By Ray Hamill — The season may be over and done with for the past month, but the accolades continue to pile up for several local high school baseball players. This week, […]
Six H-DNL stars named all-state by MaxPreps
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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.
Eagles 19U to play the Humboldt Crabs
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles 19U have been making a name for themselves this summer and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. On Wednesday, the local all-county American Legion team announced two […]
Local players putting in the offseason work
By Ray Hamill — The high school girls basketball season may still be several months off, but the race for the Big 5 has already begun. And if champions are made in […]
HSU hires consulting firm to oversee athletics, AD search
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State has hired an outside consulting firm to oversee the athletic department until a full-time Athletic Director is hired, as well to oversee the hiring process, the […]
Slow start proves costly for NH Giants
The Northern Humboldt Giants were unable to overcome a poor start at Brookings on Monday in a 10-6 loss in American Legion baseball. The Giants scored twice in the top of the […]
More Weekend Baseball — Big showing for Eagles and Knights
The Humboldt Eagles 19U swept another doubleheader of American Legion action on Sunday, improving to 23-7 on the summer. The Eagles defeated Mendocino 5-1 in their opener and followed that with a […]
Sunday Baseball Roundup — Busy day for local teams
After opening the season with nine straight wins, the Southern Humboldt 76ers made it three wins in four games at their own tournament on Sunday, defeating Gridley 8-3 at Newburg Park in […]
Crabs win their sixth straight
The Humboldt Crabs scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning on the way to a 4-1 win over the California Expos at the Arcata Ball Park on Saturday, the […]
Smith, Pimentel lead B52s to big win
McKinleyville’s Jacob Smith finished 3-for-4 with a home run and a double on Saturday night, as the Humboldt B52s ran out to a comfortable 15-1 win over the Redding Colt 45’s at […]
Team culture crucial for departing trio
By Ray Hamill — Team culture has always been an important element for Isaak Gutierrez and his teammates, and that doesn’t look like it’s going to change any time soon. It’s one […]
Emmons secures walk-off win for Eagles 19U
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Cody Emmons drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday, as the Humboldt Eagles 19U remained perfect in league play with […]
Saturday’s Legion – 76ers win their second straight, Giants top Gridley
The Southern Humboldt 76ers made it two straight wins to open their own tournament, beating Red Bluff 7-5 on Saturday morning. The 76ers also defeated Gridley 8-0 to begin the five-team round-robin […]
B52s take series opener against Colt 45’s
The Humboldt B52s opened their weekend series against the Colt 45’s with a 13-2 win at Bomber Field on Friday night, their fourth victory against the Redding squad in nine days. Eric […]
Henderson, Crabs stay hot with fifth straight win
Damian Henderson hit his team-leading seventh home run of the season as the Humboldt Crabs ran out to a 12-2 win over the California Expos at the Arcata Ball Park on Friday […]
Cosce brothers to headline Rumble in the Redwoods
By Ray Hamill — Fight fans on the North Coast have never had it so good. And neither have the fighters. On Saturday, July 6, the first Rumble in the Redwoods will […]
Legion 17U Roundup — Giants, Eagles, 76ers all win
Lane Thrap pitched a one-hitter as the Humboldt Eagles 17U edged Australia White 19U 1-0 at Crusader Field in Eureka on Friday evening, on what was a busy day for local American […]
Pitching dominates again for Eagles 19U
The Humboldt Eagles 19U bounced back from a 4-0 morning defeat to Team Australia Grey at Crusader Field on Friday to take game two of their doubleheader, a 6-1 league win over […]
Panthers must pay for fire damage out of pocket, seek donations
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville High baseball is facing a bill of $1300 in repairs after a senseless act of vandalism late last week. A section of the recently installed windscreen on […]
B52s return to winning ways, get set for Colt 45’s
Expect plenty of offense at Bomber Field this weekend, as the B52s welcome the Redding Colt 45’s to town for a three-game stand. The Colt 45’s have played five games this summer […]
Hec and Chad Wood win Southern Humboldt Masters
Hec and Chad Wood took first place at the recent Redwood Empire Golf and Country Club’s 64th annual Southern Humboldt Masters tournament, which featured a total of 57 teams and 144 golfers, […]
