By Ray Hamill — Let the countdown begin. After a three-year hiatus, college football will return to Humboldt County in just 134 days. And, according to new College of the Redwoods head […]
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 — Let the countdown begin. After a three-year hiatus, college football will return to Humboldt County in just 134 days. And, according to new College of the Redwoods head […]
The Ferndale boys took advantage of some timely hitting to win game one of a Little 4 baseball doubleheader at home to South Fork in wet conditions on Thursday, but the Cubs […]
The South Fork girls improved to 4-2 in Little 4 softball on their return to league play on Thursday, sweeping a doubleheader against Ferndale at Bear River. The Cubs won 17-8 in […]
Two local gymnasts from the Redwood Coast Gymnastics Team traveled to compete at the recent 2022 state gymnastics championships and both turned in career-best performances on their way to qualifying for this […]
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka Logger Jake Hanson will remain with the Green Bay Packers after signing a one-year deal with the team worth $825,000. The Packers began their offseason program […]
Several local high school and college basketball players gave back to their community over the weekend, serving as mentors at a basketball clinic for local Native American youth. The clinic, which was […]
By Ray Hamill — The midweek rain has forced the postponement of several Big 5 baseball and softball games, with many of them being rescheduled for Friday. In baseball, Del Norte will […]
By Ray Hamill — College football will make a welcome return to the North Coast in the fall, when College of the Redwoods fields a team for the first time since 2019. […]
By Ray Hamill — Merek Sears is heading back to NCAA Division-I collegiate baseball. The former Arcata Tiger, who is playing this spring for Wabash Valley College in Illinois, recently announced he […]
By Ray Hamill — After a break in the action last week, the Big 5 and Little 4 are set to resume in baseball and softball this week. We hope. With rain […]
By Ray Hamill — Following in the footsteps of his father Charlie, H-DNL commissioner Jack Lakin was recently honored by the North Coast Section Board of Managers and awarded the Phil Hempler […]
The Corsairs are showing no signs of slowing down as they head towards the business end of the season in track and field and had another strong showing over the weekend at […]
The Eureka Loggers and Del Norte Warriors both impressed at the 20th annual Prefontaine Rotary Invite at Coos Bay on Saturday, with the Eureka girls placing second out of 21 teams. The […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a weekend of mixed fortunes for local MMA fighters. On Friday night, Tyson Miller enjoyed a successful return to the cage with a first-round victory at Bellator […]
By Ray Hamill — Little 4 rivals Oliver Tatton of South Fork and Drew Vizenor of St. Bernard’s have both been named to the MaxPreps Division-6 all-state boys team in basketball, which […]
By Ray Hamill — Former teammates and colleagues of Brian “Chudd” Charity have been paying tribute to the “gentle giant,” who passed away earlier this week. The former Humboldt State football player […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for McKinleyville track, Arcata tennis and St. Bernard’s baseball, and all of them are represented on this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Team […]
The Oklahoma Sooners finally met their match. On Saturday, Texas senior Hailey Dolcini held the high-flying Sooners to just two hits in a 4-2 win, as the No. 1 team in the […]
The College of the Redwoods softball team hosted the No. 1 team in the state on Thursday, losing both ends of a doubleheader to Butte, 17-4 and 12-0. The CR women matched […]
Hailey Dolcini is turning heads on and off the softball field. On Thursday, Dolcini and the Texas Longhorns took on the No. 1 team in the nation, just hours after it was […]