The Mad River MIST 18U softball team won all three games to open play at the Top Gun Tournament in Redding on Saturday, earning the top seed for Sunday’s knockout stages. 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.
The Mad River MIST 18U softball team won all three games to open play at the Top Gun Tournament in Redding on Saturday, earning the top seed for Sunday’s knockout stages. The […]
For the second straight night, both the Humboldt Crabs and Humboldt B52s cruised to easy wins on Saturday. At Bomber Field in Eureka, the B52s rolled over NBO Baseball 17-0, racking up […]
Here we go again. For the second straight week, the Eureka Eagles and Northern Humboldt Giants 17U teams will face off for a tournament championship on Sunday, this time at the American […]
It was, to say the least, an eventful day for the Humboldt Eagles 19U team. They swept a doubleheader at Chico, claimed a league title, and earned the top seed for next […]
Cade Sheets struck out 11 batters as the Humboldt B52s pulled away late to take care of NBO Baseball at Bomber Field by a score of 12-1 on Friday night. Sheets pitched […]
Jaden Gorge came up big for the Humboldt Eagles 19U team on Friday, scoring the winning run in an exciting game two of an American Legion baseball doubleheader at Fairfield, and also […]
The Eureka Eagles and Northern Humboldt Giants remain in the hunt for the American Legion Area One tournament championship, although once again the Giants will have to battle back through the losers’ […]
By Ray Hamill — The hard work is paying off for James Garcia in more ways than one. After a sensational spring for College of the Redwoods baseball, sophomore James Garcia announced […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion team has matched up well against the Humboldt B52s this season. On Wednesday night, the Eagles evened the summer series against the more experienced B52s with […]
The Humboldt Crabs returned to winning ways with a 13-0 victory over the San Leandro Ports at the Arcata Ball Park on Wednesday night. After dropping two straight, including a 5-3 loss […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants 17U left themselves with a lot of work to do on Sunday, but that just added to the overall excitement of winning a third straight American Legion district […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion baseball team won its semifinal matchup on Sunday to reach the championship game at the Western Amateur Baseball Federation tournament in Fairfield, before falling 4-3 to […]
The Humboldt B52s won their seventh straight game on Sunday, defeating the Sonoma County Tigers 2-1 in extra innings at Bomber Field. The two teams combined for just nine hits, with the […]
Damian Henderson hit a walk-off three-run home run to cap a big comeback on what was a big day for the Humboldt Crabs at the Arcata Ball Park on Saturday. Henderson’s home […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U bounced back from an early loss on Saturday to beat Fairfield 10-2 and advance to Sunday’s semifinal round at the Western Amateur Baseball Federation tournament as the No. […]
Jacob Smith continued to impress for the Humboldt B52s at Bomber Field on Saturday night, leading the way at the plate in a 6-3 win over the Sonoma County Tigers. Smith, a […]
The Humboldt Eagles 17U put themselves in the driver’s seat at the American Legion District tournament on Saturday, defeating the Northern Humboldt Giants 6-3 at Newburg Park in Fortuna. The Eagles improved […]
The Mad River MIST got some valuable playing time against some quality opposition last week, turning in some impressive performances at three different softball tournaments. In addition to the 16U team, which […]
The American Legion District tournament got under way at Newburg Park on Friday, with the defending champions getting off to a fast start. Opening day featured three games, including a 5-2 win […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U posted back-to-back wins to open play at the Western Amateur Baseball Federation tournament in Fairfield this week, defeating Yolo County 4-2 on Friday, one day after getting the […]