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 — Arcata’s Shane Purcell threw for five more touchdowns on Friday night, but it was his contribution at cornerback that saved the Tigers late. With five starters out and […]
The Hoopa Warriors celebrated senior night with their first Little 4 victory of the season on Friday night, shutting out Ferndale 14-0. The Warriors had a plan and it worked to near […]
There was no change at the top in Wednesday’s H-DNL boys cross country race at McKinleyville, with the top three finishers remaining the same for the second straight week. Arcata senior Jude […]
Arcata sophomore Gabrielle Ducate got her first career H-DNL cross country win at McKinleyville on Wednesday. Ducate set a PR with a time of 20 minutes, 11.07 seconds over the three-mile course, […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will host Holy Names in the North Coast Section volleyball playoffs on Saturday night, with a new format this year for purchasing tickets for playoff games. Earlier this […]
By Ray Hamill — Tag Wotherspoon and MIX 95.1 FM will broadcast a Big 4 doubleheader on Saturday. Wotherspoon and his crew will be live at St. Bernard’s on Saturday afternoon at […]
By Ray Hamill — The excitement is building at College of the Redwoods as the Corsairs get set to tip off the new men’s basketball season at home next week. Redwoods will […]
A senior-heavy Fortuna boys soccer team will kick off next week’s NCS playoffs as a heavy favorite after storming through the regular season with a record of 17-0. It was the second […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors (6-1 overall, 4-0 in conference) are not just the best team in the H-DNL this season and still No. 1 in this week’s Power […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors solidified their spot atop the rankings with another key win last weekend, comfortably getting the better of No. 2 St. Bernard’s. A tough, physical […]
By Ray Hamill — Football, soccer and tennis are all represented in this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes and Team of the Week honors, sponsored by College of the Redwoods Athletics. Eureka junior […]
The Humboldt State men’s and women’s basketball teams will host a tip-off event for fans on Monday evening, before they officially begin the new season. The action will include an introduction to […]
By Ray Hamill — Basketball returns to College of the Redwoods on Tuesday for the first time since the historic playoff doubleheader of February 2020. The CR men’s team will tip off […]
The Arcata Tigers honored their four senior stars before Wednesday’s regular-season finale in girls soccer, a class that has played a pivotal role in leading the program to a first league title […]
It took the Eureka girls a little while to get going on Wednesday night, but once they did there was no stopping them. Playing their final game of the regular season, the […]
It was a disappointing night on the North Coast Section volleyball courts for the H-DNL on Wednesday, with five local teams bowing out of the playoffs. At Arcata High, the Tigers fell […]
The Fortuna Huskies closed out their second straight perfect regular season in boys soccer on Wednesday, defeating Eureka 3-0 to go to 17-0. The Big 5 champs were 12-0 in conference play […]
The McKinleyville girls soccer team expects to compete for a North Coast Section title this year, and on Wednesday they showed us exactly why. The Panthers opened league play almost two months […]
Former Eureka Logger Cruz Montana had his best game yet at the collegiate level over the weekend, leading Lewis & Clark to a 46-29 win against Puget Sound. The 2019 Eureka graduate completed […]
It’s a whole new season for the Arcata Tigers now, as they get set for the North Coast Section playoffs in boys soccer. On Wednesday night, head coach John Davidson and his […]
