A good start to the season got even better for the Institute of Combat youth wrestlers, with a strong showing at the prestigious Best of the West tournament in Oregon over the […]
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.
A good start to the season got even better for the Institute of Combat youth wrestlers, with a strong showing at the prestigious Best of the West tournament in Oregon over the […]
By Ray Hamill — Poor planning by the North Coast Section has left many local cross country runners wondering what might have been, after a sudden end to their high school careers. […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section advancement committee selected four local runners for the State race, but left out the highly-rated Arcata girls team. The decisions were released on Tuesday […]
The Humboldt State men’s basketball team broke the program record for points in a single game on Monday night, defeating Capilano University 123-69 in Burnaby, D.C. The record was previously set during […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League runners were literally left standing at the starting line, when their North Coast Section cross country championships were canceled at the last minute on […]
By Ray Hamill — Some teams are refusing to give up on their playoff ambitions as easily as the North Coast Section apparently did. On Monday, three high profile Bay Area coaches […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section cross country championships are scheduled to go ahead at Hayward on Tuesday, as long as the air quality remains within the required levels. On […]
By Ray Hamill — Football teams throughout the North Coast Section continue to search for a solution to the scheduling crisis, with another proposal on Monday to avoid a coin toss deciding […]
College of the Redwoods sophomore Maria Overton closed out her Corsairs cross country career on Saturday, with a strong showing at the state meet. Overton, from Del Camp High School in Sacramento, […]
By Ray Hamill — The growing culture of MMA here on the North Coast was evident in all its glory at the Bear River Casino on Saturday night. And in terms of […]
By Ray Hamill — A couple of little changes have led to big success for the Northern Humboldt Steelheads 13U baseball team this year. The Steelheads closed out an impressive fall season […]
Austin Moore of the Lost Boys gym in Arcata provided the highlight of the night at the Bear River Casino fight night on Saturday, with a knockout in the first round of […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt-Del Norte League cross country runners who qualified for the section meet will have to wait a few more days to compete after the races were postponed […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section has been offered yet another alternative to overcome the backlog of playoff games and avoid a coin toss deciding who moves on from the […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section could have avoided this week’s mess but failed to do so, and the schools in the Bay Area have allowed them to get away […]
(UPDATED with news on schools refusing to travel) By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section is ready to move 13 playoff football games to Humboldt County, but unfortunately many of the […]
By Ray Hamill — Fight night returns to the Bear River Casino this weekend, with 12 MMA showdowns on tap, including several featuring local fighters. And for the first time, the Hard […]
By Ray Hamill — A group of Arcata youth wrestlers are getting set for one of their biggest tournaments of the season this weekend, and they’ve been doing so in style. The […]
By Ray Hamill — If they haven’t already done so, it’s time for the North Coast Section to seriously consider moving this weekend’s playoff games to Humboldt County. On Thursday morning, the […]
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to college football, November rarely disappoints. It’s unpredictable and unforgiving, full of drama, debate and intrigue, with an assortment of thrilling rivalry games, and all […]