The Humboldt Crabs dropped their fourth straight game on Friday night, losing 6-1 to the Potters in Lincoln. The Crabs scored their lone run in the top of the third to take […]
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 Humboldt Crabs dropped their fourth straight game on Friday night, losing 6-1 to the Potters in Lincoln. The Crabs scored their lone run in the top of the third to take […]
By Ray Hamill — More than anything, McKenna Beach is just glad she got to play this year. After seeing her sophomore and junior years ravaged by COVID, this Eureka Logger was […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville All-Stars might have been crowned District 26 champs on Thursday night, but the week belonged to all six teams who competed at the 8-10s tournament in […]
Alexander Sorensen had his best day yet in a Humboldt Eagles uniform on Friday, while teammate Joey Quen continued his impressive start to the summer season, as the 19Us split a doubleheader […]
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue to pile up for Nick Dugan, who has been named CalHiSports Small Schools Baseball State Player of the Year. One of five finalists for the […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 8-10 Little League All-Stars left no doubt as to who was the best team in the district this summer. The Mack players capped a dominating week […]
The Yuba-Sutter Gold Sox secured the summer series from the Humboldt Crabs with back-to-back two-run victories this week. After the two clubs split a pair of games at the Arcata Ball Park […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us are having fun in Oregon. On Thursday, for the second straight day, they won a wild game, rallying from a four-run deficit in the bottom of the seventh […]
By Ray Hamill — The drive to recruit as many local players as possible is paying dividends for College of the Redwoods baseball. This week, the Corsairs added two more H-DNL standouts […]
The Da’luk Youth Program will host a wrestling and wellness clinic free of charge for tribal youth in Humboldt and Del Norte counties next week. The clinic will be held on Thursday […]
By Ray Hamill — Of the six categories in our high school sports awards this year, the Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year is the toughest to call. Our field of […]
By Ray Hamill — Hayden Bode hadn’t planned on playing for the Humboldt Crabs this summer, but when the longtime local club came calling he wasn’t going to say no. Just one […]
Southern Humboldt native Sean Stock is fast earning a reputation for himself in the MMA cage. Stock was one of nine local fighters on hand at Saturday’s Bear River Fight Night and […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us won a wild shootout in Roseburg to open their annual Oregon road trip on Wednesday night, defeating the Doc Stewart’s 16-15 in nine innings. The Eagles trailed 5-0 […]
Racing returns to the Redwood Acres Raceway this weekend for the first time in over a month and the races will be a part of the Redwood Acres Fair for the first […]
By Ray Hamill — The competitive balance in girls sports in this year’s Big 5 is reflected in the list of finalists for our Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year. All […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 8-10 Little League All-Stars advanced to Thursday’s championship round at the District 26 tournament with a big win at the Arcata fields on Tuesday. The Mack […]
The Hoopa softball coaches are planning on honoring their history-making 2022 players and have set up a Gofundme page to help fundraise toward that goal. The Warriors want to provide each player […]
The District 8-10s Little League All-Star Tournament continues on Tuesday afternoon with two more games in Arcata, including an elimination game at 3 p.m. Both Klamath Trinity and Eel River remained in […]
Jared Dixon pounded out seven hits on Monday as the Humboldt Eagles 19Us opened league play with a doubleheader split at Casa Grande High School. The Eagles opened the day with an […]