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.
All four local Little League all-star teams remain in the hunt for a Section championship after a busy weekend, which included one thrilling finish. The McKinleyville 12s are the only unbeaten local […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt Crabs infielder Billy Ham is taking full advantage of the opportunities he’s getting this summer. The Nevada-Reno sophomore has arguably been the team’s most consistent bat, while […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a disappointing end to the season for the Humboldt Eagles 19Us, but that doesn’t take from what was another enjoyable summer for the local American Legion […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us defeated Napa Valley 6-2 at the American Legion Area Tournament in Fairfield on Saturday, but it wasn’t quite enough to see them advance to the semifinals. After dropping […]
The Humboldt Crabs overcame a late deficit with four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning as they opened a three-game weekend series against the Bay Area Admirals with a 6-4 […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 8-10 All-Stars have been putting up plenty of runs this summer and that continued to be the case on Friday. Playing their opening game at the […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us face an uphill battle to keep their postseason going after a heartbreaking 12-11 loss to Yolo Post 77 at the American Legion Area Tournament in Fairfield on Friday. […]
By Ray Hamill — A busy month of local MMA action continues this weekend, as legendary local fighter Cass Bell gets set to fight in his native county for the first time […]
By Ray Hamill — Two former Humboldt Crabs players were drafted this week in the 2023 MLB Draft. Josh Mollerus, who played for the local club in 2019, was taken by the […]
Hudson Kapko continued to impress on the mound and Carson Hicks and Cabella Carper each hit a home run, as the McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars got the Section tournament off to a winning […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us opened the American Legion postseason with a one-run loss to Petaluma in Fairfield on Thursday, falling 4-3 in eight innings. The Eagles now must win their next two […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Crabs will welcome some old friends with a new name to the Arcata Ball Park this weekend. Formerly known as the West Coast Kings, the newly […]
By Ray Hamill — Former H-DNL standout Anthony Slayton is adjusting to some new surroundings and a new team this summer, but he’s relishing another challenge. The 2019 Big 4 co-Defensive MVP […]
A pair of H-DNL players have been included on the CalHiSports All-State Baseball Teams. Seniors Tyler Dimmick of St. Bernard’s and Cole Ayala of Fortuna were both honored on the teams, which […]
The red-hot Humboldt Crabs swept a two-game midweek series against the Alameda Anchors at the Arcata Ball Park this week. The Crabs won game one 18-1 on Tuesday and followed that with […]
By Ray Hamill — The local Little League all-star district champions will all be back in action this week, as will the district American Legion clubs, as the summer baseball season heats […]
By Ray Hamill — When he’s not cooking up a game plan for the Fortuna football team, head coach Mike Benbow enjoys spending time in his kitchen cooking food. But he never […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will welcome back an old friend for next season after head coach Ryan Bisio announced that Zac Claus has joined the coaching staff of […]
An action packed and busy few days at the Humboldt Eagles tournament closed out on Sunday. The touring WBS Colts Red team won the 19U championship with a 5-2 win over Eugene […]
With 10 wins in their last 11 games, the Humboldt Crabs will welcome a pair of Bay Area teams to the Arcata Ball Park this week. First up, on Tuesday and Wednesday […]
