Senior Caroline Hamm closed out her high school volleyball career with one of her best games on Thursday, as the Del Norte Warriors beat St. Bernard’s 25-16, 25-23, 20-25, 25-10. Hamm finished […]
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.
Senior Caroline Hamm closed out her high school volleyball career with one of her best games on Thursday, as the Del Norte Warriors beat St. Bernard’s 25-16, 25-23, 20-25, 25-10. Hamm finished […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers made a habit of playing overtime games this year. And they’ve made a habit of winning them too. On Friday night, they capped an undefeated […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a fitting ending to what has been a highly entertaining season, with the top two teams in the H-DNL this spring slugging it out and going […]
Junior quarterback Shane Purcell threw for six touchdowns on Friday night, as the Arcata Tigers closed out their season with a 42-6 win over McKinleyville. With the win, the Tigers finished the […]
Former Arcata Tiger Avary Henry is enjoying an outstanding debut season at the collegiate level in women’s golf. The 2019 H-DNL champion is playing for Division-III Aurora University in Illinois and on […]
Del Norte’s Jadence Clifton might be better known for her basketball skills, but she closed out her high school soccer career with a bang on Thursday. Clifton, one of three seniors on […]
By Ray Hamill — The results of this week’s poll are in and North Coast football fans have spoken. They believe Fortuna will win tonight’s big H-DNL showdown, but not by a […]
The College of the Redwoods bats were held without a hit in game two of their season-opening softball doubleheader against Butte in Redding on Thursday. The Corsairs dropped both games, falling 12-3 […]
The Corsairs managed just four hits in each game of a baseball doubleheader against Butte in Redding on Thursday, while committing 10 errors on the day. The Corsairs dropped both games, 9-1 […]
By Ray Hamill — It doesn’t get much better than this for H-DNL football. On Friday night, the top two teams on the North Coast will face off in Fortuna in the […]
Jaden Gorge’s impressive start to the new college baseball season continued on Thursday. The former Arcata Tiger finished 5-for-5 for Shasta College in a 17-6 win over Lassen. Gorge, who is batting […]
By Ray Hamill — The 2021 Redwood Acres Raceway season begins in two weeks, with raceway officials releasing the full schedule this week. And, according to board member Jim Redd, excitement is […]
By Ray Hamill — The two best football teams on the North Coast will celebrate their seniors before kicking off the game of the season on Friday night. The 4-0 Fortuna Huskies […]
The Humboldt State and College of the Redwoods athletics departments are joining forces to host the Battle of Humboldt County Esports tournament later this month. Esports tournaments are computer game competitions between […]
By Ray Hamill — Team Beasts never seem to shy away from a challenge. That’s been the case for the local basketball club during this pandemic and something that will continue as […]
Saturday’s H-DNL finale in girls soccer should be fun. On Wednesday afternoon, the Arcata Tigers put a slow start behind them with six unanswered goals in the second half on the way […]
The Eureka Loggers won their third straight game on Wednesday, beating McKinleyville 2-0 to move above .500 for the first time this season. It was also the Loggers’ third win in three games […]
By Ray Hamill — The most anticipated game of the H-DNL football season takes place at Fortuna High on Friday night when the Huskies host the Eureka Loggers. Both teams are undefeated […]
Apart from one setback earlier in the season, the Arcata Tigers have been the best volleyball team on the North Coast this spring. The Arcata girls continued their winning ways this week, […]
By Ray Hamill — Both of this weekend’s season finales in the Big 4 will be broadcast live on local radio, as well as streamed live online. On Friday night, the Fortuna […]