By Ray Hamill — Not only is McKinleyville Little League producing some of the best young baseball talent in Humboldt County, but they’re producing some of the best young teams in all […]
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 — Not only is McKinleyville Little League producing some of the best young baseball talent in Humboldt County, but they’re producing some of the best young teams in all […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 8-10 All-Stars broke open a tight game with nine runs in the top of the eighth inning of Wednesday’s Section 2 championship game at Hiller Park. […]
Four Cal Poly Humboldt student-athletes have been named as 2023 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American award recipients. The four recipients are Dana Foley (rowing), Kendal Spencer (women’s soccer), Izzy Star […]
The Humboldt Crabs continued to roll with a two-game midweek sweep of the California Tigers at the Arcata Ball Park this week, stretching their winning streak to nine straight. The Crabs beat […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 10U All-Stars will play for a state championship on their own field this weekend after a thrilling 16-8 win over Chico Central at Hiller Park in […]
A remarkable summer for McKinleyville Little League is showing no signs of slowing down. On Tuesday night, the Mack Junior All-Stars completed a remarkable comeback at their section tournament in Anderson with […]
Local MMA fighter Cass Bell had a successful return to the North Coast on Saturday night after winning his first fight in the area in seven years. Bell ended his pro bout […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 8-10 All-Stars won an elimination game at the Section Tournament for the second straight night at Hiller Park on Tuesday. The Mack players held off a […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old Little League All-Stars will play for a state championship this weekend after winning the Section Tournament in Yuba City on Monday night. The young Mack players completed an undefeated […]
All four local Little League all-star teams remain in the hunt for a Section championship after a busy weekend, which included one thrilling finish. The McKinleyville 12s are the only unbeaten local […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt Crabs infielder Billy Ham is taking full advantage of the opportunities he’s getting this summer. The Nevada-Reno sophomore has arguably been the team’s most consistent bat, while […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a disappointing end to the season for the Humboldt Eagles 19Us, but that doesn’t take from what was another enjoyable summer for the local American Legion […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us defeated Napa Valley 6-2 at the American Legion Area Tournament in Fairfield on Saturday, but it wasn’t quite enough to see them advance to the semifinals. After dropping […]
The Humboldt Crabs overcame a late deficit with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as they opened a three-game weekend series against the Bay Area Admirals with a 6-4 […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 8-10 All-Stars have been putting up plenty of runs this summer and that continued to be the case on Friday. Playing their opening game at the […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us face an uphill battle to keep their postseason going after a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to Yolo Post 77 at the American Legion Area Tournament in Fairfield on Friday. […]
By Ray Hamill — A busy month of local MMA action continues this weekend, as legendary local fighter Cass Bell gets set to fight in his native county for the first time […]
By Ray Hamill — Two former Humboldt Crabs players were drafted this week in the 2023 MLB Draft. Josh Mollerus, who played for the local club in 2019, was taken by the […]
Hudson Kapko continued to impress on the mound and Carson Hicks and Cabella Carper each hit a home run, as the McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars got the Section tournament off to a winning […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us opened the American Legion postseason with a one-run loss to Petaluma in Fairfield on Thursday, falling 4-3 in eight innings. The Eagles now must win their next two […]