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 […]
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 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 […]
By Ray Hamill — In the midst of what has been a disappointing era for local travel teams, at least one group of players are doing their best to keep the tradition […]
By Ray Hamill — A potential trip to the state championship in prep football may now come down to the luck of a coin flip for teams in the North Coast Section. […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Olivia Stone has never been one to back down from a challenge on the soccer field, and that was the case once again on Wednesday when she […]
It was a big weekend on the local soccer front with two of the Humboldt-Del Norte League teams clinching a North Coast Section title. In boys action, Fortuna won its second Division-I […]
By Ray Hamill — With so many North Coast Section football games postponed over the weekend, the local teams are taking full advantage of the extra time afforded them. The poor air […]
By Ray Hamill — The CIF voted unanimously on Tuesday morning to extend the state high school football season by one week. This pushes the state championship games back to the middle […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls soccer team will have to wait another few days for a shot at a North Coast Section championship. The Crusaders were scheduled to play […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s and Fortuna will now play their North Coast Section quarterfinals on Saturday, after a full list of rescheduled games was released on Monday. Both teams’ game […]
The Corsairs scored touchdowns in each of the first two quarters at San Jose on Saturday, and made it stick with a big defensive performance, closing out the season with a 14-7 […]
A pair of No. 1 seeds closed out their respective campaigns with a championship on Sunday, as the Six Rivers Youth Football season came to a close. In the AAA championship game, […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna and St. Bernard’s will have to wait a little longer to play their North Coast Section playoff quarterfinals. Both teams’ games were postponed a second time on […]
VIDEO – Be wary of soccer players bringing gifts of Gatorade this time of the year. Watch as Eureka’s Keylei Carroll (12), Athena Miller (2) and Olivia Stone (14) give Loggers […]