By Ray Hamill — At least four local players have committed to play for the Humboldt Crabs this summer, with the possibility of more joining them before the season begins in early […]
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 — At least four local players have committed to play for the Humboldt Crabs this summer, with the possibility of more joining them before the season begins in early […]
The Arcata Tigers got the new baseball season off to an impressive start with three wins in three games at the Crusader Classic over the weekend, including a big 11-1 win over […]
By Ray Hamill — This year’s local high school basketball season will be remembered for many reasons, including some history-making exploits and some achievements for the ages, not to mention the impact […]
The Arcata Tigers rolled to a comfortable 11-1 win over St. Bernard’s in the championship game of the Crusaders Classic baseball tournament at the Bear River Sports Complex on Saturday night. With […]
A good early season continued for a young McKinleyville Panthers team at the St. Bernard’s baseball tournament on Saturday. The Panthers closed out tourney play with a 6-1 win over Middletown to […]
The Fortuna Huskies bounced back from a pair of Friday losses to defeat South Fork 11-3 at the St. Bernard’s baseball tournament on Saturday. The Fortuna boys scored six runs in the […]
The College of the Redwoods women split a conference softball doubleheader at Lassen on Friday, rebounding from an 8-2 loss in the opener to take game two 7-5. The win was the […]
The Huskies continue to be a fun team to watch this year and as clutch as any team in the H-DNL. On Saturday morning, they rallied from a late deficit for the […]
The Corsairs ended an eight-game losing streak in baseball and got their first conference wins this week, winning back-to-back games at College of the Siskiyous on Thursday and Friday. College of the […]
St. Bernard’s senior Nick Dugan has hit the ground running this season and played a major role in leading his team to a 13-0 win over Clear Lake in their home opener […]
The Arcata Tigers got the new baseball season off to a wining start at the St. Bernard’s tournament on Friday, winning a pair of games at the Bear River Sports Complex. The […]
The McKinleyville Panthers split a close-fought softball doubleheader at Fort Bragg on Friday, winning game one 2-1, before dropping game two 8-7. Trinity Preston led the way offensively for the Mack girls, […]
The Fortuna Huskies continued their winning ways on the opening day at the Cloverdale softball tournament on Friday, defeating Clear Lake 5-2. The Cardinals appeared to be in control of the game, […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good week for the Eureka Loggers, and that’s reflected in this week’s Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week and Team of the Week, sponsored by […]
By Ray Hamill — The long wait is finally almost over for local MMA fans, with the Bear River Casino fight night making a welcome return this weekend for the first time […]
A young Eureka boys golf team showcased its depth on Thursday, taking over top spot in the H-DNL season standings with another strong performance in round three of league play at the […]
Eureka High’s Maggie Odell held onto the series leader jersey with another strong showing for the Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike Club (HCMTB) in the second NorCal MTB-NICA event of the season last […]
The Fortuna Huskies kept their unbeaten start to the season going with a 7-2 victory over St, Bernard’s in softball on Thursday. With the win, the Fortuna girls improved to 4-0. The […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a challenging start to the high school baseball season for the Eureka Loggers, but that should stand to them in the coming weeks when the Big […]
By Ray Hamill — Kira Morris dominated in the pitcher’s circle and Kaitlin Giacone provided the offensive highlight of the day, as the Eureka Loggers continued their impressive start to the new […]