By Ray Hamill — County health officials and the H-DNL have reached a new agreement on the number of spectators that will be allowed at games, beginning on Thursday. Two spectators will […]
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 — County health officials and the H-DNL have reached a new agreement on the number of spectators that will be allowed at games, beginning on Thursday. Two spectators will […]
By Ray Hamill — After a closely fought first half on Saturday night, the Del Norte Warriors pulled away from the Arcata Tigers after the interval. The Warriors scored touchdowns on three […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies defense shut out the Wildcats in Saturday’s Milk Can game at Ferndale High, thanks in large part to a big goal-line stand. The Wildcats had […]
By Ray Hamill — New season, same old Del Norte Warriors. Kicking off their season a week later than most of the H-DNL, the Warriors wore down a good Arcata Tigers team […]
By Ray Hamill — If anyone had doubted their credentials coming into the weekend, the senior-heavy Loggers made a big statement on Saturday. The Eureka girls ran out to a dominating 6-0 […]
By Ray Hamill — The Milk Can bragging rights are heading back across the Eel River to Fortuna. On Saturday afternoon, the Huskies shut out their close rivals and neighbors to re-claim […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers scored on five of their opening six possessions on Friday night, on the way to a 42-0 win at McKinleyville. The victory lifts the Loggers […]
By Ray Hamill — Hayden Bode’s impressive start to the new season got even better on Friday night, as the Eureka Loggers ran out to a comfortable 42-0 win at McKinleville. The […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders tried something different on Friday night, and it worked. After struggling to get their offense going against Ferndale a week ago, head coach Matt Tomlin and his staff […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL announced this week that the league volleyball season will begin on Monday, with seven teams scheduled to compete. The season will be just three weeks long, […]
By Ray Hamill — The most anticipated game of the weekend will take place at Ferndale High on Saturday afternoon, when the Wildcats welcome the Fortuna Huskies to Coach Carlson Field for […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers and McKinleyville Panthers have plenty in common as they get set to face off in football under the Friday night lights this weekend. Not only […]
By Ray Hamill — Here’s hoping week two of the H-DNL football season is as entertaining as week one. The action gets under way with a pair of games on Friday night, […]
UPDATE – Flagler lost the semifinal, 77-46. By Ray Hamill — Thomas Nelson and the Flagler College men’s basketball team has reached the Final Four of the NCAA Division-II basketball tournament. Nelson, a […]
By Ray Hamill — Three local baseball standouts have been named to the prestigious Rawlings and Perfect Game 2021 preseason Underclass All-American list, which was announced this week. St. Bernard’s juniors Nick […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors returned to the practice field on Wednesday afternoon as they get set for their season opener against Arcata on Saturday night. The players have […]
By Ray Hamill — Ethan Gyenis scored for the second straight game to lead the Arcata Tigers to a 1-0 win over the Eureka Loggers in H-DNL boys soccer on Wednesday. The one […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka freshman Lila Ekholdt continued her impressive start to the new season on Wednesday, scoring the only goal in a key H-DNL girls soccer matchup against Arcata. The […]
By Ray Hamill — Locals Ethan Fischel and Kokko Figueiredo each hit successfully in three of four games over the weekend, as their respective teams split four-game series in college baseball. Figueiredo, […]
By Ray Hamill — Hailey Dolcini capped a big weekend on the softball diamond with a season-high in strikeouts on Sunday, helping Fresno State to a three-game sweep over San Jose State. After […]