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.
An outstanding season ended in scary circumstances for the Southern Humboldt Junior Tournament of Champions team last week. The young SoHum players completed an undefeated season with another dominating performance in the […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders may have fallen short in their bid for a third straight North Coast Section championship in baseball this year, but they remain the sport’s […]
By Sasha Love, The Pepperbox The NorCal high school mountain bike championships were held on May 19 and the Humboldt Composite team (HCMTB) riders gave it their all on the Six Sigma course. […]
A season that will live long in the memory of the Ferndale Wildcats came to an end on Thursday. The Cats traveled to play Woodland Christian in the CIF state baseball NorCal […]
By Ray Hamill — Former McKinleyville Panther Cameron Saso will get the start on the hill on opening night as he returns for his third season with the Humboldt Crabs. The local […]
The U13 girls team led the way on a busy weekend for Sequoia FC at the Rogue Memorial Challenge in Medford, Ore. All nine of the local travel club’s teams traveled for […]
The Northern Steelheads 10Us continued their impressive run with another tournament championship over the weekend. The local travel baseball club rolled over North Valley 11-0 in the championship game at the Medford Memorial […]
By Ray Hamill — With the high school baseball season winding down, local players are preparing for the summer American Legion season. And with that in mind, the Northern Humboldt Giants will […]
It’s been a good start to the 2024 tournament season for the Eel River Rapids U10 boys soccer team. The club, which features young players from throughout the Eel River Valley, traveled […]
By Ray Hamill — After getting their first-ever state playoff win in baseball, the Ferndale Wildcats will have a quick turnaround. On Tuesday, the Cats rallied from an early deficit for the […]
By Ray Hamill — In her first full year as head coach of the College of the Redwoods volleyball team, Kayla Costello is adding plenty of speed to a roster that will […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka senior Jorge Lopez thought he would be done with baseball after high school, but those plans have changed. Earlier this month, the Loggers standout pitcher signed his […]
Fortuna’s Kaden Mangrum will join around 1,200 middle schoolers at one of the biggest rodeos in the world after qualifying for this summer’s National Junior High Rodeo Finals in Des Moines, Iowa. […]
The South Fork Cubs returned with a bang this year, piecing together an historic season on their way to a first-ever trip to the CIF state NorCal softball playoffs. The Cubs faced […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are playing with a lot of belief right now, and that showed once again on Tuesday. One week after they took care of business in […]
All three H-DNL teams involved in the NorCal softball playoffs lost their opening games on Tuesday afternoon to end their seasons. In the Division-4 bracket, the Big 5 champion Del Norte girls […]
The Coast League track and field season recently concluded with the league championships at Fortuna Elementary School. And it proved to be a good day for the Academy of the Redwoods team […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for a big week of state playoff action in baseball and softball, with four H-DNL teams included in the NorCal tournament brackets. And three of them […]
Whether they qualify for this year’s CIF NorCal state softball playoffs or not, it has been a memorable postseason run for the St. Bernard’s Crusaders. And their success is something Crusaders fans […]
By Ray Hamill — Losing a North Coast Section championship game is never easy, and losing them in back-to-back years is even tougher. But the Del Norte girls are hoping to get […]
