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.
Bring on the Panthers. The Eureka Loggers continued to take care of their business in Big 5 baseball on Monday, as they get set for a huge matchup against conference-leader McKinleyville at […]
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The Cal Poly Humboldt softball team is third in the CCAA standings after a four-game conference sweep of rival Chico State. The Jacks welcomed the Wildcats to the North Coast and won […]
The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in softball remains up in the air after Saturday’s four games, as the excitement continued to build. Conference leaders McKinleyville traveled to Fortuna and […]
The two conference contenders continued to roll on Saturday, as the McKinleyville Panthers moved within a win of securing at least a share of this year’s Big 5 title and the Eureka […]
One day after suffering a loss at Hoopa, the South Fork Cubs responded with a shutout victory over the Warriors in Little 4 baseball on Friday afternoon, winning 10-0 in five innings […]
By Ray Hamill — After waiting 35 years for a championship in Little 4 softball last season, the South Fork Cubs may not haver to wait quite as long this time around. […]
The Eureka Loggers continue to set the pace in H-DNL boys track and field this week, posting a third league win in three league meets. The HDN athletes traveled to Del Norte […]
The host Del Norte Warriors placed first in five of the 16 events at this week’s H-DNL track and field meet in Crescent City on the way to taking the team victory. […]
After seeing a 16-game unbeaten run to start the season end earlier in the day, the Crusaders bounced back to beat Ferndale in Little 4 baseball at St. Bernard’s on Friday to […]
The South Fork Cubs took a huge step toward a second straight Little 4 championship in softball with a doubleheader sweep over their closest challengers on Friday. In a pair of games […]
By Ray Hamill — Fasten your seat belts, the next two weeks in Big 5 softball should be a wild ride. And a lot of fun. The most wide-open championship race in […]
Ferndale and St. Bernard’s faced off in one of the wildest and most entertaining softball games of the season on Thursday, as the two teams combined for 46 runs over eight innings. […]
The Crusaders realistically all but wrapped up this year’s Little 4 championship with a third conference win over Ferndale in baseball on Thursday. Playing at Ferndale, St. Bernard’s broke open a tied […]
Hard work and resilience paid off for the Hoopa Warriors on Thursday, as the Hoopa boys got their first Little 4 baseball win of the season and ended a six-game losing streak. […]
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday’s scheduled Big 5 baseball game between Eureka and Fortuna was pushed back because of the field conditions. The game will now take place on Monday afternoon at […]
The defending Big 5 champs ended a three-game losing streak in conference play on Wednesday to keep their championship hopes alive. The Del Norte Warriors traveled to Arcata and started fast on […]
Del Norte junior Natasha DeNicholas hit a first-pitch solo home in extra innings for what would be the winning run, as the Warriors edged the Tigers 7-5 in eight innings in an […]
Pitchers Isabel Sanchez of Fortuna and Mackenzie Wolff of Eureka combined to strike out 25 on Wednesday in yet another competitive and highly-entertaining Big 5 softball game. The two schools faced off […]
By Ray Hamill — As he gets set for the biggest fight of his young life, Ricardo Talavera Jr. is hoping his journey can serve as inspiration for young people on the […]
