
By Ray Hamill — Kira Morris threw a no-hitter on Wednesday evening as the Eureka Loggers comfortably got the better of De Anza in their North Coast Section Division-3 playoff opener at […]
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 — Kira Morris threw a no-hitter on Wednesday evening as the Eureka Loggers comfortably got the better of De Anza in their North Coast Section Division-3 playoff opener at […]
It’s been an impressive year for College of the Redwoods sports with multiple championships won, but that success is just half the story. This past weekend, 35 student-athletes graduated the local community […]
By Ray Hamill — The town of Ferndale will honor local baseball legend Buster Pidgeon on the second annual Joe Oeschger Day at Fireman’s Park on Saturday. Oeschger, who grew up in […]
The Eureka Loggers received some good news when they traveled for the North Coast Section boys golf championships in Rohnert Park on Monday, with longtime Eureka coach Karen Griffith being named the […]
The Eureka Loggers and South Fork Cubs both bowed out of the North Coast Section baseball playoffs in the opening round on Tuesday. Playing in the Division-3 bracket, the No. 12 seeded […]
Fortuna seniors Cody Collins, Lonna Torrez and Kylee Fennell were named Athletes of the Year at the inaugural Husky ESPYs, held earlier this month at the Gene Lucas Center. Collins, who has […]
The H-DN’s dominance in North Coast Section softball picked up just where it left off a year ago on the opening day of the 2023 playoffs. The H-DN remarkably has won five […]
The Lumberjacks are getting a lot more than a pair of talented runners after Eureka seniors Daniel Shaver and Charlotte Leonard recently signed their letters of intent to join the Cal Poly […]
The Eureka Loggers closed out a memorable season in boys golf at the North Coast Section Division-I championships on Monday. Competing at the Foxtail Golf Course North in Rohnert Park, the Loggers […]
College of the Redwoods track and field will send five athletes to the California Community College championships after another big performance at last weekend’s NorCal championships at Yuba College. Sophomores Hannah Hartwell […]
The Corsairs have been given the go-ahead to begin upgrading Community Stadium, including the installation of a new all-weather turf field. The stadium upgrades will also include new lighting, bleachers and a press […]
Dr. Nick Pettit has been hired as the new Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports at Cal Poly Humboldt, the school announced on Monday. According to a press release announcing […]
The Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike Team closed out another good season by competing at the NorCal league championships recently. The HCMTB riders headed south to race at the Six Sigma Winery in […]
Aaron Willison led wire-to-wire in the Gunslinger Sprint Car feature at the Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday night on his way to earning the $10,000 winner’s prize. In addition to his victory, […]
Four H-DN track and field athletes were crowned North Coast Section champions on Saturday, with a total of 16 top-three finishes for the league. The Big 5 schools traveled for the Redwood […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are not done yet. After clinching the school’s first Big 5 championship in baseball since 1975 a week ago, they added a first-ever Charlie Lakin […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will carry some momentum into the North Coast Section playoffs after their big win in the championship game of the Charlie Lakin Tournament on Friday […]
Fortuna senior Kylee Fennell is an all-league player in three different sports, and she’s going to play two of them in college. She’s also staying local, which is good news for North […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for some local high school track and field athletes as the H-DN season concluded with the league championships at Fortuna High last weekend. […]
By Ray Hamill — Just one day after completing a first-ever Big 5 and Charlie Lakin double championship for the school, the Fortuna boys received a No. 1 seed for the North […]