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 Fortuna defense came to play on Friday night with a much-improved performance, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough as the Huskies fell 6-0 at Justin-Siena in Napa. The loss drops Fortuna […]
Giancarlo Desolenni scored three touchdowns on Friday night, as the Del Norte Warriors rolled to another comprehensive victory at Piedmont. Desolenni scored on a pair of runs and on a TD reception […]
By Ray Hamill — What has 77 freshmen and one sophomore? This year’s College of the Redwoods football team. And that will make the program’s return to the field a challenging […]
By Ray Hamill — Klayre Barres scored her first college goal on Thursday, as the Chico State women defeated Central Washington 2-0. The former Eureka Logger netted on a free kick in […]
By Ray Hamill — Week two of the high school football season will present some different challenges for a number of teams, as two in particular try to keep their fast […]
By Ray Hamill — The defending North Coast Section champions are eager to pick up just where they left off last season. And they should have the talent to do exactly that. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors looked good in all aspects of the game in their season opener last week, but what impressed head coach Nick White the most was […]
By Ray Hamill — Local soccer fans will have the opportunity to check out the top teams in the H-DNL in action this weekend at the McKinleyville boys tournament. The tourney features […]
By Ray Hamill — In the tradition of some of the great College of the Redwoods teams of the past, one of the strengths of this year’s squad could be the defensive […]
With their season opener just a month away, the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s rugby team has received some preseason recognition. This week it was announced the Jacks are ranked No. 5 in […]
By Ray Hamill — Three years after they last played a down, the Corsairs will kick off the new football season on Saturday afternoon, when they travel to play Merced College for […]
By Ray Hamill — Three local teams impressed on opening weekend of the new football season, but no one impressed as much as the Del Norte Warriors. And that makes them a […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team will play William Jessup in its home opener on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. The Jacks are 0-1-1 after last weekend’s season opening road trip, […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s soccer team will kick off the new season on Thursday, when the Corsairs travel to Ukiah to take on Mendocino College. And […]
By Ray Hamill — Two of the nine H-DNL varsity football teams have switched divisions for the North Coast Section playoffs this fall. The Del Norte Warriors have been moved up to […]
By Ray Hamill — MIX 95.1 FM will broadcast 15 high school football games live this fall, beginning with a doubleheader of action this coming weekend. Longtime local commentator Tag Wotherspoon will […]
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine H-DNL varsity teams will be in action again this week, as some try to build on an impressive start and others try to bounce […]
By Ray Hamill — After an opening weekend bye, the McKinleyville Panthers will kick off their season when they host Anderson on Friday night. And with a core group of experienced seniors […]
By Ray Hamill — Seven of the nine H-DNL football programs will field a JV team this fall, which is good news for the future of the game here on the […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a tough start to the season for St. Bernard’s on Saturday afternoon, as the Crusaders fell hard to a physical and disciplined St. Vincent de Paul […]
