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 — Some of the best athletes on the North Coast will take center stage this weekend at the H-DNL track and field championships. The highly-anticipated league-concluding meet will take […]
The McKinleyville Panthers appear ready for the postseason. On Thursday afternoon, the Big 5 champions closed out the regular season in baseball with a doubleheader sweep at Enterprise, winning 8-0 and 14-4. […]
By Ray Hamill — Wednesday was a good day for Fortuna High softball. Not only did the Huskies keep their Big 5 championship hopes alive, but they also celebrated their seniors and […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers celebrated their five seniors at Monday’s softball doubleheader against Eureka, and according to head coach Shanna McCracken this group is among the most fun she […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods softball head coach Megan Valente is stepping down from the position after three years in charge of the team. Valente, who took over form […]
The Huskies kept their hopes of a Big 5 championship alive with an 11-4 win over Eureka at Fortuna on Wednesday. With the win, the Huskies improved to 7-3 in the Big […]
The top of the lineup rose to the occasion for Del Norte on Wednesday, as the Warriors moved one step closer to a second straight Big 5 title in softball with an […]
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers aren’t quite done just yet. A disappointing spring for a young Arcata team looked likely to end this week, but a dramatic 3-2 walk-off win over […]
Royce Olson and the Eureka Loggers are building momentum at the right time. With a lack of games early in the season, the Eureka boys found it difficult to get in much […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders are winning on and off the field of competition. One of the most successful schools in H-DNL sports held a letter signing ceremony on Thursday for […]
Senior Tyson Bragg and freshman Rhythm Green both hit home runs on Tuesday as the McKinleyville Panthers continued to roll with a dominating 15-4 win in five innings in a non-league baseball […]
By Ray Hamill — The final two of the four Big 5 and Little 4 titles in baseball and softball will be decided over the next three days as we get set […]
Eureka’s Talon Vigil delivered in the clutch on Monday on his way to securing a second H-DNL championship in boys golf in three years. The Loggers senior held his nerve down the […]
The McKinleyville girls kept their slender hopes of a Big 5 softball championship alive with a doubleheader sweep at Arcata on Saturday. The Panthers won the opener 6-0 and took game two […]
By Ray Hamill — Perhaps the most impressive thing about this year’s Big 5 champions is that they could be even better next year. On Saturday afternoon, the McKinleyville Panthers clinched their […]
By Ray Hamill — A few months after their breakthrough bowl victory, the College of the Redwoods players and coaches received their victory rings at a special ceremony on campus on Thursday […]
The Del Norte Warriors showcased their depth in softball on Saturday on the way to taking both ends of a doubleheader at Eureka and completing a three-game series sweep over a young […]
The Eureka Loggers continued to push McKinleyville all the way in conference play, but the Big 5 championship got away from them on Saturday. With the Panthers sweeping a doubleheader at Arcata, […]
The Crusaders have dominated Little 4 baseball for much of the past two decades and that’s showing no signs of slowing down. On Friday they put themselves in prime position to win […]
The Six Rivers Kings showed a lot of resiliency last weekend on their way to their first tournament win of the year. Competing at the Redding Spring Fling, the local 14U travel […]
