […]
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 — Jason White has been named the new head coach of the College of the Redwoods football team, it was announced this morning. White will take over the re-instated […]
By Ray Hamill — As she gets set for one more season in high school, McKinleyville senior Ashley Ballew already knows where she’ll be playing softball after graduation. Ballew, a four-year varsity […]
Junior Finn McRea pitched five innings of no-hit ball against the Hoopa Warriors at the Arcata Ball Park on Wednesday, as the Arcata Tigers got the season off to a winning start […]
The Hoopa Warriors got the new softball season off to a winning start at Arcata on Wednesday afternoon, edging the Tigers 4-3. Pitcher Savannah Colegrove picked up just where she left off […]
By Ray Hamill — It was an impressive spring for a number of H-DNL players, but none more so than Arcata’s Shane Purcell. The junior standout quarterback grew in stature as the […]
By Ray Hamill — A great debut season in college golf got even better for Arcata’s Avary Henry over the weekend, when she shot a personal best round of 78 at […]
The College of the Redwoods men and women opened the new track and field season on fire at Butte College on Saturday, with a new school record and numerous PRs set. Brianna […]
By Ray Hamill — With the local high school football and soccer seasons both concluding over the weekend, H-DNL fans won’t have to wait long for the next prep sports seasons to […]
The South Fork Cubs more than proved they could compete in the H-DNL this season, closing out with a comprehensive 42-0 win over the Fortuna Killer B’s on Saturday. Senior Alex Harding […]
By Ray Hamill — Collegiate tennis will return to the North Coast for the first time in a few decades next spring, and long-time local coach Jason Maki is determined to make […]
By Ray Hamill — Larry Tracy wasn’t backing down from the challenge on Saturday. As one of just two seniors on a very young Hoopa team, Tracy set the example for his […]
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale’s Lane Branstetter scored three touchdowns in the second quarter of Saturday’s game against Hoopa, as the Wildcats closed out the season with a 40-6 win. Branstetter, who […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats had to overcome some early adversity in Saturday’s season-ending showdown at home to Hoopa, but they took control of the game in the second quarter […]
The Fortuna Huskies closed out the H-DNL girls soccer season with a 5-1 victory at McKinleyville on Saturday, with five different players getting on the scoresheet. The Panthers matched them stride for […]
The Fortuna Huskies began the season as the team to beat on the North Coast, and they ended it as the team to beat on the North Coast. Much as they have […]
The Eureka Loggers ended a long drought on Saturday, defeating Arcata 1-0 in H-DNL boys soccer for the first time in 11 years. Jesus Parra capped a brilliant season with the winning […]
The South Fork Cubs closed out the H-DNL girls soccer season with a 2-0 victory at St. Bernard’s on Saturday, their second over the Crusaders in two games this year. Kalina Paine […]
By Ray Hamill — After suffering tough back-to-back losses to conference opponents the last two weeks, the Del Norte Warriors responded with their most impressive performance of the season at St. Bernard’s […]
It took a long time, but the Eureka Loggers’ defense was finally breached in girls soccer on Saturday afternoon. The real story of the day, however, was how they responded. Playing arch […]
The College of the Redwoods softball team got its first win of the season on Saturday, defeating Butte 10-3 in the second game of a doubleheader. The CR women lost game one […]