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 — Eureka sophomore Myles Standish turned some heads locally with his performances on the mound this past spring, and now he’s turning them at a national level. Standish is […]
By Ray Hamill — An exciting couple of months of local youth softball concluded over the weekend with the Humboldt Fastpitch end-of-season tournament. Champions were crowed in four different divisions, with 37 […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL released the 2021 all-league teams in girls basketball this week, with two players included from each team, as well as several honorable mentions. Because of the […]
By Ray Hamill — Sophomore Brandon Bento-Jackson and senior Mason Railsback were both named all-league first team for the Arcata Tigers this week, as the H-DNL announced its end-of-season honors. The Tigers […]
By Ray Hamill — A team of six Eureka girls wrestlers will compete in the Western States Championships in Provo, Utah, this weekend. Loggers coaches Cecil Wilson and Thomas Gowing have made […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s going to be a busy few weeks for around 90 local players playing American Legion baseball this summer. The three local clubs are each fielding two teams, […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods baseball announced the addition of four local standouts on Wednesday, as the local community college continues to push for more H-DNL student athletes. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The final week of high school sports brought plenty of excitement on the basketball courts and some big news for a couple of local wrestlers. In basketball, the […]
The wins keep coming for the Northern Humboldt Giants in American Legion baseball, while the Southern Humboldt 76ers are beginning to come together. On Tuesday afternoon at the Arcata Little League fields, […]
The Legends, Bombers, Mini Stocks and Roadrunners will all be in action at the Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday, as the local season continues with the fourth event of the year. The […]
The Humboldt Crabs won their seventh straight game on Tuesday night, getting the better of the Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion team 8-1 at the Arcata Ball Park. The Crabs scored six […]
The Southern Humboldt Patriots moved above .500 with a 6-3 win over the Humboldt Eagles in 17U American Legion baseball on Monday. With the win, an improving Patriots team is now 3-2 […]
College of the Redwoods will host two-day summer camps in soccer and volleyball next month. The volleyball camp, which is for middle schoolers, will run on July 21 and 22 from 8 […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata was crowned District Little League champions on Monday evening after a 13-7 win over the Redwood Empire Little League’s No. 1 team. Check out some of the […]
By Ray Hamill — An exciting three days of Little League action concluded at the Redwood Fields in Cutten on Monday evening, as Arcata defeated Redwood Empire No. 1 by a score […]
The 17U Northern Humboldt Giants continued their impressive start to the American Legion baseball season with a pair of shutouts on Sunday. The Giants beat the Southern Humboldt 76ers 11-0 in game […]
About the only thing more exciting than a walk-off win in baseball is two of them on the same day. And that’s what happened at the Redwood Fields in Cutten on Sunday, […]
By Ray Hamill — The district Little League Tournament of Champions got under way at the Redwood Fields in Cutten on Saturday, with plenty of fans in attendance and some impressive performances […]
By Ray Hamill — There isn’t any championships being handed out in H-DNL basketball this year because of the pandemic, but if there had been the Arcata Tigers would be worthy boys […]
The Humboldt Eagles had a rocky start to the 19U American Legion baseball season on Saturday, dropping both games of a doubleheader against the Medford Mustangs. The Eagles managed just two hits […]
