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 — Legendary teams are nothing new for Ferndale High football, but I’m not sure we’ve ever seen anything quite like what we’re witnessing this season. The Wildcats continued to […]
The Arcata boys soccer team stretched its unbeaten run in the H-DNL with a 15-0 win over St. Bernards on Saturday afternoon, as Del Norte and Fortuna tied 3-3 in Crescent City […]
Darron Dodd had a monster day for College of the Redwoods on Saturday, but it wasn’t enough to secure a first win of the season. The local community college team traveled to […]
The South Fork Cubs are building some momentum on the football field. On Friday night, for the second time in three weeks, the Cubs rallied from a halftime deficit on their way […]
Homecoming distractions didn’t seem to be a problem for the H-DNL teams on Friday night. Del Norte, South Fork and Arcata all celebrated their Homecoming under the lights and all three of […]
The Del Norte Warriors got back to winning ways and kept their hopes of a sixth straight Big 4 championship alive with a much-needed win on Homecoming night. One week after a […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women are enjoying a big fall on the soccer fields and have moved into a tie for top spot in the California Collegiate Athletic Conference standings. On Friday […]
The H-DNL cross country season got under way this week at the Eureka Municipal Golf Course. Six teams made the trip on Wednesday, with the Arcata Tigers taking both team victories. In […]
St. Bernard’s moved within one win of securing at least a share of this year’s Little 4 championship with a straight sets win at Hoopa on Thursday night. With the 25-15, 25-16, […]
It’s been a year to remember in particular for one local youth baseball team, which is hoping to close out the season strong at an upcoming tournament in Medford. The Lost Coast […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders and Ferndale Wildcats continue to play leapfrog with each other in the MaxPreps North Coast Section rankings. This week, the Crusaders (5-0) have moved […]
Eureka and Del Norte set up what is likely to be a true championship game for the Big 5 title in two weeks after taking care of business in their respective games […]
By Ray Hamill — The gap appears to be widening. The top two teams in the weekly Humboldt Sports Power Rankings both continued to roll last weekend, suggesting there now is a […]
Del Norte’s Bria Larson posted the low round of the day for the second straight week in H-DNL girls golf at Beau Pre on Wednesday. The Del Norte senior continued her mid-season […]
By Ray Hamill — A golfer that is finding her form at an opportune time, a football player who has been a catalyst for his team all fall, and a volleyball team […]
It was a tale of two halves at Arcata High School on Wednesday afternoon, as the league-leading Tigers answered the call after the break. The Arcata boys entertained their neighbors and close […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a remarkable fall so far for Ferndale High sports, with the Wildcats’ football and girls soccer teams enjoying outstanding campaigns. But while both of those teams […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders remained unbeaten in conference play with a straight sets win over a shorthanded South Fork team on Tuesday night. With the 25-9, 25-12, 25-11 win, the SB girls […]
The Ferndale girls scored in the opening minutes for the third straight game on Tuesday afternoon, as they continue their impressive season on the soccer field. The Little 4 leaders stretched their […]
The Fortuna Huskies broke a tie atop the conference standings with a 1-0 win over McKinleyville in girls soccer on Tuesday. The victory, coupled with Eureka’s 1-0 loss to Arcata, lifted the […]
