By Ray Hamill — This year’s Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the year epitomized what it is to be a great athlete in more ways than one. Not only did […]
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 — This year’s Humboldt Sports Little 4 Boys Athlete of the year epitomized what it is to be a great athlete in more ways than one. Not only did […]
By Ray Hamill — No athlete in the entire H-DNL has achieved more on the sports fields over the past few years than the 2024 Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of […]
Andrew Overland threw five scoreless innings on Thursday night as the Humboldt Crabs got a crucial Pacific Empire League win against the Healdsburg Prune Packers at the Arcata Ball Park. The 6-0 […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to announce the winners of the Humboldt Sports end-of-year high school awards. Now that the finalists have been announced for all six awards, the winners […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors lead the way in our list of finalists for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year. After a big year […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars could be in line for a big boost when they get set to open the NorCal state tournament in Madera on Saturday. The District […]
The Redwood Acres Raceway has been forced to postpone the next scheduled race night of the summer because of CALFIRE’s use of the fairgrounds. The event, which was scheduled for July 27, […]
The local Little League All-Star season is down to just one team after the Redwood Empire 11s bowed out of their Section tournament with a gutsy team performance in Yuba City on […]
The Humboldt Crabs will try to salvage something from their summer series with the Healdsburg Prune Packers when the two clubs close out a three-game Pacific Empire League series at the Arcata […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles are playing some of their best baseball of the summer at an opportune time, as they get set to compete at the 2024 California American […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars will begin their quest for a NorCal state championship on Saturday morning after securing another Section championship on Monday night. And the players appear ready for the challenge, […]
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka Logger Myles Standish is the latest local player to join the Humboldt Crabs for the 2024 season after making his summer debut with the team over […]
A memorable summer season ended for the McKinleyville 10-year-old Little League All-Stars on Tuesday night. Playing in the championship round of the Section 2 tournament in Cottonwood, the young McKinleyville players fell […]
The Humboldt Crabs will carry plenty of momentum into six straight days of league play this week after sweeping a three-game series against the West Coast Kings over the weekend. After defeating […]
Three of the four District 26 Little League teams in action on Monday night won their games, including the McKinleyville 12-year-olds, who were crowned Section 2 champions. The McKinleyville 12s defeated Foothill […]
A determined McKinleyville 10-year-old All-Stars team came to play on Monday night. The young Mack Town all-stars hit three straight doubles to start an elimination game at the Section 2 tournament in […]
All four District 26 teams in action at various tournaments around the state remain in contention for a championship after a busy weekend. And all four will be back in action on […]
Ben Lukens continued to roll with a complete-game victory on the mound for the Northern Humboldt Giants in the championship game at the Humboldt Eagles 17U tournament on Sunday. Playing at the […]
What a difference a day makes. On Sunday afternoon, one day after they lost a lopsided game to Chico at the Section 2 tournament in Cottonwood, the McKinleyville 10-year-old All-Stars bounced back […]
By Ray Hamill — As with our other end-of-year high school awards categories, narrowing down the list of finalists for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year was […]