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 — The Weed Cougars will have to battle more than just the St. Bernard’s boys in Thursday night’s NorCal Division-VI basketball championship game. Once again, a large crowd of […]
By Ray Hamill — How quickly a young pitching staff develops will be key for the Fortuna Huskies on the baseball fields this spring. The Fortuna boys got the season off a […]
By Ray Hamill — Justin Claus has been rewarded for his contribution to the success of the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team, as one of the best up and coming […]
Eureka sophomore Talon Vigil took over first place in the H-DNL boys golf standings with a victory in round two of league play at the Redwood Empire Golf and Country Club on […]
It was a good opening weekend for a couple of local high school baseball teams, with the Fortuna Huskies and McKinleyville Panthers both sweeping road doubleheaders in Mendocino County on Saturday. The […]
The Crusaders will play for a NorCal boys basketball championship at Weed on Thursday night after a thrilling come-from-behind win at Redding Christian on Saturday. Check out our video highlights of the […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders are making a habit of fourth-quarter comebacks. On Saturday night, they rallied from an 11-point deficit to pull out a thrilling 53-51 victory at Redding Christian, knocking off […]
Josie Peterson enjoyed a debut for the ages in the javelin on Friday. Competing in the event for the first time ever, the College of the Redwoods freshman set a school record […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s boys are hoping to join an elite group of H-DNL basketball teams this weekend when they play a NorCal Division-VI semifinal at Redding Christian. A […]
Former College of the Redwoods basketball coach Pete Mathiesen passed away recently at the age of 85. Mathiesen was the Corsairs’ first head coach when they began playing men’s basketball in 1966 […]
By Ray Hamill — Hoopa’s Gerard Marshall is enjoying quite a year in high school sports. After being named Little 4 MVP Lineman in football in the fall, the Warriors multi-sport star […]
The Hoopa Warriors got the new softball season off to a winning start on Thursday, defeating Del Norte 4-2 at Hoopa. Savannah Colegrove got the win in the circle, striking out 11, […]
Former Fortuna Husky Adam Medeiros capped an impressive season on the college wrestling mats with a seventh-place finish at last weekend’s NCAA Division-III Central Region Championships. Medeiros is a junior at Heidelberg […]
By Ray Hamill — Breck Bishop is getting ready for the next chapter in his life and a move that will will take him 2,000 miles from home. On Thursday afternoon, the […]
It was a disappointing night for College of the Redwoods basketball on Thursday, as both the men’s and women’s teams lost in the NorCal playoffs. The No. 14 seeded CR women fell […]
One former H-DNL basketball standout is getting ready to help her team in the NCAA Division-III playoffs this week, while another saw her team fall just short in their bid for a […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for local sports across the board with big performances on several fronts, and that is reflected in our Athletes and Team of the […]
The Corsairs closed out an impressive first-ever regular season in women’s tennis this week, dropping a pair of matches and finishing up 3-3 in the Big 8 North Conference. The College of […]
Any time you lose in the playoffs it’s obviously a disappointing outcome, but the Ferndale girls have every reason to feel proud of their accomplishments on the basketball courts this winter. The […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders continued their impressive run through the postseason on Wednesday night, but it was a disappointing night elsewhere for the H-DNL. The SB boys followed an impressive showing in […]
