By Ray Hamill — The Loggers are headed back to the Dick Niclai championship in girls basketball, after getting the better of St. Bernard’s 46-41 on Thursday night, in what has become […]
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 — The Loggers are headed back to the Dick Niclai championship in girls basketball, after getting the better of St. Bernard’s 46-41 on Thursday night, in what has become […]
The Huskies will get the opportunity to add the Dick Niclai championship to their Big 5 title in girls basketball, as a phenomenal season for them shows no signs of slowing down. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs were handed a lifeline in their pursuit of a Golden Valley Conference championship in women’s basketball after Lassen’s upset win over Butte on Wednesday night. Any […]
College of the Redwoods will induct six new members into the school’s athletic hall of fame this weekend, in a ceremony that will be held between the two basketball games on Saturday. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs will try to put a three-game losing streak in baseball behind them this weekend, as they return home to play Los Medanos in a three-game stand. […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL wrestling championships will take place this Saturday at Arcata High, with league frontrunners Del Norte and Fortuna expected to compete for the team title. The host […]
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers will get the rematch they coveted. After barely losing to Del Norte in last week’s Big 5 decider, the Arcata boys will get another shot at […]
The Del Norte Warriors comfortably advanced to Friday night’s Dick Niclai boys championship game with a 54-31 win over Ferndale in Crescent City on Wednesday. With the win, their 18th straight, the […]
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s pitcher Garrison Finck got his first collegiate win on Tuesday, as Cal State East Bay defeated Holy Names 10-3 to go to 4-0. Finck, a […]
Former Eureka standout Brady Munson got his first collegiate start on the mound for Shasta on Tuesday, tossing three innings in a 7-0 loss to Yuba. Munson, one of several former H-DNL […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a record-breaking season for at least one former H-DNL player playing college basketball, with Eureka’s Kaylee Murphy continuing to set new standards at UC Santa Cruz. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers got a much-needed win on the basketball court on Tuesday night, getting the better of McKinleyville 62-50 in the opening round of the Dick Niclai […]
By Ray Hamill — The Loggers found a way to stop the surging Panthers on Tuesday night, handing McKinleyville its first loss against H-DNL opposition in two weeks and advancing to a […]
The Ferndale Wildcats won their Dick Niclai opener on Tuesday night, defeating visiting Hoopa 53-27 in girls basketball. With the win, the Cats advance to play at No. 1 seed Fortuna on […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors who have been hugely influential for their respective basketball teams all season take center stage this week, as their prep careers wind down. St. […]
Fortuna and Del Norte represented the H-DNL at the weekend North Coast Section Redwood Empire Division-II Dual Team Championships at Rancho Cotate High School. The Warriors were seeded No. 2 and placed […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s a fine line between winning and losing sometimes, as the McKinleyville Panthers have shown this season. On Monday night, the Panthers posted an emphatic 58-39 win at […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers prevailed in an entertaining Dick Niclai opener on Monday night, beating Big 5 rivals Eureka 70-59 in overtime. The fourth quarter was particularly exciting with […]
By Ray Hamill — If the rest of the Dick Niclai tournament is as exciting as Monday night’s opening round, it’s going to be fun week for local basketball fans. And if […]
By Ray Hamill — To say that the McKinleyville Panthers have gotten hot at an opportune time is an understatement. After struggling to win close games for much of the season, the […]