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.
St. Bernard’s junior Aidan Dorsch threw a complete-game no-hitter against Ferndale on Saturday, as the Crusaders remained unbeaten against Little 4 opposition. Dorsch struck out 11 in a 3-0 win in the […]
Arcata’s Taylor Appy hasn’t been playing the game of softball long, but the hard work is already beginning to pay off. On Saturday, Appy capped an outstanding day at the plate with […]
Tanner Curran capped a big week at the plate for South Fork on Saturday, finishing 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBIs in game one of a baseball doubleheader with Hoopa. […]
The Lost Coast Chaos will hold tryouts later this month for local fastpitch softball players who are interested in playing this summer. The tryouts are open to players aged 13-19, including players […]
After tasting defeat for the first time this season on Wednesday, the Eureka Loggers responded in style with a doubleheader sweep in H-DNL baseball at Fortuna on Friday night. The Loggers won […]
By Ray Hamill — While everyone is happy to be back playing again, one of the biggest drawbacks of the COVID shortened H-DNL softball season is that we won’t get to see […]
Fortuna’s Juliana Ortega-Miranda hit a pair of home runs for College of the Redwoods in game two of a softball doubleheader against Butte on Friday, but the Corsairs lost 10-4. The CR […]
By Ray Hamill — You know it’s been a strange year when Eureka senior Keylei Carroll was left off the H-DNL all-league team in girls soccer. The returning league MVP was an […]
By Ray Hamill — With just two more H-DNL track and field meets scheduled this season, a young Hoopa Warriors team continues to build for the future. It’s been a common theme […]
Former Arcata Tiger Jaden Gorge was 3-for-5 with a double on Thursday, as the Shasta College Knights swept a doubleheader from College of the Redwoods in Golden Valley Conference baseball. The Knights […]
By Ray Hamill — So who is the best high school baseball team on the North Coast this spring? We’re about to find out. Once again the schedule makers have set us […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL released its all-league soccer teams this week, with two players included from each team. Because of a shortened campaign due to the pandemic, no champions were […]
McKenna Turner hit a three-run home run for College of the Redwoods in game one of a softball doubleheader against Feather River in Redding on Thursday, but the Corsairs would fall 7-6 […]
A limited number of tickets are still available for Saturday’s racing action at the Redwood Acres Raceway. Once again, tickets will not be sold at the track on the day, but can […]
The awards keep coming for Humboldt State’s Izzy Starr. Just one week after being listed as a finalist for the Division-II player of the year, the Lumberjacks softball standout has been named […]
A young McKinleyville team is beginning to find its groove on the baseball fields. On Wednesday, the Panthers won their second straight game, holding on to beat the Cubs at South Fork […]
Vincent Agliolo pitched six strong innings at Del Norte on Wednesday, as the Arcata Tigers stretched their winning streak to five straight in H-DNL baseball. Agliolo allowed just two hits and one […]
The McKinleyville Panthers are showing no signs of letting up in H-DNL softball, scoring 14 runs in the opening two innings at South Fork on Wednesday, on the way to a 16-0 […]
The Eureka girls improved to 9-0 in H-DNL softball on Wednesday, with a 10-3 win over visiting Fortuna at Washington School. The Huskies scored three times in the first, but Eureka senior […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies have made a habit of starting slowly in games this season. Fortunately for them, they’ve also made a habit of finishing strong. On Wednesday afternoon […]
