By Ray Hamill — Two teams with talented junior classes will kick off the H-DNL girls soccer season on Wednesday afternoon, as Ferndale travels to St. Bernard’s. The game is one of […]
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 — Two teams with talented junior classes will kick off the H-DNL girls soccer season on Wednesday afternoon, as Ferndale travels to St. Bernard’s. The game is one of […]
The Eureka boys won for the second straight week in H-DNL golf on Monday. Playing in cold and windy conditions at the Redwood Empire Golf and County Club in Fortuna, the Loggers […]
Newcomer AJ Sims averaged 18 points to lead the Humboldt State men’s basketball on their recent 14-day road trip. Sims, a West Los Angeles College transfer, scored in double digits in five […]
By Ray Hamill — NBA star Klay Thompson talked about legendary North Coast basketball coach Bill Treglown to a gathering of national media over the weekend. While answering questions about his rehab […]
By Ray Hamill — No matter where he goes, Thomas Nelson just continues to win basketball games, and that trend is showing no sign of slowing down. This week, Nelson and his […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors have been forced to pull out of their season opener in H-DNL football this coming weekend because of COVID protocols. The players will be […]
By Ray Hamill — Demetrius Rawson was one of several local players to impress at McKinleyville High School on Saturday afternoon, as football finally returned to the North Coast. Rawson pulled in […]
By Ray Hamill — Football returned to the North Coast on Saturday for the first time in 15 months. With the H-DNL season officially getting under way next weekend, six of the […]
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville’s Isaac Puzz came off the bench to ignite the Cuesta College men’s basketball team for the second straight week, draining five 3-pointers in a one-point loss to […]
By Ray Hamill — It has been an impressive opening two weeks of practice for the Fortuna Huskies, who might just be the team to beat on the North Coast this season, […]
The Arcata Tigers got the H-DNL girls tennis season off to a successful start on Saturday, defeating Del Norte 5-0 in Crescent City. The dominating Tigers dropped just one game in five […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will begin football practice on Tuesday after being given the go-ahead to take the field. Because of COVID cases in the Hoopa Valley, the Warriors […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will feature a lot of young players this season with eight sophomores on a roster of 30, many of whom will be expected to have […]
By Ray Hamill — With a limited number of fans permitted to attend the upcoming games, the H-DNL has issued guidelines for spectators as the league soccer and football seasons get set […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers aren’t dedicating their season to former teammate Everett Halikas this year. They’re dedicating way more than that. And as they prepare for next week’s season […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will be challenged right out of the starting gates when they open the H-DNL boys soccer season at home to powerhouse Fortuna on Wednesday. And, […]
If the opening round of H-DNL boys golf is any indication, it should be an exciting season with little to separate the top contenders. Including a pair of freshmen who were making […]
By Ray Hamill — This year’s H-DNL football season may have a different feel to it because of COVID, but at least one thing won’t change much. The Ferndale Wildcats are still […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles will have big shoes to fill this summer after 19U head coach Matt Tomlin announced recently he will be stepping down from the local baseball […]
By Ray Hamill — He’s had to be patient, and there were times when it seemed the opportunity might never arrive, but Bode Joyner will get to lead a young St. Bernard’s […]