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.
Less than halfway through the 2024 H-DNL girls golf season, it’s going to be difficult to stop Arcata’s Madyson Nelson from repeating as league champion. On Monday, Nelson won for the third […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats played like the defending state champs they are in Saturday’s Milk Can game. This is a very well-coached team that is playing with a lot […]
Terry Pittman and Sierra Furia were crowned champions on Saturday night as the 2024 season at the Redwood Acres Raceway concluded with the Steve Taylor Memorial Fall Spectacular. A full night of […]
It was a busy but successful day for the Ferndale Wildcats on the volleyball court on Saturday. While the school’s football team was playing in a thrilling Milk Can game in front […]
Goalkeepers Sarah McCray of McKinleyville and Deja Payne of Del Norte enjoyed big afternoons on Saturday as the Panthers and Warriors played to a 0-0 tie in a non-conference girls soccer game […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt volleyball team enjoyed one of its most impressive wins in some time with a stunning upset over the defending national champs on Saturday afternoon. The Humboldt women welcomed […]
By Ray Hamill — Even by the lofty standards of the most storied rivalry in H-DNL football, this was a showdown that will live long in the memory of anyone who saw […]
Saturday afternoon’s college football game between two of the top four scoring offenses in California JC football didn’t go quite as expected. College of the Redwoods traveled to Monterey Peninsula and lost […]
The gap between the bigger and smaller schools in H-DNL girls soccer appears to be narrowing. On Saturday at Ferndale, a shorthanded Ferndale Wildcats team started with just 10 players and played […]
It took a while, but the Eureka girls eventually found a way past a disciplined South Fork defense in a non-conference girls soccer showdown in Miranda on Saturday. The Loggers would eventually […]
It’s starting to click for the McKinleyville Panthers on the boys soccer field. On Saturday, they traveled to Crescent City and came away with a hard-fought 1-1 tie against the defending league […]
One week after a disappointing showing in a win over Biggs, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders answered with one of their most dynamic performances of the season. St. Bernard’s traveled to Lake County […]
Arcata’s Madyson Nelson posted another impressive round in H-DNL girls golf on Thursday. The senior standout, who is the defending league champion, won for the second time in two rounds of league […]
By Ray Hamill — Friday night was a busy one for the H-DNL teams, but it was also a very good one for some of them. St. Bernard’s, Del Norte and Hoopa […]
The Del Norte Warriors answered the call on Friday night. One week after falling to Arcata, the Warriors dominated in every aspect of the game on their way to a 48-0 win […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt Roller Derby returns to the North Coast on Saturday night with a doubleheader of games at the Redwood Acres’ Franceschi Hall. The Fall Brawl gets under way […]
By Ray Hamill — Perseverance paid off for a pair of local teams this week. One of them enjoyed success after several close calls this year and they finally got to take […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods quarterback Bryton Livingston has been named the Northern California Football Conference American Division Offensive Player of the Week after his record-tying performance last weekend. Livingston, […]
One year after their historic North Coast Section championship season, the St. Bernard’s girls got the Little 5 off to a winning start in volleyball on Thursday night. The Crusaders welcomed Hoopa […]
The Arcata Tigers won their Big 5 opener in volleyball on Thursday night, but they had to battle all the way against a determined Eureka team. The Tigers won an exciting match […]
