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 — After leading her team to the H-DNL’s first-ever state championship in basketball, St. Bernard’s junior Laila Florvilus is turning some heads well beyond the Redwood Curtain. On Wednesday, […]
By Ray Hamill — A change in the lineup paid big dividends for the Eureka Loggers on Wednesday. After seeing his team drop two of three games against McKinleyville last week, head […]
Kolbey Stolpe is beginning to find his groove at the plate. The McKinleyville junior hit home runs in both of his at-bats on Wednesday to lead the Panthers to a 10-0 win […]
The Hoopa Warriors swept a Little 4 softball doubleheader at Ferndale on Wednesday to set up a top-of-the-standings showdown against St. Bernard’s on Friday. The Hoopa girls took a closely-fought opener 6-5 […]
Five different players got on the scoresheet for the Sequoia FC 19U boys travel team in a two-game road trip over the weekend. The local travel club played a pair of friendlies […]
Tianna Thompson continues to set a blistering pace for College of the Redwoods after taking first in both women’s sprints at the weekend Humboldt Invite track and field meet. Competing at the […]
The Fortuna girls wasted little time bouncing back from a tough doubleheader at Crescent City over the weekend. On Tuesday evening they hosted St. Bernard’s in a non-league softball game and ran […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats are setting a good example on the field of competition and in the stands. The school and community was recently honored as the H-DNL Winter […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of important Big 5 make-up baseball games will be held this week. And both will have an impact at the top of the conference standings. On […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt disc golf team is making its presence felt on a national level. Last week, the Jacks traveled to South Carolina to compete in the NCAA National Disc Golf […]
The best dynasty in the H-DNL is alive and well. This spring, the Arcata Tigers completed yet another undefeated run through league play in boys tennis, finishing with a record of 14-0. […]
Jackson Kelly threw a no-hitter against Eureka on Saturday as the Panthers and Loggers split a Big 5 doubleheader at McKinleyville. After his team dropped the opener 4-1, Kelly was outstanding on […]
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers escaped with a doubleheader sweep over the Eureka Loggers in softball at McKinleyville on Saturday after a much-improved performance by the visitors. Just three days after […]
A pair of pitching aces both won their respective games at Del Norte on Saturday, as the Warriors and Fortuna Huskies split a Big 5 doubleheader. Del Norte’s Preston Daniels, who has […]
The return of shortstop Khloe Smith and a pivotal bases-clearing double by Koy McQuillen put the Del Norte Warriors’ back on track in softball on Saturday. Three days after the Del Norte […]
They say hitting is contagious, and that was certainly the case for the South Fork girls in a Little 4 softball doubleheader at Hoopa on Friday. After dropping game one 10-8 and […]
The South Fork Cubs kept their championship hopes alive with a much-needed doubleheader sweep at Hoopa in Little 4 baseball on Friday. But they had to overcome another outstanding pitching performance by […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s sophomore Michael Manzi pitched a two-hitter and hit a home run to lead his team to a 6-2 win in game one of a key doubleheader […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls improved to 4-0 in the Little 4 after sweeping a doubleheader against Ferndale at Samoa on Friday. The Crusaders took the opener 10-6 and […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of H-DNL pitchers played big roles for their respective teams this week, as each took over top spot in the Big 5. McKinleyville senior Evan Fraser […]
