Camryn Pinard had a Senior Day to remember on Saturday, as the Panthers swept a Big 5 softball doubleheader against the Arcata Tigers at McKinleyville High School. Pinard was one of five […]
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.
Camryn Pinard had a Senior Day to remember on Saturday, as the Panthers swept a Big 5 softball doubleheader against the Arcata Tigers at McKinleyville High School. Pinard was one of five […]
The Warriors competed an unbeaten run through the Little 3 with a softball doubleheader sweep over St. Bernard’s in Hoopa on Saturday. The Warriors won the opener 9-6 and took game two […]
The Arcata Tigers won their third straight Big 5 series to keep their league title hopes on track on Saturday, but the host McKinleyville Panthers made them battle for it. Playing at […]
New-look team, same old Crusaders. After graduating 10 seniors from last year’s NorCal state championship roster, this year’s St. Bernard’s team features 10 combined freshmen and sophomores, but that hasn’t slowed them […]
By Ray Hamill — There were a lot of big stories in local sports this week, including a pair of Humboldt County youth wrestlers winning a state championship and an upset on […]
The Del Norte boys will carry some momentum into next week’s H-DN track and field championships after a strong showing at the fourth and final league meet of the regular season in […]
If the regular season has been anything to go by, it should be quite a battle at the upcoming H-DN track and field championships. The league held a fourth meet at Del […]
The Hoopa Warriors have been turning some heads this season, and on Thursday they turned a few more of them. The red-hot Warriors continued to roll and stretched their winning streak to […]
It’s been a productive spring for the Trey City AAU boys basketball team. The Northern Humboldt travel team players been working hard this year and traveled for a college showcase event in […]
It was a quite a weekend for a couple of local youth wrestlers, and one of them can thank a couple of high school standouts for helping him succeed. Competing at the […]
The College of the Redwoods baseball team got a much-needed win on Wednesday, topping Siskiyous 12-2 to end a 23-game losing streak. The victory was the first in conference for the Corsairs […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will officially say goodbye to one of the most iconic local sports arenas on the North Coast with a three-day event this weekend. With the […]
The Del Norte Warriors have been competitive in Big 5 baseball this spring, but they continue to struggle in terms of wins and losses. The Warriors opened a three-game series against the […]
The Humboldt Steelheads 12Us continued their impressive spring with another tournament championship at the recent Redding Spring Fling Tournament. The Steelheads, who also placed first at last month’s March Mayhem in Medford, […]
By Ray Hamill — The showdown between the top two teams in the Big 5 lived up to the billing at Washington Elementary School on Wednesday. With the league lead on the […]
A more relaxed McKinleyville Panthers team got back to winning ways on Wednesday, shutting out the Tigers 9-0 at Arcata High. The Panthers came into the day having dropped five of their […]
The Arcata Tigers moved clear at the top of the Big 5 standings with a come-from-behind 6-4 win over the McKinleyville Panthers on Wednesday. With the win, which was their 11th in […]
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off the program’s best season in 17 years, College of the Redwoods head coach Megan Valente is hoping the local high school seniors will take notice. In […]
It was a busy weekend for Sequoia FC, with four of the local travel club’s teams traveling to the Bay Area for a pair of games each. The Sequoia teams play in […]
By Ray Hamill — This week’s series between the Del Norte Warriors and the Eureka Loggers will go a long way towards deciding this year’s Big 5 championship in softball. The two […]