The Corsairs managed just four hits in each game of a baseball doubleheader against Butte in Redding on Thursday, while committing 10 errors on the day. The Corsairs dropped both games, 9-1 […]
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.
The Corsairs managed just four hits in each game of a baseball doubleheader against Butte in Redding on Thursday, while committing 10 errors on the day. The Corsairs dropped both games, 9-1 […]
By Ray Hamill — It doesn’t get much better than this for H-DNL football. On Friday night, the top two teams on the North Coast will face off in Fortuna in the […]
Jaden Gorge’s impressive start to the new college baseball season continued on Thursday. The former Arcata Tiger finished 5-for-5 for Shasta College in a 17-6 win over Lassen. Gorge, who is batting […]
By Ray Hamill — The 2021 Redwood Acres Raceway season begins in two weeks, with raceway officials releasing the full schedule this week. And, according to board member Jim Redd, excitement is […]
By Ray Hamill — The two best football teams on the North Coast will celebrate their seniors before kicking off the game of the season on Friday night. The 4-0 Fortuna Huskies […]
The Humboldt State and College of the Redwoods athletics departments are joining forces to host the Battle of Humboldt County Esports tournament later this month. Esports tournaments are computer game competitions between […]
By Ray Hamill — Team Beasts never seem to shy away from a challenge. That’s been the case for the local basketball club during this pandemic and something that will continue as […]
Saturday’s H-DNL finale in girls soccer should be fun. On Wednesday afternoon, the Arcata Tigers put a slow start behind them with six unanswered goals in the second half on the way […]
The Eureka Loggers won their third straight game on Wednesday, beating McKinleyville 2-0 to move above .500 for the first time this season. It was also the Loggers’ third win in three games […]
By Ray Hamill — The most anticipated game of the H-DNL football season takes place at Fortuna High on Friday night when the Huskies host the Eureka Loggers. Both teams are undefeated […]
Apart from one setback earlier in the season, the Arcata Tigers have been the best volleyball team on the North Coast this spring. The Arcata girls continued their winning ways this week, […]
By Ray Hamill — Both of this weekend’s season finales in the Big 4 will be broadcast live on local radio, as well as streamed live online. On Friday night, the Fortuna […]
By Ray Hamill — I’m not going to suggest there should be a change at the top of the rankings this week, but let’s just say the gap appears to be narrowing. […]
By Ray Hamill — You know you’re in the zone when you score hat tricks in consecutive games just two days apart. And that’s not all Soffia Reyes has been doing recently […]
Eureka’s Ethan Fischel can’t stop hitting home runs for the Willamette Bearcats. The former Logger, who will play for the Humboldt Crabs this summer, homered again this past weekend, as the D-III […]
Kokko Figueiredo must have enjoyed his first Division-I home run on Friday, because he did it again two days later. The former Fortuna and College of the Redwoods players is enjoying a […]
By Ray Hamill — This Saturday’s season finale in football between the Del Norte Warriors and Crusaders at St. Bernard’s has been moved back half an hour to 1:30 p.m. The game […]
Former Arcata Tiger Jaden Gorge is setting the early pace in Golden Valley Conference baseball. On Saturday, Gorge was one of four players in the conference to have five hits, helping Shasta […]
Playing without two of their top players, the McKinleyville girls got big contributions from several youngsters in a 3-0 win over Del Norte in H-DNL soccer on Monday. Sophomore captain Soffia Reyes […]
The Humboldt State men’s soccer team will return to action this month to play four games, all on the road. The Jacks will play Southern Oregon Univesity and Menlo College twice each […]