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 […]
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 — 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 […]
By Ray Hamill — A move across the country is paying off for Humboldt County’s Daniel Whitley, who is fast making a name for himself in motor sports well beyond the Redwood […]
The Redwood Giants 12Us saved their best for last at the Rumble in the Redwoods tournament this past weekend, as a local youth baseball rivalry continues to build momentum. The tournament was […]
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 10Us won a couple of high-scoring games against one of their local rivals over the weekend on their way to winning the Rumble in the Redwoods tournament in […]
The Six Rivers Basketball Officials Association (SRBOA) its looking for a new assignor for the upcoming 2023/24 high school season after Mike Harvey resigned from the position this offseason. Anyone interested in […]
With just four weekends of racing action remaining in the 2023 Redwood Acres Raceway season, at least one division remains wide open. Racing returns to the local track this weekend, the first […]
Billy Ham has been named the 2023 Humboldt Crabs MVP after an outstanding summer with the local collegiate summer club. Manager Robin Guiver handed out the end of season awards to the […]
Pitchers Cameron Saso and Nolan Long both continued to impress over the weekend, as the Humboldt Crabs completed a 40-win season. The Crabs closed out the 2023 campaign with a weekend sweep […]
By Ray Hamill — When 2023 Eureka High graduate Myles Standish made his first appearance of the summer last weekend, he became the sixth local player to play for the Humboldt Crabs […]
By Ray Hamill — A dedicated group of young local softball players have been working hard and it’s beginning to pay off for them. This area features many quality young baseball and […]
The Humboldt Crabs opened their final series of the 2023 season with a 6-1 win over the Sacramento Yankees at the Arcata Ball Park on Friday night and guaranteed themselves a single-digit […]
The Humboldt Storm 14Us enjoyed their most impressive showing yet at this past weekend’s CSA End of Season Tournament in Vacaville. Despite playing up a division and featuring some 12-year-olds on their […]