A pair of pitching aces both won their respective games at Del Norte on Saturday, as the Warriors and Fortuna Huskies split a Big 5 doubleheader. Del Norte’s Preston Daniels, who has […]
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.
A pair of pitching aces both won their respective games at Del Norte on Saturday, as the Warriors and Fortuna Huskies split a Big 5 doubleheader. Del Norte’s Preston Daniels, who has […]
The return of shortstop Khloe Smith and a pivotal bases-clearing double by Koy McQuillen put the Del Norte Warriors’ back on track in softball on Saturday. Three days after the Del Norte […]
They say hitting is contagious, and that was certainly the case for the South Fork girls in a Little 4 softball doubleheader at Hoopa on Friday. After dropping game one 10-8 and […]
The South Fork Cubs kept their championship hopes alive with a much-needed doubleheader sweep at Hoopa in Little 4 baseball on Friday. But they had to overcome another outstanding pitching performance by […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s sophomore Michael Manzi pitched a two-hitter and hit a home run to lead his team to a 6-2 win in game one of a key doubleheader […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls improved to 4-0 in the Little 4 after sweeping a doubleheader against Ferndale at Samoa on Friday. The Crusaders took the opener 10-6 and […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of H-DNL pitchers played big roles for their respective teams this week, as each took over top spot in the Big 5. McKinleyville senior Evan Fraser […]
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte sophomore Deken Hanks and Ferndale senior Isaak Kasso were once again among the top performers at the second H-DNL track and field meet of the spring […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s a reason the College of the Redwoods track and field team has been as competitive as it has been in recent years, and that’s showing no signs […]
By Ray Hamill — There was little to separate the Arcata and Eureka girls at Wednesday’s second H-DNL track and field meet of the spring at McKinleyville High School, with the Tigers […]
By Ray Hamill — Two-time Big 5 volleyball MVP McKenna Curtis is taking her talents to one of the best community college programs in the state after recently signing a letter of […]
With an extra doubleheader on the schedule this week after last week’s postponements, South Fork head Chris Contreras almost canceled his team’s non-league baseball game at Lower Lake on Wednesday. He’s glad […]
With a break in league action this week, the H-DNL leading Eureka boys enjoyed a successful trip to Bandon Dunes in Oregon. Competing in a California vs. Oregon invitational tournament in wet […]
By Ray Hamill — After such an exciting and exhilarating season on the local basketball courts, it was never going to be an easy choice for the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports Boys and […]
Evan Fraser and the McKinleyville Panthers continued their unbeaten start to the Big 5 with a 3-1 win at Eureka in a pitchers’ duel on Wednesday. Fraser, who was outstanding in McKinleyville’s […]
The Arcata Tigers returned to winning ways at the Shasta tournament on Wednesday. After dropping their fifth straight game against Enterprise in the morning by a score of 7-1, the Tigers responded […]
There may be a new favorite in Big 5 softball. On Wednesday afternoon, the Huskies took over sole possession of top spot in the conference standings with an impressive 5-4 win over […]
It looks like it could be an exciting spring in Big 5 softball. Five of the six games in the opening two series in conference play were decided by just one run, […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata and Eureka served up another exciting one-run game in softball on Tuesday to close out a fun three-game conference-opening series between the two Big 5 rivals. After […]
The Arcata Tigers have been one of the most exciting teams to watch this season, and that continued to be the case on the opening day at the Shasta tournament on Tuesday. […]