By Ray Hamill — If the Crusaders are serious NCS contenders, this is the week they’ll have to show it. St. Bernard’s is the No. 2 seed in the Division-6 bracket and […]
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 — If the Crusaders are serious NCS contenders, this is the week they’ll have to show it. St. Bernard’s is the No. 2 seed in the Division-6 bracket and […]
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors will be looking for another big performance from their defense on Saturday night, when they welcome Moreau Catholic to Crescent City for an NCS Division-5 playoff […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs fell hard to Branson earlier in the season, but a young team has grown substantially since then, and head coach Karl Terrell is confident […]
By Ray Hamill — Saturday’s going to a busy day for local teams in the North Coast Section football playoffs, with no less than four teams vying for a place in their […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Maya Mircetich has been named Big 5 MVP in volleyball after leading the Tigers to an undefeated league campaign in 2019. Mircetich joins five of her […]
By Ray Hamill — This weekend will be a busy one for local cross country, with three big events featuring North Coast runners. On Saturday the H-DNL teams will head to Hayward […]
By Ray Hamill — Thanksgiving is almost here and that means it’s almost time for the Turkey Trot, an annual fundraiser for local cross country and track and field programs. The race […]
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville senior Phoebe Sundberg believes she has found the perfect fit to continue her golf and academic career, after recently committing to take her talents to Dominican University. […]
Check out the second episode of our new sports podcast, Humboldt Sports Talk, as we take a look at all the latest sports news from around the North Coast. Click here to […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s family is getting in the holiday spirit. During this Saturday’s NCS home playoff football game against Middletown, the Crusaders will be collecting canned food, warm […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will be tested right off the bat in girls basketball this week, when they travel to play a dangerous Laytonville team in their season […]
Austin Mitchell made his pro MMA debut at the Bear River Casino on Saturday night, and didn’t disappoint. Mitchell, a local favorite in the MMA scene from Del Norte who was formerly […]
The Arcata Tigers tennis team made some H-DNL history this week by taking home a first-ever NCS pennant in the sport, boys or girls. The Tigers pairing of Aimee Reiner and Keona […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Kaylee Murphy has begun her sophomore collegiate basketball season in style, scoring a career-high 24 points for UC Santa Cruz on Saturday in a game at Willamette […]
Humboldt State will open conference play in men’s and women’s basketball on Thursday night, with Sonoma State traveling to Arcata. The HSU women get the action under way at 5:30 p.m., and […]
By Ray Hamill — The South Fork Cubs will host this coming weekend’s big NCS playoff football game after a switch in venue was announced early this week. The No. 3 seed […]
By Ray Hamill — Former Eureka quarterback Cruz Montana got his first start for Lewis & Clark over the weekend, as the Pioneers closed out the football season with a 33-21 win […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of soccer players played a pivotal role in helping their respective teams to an NCS championship over the weekend, at opposite ends of the field. And […]
By Ray Hamill — A number of friends, teammates and coaches paid tribute to Merek Sears on his big day, as he signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Washington […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Merek Sears is taking his talents to Washington State after signing a letter of intent to play baseball for the Cougars after graduation. Sears, HumboldtSports.com‘s pitcher […]