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.
Just one week after clinching a first conference title in seven years, the Eureka High volleyball team enjoyed another breakthrough moment on Wednesday night. The Loggers were one of five H-DNL teams […]
By Ray Hamill — With two weeks to go in the regular season, the Ferndale Wildcats are now just two games from completing a perfect season of not allowing any points. McKinleyville, […]
The College of the Redwoods volleyball team suffered a “heartbreaker” of a loss to Lassen on Wednesday night, but pushed the visitors all the way in all three sets. Lassen won 25-23, […]
The Arcata Tigers clinched the H-DNL boys soccer championship after battling to a 1-1 tie at Fortuna on the final night of league play on Wednesday. The championship is the first for […]
Three of the five H-DNL teams in action in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Wednesday night have advanced to the quarterfinals. But they had to battle. The two Division-4 games […]
On Tuesday evening the Del Norte Warriors managed to do something no other H-DNL girls soccer team has done this season. On the final day of conference play, the Del Norte girls […]
Del Norte senior Bria Larson closed out her high school career with a strong showing at the North Coast Section Division-2 championships at Baywood Golf & Country Club on Monday. Just one […]
With no wins in their last three games, the Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer team has dropped into a tie for fourth in the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings. Since posting a […]
Local wrestling fans will have the opportunity to check out some quality college competition here on the North Coast this weekend. On Saturday, the College of the Redwoods men will cap a […]
By Ray Hamill — It was business as usual for the high-scoring Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday, as they improved to 8-0 on the season and 4-0 in the Little 4 with a […]
By Ray Hamill — When it comes to JV volleyball here on the North Coast, no school can match the success of the Arcata Tigers in recent years. Last week, the young […]
Former Hoopa Warrior Millennia McKindley enjoyed a career night over the weekend, as the College of the Redwoods volleyball team traveled to Butte for a Golden Valley Conference volleyball game. McKindley was […]
The Arcata girls clinched the Big 4 championship in girls soccer with a game to spare over the weekend. The Tigers hosted McKinleyville and won 2-0, which was their sixth straight win […]
By Ray Hamill — The North Coast Section announced the field for the 2025 volleyball playoffs on Sunday, with five local teams included. And all five schools will be in action on […]
By Ray Hamill — It was another good day at the office for the Ferndale Wildcats on Saturday, as they kept their amazing run going with a 67-0 win over Hoopa at […]
By Ray Hamill — Bring on the Huskies! While the Ferndale Wildcats have grabbed most of the headlines and some national attention this fall as they continue to inch closer to a […]
An 0-6 start to the season seems like a long time ago for College of the Redwoods. With back-to-back wins and two games to go, Redwoods remains well in contention for a […]
As many McKinleyville High coaches will tell you, it’s never easy playing rival Arcata for reasons not every North Coast fan is aware of. On Saturday, the Panthers traveled to play the […]
The Arcata Tigers remain in the chase for a third straight Little 4 championship after a 40-26 win over the McKinleyville Panthers in football on Friday night. After a lopsided loss at […]
A pair of late goals made for an exiting finish on Friday as the College of the Redwoods women’s soccer team traveled for a conference game at Siskiyous. The Redwoods women trailed […]
