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 — 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 […]
College of the Redwoods will host the Golden Valley Conference cross country championships on Friday, with eyes on a big double. Longtime head coach Reed Elmore has built a strong program at […]
By Ray Hamill — Monster trucks will make an appearance at the Redwood Acres Raceway this weekend and 100 local kids will get to see them for free. The Malicious Monster Truck […]
A memorable season on the volleyball court came to an end for the Hoopa Warriors on Tuesday night, as they fell 25-17, 25-12, 25-15 at No. 5 seed Sonoma Academy in the […]
The Del Norte Warriors closed out the regular season with a 6-2 win in H-DNL boys soccer at St. Bernard’s on Tuesday. The Warriors rallied from an early deficit with first-half goals […]
Summer Contreras scored a hat trick and Olivia Perkins led a strong defensive performance on Tuesday, as the South Fork Cubs defeated Ferndale 3-0 in Little 3 girls soccer. The win was […]
By Ray Hamill — Two former H-DNL high school teammates faced off against each other in college football over the weekend, when Yuba College hosted Feather River. Quarterback Daeden Taylor, who plays […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers’ recent tradition of sending players on to the Olympic Development Program is alive and well. Just a few months after four Eureka ODP players graduated […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL is looking into the possibility of rescheduling this past weekend’s football game between McKinleyville and Hoopa, which had to be canceled because of COVID protocols involving […]
The H-DNL was well represented at the North Coast Section Division-II girls golf tournament at Vallejo on Monday, with Arcata placing fifth in the team event. Individually, McKinleyville junior Sofie Sundberg had […]
By Ray Hamill — North Coast Section playoffs return to the area this week for the first time in over 20 months and fans are being reminded that tickets will only be […]
