By Ray Hamill — Like a good teammate, Hayden Bode came through for Parker Rodgers this year. The two players have been friends since their time at Eureka High — and even […]
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 — Like a good teammate, Hayden Bode came through for Parker Rodgers this year. The two players have been friends since their time at Eureka High — and even […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Cooper Ohlsen is preparing for a new challenge on the baseball fields as he gets set to join the Butte College baseball program. The 2024 Loggers graduate […]
The Humboldt Youth Soccer League is looking to add to its referee roster ahead of the upcoming season. On-field training for anyone interested has been scheduled for Aug. 10 and will take […]
The 2024 Ferndale horse races are less than a month away and this year’s schedule has been expanded to include three weekends of racing. The action gets under way on Friday, Aug. […]
By Ray Hamill — Three local youth baseball clubs will join forces this weekend to host a tournament here on the North Coast. The Six Rivers Kings, the Northern Humboldt Steelheads and […]
By Ray Hamill — New Eureka Loggers football head coach Sam Edmonds is doing his best to build a relationship with the local sports community ahead of his first season in charge. […]
The Humboldt Crabs split their final Pacific Empire League series against the West Coast Kings and now must play the waiting game to see if they have qualified for the league championship […]
By Ray Hamill — When you finish in the top seven in state play out of 350 teams, you know you’ve had a good season. That was the case this summer for […]
Former Arcata Tigers standout Avary Henry has been recognized by Aurora University after an impressive career playing golf for the school. An H-DNL champion during her time at Arcata High, Henry recently […]
Another memorable summer for the local Little League teams officially ended on Monday night as the last remaining District 26 team bowed out of the playoffs. Playing at the NorCal state tournament […]
The Humboldt Crabs kept their Pacific Empire League championship hopes alive with a three-game sweep over the Medford Rogues over the weekend. The Crabs won 7-6 on Friday night, 7-5 on Saturday […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of Sequoias women’s basketball team is getting a special addition to the roster for the upcoming season. They’re getting the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls […]
By Ray Hamill — The race for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year, as usual, was a close one. All six finalists — and even some who […]
By Ray Hamill — Winning a league title is always a great accomplishment for any team, while winning a North Coast Section championship is obviously even more so. But nothing compares to […]
By Ray Hamill — This year’s Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the Year is one of the greatest the H-DNL has ever seen. And that’s only half the story. This year […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars lost their opening game at the NorCal state tournament in Madera on Saturday morning, falling 15-0 to Land Park out of Sacramento. It was a disappointing opening game […]
The Humboldt Eagles bowed out of the 2024 California 19U American Legion Area 1 Tournament a little earlier than they hoped for after a Saturday loss to Napa. Competing in Fairfield, the […]
The sport of flag football is on the rise, both locally and at a national and international level. Two weeks before the Humboldt Flag Football League begins its inaugural playoffs, local fans […]
By Ray Hamill — With the summer baseball season winding down, this week we recognize a Little League standout and a local American Legion team. Our athlete of the week goes to […]
Myles Standish got his first start of the summer for the Humboldt Crabs at the Arcata Ball Park on Friday night, as they secured a crucial win to remain in the chase […]