The South Fork and Ferndale girls split a Little 4 doubleheader in softball in Miranda on Monday. The Cubs took the opener 11-7, before the Wildcats won game two 13-7. The games […]
Cubs, Wildcats split conference doubleheader in Miranda
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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.
Wildcats sweep at South Fork, set up crucial doubleheader at SB
The Ferndale Wildcats moved into a tie with St. Bernard’s atop the Little 4 baseball standings with a doubleheader sweep at South Fork on Monday. The high-flying Cats, who remain unbeaten on […]
Corsairs sweep Feather River, split doubleheader at Shasta
The College of the Redwoods softball team split a doubleheader at Shasta on Monday, two days after sweeping two games at home against Feather River. The Corsairs are now 4-4 in conference […]
BOYS COACH OF THE YEAR — Davis makes immediate impact with the smallest B5 school
By Ray Hamill — This was one of the toughest calls to make in our six end-of-season awards considering the quality of coaching here on the North Coast right now. But three […]
BOYS TEAM OF THE YEAR — Niclai champs overcome adversity on path to success
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports Boys Basketball Team of the Year. And they are so for multiple reasons. After a somewhat slow start to their […]
Panthers sweep the Huskies in conference-opening doubleheader
The McKinleyville Panthers showcased their championship credentials against the Huskies on Saturday with a dominating opening day in Big 5 baseball. In a doubleheader that was switched to McKinleyville because of the […]
Standish, Loggers prevail at Arcata, go to 2-0 in the Big 5
Eureka’s Sebastian Standish hit a game-winning home run in the top of the seventh inning of game one in Saturday’s baseball doubleheader at Arcata, as the Loggers opened the Big 5 with […]
Tigers, Loggers split exciting Big 5 doubleheader with a pair of 7-6 games
The Tigers and Eureka Loggers got the Big 5 under way with a couple of exciting games at Arcata High School on Saturday. The home team rallied from a late 6-2 deficit […]
Fortuna, McKinleyville girls share the spoils on opening day
If opening day in Big 5 softball was any indication, there’s going to be a lot of parity in the conference this year. At least between the four teams that were in […]
Warriors well positioned for the Big 5 after impressive March run
The Del Norte Warriors will carry plenty of momentum into their Big 5 opener in baseball next week after an impressive pre-conference run. However, they lost their final game at the Hidden […]
GIRLS COACH OF THE YEAR — No one can match Tomlin’s incredible success
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue to build for St. Bernard’s Matt Tomlin. Two days after being named CalHiSports Division-4 coach of the year, Tomlin can add the 2023/24 Humboldt Sports […]
GIRLS TEAM OF THE YEAR — State champs in a league of their own
By Ray Hamill — There can be little doubt as to who was the most impressive girls basketball team in the H-DNL this past season. The St. Bernard’s girls not only separated […]
BASEBALL ROUNDUP — Crusaders sweep Hoopa on quiet day for local teams
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders improved to 4-0 in the Little 4 after sweeping a doubleheader at Hoopa on Friday afternoon. The Crusaders won game one 6-1 and shut out the home team […]
ATHLETES AND TEAM OF THE WEEK — A big week for Kasso, Eagles and the Steelheads
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for the Northern Humboldt Steelheads, the Mendocino College Eagles and one Ferndale senior in particular. Isaak Kasso turned in the performance of the […]
McKinleyville’s Golightly becomes highest-placing local gymnast in 30 years
McKinleyville’s Lily Golightly is setting a high standard for local gymnastics. Last weekend, Golightly and two of her Redwood Coast Gymnastics Team teammates traveled to Roseville to compete in the level 6-10 […]
More schedule changes announced for Big 5 and Little 4 games
By Ray Hamill — Some more changes to the weekend schedule of Big 5 and Little 4 baseball games were announced on Friday morning. A Friday doubleheader between the South Fork and […]
‘Wave of blue’ inspires Steelheads 13U players to championship
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 13U completed a hat trick of championships for the travel club with a thrilling come-from-behind win in the final of Sunday’s WCP Arizona Spring Training tournament. After watching […]
Warriors win tournament opener; Little 4 schedule updates
With a bye in conference play this week, the Del Norte Warriors are playing at the Hidden Valley baseball tournament. They opened tournament play on Thursday with a comfortable 9-1 win over […]
Pesch, Ashby lead strong showing for Eureka girls at Fortuna
Eureka’s Emily Pesch and Sequoia Ashby and Arcata’s Bella DeCarli were all multiple winners at Wednesday’s league-opening track and field meet at Fortuna. Ashby led a one-two-three finish for the Eureka girls […]
Kasso shines in league-opening meet; Warriors edge the Tigers
Ferndale senior Isaak Kasso got the new league campaign off to a flying start in H-DNL track and field on Wednesday. Competing at Fortuna, Kasso was the big winner on the day, […]
