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.
It was a rough week for three of the four H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section football playoffs on Friday and Saturday. St. Bernard’s, McKinleyville and South Fork all were missing […]
The Corsairs fell short in their bid for a conference championship with an 82-34 loss at Feather River on Saturday, but they will play in a bowl game next week, although it […]
The Warriors defense stepped up to the challenge of playing one of the best teams in the entire North Coast Section on Saturday afternoon, but they were unable to match that on […]
It was a season the Panthers won’t easily forget, and one they hope will lead to a more competitive future for their program. On Saturday afternoon, McKinleyville fell 42-7 to St. Vincent […]
By Ray Hamill — A couple of fan favorites will highlight Bear River Fight Night 16, which will take place on Saturday night (Nov. 19). Doors open at 5 p.m. with the […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season at the Mendocino College tournament on Friday. The Corsairs fell 83-68 to Los Medanos and are now […]
A difficult task in the North Coast Section football playoffs got a whole lot more difficult for the Crusaders on Friday night. St. Bernard’s was missing several key starters because of sickness, […]
The College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team bounced back from an opening-day loss at the Sierra College tournament to beat Yuba 71-47 on Friday. The win was the first of the […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a busy fall for St. Bernard’s junior Madelyn Shanahan. And quite a successful one too. This week, the multi-sport standout was named MVP of the Little […]
By Ray Hamill — After leading her team to an undefeated league championship this fall, Del Norte junior McKenna Curtis has been named Big 5 MVP in volleyball. Curtis presented a huge […]
Apparently defense does win championships. On Sunday, in Crescent City, the McKinleyville Single-A youth football team defeated Ferndale 19-12 for the Six Rivers Conference championship. And they won with some outstanding defense, […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Ethan Gyenis and Eureka’s Aidan Sloper each received MVP recognition this week after outstanding individual seasons for both players on the soccer field. Gyenis, who helped lead […]
By Ray Hamill — As they always seem to do, the Del Norte Warriors handled last week’s disrespectful seeding for the North Coast Section football playoffs with class. Instead of complaining about […]
The Corsairs had to work hard to win their opening game at the Mendocino College tournament on Thursday, but they kept their impressive start to the new season going strong with a […]
By Ray Hamill — There was certainly no shortage of talent in H-DNL girls soccer this year, and the league coaches seem to agree. A total of seven different players tied for […]
Aidan Ayers was one of several Ferndale Mustangs to impress in Sunday’s Six Rivers Conference AAA championship game in Crescent City. The Mustangs defeated the Redwood Beasts 40-16 for the championship, which […]
By Ray Hamill — Two programs that have become familiar with each other in recent years will face off once again on Friday night, when St. Bernard’s travels to Novato to play […]
The 20th annual Turkey Trot will take place on Thanksgiving, with the 5K race getting under way at 9 a.m. The popular community event will be co-sponsored this year by College of […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the most dominating teams on the North Coast in recent years capped another outstanding season with a North Coast Section championship this past weekend. And that […]
The North Coast Section Division-2 girls tennis singles and doubles championships were held at McKinleyville and Arcata high schools this week, with the local contingent making some noise. The tournament was hosted […]
