By Ray Hamill — Two teams stand out above all others this week after a big showing for each of them at their respective Little League district tournaments. The McKinleyville and Redwood […]
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 — Two teams stand out above all others this week after a big showing for each of them at their respective Little League district tournaments. The McKinleyville and Redwood […]
The Humboldt Eagles rallied from an early deficit to pull out a 6-4 win over Headfirst Honors on opening day at the Reno tournament on Friday. The local 19U American Legion baseball […]
Jared Dixon is enjoying an outstanding year on the baseball fields, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down any. After a big spring playing for the Del Norte Warriors, the soon-to-be […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville All-Stars are district champions. On Wednesday night, the Mack players capped a big week at the local 8-9-10s tournament in Arcata with another big showing, getting […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good night for the Redwood Empire Little League all-stars on Tuesday. At McKinleyville, the 11s defeated the host team 13-3 in their district championship game, […]
The Southern Humboldt 76ers beat the Humboldt Eagles 5-1 in 19U American Legion baseball at Newburg Park on Tuesday night, ending their rivals’ five-game winning streak. The 76ers took the lead with […]
By Jake Knoeller For HumboldtSports.com (Jake Knoeller is an Arcata High graduate who will be attending Humboldt State and studying journalism. This summer, he will be contributing some stories to HumboldtSports.com.) The […]
The Legends division will take center stage at the Redwood Acres Raceway in September, with the biggest race the division has seen in its five years competing at the local track. The […]
The McKinleyville all-stars reached a couple of championship games with big wins at their respective district tournaments on Monday night. In Arcata, the Mack 8-9-10s got the better of the host team […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion team closed out a successful weekend at the Medford tournament with a fifth win in four days on Sunday. The red-hot birds got the better of […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants continued to roll in American Legion baseball on Sunday, winning two more games to take the championship at their own tournament. The three-day event featured 11 teams and […]
By Ray Hamill — Two District Little League all-star tournaments got under way in Humboldt County on Saturday, with three games split between Arcata and McKinleyville. At Hiller Park in McKinleyville, the […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s no shortage of baseball action around the county this weekend. In addition to the two district Little League all-star tournaments that got under way on Saturday, the […]
Playing in 110 degree weather hasn’t prevented the Humboldt Eagles 19Us from putting together their most impressive run of the season. The local American Legion club stretched its winning streak to four […]
The Humboldt Crabs opened a three-game stand in San Luis Obispo with an 8-3 win over the Blues on Friday night. Former Eureka Logger Ethan Fischel continued his big week at the […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants continued their impressive summer with two more wins in American Legion baseball action on Friday. The Giants opened their own 11-team, 17U tournament with a 5-3 victory over […]
After a year in charge at Hoopa Valley, local basketball legend Augie Valdez is returning to St. Bernard’s to take over as girls basketball coach. Valdez, who has been hired as the […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State men’s basketball head coach Tae Norwood says the addition of Thomas Nelson has nothing to do with the fact he’s a local star. Nelson, an Arcata […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us held on for an impressive win in American Legion baseball action on Thursday on opening night at the Medford tournament. The Eagles overcame a two-run deficit with runs […]
By Ray Hamill — Earlier this month, outgoing Eureka High seniors Kelli Johnston and Slate Delsman were both named to the California state wrestling team that will compete in a national freestyle […]