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.
Eureka sophomore Maeghan Hampton capped an outstanding all-around performance with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to clinch a 3-2 walk-off win over McKinleyville in softball on Friday […]
St. Bernard’s bounced back from a disappointing season opener against Arcata on Wednesday to sweep both ends of a doubleheader at home to Little 4 rival Ferndale on Friday afternoon. After opening […]
By Ray Hamill — Eight games into the new baseball season and there appears to be no slowing down Jaden Gorge. The former Arcata Tiger and Humboldt Eagle has hit successfully in […]
By Ray Hamill — Head coach Keoki Burbank announced this week that he is stepping away from the McKinleyville Panthers football team for personal reasons. Burbank, who has been in charge of the […]
Four Humboldt State student athletes have been named to the 2020-21 National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) All-American team, it was announced on Friday. The four standouts include Rebekah Baur and Jared […]
By Ray Hamill — Hailey Dolcini has been included as one of the finalists for the 2021 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, it was announced on Friday. USA Softball listed […]
By Ray Hamill — The Warriors are determined to have fun on the softball field this spring. So far so good. On Wednesday afternoon, a young Del Norte team came from behind […]
A seventh-inning rally fell just short for the College of the Redwoods women in Redding on Thursday, as they lost 9-8 in the first game of a softball doubleheader against Feather River. […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers feature a very young team in softball this season, with just four upperclassmen on their roster. The Panthers lost a tough game to a good […]
By Kären Hammer — The players of the boys and girls Eureka High soccer teams showed their love of the game through an act of kindness to celebrate and honor rival Arcata High […]
By Ray Hamill — Ladies and gentlemen, start your computers. Tickets for the new Redwood Acres Raceway season opener go on sale at noon on Friday, with the first race set to […]
Humboldt State will host the 39th Annual Swing for the Jacks Tom Wood Golf Classic next month. The event will be held at Baywood Golf and Country Club in Arcata on May […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are off to a 2-0 start in baseball with shutout victories over Hoopa and St. Bernard’s this week. The team’s pitching has looked good against […]
By Ray Hamill — Jason White is heading back to where it all began for him. On Wednesday morning, the longtime local coach was named the new head coach of College of […]
The Eureka Loggers, Del Norte Norte Warriors and Arcata Tigers all posted wins on Wednesday afternoon. With Alexa Morehouse in control in the pitcher’s circle for Eureka, the Loggers scored four runs […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers have given up just one hit in two games to start the new season, winning their second game in two days on Wednesday, 10-0 at […]
By Ray Hamill — There can be no argument over who was the top team on the North Coast this season, even if it was a close call. It took them an […]
By Ray Hamill — When you throw for six touchdowns in a game you’re going to be in the mix for Humboldt Sports Athlete of the Week, sponsored by College of the […]
By Ray Hamill — Former McKinleyville Panther Jacob Smith is enjoying his return to baseball at Carleton College in Minnesota this spring. Smith is batting .361 for the Division-III Knights and was 5-for-7 […]
By Ray Hamill — Hailey Dolcini pitched a one-hitter for Fresno State over the weekend, as the former H-DNL star and the red-hot Bulldogs continued to roll. Matching up against Saint Mary’s, […]
