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.
Hailey Dolcini is closing out a remarkable collegiate career in style. On Friday, the former Fortuna Husky and four-time Big 5 MVP pitched a gem to lead the Texas Longhorns back from […]
By Ray Hamill — Two more local players have been added to the Humboldt Crabs roster, as the team gets set to open the 2022 season one week from today. The longtime […]
The North State Modified Series will return to the Redwood Acres Raceway for the ninth straight year next week, the first of two stops for the series at the local raceway this […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods baseball head coach Andrew Aiello is determined to bring on as many local players as he possibly can. Now in his second full year […]
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to softball, the H-DNL apparently is in a league of its own, and the same can be said of the St. Bernard’s baseball team. The […]
Former Fortuna Huskies Hailey and Camrin Dolcini are both competing in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this week in different NCAA playoff sports on the same campus. The talented sisters are each enjoying outstanding seasons […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a big week for a pair of local track athletes and for four H-DNL teams who are playing for a little bit of league history this […]
By Ray Hamill — Before he moves on to play NCAA Division-I baseball at the University of Houston, Merek Sears has some unfinished business to take care of at Wabash Valley College. Sears […]
By Ray Hamill — McKinleyville seniors Connor Berg and Logan Maher are the latest H-DNL athletes to commit to play at College of the Redwoods after graduation, although both have taken very […]
By Ray Hamill — The dates and times for this weekend’s North Coast Section championship games in baseball and softball have been set, with four deciders taking place here in Humboldt County. […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL will play for four of the 12 combined baseball and softball NCS championships on Friday night, and all four of those games will be played here […]
By Ray Hamill — You get a sense of deja vu with these Panthers, who defeated Cardinal Newman 2-1 in Wednesday’s NCS Division-4 softball semifinal. It was their second straight playoff win […]
The Del Norte Warriors came up just short in their bid for an NCS championship showdown with Big 5 rivals McKinleyville, falling 3-2 to Fort Bragg in Crescent City in Wednesday’s Division-4 […]
By Ray Hamill — The Crusaders will play for a North Coast Section championship under the lights. The NCS Division-6 baseball decider has been forward to Friday because of the expected rain […]
By Ray Hamill — Summer baseball is just around the corner and the season is set for a bumper opening night after a change to the schedule was announced this week. The […]
College of the Redwoods announced on Wednesday that the annual dinner and auction to benefit the athletics program will return on August 11. The event, which has not taken place since 2019 […]
Micaela Harris has become Cal Poly Humboldt’s 48th all-time All-American selection in softball, it was announced on Wednesday. Harris, who led the Jacks with 69 hits, 48 stolen bases, seven triples and […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors will play for a little bit of history on their own field on Friday. After qualifying for the North Coast Section Division-5 softball championship game […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Warriors won their North Coast Section playoff game with some strong defense on Tuesday. With pitcher Savannah Colegrove in control in the circle, the Hoopa defense […]
The Eureka Loggers will get the opportunity to play for a first-ever North Coast Section championship in softball on Saturday after defeating Maria Carrillo in Tuesday’s Division-3 semifinal. The Loggers broke open […]
