By Ray Hamill — Unlike with our baseball end-of-season awards, the softball awards were not quite so clearcut. And that’s a reflection of how competitive the H-DNL is when it comes to […]
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 — Unlike with our baseball end-of-season awards, the softball awards were not quite so clearcut. And that’s a reflection of how competitive the H-DNL is when it comes to […]
By Ray Hamill — With the 2022 high school baseball season finally coming to an end this past week, it’s time for us to name our player of the year, our coach […]
By Ray Hamill — Local fans know just how impressive Kira Morris has been on the softball diamond this season, and now she’s being recognized for it beyond the Redwood Curtain. This […]
Northern California stock car racing legend Jim Walker was officially inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall Of Fame on Thursday night. Walker was inducted into the Hall Of Fame’s Heritage […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants got the new American Legion baseball season off to a winning start on Friday, defeating the Humboldt Eagles 7-1 in Arcata. Several Del Norte plays impressed in the […]
Cameron Saso got his first hit for the Humboldt Crabs on Friday night, but the team lost for the first time this summer, falling 8-6 to the San Luis Obispo Blues at […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods men’s soccer head coach Kyle Van Dyke has added two more local recruits to his roster for the fall, and he expects to have […]
By Ray Hamill — With less than three months to go before we see college football return to the North Coast for the first time in three years, excitement is building at […]
By Ray Hamill — So who were the best high school athletes, teams and coaches on the North Coast this past school year? There are certainly plenty of good choices. Humboldt Sports […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a busy weekend of youth sports here in Humboldt County. In softball, the Humboldt Fastpitch season finale tournaments will be played at four different locations […]
Cary Arbolida continued his fast start to the new season and four local pitchers saw time on the mound, as the Humboldt Crabs won a pair of road games at Medford on […]
By Ray Hamill — The 2022 local recruiting class for College of the Redwoods volleyball will be the largest in several years, and head coach Petra Lorenzi couldn’t be happier about it. […]
By Ray Hamill — Hailey Dolcini has described the support she has received from fans back home as “the best feeling in the world.” The Ferndale native will lead Texas into the […]
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday can’t come soon enough for North Coast sports fans, as Humboldt County native Hailey Dolcini gets set to lead the Texas Longhorns into the WCWS Championship Series. […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors who led their teams to plenty of success this spring have been rewarded for their efforts, with the H-DNL announcing the 2022 Softball All-League […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s senior Nick Dugan has been named Little 4 MVP in baseball, the H-DNL announced on Tuesday. Dugan is coming off a sensational senior season and on […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s not every week one of your former players gets to play in the biggest softball games of the year, and the Huskies are going to enjoy the […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders celebrated an historic NorCal baseball championship this week despite being bumped up three full divisions for the inaugural tournament. Head coach Matt Tomlin described […]
By Ray Hamill — After seeing two of their three opening-weekend games rained out, the Humboldt Crabs will hit the road for a couple of midweek games on Tuesday and Wednesday. The […]
Humboldt County will be represented in this year’s Women’s College World Series championship series. Hailey Dolcini and the Texas Longhorns completed a magical day in Oklahoma City on Monday by winning back-to-back […]