An exciting District Tournament of Champions final went right down to the wire this year, ending five days of action at the Arcata and Blue Lake Little League fields. And when all […]
Padres hold on late to secure second straight District TOC title
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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.
Bermers pitches a one-hitter as Eagles cruise to comfortable win
After a series of close games to open the season, the Humboldt Eagles 17U bats came out swinging in a big way in American Legion action on Thursday night. The Eagles hosted […]
Moon to fill some big shoes at CR; Medina moving on to 4-year team
By Ray Hamill — Two very different but uniquely similar players are switching roles at College of the Redwoods this year, as one gets set to take his talents to a four-year […]
Crabs add 2025 pitcher of year Standish ahead of crucial week
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs pitching staff got a big boost this week with the addition of a player who played a key role with the team in 2025. With […]
NH Giants top the Eagles, go to 3-0 with another one-run win
The Northern Humboldt Giants are finding ways to win close games this summer. On Tuesday night, the local American Legion club won a third straight one-run game to go to 3-0 on […]
High-scoring Crabs sweep the A’s, go to 9-0 on the summer
The bats continued to produce for the Humboldt Crabs this week, as they comfortably swept a two-game midweek series against the Fresno A’s at the Arcata Ball Park. The Crabs won 7-0 […]
Young, Way named 2025/26 South Fork athletes of the year
Seniors Aubrey Young and Travis “T-Bone” Way have been named South Fork High’s athletes of the year. Both seniors contributed on three teams each, with Young playing a key role for the […]
Future appears bright for several Hoopa track and field athletes
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors appear poised to make some noise in H-DNL track and field in the coming years. The Hoopa boys and girls enjoyed a productive spring as a […]
Hard-hitting Crabs keep rolling, dominate the South Bay Storm
Scoring runs has not been a problem for the Humboldt Crabs early in the new season. On Sunday, the Crabs completed a second straight three-game weekend sweep, this time over the South […]
Lemke determined injury setback won’t derail his college ambitions
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a spring of adjustment for Arcata’s Luke Lemke, as he prepares to take the next step in what has been a thrilling career so far, and […]
Brown makes it official, signs letter of intent to play at CR
By Ray Hamill — For someone who has been playing softball for literally as long as she can remember, choosing to continue her playing career past high school was never much of […]
Standish named All-American after outstanding spring at Santa Rosa
Former Eureka Logger Myles Standish is coming off an outstanding spring season playing baseball at Santa Rosa JC, and it has not gone unnoticed. The 2023 Eureka High graduate helped lead the […]
ATHLETE AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — Mack youth wrestlers, Casas enjoy big weeks
By Ray Hamill — A group of youth wrestlers and a college freshman who has hit the ground running this summer feature in our weekly awards. Last weekend, the McKinleyville youth wrestling […]
Enyart homers twice as high-scoring Crabs continue to roll
Adam Enyart hit two home runs on Friday night, as the high-scoring Humboldt Crabs continued their fast start to the new season with a 21-2 win over the South Bay Storm at […]
Eagles get first win to end exciting week in local Legion action
On Friday evening the Humboldt Eagles 17Us were involved in a one-run game for the second time this week. But this one went their way. In an all-local matchup, the Eagles held […]
Busy month for District 26 Little League continues this weekend
By Ray Hamill — With the District 26 Senior League and Junior League Tournament of Champions wrapping up earlier this week, local baseball fans will turn their attention toward the Majors TOC, […]
CR track team adds ‘incredible’ recruiting class for 2027
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a very successful spring for the College of the Redwoods track and field team. And they haven’t done too badly on the field of competition either. […]
McKinleyville youth wrestlers impress at state championships
Baseball is not the only sport Mack Town is succeeding at. This past weekend, a group of 11 McKinleyville youth wrestlers traveled to Fresno for the Freestyle state championships, and remarkably 10 […]
SoHum Hawks rise to the occasion, win District Junior League TOC
The future of baseball in Southern Humboldt appears to be in good hands. On Monday night, the SoHum Hawks capped a good few days on the baseball field with a 9-3 win […]
Matson delivers as NH Giants top the 76ers on a walk-off
An exciting week in local baseball continued on Thursday evening, as the Northern Humboldt Giants secured a second straight one-run win in 17U American Legion action. Two days after edging the Humboldt […]
