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.
Three of the four District 26 Little League teams in action on Monday night won their games, including the McKinleyville 12-year-olds, who were crowned Section 2 champions. The McKinleyville 12s defeated Foothill […]
A determined McKinleyville 10-year-old All-Stars team came to play on Monday night. The young Mack Town all-stars hit three straight doubles to start an elimination game at the Section 2 tournament in […]
All four District 26 teams in action at various tournaments around the state remain in contention for a championship after a busy weekend. And all four will be back in action on […]
Ben Lukens continued to roll with a complete-game victory on the mound for the Northern Humboldt Giants in the championship game at the Humboldt Eagles 17U tournament on Sunday. Playing at the […]
What a difference a day makes. On Sunday afternoon, one day after they lost a lopsided game to Chico at the Section 2 tournament in Cottonwood, the McKinleyville 10-year-old All-Stars bounced back […]
By Ray Hamill — As with our other end-of-year high school awards categories, narrowing down the list of finalists for the 2024 Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year was […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants will play for the Humboldt Eagles American Legion baseball tournament championship on Sunday afternoon. On Saturday, the Giants 17Us completed a perfect run through pool play with a […]
It’s been a good first week ever for the newly-formed Wild Cactus Baseball 19U baseball team. On Saturday afternoon, Wild Cactus made it three wins from three games at the Humboldt Eagles […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Star coaches might want to plan another fishing trip for their players on Sunday. On Saturday morning, the Mack players remained unbeaten at the Section 2 tournament in Susanville […]
Barely 14 hours after their big win in their Section 2 tournament opener, the McKinleyville 10-year-old Little League All-Stars struggled to get much going in a 16-1 loss to Chico in three […]
By Ray Hamill — Caden Vance made a successful return to the North Coast baseball fields this week, while one local youth baseball team continued to impress. Vance, a 2023 Eureka High […]
The Humboldt Crabs won their series opener against the West Coast Kings on Friday night to kick off a busy weekend honoring their alumni. Before Friday night’s game, which the Crabs won […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants moved one step closer to advancing to the championship game at the Humboldt Eagles tournament on Friday afternoon. Playing in the 17U bracket at the Redwood Fields in […]
Crew Hicks hit a home run to lead off the game for the McKinleyville 10-year-old Little League All-Stars on Friday night, as they cruised to a 12-2 win over Sutter Area in […]
Caden Vance is making a case to be MVP of the Humboldt Eagles tournament. The former Eureka Logger, who plays collegiately at Umpqua in Oregon, had a second straight standout game in […]
The Humboldt Eagles scored 13 runs in the opening two innings against Legion Post 174 in their own 19U tournament opener on Thursday night. Playing at Belotti Field across from the Redwood […]
Cal Poly Humboldt athletics announced on Friday that The Danco Group is partnering with the Jacks to offer free admission to all of their home men’s and women’s soccer regular-season games this […]
It was a good start to the Humboldt Eagles American Legion baseball tournament for some of the local teams on Thursday. The four-day tournament features 19U and 17U brackets, with games being […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars remain on course for a return trip to the NorCal State tournament after a thrilling extra-innings win over West Chico on Thursday. The District 26 champs opened the […]
By Ray Hamill — The results may not be all going their way, but a return to league play this summer for the first time in over a decade has been good […]
