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 Warriors completed a big week on the softball fields with a doubleheader sweep at home to Fortuna on Saturday, while stretching their winning streak to five straight. The Del Norte girls […]
The Fortuna Huskies capped an impressive opening week in the Big 5 with two more victories at Del Norte on Saturday, winning 3-0 and 7-2 to compete a league-opening series sweep in […]
The Corsairs dropped three baseball games at Lassen this weekend, losing 10-0 on Friday and 17-5 and 6-1 on Saturday. College of the Redwoods is now 3-12 in the Golden Valley Conference […]
It was a day of impressive firsts on the softball field for St. Bernard’s. Torrin Baty got her first-ever varsity start in the pitcher’s circle and posted a pair of wins, as […]
A challenging start to the season appears to be paying off for the Eureka Loggers. After dropping five of their opening six games, all on the road against some quality teams, the […]
Tanner Curran had an afternoon to remember on Friday as the South Fork Cubs swept a Little 4 baseball doubleheader in Miranda. The Cubs got the better of Hoopa 12-2 in game […]
The Little 4 favorites showed no signs of slowing down in their league openers on Friday, as the Hoopa girls swept a doubleheader at South Fork. The Warriors took game one 14-0 […]
By Ray Hamill — Bailee Box hit a clutch RBI single to drive in the winning run in extra innings on Friday evening, as the McKinleyville Panthers ended the Eureka Loggers’ three-year […]
By Ray Hamill — Four H-DNL players have been named to the annual Rawlings-Perfect Game Preseason All-American California baseball team, including St. Bernard’s Nick Dugan, who is a first-team selection for the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Fastpitch softball season gets under way this weekend, and thanks to an impressive response from local high school players, a lack of umpires won’t be a […]
College of the Redwoods freshman Hannah Hartwell continued her assault on the school record books with another outstanding performance on Friday. Competing at the Stanford Invite, Hartwell ran the 5000 meters in […]
By Ray Hamill — Two local standouts in softball and baseball have begun the new season every bit as impressively as anticipated, as has one local softball team in particular. And that […]
This year’s H-DNL in boys golf features remarkable balance, with six different schools represented in the top eight. St. Bernard’s Jack Kramer shot a 78 to lead the field in the latest […]
By Ray Hamill — The top two baseball teams in the H-DNL lived up to the billing on Thursday afternoon, as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders edged the Arcata Tigers 4-3 to even […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers and Del Norte Warriors both opened the Big 5 with a victory on Wednesday, while the Arcata Tigers rolled to a comfortable non-league win. The […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Myles Standish pitched four hitless innings and his offense exploded for 17 hits, as the Loggers opened the Big 5 with a comfortable 11-1 win over McKinleyville […]
By Ray Hamill — Let’s hope this one is a little more competitive. I have a feeling it will be. On Thursday afternoon, in the most anticipated game of the season so […]
The Corsairs continued their impressive spring in track and field with a third-place finish for both the men’s and women’s teams at the six-team Humboldt Invitational at the Redwood Bowl over the […]
By Ray Hamill — When College of the Redwoods football returns this coming fall, there’s going to be a sizable Del Norte Warriors contingent on the roster. Recently, seniors Sam Schauerman and […]
By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 gets under way in softball on Wednesday afternoon and the heavily favored Eureka girls are not taking any of their rivals lightly. The Loggers are […]
