By Ray Hamill — Freshman Liana Stumpf did something no other player has managed in six weeks on Monday, driving in a winning run against the Hoopa Warriors. Playing a non-league game […]
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 — Freshman Liana Stumpf did something no other player has managed in six weeks on Monday, driving in a winning run against the Hoopa Warriors. Playing a non-league game […]
The Redwood Acres Raceway season got off to an exciting start on Saturday, with Oregon’s David Miller taking the checkered flag in the second annual Rhododendron 100. The veteran driver took the […]
Rounding out the local weekend baseball action, Ferndale and South Fork split a Little 4 doubleheader in hot conditions in Miranda, while the Fortuna Huskies set themselves up for a pivotal week […]
The race for the Big 5 championship took another twist on Saturday when the Arcata Tigers and McKinleyville Panthers split a league doubleheader at Mack High. The host school took game one 2-1 […]
By Ray Hamill — Zoe Macknicki’s career path on the soccer fields has taken some exciting twists and turns along the way, not to mention a lot of traveling. And that will […]
The race for the Big 5 in softball will go down to the final day of action with the Del Norte Warriors and Eureka Loggers still deadlocked atop the standings after splitting […]
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, […]