By Ray Hamill — The B52s are coming together slowly but surely, particularly on the mound. On Wednesday night, three of their pitchers combined for a two-hitter as the Eureka club got […]
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 — The B52s are coming together slowly but surely, particularly on the mound. On Wednesday night, three of their pitchers combined for a two-hitter as the Eureka club got […]
Racing returned to the Redwood Acres on Saturday with the second Humboldt Outlaw Karts event of the summer and all six divisions in action. In the Champagne Attorney Service beginner box stocks […]
By Ray Hamill — An intriguing local series just got a little more so, with the announcement on Wednesday that the B52s and Eagles 19U will now play three games against each […]
Zac Anderson was 3-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs, as the Humboldt Eagles got the better of the Northern Humboldt Giants for the second straight day in Arcata on Tuesday. […]
By Ray Hamill — Bomber Field in Eureka will host one of the hottest local matchups of the summer season this week, when the B52s welcome the Eagles 19U for a two-game […]
Humboldt Youth Soccer has extended the deadline for sign-ups through the end of the week. The league, which plays at several venues throughout the county, announced this week that it is extending […]
By Ray Hamill — In our final Athletes and Teams of the Week until August, we honor two more local North Coast Section championship teams, as well as a couple of athletes […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs will be hoping to put a disappointing opening weekend behind them when they travel for a pair of midweek games at the Redding Colt 45’s, […]
The Humboldt Eagles 17U scored four times in the top of the seventh inning to pull away from the North Humboldt Giants on the way to a 5-1 win in American Legion […]
The Humboldt Eagles 17U American Legion baseball team split a season-opening doubleheader against Shasta in Eureka on Sunday. The Eagles dropped the opener 5-2 but bounced back to take a 2-0 win […]
The Humboldt B52s got their season off to a winning start this weekend, taking the opening two games from the Fresno A’s at Bomber Field in Eureka. Playing in front of a […]
The 19U Humboldt Eagles rallied from a four-run deficit to complete an impressive opening weekend on Sunday, winning 5-4 at Napa to make it four wins in four games. After defeating the […]
The Corvallis Knights scored twice in the top of the eighth inning on the way to a 2-1 win over the Humboldt Crabs at the Arcata Ball Park on Sunday afternoon to […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U got the American Legion season off to an impressive start in Ukiah on Friday night, defeating the Mendocino Dirtbags 8-3 at Anton Stadium. The Eagles, who feature an […]
It was a good first impression for Eureka’s Aidan Morris, but not so much for the Humboldt Crabs. The Crabs opened the new season against the Corvallis Knights at the Arcata Ball […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready fight fans for even more local MMA action. This week, Institute of Combat owner John “Juan” Thompson announced details of a new fight night at Cher-Ae […]
By Ray Hamill — The big time just got a whole lot bigger for Arcata’s Cass Bell. On Thursday, the local pro MMA fighter met with Bellator president Scott Coker in San […]
By Ray Hamill — After a long and successful stint in charge of the St. Bernard’s softball team, head coach Alan Borges announced on Friday that he is retiring from the program. […]
By Ray Hamill — With a lineup of all-stars for the ages, the Humboldt Eagles 19U will open the American Legion baseball season on Friday night in Ukiah. Ferndale’s Landon Gomes will […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs are back and ready for action. The players began to arrive in town this week in preparation for Friday night’s season opener against the Corvallis […]