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.
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — Drew Franklin enjoyed a very successful career during his time playing baseball for the Fortuna Huskies, and now he’s hoping to do the same at College of the […]
By Ray Hamill — One high school senior saved her best for last with one of her most dominating performances ever in her final high school sports appearance. And that makes her […]
The Del Norte Warriors and St. Bernard’s Crusaders both lost by just one run in their North Coast Section softball championship games on Friday. The Warriors, who lost an NCS final for […]
St. Bernard’s senior Madelyn Shanahan closed out an outstanding high school career in sports with an impressive showing at the CIF State Track and Field Championships at Buchanan High School in Clovis […]
McKinleyville Little League got a busy summer tournament season off to a winning start on Thursday night, as the association’s A&I Roofing team won the District 26 Senior League Tournament of Champions. […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods track and field and cross country head coach Reed Elmore is clearly doing something right. Few community college programs around the state do a […]
By Ray Hamill — A rematch with the team they hammered in last year’s Grizzly Bowl is one of the highlights of the 2024 Corsairs football schedule, which was recently finalized. Last […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are getting used to this. On Wednesday evening the school won its third North Coast Section championship of the year when the Wildcats baseball team […]
The strength of local youth basketball was on full display here on the North Coast this past weekend. And it was on display all across the county. The annual Humboldt Wild Battle […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section Division-6 baseball championship will remain in Humboldt county for the third straight year, it’s just switching schools. On Wednesday evening, a determined Wildcats team […]
A memorable and very successful season for the McKinleyville Panthers ended on Wednesday, as the Big 5 champs bowed out of the North Coast Section Division-4 playoffs with a 4-1 loss at […]
It doesn’t get much more exciting than this. The Del Norte Warriors will get the opportunity to play for their first North Coast Section championship in softball since 2008 after they beat […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors’ season may have ended in softball, but the impact the players had lives on. The Hoopa girls saw their season end in a disappointing 18-0 […]
By Ray Hamill — One day after winning their North Coast Section softball semifinal against Lower Lake, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders found out on Wednesday where and when the championship game will […]
With just two seniors graduating from this year’s team, the future appears bright for the Fortuna Huskies. On Tuesday evening, the Huskies bowed out of the North Coast Section softball playoffs after […]
By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Eagles. On Tuesday evening the St. Bernard’s Crusaders booked their place in this year’s Division-5 North Coast Section championship game after an impressive 4-0 win […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders appear to be peaking at the right time. On Tuesday evening, freshman pitcher Oni Orcutt and the SB defense posted their first shutout of […]
By Ray Hamill — Changes are in the air for the College of the Redwoods sports. Earlier this month, the Corsairs held a ground breaking ceremony for a new all-weather field and […]
