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 — A busy Del Norte Wrestling team is competing in three different tournaments this week, as the Warriors continue their preparation for the upcoming H-DNL championships and the postseason. […]
While Arcata’s Luke Lemke was exploding for 51 points against Fortuna on Thursday night, the McKinleyville Panthers took over sole possession of top spot in the Big 5. Lemke stole the headlines […]
By Ray Hamill — Just a few minutes into Thursday’s night’s game against the Fortuna Huskies, Arcata head coach Kellen Maynard was forced to call an early timeout because of the way […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers got the Big 5 off to a winning start on Wednesday night with a 46-33 win over McKinleyville at Jay Willard Gymnasium. The Eureka defense […]
By Ray Hamill — The first half of the local girls basketball season has been good for several H-DNL teams, including the Arcata Tigers and Fortuna Huskies. The Arcata girls got their […]
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors will welcome back an old friend this year, with former football head coach Nick White returning to the program. White stepped away after the 2022 season […]
Former South Fork Cub Tommy Rotbergs enjoyed his best game of the year on Wednesday night, as the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team tipped off conference play with an 82-70 […]
By Ray Hamill — Nashya Williams is making an early case for MVP recognition in the Big 5. The Eureka senior continued her impressive season with another big performance on Wednesday night, […]
The College of the Redwoods women got their conference campaign off to a winning start at Shasta on Wednesday night. Redwoods overcame a slow start and the absence of two starters on […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a fun start to the Big 5 in boys basketball on Tuesday night, with big wins for Del Norte and McKinleyville. The Panthers won a key […]
The Fortuna Huskies took full advantage of a bye in conference play on the opening night of the Big 5 with a pair of wins on Tuesday night. The Fortuna boys welcomed […]
Fasten your seat belts. If opening night in Big 5 boys basketball is any indication, it’s going to be an exciting few weeks for local fans. On Tuesday night, the Del Norte […]
By Ray Hamill — As expected, there was little to separate McKinleyville and Eureka in Tuesday night’s Big 5 opener in boys basketball at Mack High. The race for this year’s conference […]
The H-DNL has issued a reminder to local fans of the importance of good sportsmanship at league events after multiple incidents this school year that have resulted in spectators being suspended or […]
Humboldt Bay Rowing Association is now accepting new members to its Junior crew team. No experience is needed, and all team members can compete. Practices for juniors (ages 11-17) are held Monday […]
The red-hot Cal Poly Humboldt women remain in a three-way for the conference lead in basketball after holding on late for a 74-73 win over Cal State Los Angeles at Lumberjack Arena […]
The McKinleyville girls got a boost ahead of conference play at the Enterprise tournament over the weekend, as junior Maggie Morris made her debut with the team after transferring from Hoopa. Morris […]
By Ray Hamill — While the St. Bernard’s boys have stolen many of the early headlines with their exceptional play in December, it’s the Arcata girls who are currently the highest-ranked H-DNL […]
By Ray Hamill — With a busy month of early-season tournaments over with and conference play set to begin next week, it’s time for the first Humboldt Sports Power Rankings of the […]
The McKinleyville Panthers continued to challenge themselves ahead of conference play with another tough game on Saturday. The McKinleyville boys traveled to Piedmont to complete a two-game weekend road trip and lost […]
