The Eel River 11-year-old All-Stars went down battling on Tuesday night, falling in their Section championship game at Rohner Park in Fortuna. The host team fell 9-6 to West Redding to end […]
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.
The Eel River 11-year-old All-Stars went down battling on Tuesday night, falling in their Section championship game at Rohner Park in Fortuna. The host team fell 9-6 to West Redding to end […]
Tuesday night was another good one for the McKinleyville All-Stars, with the 12-year-olds capturing their section championship in Anderson and the 10s advancing to play for one in Chico. The 12-year-old All-Stars […]
Next month’s Humboldt County Fair horse races will honor Dave Mogni, a legendary Ferndale High and Humboldt County athlete. Mogni, who also served as President of the Humboldt County Fair Board, passed […]
The local little League All-Star teams continued to show plenty of fight on Monday night, with all four winning their respective games to remain in contention for a section championship. All four […]
Caleb Ruiz held the West Coast Kings’ bats to just two hits in a complete-game victory on Sunday, as the Humboldt Crabs closed out the weekend series with a 2-0 win at […]
A busy few days for the district’s Little League teams continues on Monday, with three of them playing in elimination games and a fourth competing for a section championship. Here on the […]
Ray Hamill/HumboldtSports.com – The Eel River All-Stars in action at the Area tournament in Ferndale on Friday.The Eel River 11-year-old Little League All-Stars will play for the Section championship on Monday night. […]
The McKinleyville Junior All-Stars improved to 2-0 in their section tournament on Saturday with an 8-5 victory over Yreka. But they had to battle for this one after falling behind by five […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars responded to a disappointing loss on Friday with a big shutout victory on Saturday to remain in contention for the section championship. The Mack All-Stars turned four double […]
By Ray Hamill — With a big decision to make later this summer, Caleb Ruiz is relishing his time with the Humboldt Crabs. The former St. Bernard’s Crusader, who is slated to start […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us closed out pool play at the California American Legion Baseball Playoffs with a victory on Saturday. Playing at Fairfield, the Eagles shut out TC Legion 11-0. Unfortunately, however, […]
The Humboldt Crabs kept their good run going with a thrilling victory at the Arcata Ball Park on Friday night. Cary Arbolida drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us lost another heartbreaker on Friday to end their season. Playing in the California American Legion Baseball Playoffs, the Eagles fell 9-8 to Napa, suffering a second straight loss […]
By Ray Hamill — The local Little League All-Star teams continued to impress at the Area tournaments on Friday, with the Eel River 11-year-olds opening their tournament with a big come-from-behind win […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars will have to call on all of their experience in the coming days after dropping a heartbreaker in their second game at the Area Tournament in Anderson on […]
Local boosters and Cal Poly Humboldt fans have begun a campaign to rename the court at Lumberjack Arena in honor of legendary men’s basketball coach Tom Wood. The former coach memorably led […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants 17Us were crowned District American Legion champions on Thursday evening with a 5-3 win over the Humboldt Eagles at the Redwood Fields in Cutten. And once again they […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars came out swinging the bats on Thursday night, as they opened the Area tournament with a comfortable 15-2 victory over Chico Eastside in Anderson. And it was a […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us dropped their playoff opener in Fairfield on Thursday, falling 12-10 to Petaluma. Despite the loss, they remain alive in the chase for a place in the state tournament […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s baseball head coach Matt Tomlin has been named MaxPreps California Baseball Coach of the Year, while two local players have been named to the website’s Baseball […]