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.
The Del Norte Warriors made it official on Wednesday afternoon, sweeping a doubleheader against Arcata to secure an outright Big 5 championship in softball. After being forced to wait an additional four […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a spring to remember for former Hoopa Warrior Tatianna Colegrove. The 2023 Hoopa graduate took her talents to Mendocino College and had an immediate impact playing […]
By Ray Hamill — Not surprisingly the top four teams in our rankings are the last four teams still playing in this week’s Charles Lakin tournament. And not surprisingly, the McKinleyville Panthers […]
By Ray Hamill — As we head into Thursday’s night’s Charles Lakin softball tournament semifinals, it’s time to update our Power Rankings. So who are the best teams here on the North […]
Perseverance is paying off for one local youth baseball travel team. After playing up a division last year and competing against teams a year older than they were, the Northern Humboldt Steelheads […]
Isabel Sanchez and the Fortuna Huskies silenced the Ferndale bats on Tuesday night, as they advanced to the semifinals of the Charles Lakin tournament. The standout sophomore pitched a no-hitter and helped […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders have advanced to Thursday’s Charles Lakin tournament semifinals after a 4-3 win over Fortuna in opening-round action at the Arcata Ball Park on Tuesday. The St. Bernard’s boys […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers set up a rematch against Big 5 rival Del Norte in the Charles Lakin tournament after a comfortable 11-1 win over Hoopa at the Arcata […]
The Eureka Loggers blew open a tight game with six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on the way to a 10-1 win over South Fork in the opening round […]
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 softball championship remains in the balance after an Arcata/Del Norte doubleheader was postponed for the second time on Monday because of field conditions in Crescent […]
By Ray Hamill — The rain and wet conditions didn’t seem to dampen too many spirits at Saturday’s H-DNL track and field championships. The best athletes in league gathered at McKinleyville High […]
By Ray Hamill — Three H-DNL players have been included on the CalHiSports.com Division-4 all-state girls basketball team, which was released on Sunday. The trio includes St. Bernard’s junior Laila Florvilus, who […]
By Ray Hamill — Senior Sequoia Ashby and junior Isabella Claussen led the way on Saturday as the Eureka Loggers cruised to a dominating team victory at the 2024 H-DNL track and […]
By Ray Hamill — Deken Hanks placed first in all four of his events at the H-DNL track and field championships on Saturday to lead the Del Norte Warriors to a team […]
By Ray Hamill — Put the celebrations on hold. The Del Norte Warriors will have to wait at least two more days before they can claim a second straight outright Big 5 […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of league championship teams take center stage this week. After clinching their respective conference titles in baseball over the past seven days, the McKinleyville Panthers and […]
South Fork and Hoopa split a competitive conference-concluding softball doubleheader in Miranda on Friday, with the Cubs securing a 3-2 walk-off win in the opener and the Warriors responding with a 10-7 […]
Eureka senior Kaitlin Giacone and the Loggers closed out the 2024 season in thrilling fashion on Friday, securing a walk-off win against the Fortuna Huskies at Washington Elementary School. In her final […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a good year for Ferndale High School sports. In the fall, the Ferndale girls soccer team won a first-ever North Coast Section championship, and a few […]
The Little 4 champion Crusaders closed out conference play with a pair of wins in softball at Ferndale on Friday afternoon, winning 14-4 in five innings and 12-2. One week after clinching […]
