By Ray Hamill — The stage is almost set for next week’s Charles Lakin H-DNL Tournament in both baseball and softball, with the final seedings likely to be decided on Saturday. The […]
Schedule set for next week’s H-DNL tournaments
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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.
New division set to debut as Humboldt Outlaw Karts season opens
The Humboldt Outlaw Karts continue to expand as they get set for the season opener at the Redwood Acres on Saturday. This year will feature an additional division of racing, while also […]
Cosce headlines big night of fights at Bear River Casino
By Ray Hamill — Fight night returns to the Bear River Casino on Saturday night, with 11 fights on the card, including three pro fights for the first time. Local favorite Louis […]
History ready to repeat itself on Saturday
By Ray Hamill — The schedule makers could not have planned it any better than this. The top two teams playing for the Big 5 title on the final day of the […]
Epic battles brewing ahead of H-DNL championships
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League Track and Field Championships will take place this Saturday at Del Norte High School, with plenty on the line, both individually and team wise. […]
Hoopa girls complete comeback to claim league crown
The Warriors had to dig deep this year. They were tested. After losing two early league games to chief rival St. Bernard’s, there was no more room for error, but the Hoopa […]
Little 4 Baseball — Crusaders crowned league champs; Cubs, Cats split
As expected, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders swept a pair of games at Hoopa on Thursday to win the Little 4 championship, although they needed a little help from Ferndale to secure it […]
CR’s Garcia, Pimentel get all-conference nods
By Ray Hamill — A disappointing season for College of the Redwoods in baseball wasn’t without its good points, with two players honored as all-conference this past weekend. Team MVP James Garcia […]
Athletes and Team of the Week
Consistency has been key for this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Team of the Week, as it tends to be most weeks. Team of the Week honors go to Team Beasts seventh […]
Advantage McKinleyville after walk-off win
By Ray Hamill — T-Ryan Stumph scored one of the most important runs in recent McKinleyville High School baseball history on Wednesday afternoon, to give the Panthers a 6-5 walk-off win over […]
Panthers clinch share of Big 5 on Senior Day
The McKinleyville Panthers celebrated Senior Day by clinching at least a share of the Big 5 title on Wednesday afternoon, defeating Eureka 7-4. A class of 10 seniors were honored before the […]
Del Norte edges Fortuna in Big 5 softball
The Del Norte Warriors edged Fortuna 6-4 in Big 5 softball in Crescent City on Wednesday, getting their second league win of the spring. McKenzy Fernandez finished with three hits in the […]
Humboldt mountain bikers take first as a team at Lower Lake
Another strong showing by the local high school mountain bikers over the weekend saw them take first place as a team at the latest race of the season in Lower Lake. […]
Barres, Rodgers lead the way at H-DNL qualifiers
The Eureka senior duo of Conor Barres and Tiana Rodgers each paced the field in a pair of events at the Humboldt-Del Norte League track and field championship qualifiers at McKinleyville High […]
Team Beasts impress again, led by seventh grade girls
Some of the top young basketball players in Humboldt County continued to impress over the weekend, with a big showing by Team Beasts at a pair of prestigious tournaments. All 11 of […]
Olson, Loggers complete dominating season
Chance Olson and the Eureka High boys golf team capped an impressive spring with another big showing at the final round of the regular season at Redwood Golf and Country Club in […]
Eureka to host dodgeball tournament
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball. Hopefully there won’t be too many wrenches flying around the Eureka High gymnasium this coming weekend, but it should be a […]
Big showing for ‘scrappy’ Corsairs at conference meet
College of the Redwoods will send eight athletes on to the NorCal community college track and field championships in Modesto this coming weekend, after a strong showing at Saturday’s Golden Valley Conference […]
Another successful Bellator for Arcata’s Bell
Another fight, another win for Arcata’s Cass Bell. On Saturday night at the SAP Center in San Jose, the local MMA star won for the third time in three professional fights at […]
HSU seniors close out in dramatic fashion
It may have been a disappointing season for Humboldt State softball, but the Jacks certainly closed out in style on Saturday. The HSU women celebrated senior day with a pair of victories […]
