The Humboldt Crabs wasted little time putting Tuesday’s league-opening loss to the Healdsburg Prune Packers behind them. On Wednesday, the Crabs returned to winning ways with a thrilling 6-3 win at Healdsburg […]
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 Humboldt Crabs wasted little time putting Tuesday’s league-opening loss to the Healdsburg Prune Packers behind them. On Wednesday, the Crabs returned to winning ways with a thrilling 6-3 win at Healdsburg […]
By Ray Hamill — It was another fun year on the local high school baseball fields with lots of excitement, a breakthrough championship and a thrilling Charles Lakin tournament final. And with […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s almost time to announce the 2025 Humboldt Sports Softball Player of the Year. It was another exciting season on the H-DNL fields, with one team solidifying its […]
The dynasty is alive and well. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte 12-year-old Little League All-Stars won an Oregon District 8 championship for the third straight year, defeating Central Point 11-1 in […]
Former McKinleyville Panther Branson Dobrec pitched a six-inning complete game to lead the Humboldt Eagles 19U team to a 16-6 win over the Southern Humboldt 76ers in local American Legion action at […]
The Humboldt Crabs kicked off the Pacific Empire League at Healdsburg on Tuesday night and suffered their first loss of the season. The host Prune Packers scored runs in four of the […]
The Upstate Bomber Series made its first appearance of the summer at the Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday and it was a good night for Raquel Krupa. The second racing night of […]
Buy Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs will be hoping for a better start to league play this summer as they get set for what could be a pivotal week in their […]
Here we go again. For the fifth straight year, a group of young McKinleyville baseball players have advanced to the state playoffs. On Friday night, McKinleyville won a fifth straight game to […]
Scoring runs has not been a problem for the Humboldt Crabs through the opening two weeks of the season. And that continued to be the case on Sunday, as the local collegiate […]
By Ray Hamill — The summer baseball season is under way and building momentum, and that is reflected in our weekly awards this week. The first District 26 All-Star tournament took place […]
The Humboldt Crabs maintained their unbeaten start to the season with their 10th win in 10 games on Friday night. The Crabs welcomed the Athletic Edge Express to the Arcata Ball Park […]
By Ray Hamill — The future appears bright for the South Fork Cubs, who could dominate the Little 4 in softball for the next few years. This season, the South Fork players […]
By Ray Hamill — After winning a third straight Big 5 championship in softball this spring, the Del Norte Warriors had several worthy candidates for conference MVP. And when the conference coaches […]
The 2025 Humboldt Crabs are proving to be an exciting team to watch early in the season. On Wednesday night, they swept their third series of the season with a second walk-off […]
By Ray Hamill — In the true spirit of an MVP, Luke Brunton’s contributions to his team this spring were wide and varied. The versatile St. Bernard’s junior played a key role […]
By Ray Hamill — It will hardly come as a surprise to anyone who followed this year’s Big 5, but Del Norte senior Preston Daniels has been named the conference MVP in […]
Local pitching continued to play a big role as the Humboldt Crabs maintained their fast start to the new season at the Arcata Ball Park on Tuesday night. Former Arcata Tiger Miles […]
By Ray Hamill — Coast League sports are on the rise and building some momentum. This year, the league for charter schools in the area competed in a record five different sports […]
Strong pitching from some of the team’s more experienced players, coupled with some consistent hitting from throughout the lineup, lifted the Wild Cactus to their first win of the summer season on […]