By Ray Hamill — A familiar face has rejoined the Loggers for the upcoming football season, in what are unique circumstances this year. It’s been all-go for the Eureka program and the […]
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 — A familiar face has rejoined the Loggers for the upcoming football season, in what are unique circumstances this year. It’s been all-go for the Eureka program and the […]
By Ray Hamill — Bring it on! That’s the message from the Fortuna Huskies and the rest of the H-DNL, as they get set to face a number of unique challenges this […]
By Ray Hamill — Coaches and athletic directors around the H-DNL have been working overtime these past few weeks trying to come up with the best schedule possible for all sports, as […]
The Arcata Tigers closed out the regular season in H-DNL boys tennis with an undefeated record on Saturday, defeating Fortuna 5-0. Only two matches were played, with the 7-0 Tigers dropping just […]
By Ray Hamill — No home, no problem for the Eureka Loggers. They’re just glad they get to play this year. With high school football canceled for most Mendocino and Lake county […]
By Ray Hamill — Most of the H-DNL football and soccer teams will return to practice on Monday, with the seasons for each expected to kick off in the coming weeks. The […]
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa High School sports have been suspended again because of a rising number of COVID cases in the Hoopa Valley. The district made the decision earlier this week […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a season of adjustment on and off the basketball court for Thomas Nelson, but, according to his former coach at College of the Redwoods, it’s been […]
A trio of Eureka Loggers appear to be hitting top form at the right time in boys tennis, with the H-DNL championships just a few days away. On Thursday, the Loggers swept […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been two years to the day since Ryan Bisio was hired as head coach of the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, and what a two […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Bobbie Purify is headed to the NAIA women’s basketball tournament with William Jessup University, and she played a big part in helping the Warriors get there for […]
By Ray Hamill — Baseball has yet to return to the North Coast, but that doesn’t mean some North Coast players haven’t returned to baseball. In addition to Fortuna’s Kokko Figueiredo, who […]
By Ray Hamill — Hailey Dolcini pitched a pair of wins last weekend to give the Fresno State Bulldogs their first two victories of the season in softball after they started out […]
By Ray Hamill — Kokko Figueiredo’s Division-I baseball career is off and running. The former Fortuna and College of the Redwoods standout made his debut with North Carolina Central University this past […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna senior Collin Stockwell continued to dominate in H-DNL boys cross country on Wednesday, winning for the third time in three races this season. Check out our video […]
By Ray Hamill — Junior Anneli Macdonald led another strong Arcata performance in girls cross country on Wednesday, winning for the third time in three races this season. Check out our video […]
By Ray Hamill — Collin Stockwell has been unstoppable in H-DNL boys cross country this season and he’s only getting stronger. On Wednesday at Rohner Park, the Fortuna senior won for the […]
By Ray Hamill — The top four runners remained unchanged for the third straight week in H-DNL girls cross country on Wednesday. Competing at Fortuna’s Rohner Park, Arcata sisters Anneli, Mathilde and […]
The Arcata Tigers won on back-to-back days to keep their unbeaten run going in H-DNL boys tennis and improve to 6-0. On Monday, the Tigers defeated St. Bernard’s 5-1, and followed that […]
Humboldt Sports is delighted to announce the return of our Athletes and Team of the Week for the first time in almost a year. With community and high school sports on the […]