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 — There’s always something special about rivalry games. On Wednesday night, in front of a packed and loud Arcata High gymnasium, the host Tigers continued their late-season surge by […]
It took the Crusaders a little while to find their groove on Senior Night, but once they did it was business as usual. Hosting South Fork in their penultimate Little 4 game, […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers continued their long unbeaten run in Big 5 girls basketball on Tuesday night, while the Eureka Loggers qualified for the Dick Niclai tournament with a […]
The Crusaders made it official on Tuesday night, clinching a fourth straight outright Little 4 conference championship in girls basketball. After winning at least a co-championship with their victory at Ferndale on […]
The Humboldt Eagles have announced some changes for the summer season. The longtime local American Legion baseball club will feature a longtime local baseball coach in 2026. Former McKinleyville High head coach […]
By Ray Hamill — The schedule for next week’s Dick Niclai tournaments are set, but it remains to be seen which teams will participate. The McKinleyville boys, Arcata girls and St. Bernard’s […]
Few teams in the H-DNL can match the remarkable consistency of the St. Bernard’s girls basketball team. On Monday night, the Crusaders traveled to Crescent City for a non-conference game and came […]
College of the Redwoods won its home opener in baseball over the weekend, but would drop two more games to Hartnell to close out a three-game series against the Panthers. Playing at […]
St. Bernard’s senior Liam Dyer had a night he’ll never forget on Saturday while leading his team to a 79-54 win at Arcata. The Crusaders’ sharpshooter has been one of the most […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata girls keep winning and they keep moving up in the North Coast Section rankings. For the third straight week, the Tigers have made a move in […]
By Ray Hamill — This past week saw four local teams crowned conference champs in H-DNL boys and girls basketball, including two outright, but the race for the Dick Niclai tournament berths […]
It was another good showing for the H-DNL wrestlers at the North Coast Section Team Dual Championships on Saturday, but they could not quite match the success the league has enjoyed in […]
It was a good day for a couple of Little 4 teams in non-conference games against their Big 5 rivals. At McKinleyville, the Ferndale Wildcats enjoyed a big second half on the […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team made it four straight wins with a 50-37 victory over Shasta on Saturday afternoon to set up a huge showdown at Butte on Thursday. […]
College of the Redwoods was unable to take advantage of some scoring opportunities at American River on Friday, dropping both games of a softball doubleheader. Redwoods fell 6-2 in the opener and […]
The Panthers would not be denied. After clinching at least a co-championship in Big 5 boys basketball on Wednesday night, McKinleyville needed one more win to secure the title outright, and on […]
The Del Norte boys turned in their most complete team performance of the season in their most important game of the season. With their Dick Niclai tournament hopes on the line, the […]
The Crusaders are Little 4 champions for the third straight year after clinching at least a share of this year’s title with another dominating conference win on Friday night. The St. Bernard’s […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will kickstart a busy month on the wrestling mats at the North Coast Section team dual meet championships on Saturday. And the most dominating […]
The Fortuna and Del Norte girls faced off in an H-DNL dual meet in Crescent City on Wednesday night. And it was a good night for the Huskies, who prevailed 30-24. Four […]
