Humboldt State announced on Wednesday evening that Paul Karver will not be brought back as the head coach of the women’s soccer program. A press release said the school is now conducting […]
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.
Humboldt State announced on Wednesday evening that Paul Karver will not be brought back as the head coach of the women’s soccer program. A press release said the school is now conducting […]
By Ray Hamill — Like his senior-laden team, the legendary coach is hoping to go out with a bang. It would be a fitting conclusion to what has been a remarkable career […]
By Ray Hamill — If the McKinleyville Panthers are going to repeat as Big 5 champions on the baseball field this spring, they’re going to need a number of younger players to […]
By Ray Hamill — Changes are in the air for HumboldtSports.com, as we continue to evolve and give local sports fans the best coverage of community sports on the North Coast. In […]
By Ray Hamill — There are rarely any easy matchups at this stage of the prep basketball season, if you’re lucky enough to be still playing. And that’s the case for the […]
The Humboldt State women’s basketball team fell 78-61 at UC San Diego on Tuesday night, as the Lumberjacks’ season came to an end in the opening round of the CCAA Tournament. Seniors […]
Future Stanford pitcher Nick Dugan was in sensational form on Tuesday evening in a preseason baseball scrimmage against defending Big 5 champion McKinleyville. Dugan, a St. Bernard’s sophomore who has already verbally […]
By Ray Hamill — It appears as if St. Bernard’s will have to play football in the Big 4 again next year after an appeal to the North Coast Section has been […]
By Ray Hamill — Tickets for both of this weekend’s College of the Redwoods road playoff basketball games will go on sale before tip-off at both venues. Unlike this past weekend’s games […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a big weekend for local sports in more ways than one, with plenty of options for our weekly awards. On the wrestling mats, Del Norte senior […]
The Humboldt State men’s rugby team won 54-8 at Monterey Bay on Saturday to remain on track for this year’s NSCRO playoffs. The win was a good response to the previous weekend’s […]
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 will have a big say in this year’s NorCal Division-VI boys basketball tournament, with three of the league’s teams included in the eight-team bracket. All […]
By Ray Hamill — Kaylee Murphy has been recognized for an outstanding season playing basketball for UC Santa Cruz after being named American Collegiate Athletic Association women’s player of the year. Murphy, […]
By Ray Hamill — Fresh off their big playoff win over Skyline College in the second round of the NorCal basketball playoffs on Friday night, the College of the Redwoods women will […]
The Ferndale Wildcats played as if they knew exactly what was at stake on Saturday night, with a determination and focus from the opening tip off. And because of that they overwhelmed […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt State women’s basketball team will be seeded No. 7 for next week’s California Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. The Jacks finished conference play with a record of […]
By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Rams. That’s the message from College of the Redwoods sophomore Thomas Nelson, who says the Corsairs won’t be backing down from the challenge of having […]
The Ferndale Wildcats are North Coast Section champions in boys basketball for the first time in eight years after knocking off No. 2 seed California School for the Deaf in Fremont on […]
All five H-DNL wrestlers to qualify for this weekend’s state championships in Bakersfield won at least one match in an impressive showing for the North Coast contingent. Leading the way, Eureka senior […]
The Corsairs’ struggles on the baseball field continued this weekend, as College of the Redwoods lost all three games at home to Butte. The Corsairs lost 9-2 on Saturday, after dropping two […]