By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are preparing to defend the league championship they won in girls golf a year ago, and the 2023 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the […]
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 — The Arcata Tigers are preparing to defend the league championship they won in girls golf a year ago, and the 2023 Humboldt Sports High School Coach of the […]
By Ray Hamill — Early-season scrimmage or not, when the Arcata and Eureka boys soccer teams face off it’s usually an intense affair. That was the case once again on Wednesday night, […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a fun ride so far and long may it continue. This week Humboldt Sports is celebrating its fifth birthday as we continue to bring you the […]
By Ray Hamill — As the summer winds down, both of the Humboldt Sports 2023 Girls Athletes of the Year are preparing for new challenges. Our Big 5 Girls Athlete of the […]
By Ray Hamill — Whether or not the Eureka Loggers can challenge for a league title or a playoff spot this fall will depend on how quickly a young roster can come […]
One young Humboldt County player is turning some heads well beyond the Redwood Curtain after earning a place on the 2023 USA Baseball Northwest Region 13U team. Eureka 12-year-old Kaiwi Sharp will […]
Former Humboldt Crabs player James Outman is enjoying an outstanding breakout debut season with the Los Angeles Dodgers and he’s not done yet. The starting center fielder has displayed his power and […]
By Ray Hamill — This year the Crusaders could be ready to challenge for a first Big 4 title since moving up to the larger schools conference five years ago. At the […]
Having to replace eight seniors from last year’s volleyball team doesn’t look like it’s going to be as big a problem as anticipated for the Eureka Loggers. Eureka got the new season […]
The battle for the belt buckle is heating up heading into the final weekend of horse racing action at the Humboldt County Fair. Both Hugo Herrera and Francisco Monroy are in the […]
For the second straight year, the Redwood Acres Raceway has been forced to cancel an event due to nearby wildfires. This weekend’s Fan Appreciation Night, one of the most popular events of […]
By Ray Hamill — With the new high school football season set to begin this weekend, there has been a change of venue announced because of nearby wildfires and smoke conditions. A […]
By Ray Hamill — Football is building momentum again in Southern Humboldt. This fall will not only see the South Fork Cubs return to 11-person football for the first half of the […]
It was business as usual for some drivers at the Redwood Acres Raceway last week, while another enjoyed a memorable night and a breakthrough victory. With the 2023 season beginning to wind […]
Horse racing returns to the North Coast this week with the first of six days of racing action on Friday. The Humboldt County Fair races, which will feature thoroughbreds and quarter horses, […]
By Ray Hamill — After a three-year break, Hoopa’s Carlos Aguilar is back playing football this fall and could be ready for a breakout collegiate campaign at College of the Redwoods. The […]
Cal Poly Humboldt head men’s basketball coach Chris Tifft announced on Friday that Arcata graduate Brandon Bento-Jackson has committed his future to the team. The H-DNL standout was a four-year varsity starter […]
By Ray Hamill — Community support for College of the Redwoods athletics is alive and well. On Thursday night, the local community college held its annual fundraising dinner and auction with a […]
By Ray Hamill — Last weekend’s Rumble in the Redwoods youth baseball tournament was a huge success with two local teams taking first place in their respective brackets. The tournament was hosted […]
By Ray Hamill — When you’re the 2023 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Athlete of the Year, you’re probably going to have some options when it comes to playing in college. And that […]