After dropping six straight games coming into this week, the Humboldt Crabs rediscovered their touch at the plate in a two-game series against the Silicon Valley Sharks at the Arcata Ball Park. […]
Crabs dominate the Sharks, get set for the Saints
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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.
Giants 17Us keep rolling; Eagles split two midweek games
The Northern Humboldt Giants continued to set the pace among the local American Legion 17U teams with a 5-2 win over the Humboldt Eagles on Wednesday. The consistent William Bommelyn was 2-for-4 […]
Eagles 19Us prepare for weekend tourney with plenty of offense
Judging by Wednesday’s performances, the Humboldt Eagles 19Us might want to use wood bats more of the time. The local American Legion club opted to use the wood bats for a league […]
Redwood Empire, Eel River All-Stars to meet again in District decider
The Redwood Empire and Eel River 11-year-old Little League All-Stars will play again on Thursday night to decide the District 26 championship. The two clubs have split a pair of games at […]
BIG 5 BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Busy three-sport standout overcomes adversity on path to success
By Ray Hamill — He had to overcome more adversity than most of his peers this year, but no one had a bigger impact on multiple H-DNL sporting fronts than Arcata’s Carson […]
LITTLE 4 BOYS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Dugan’s performances were the stuff of legend
By Ray Hamill — Nick Dugan’s final game in a St. Bernard’s uniform will go down as one of the most memorable individual performances in Crusaders and H-DNL baseball history. The outgoing […]
HIGH SCHOOL COACH OF THE YEAR — Tomlin completes incredible coaching trifecta with another big year
By Ray Hamill — Matt Tomlin arguably had his best year yet coaching at St. Bernard’s, and that’s saying something considering his impressive resume. As head coach of two of the school’s […]
Redwood Empire All-Stars stay alive, set up rematch with Eel River
The District 26 11-year-old Little League All-Star tournament is now down to two teams. Undefeated Eel River will take on Redwood Empire in the championship round at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, after […]
Humboldt Crabs return home, get back to winning ways
The Humboldt Crabs ended a six-game losing streak with a comfortable 13-0 win over the Silicon Valley Sharks at the Arcata Bay Park on Tuesday night. Three Crabs pitchers combined for a […]
College of the Redwoods to add two new sports teams
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods announced on Tuesday morning that the school will be adding two more intercollegiate teams within the next two years. The Corsairs will be begin […]
Henderson victorious on a busy night at the Redwood Acres Raceway
A packed grandstand was in attendance for the third race night of the year at the Redwood Acres Raceway on Friday, and it was a good night for Fortuna’s Dave Henderson. The […]
Humboldt Eagles 19Us close out busy week in Medford
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us completed their annual Oregon road trip with two more games at the Medford tournament over the weekend, defeating the Fairfield Expos 5-2 on Saturday and falling 7-5 to […]
Zeller leads the way for Eagles 17Us at Giants tournament
Cole Zeller enjoyed a big weekend as the Humboldt Eagles 17Us won two of their three games at the Northern Humboldt Giants tournament. The Eagles dropped their opener against the Beaverton Beavers, […]
Crabs return home looking to end losing streak
The Humboldt Crabs will return to the Arcata Ball Park on Tuesday night, as they look to end a six-game losing streak. The Crabs dropped five straight on the road last week, […]
More success for CR, as sophomores find the perfect fit to move on
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a successful year on and off the field of competition for College of the Redwoods athletics, particularly for Corsairs basketball. And that continued recently, with two […]
Potters take series opener from struggling Crabs
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 […]
BIG 5 GIRLS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR — Two-time MVP relishes the return to competition
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 […]
PHOTO GALLERY — A big week for all of the 8-10 District All-Stars
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 […]
Sorensen, Quen step up as Eagles split doubleheader at Medford tournament
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 […]
CalHiSports names Dugan Small Schools Player of the Year
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 […]
