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 — This past week saw four local teams crowned conference champs in H-DNL boys and girls basketball, including two outright, but the race for the Dick Niclai tournament berths […]
It was another good showing for the H-DNL wrestlers at the North Coast Section Team Dual Championships on Saturday, but they could not quite match the success the league has enjoyed in […]
It was a good day for a couple of Little 4 teams in non-conference games against their Big 5 rivals. At McKinleyville, the Ferndale Wildcats enjoyed a big second half on the […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team made it four straight wins with a 50-37 victory over Shasta on Saturday afternoon to set up a huge showdown at Butte on Thursday. […]
College of the Redwoods was unable to take advantage of some scoring opportunities at American River on Friday, dropping both games of a softball doubleheader. Redwoods fell 6-2 in the opener and […]
The Panthers would not be denied. After clinching at least a co-championship in Big 5 boys basketball on Wednesday night, McKinleyville needed one more win to secure the title outright, and on […]
The Del Norte boys turned in their most complete team performance of the season in their most important game of the season. With their Dick Niclai tournament hopes on the line, the […]
The Crusaders are Little 4 champions for the third straight year after clinching at least a share of this year’s title with another dominating conference win on Friday night. The St. Bernard’s […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors will kickstart a busy month on the wrestling mats at the North Coast Section team dual meet championships on Saturday. And the most dominating […]
The Fortuna and Del Norte girls faced off in an H-DNL dual meet in Crescent City on Wednesday night. And it was a good night for the Huskies, who prevailed 30-24. Four […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of juniors and a returning program feature in our weekly awards this week, after big weeks for all three. Eureka junior Xavier De La Rosa has […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers are giving their fans they money’s worth this season. For the third time in seven days, the Loggers played an overtime game on Thursday night, […]
The Fortuna Huskies ended a three-game Big 5 losing streak with a timely win on Thursday to keep their Dick Niclai tournament hopes alive. In a game they had to have, the […]
St. Bernard’s clinched at least a share of the Little 4 championship in girls basketball with a victory over their closest challengers on Thursday night. But they had to battle all the […]
The 47th running of the Foggy Bottom Milk Run, presented by the Six Rivers Running Club, will be held Sunday, March 8, in Ferndale. The popular annual event will be split into […]
There’s still some unfinished business for them to take care, but the Arcata Tigers honored their senior class before their final home game of the regular season on Tuesday night. And it’s […]
Two weeks ago, Arcata’s playoff hopes were hanging by a thread. Now the Tigers are in pole position to secure a No. 2 seed for the H-DNL postseason Dick Niclai tournament and […]
Head coach Chris Davis and the McKinleyville Panthers are continuing to set the standard in Big 5 boys basketball. On Wednesday night, the Panthers welcomed Del Norte to McKinleyville High and won […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers celebrated their seniors in style on Tuesday night. After honoring the class of seven seniors before tip off, the Arcata girls took care of business […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a season of adjusting for both Hoopa varsity basketball teams, but the Warriors still have plenty to play for down the stretch. Each team is 1-2 […]
