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.
Kaden Lodes netted a dramatic late game-winner on Wednesday afternoon, as the Fortuna Huskies maintained their unbeaten start to the season in boys soccer. Lodes found the back of the net less […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats remain atop the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings after another dominating win over the weekend, but there’s plenty of movement elsewhere this week. The Wildcats cruised […]
By Ray Hamill — Two seniors showcased just why they are so important to their respective football teams over the weekend. And that makes both of them our choice for Humboldt Sports […]
After not being held in 2024, the Clam Beach Invitational will return to the North Coast later this month. The community event, which is being hosted by McKinleyville High School, will take […]
The Eureka Loggers won their final pre-league game in volleyball on Tuesday night, defeating Hoopa in straight sets. The Loggers won 25-5, 25-13, 25-9. Likewise with the St. Bernard’s Crusaders, who got […]
The Ferndale Wildcats carried their impressive early-season form into conference play on Tuesday afternoon, traveling to St. Bernard’s and coming away with a 2-1 win. The Cats held a slender one-goal lead […]
The defending champs got this year’s Little 4 off to a good start in girls soccer on Tuesday. The Del Norte Warriors welcomed the South Fork Cubs to Crescent City and ran […]
The Eureka and Fortuna girls kicked off the Big 4 with victories on Tuesday afternoon, as both schools look to compete for this year’s conference championship in soccer. The Loggers traveled to […]
The South Fork Cubs got their season off to a flying starting in eight-player football last week, as they get set for a very challenging showdown in Miranda this weekend. With new […]
Another week, another Eureka Logger leads the way in H-DNL girls golf. On Monday, Eureka’s Sophia Zwald paced the field in the second round of league play at Baywood Golf & Country […]
Two of the leading contenders for this year’s Big 5 in volleyball will carry some momentum into their conference openers this week after strong showings at their respective tournaments over the weekend. […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s a reason the Ferndale Wildcats are the No. 1 team in the Humboldt Sports Power Rankings and they showed us why once again on Saturday afternoon. The […]
While there will be greater challenges in the weeks ahead, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders are exceeding early-season expectations and look like they could be the best team in the Big 4 right […]
The Fortuna Huskies enjoyed the better of exchanges early in their game at Ukiah on Saturday night, but the Wildcats rallied in the second half on the way to securing a 26-12 […]
College of the Redwoods is finding life difficult in the National Division, but there are some signs of improvement. On Saturday afternoon, the local JC welcomed Diablo Valley College to the Redwood […]
By Ray Hamill — Tales of the Tigers’ demise are apparently a little premature. On Friday night, Arcata broke a late tie on a seven-yard Luke Lemke touchdown run with 1:34 remaining […]
The Eureka volleyball team defeated Fort Bragg in three sets on Friday night to kickstart a busy weekend for the team and some of their league rivals. The Loggers won 25-13, 25-13, […]
St. Bernard’s will carry some momentum into what will be a huge conference opener in girls soccer next week. On Friday, the Crusaders hosted Middletown in their final tune-up game and won […]
Two years after lighting up the California JC courts, one former College of the Redwoods star is going pro. Last week, Jon Nchekwube was taken No. 3 overall in the annual draft […]
Eureka’s Hailey Forster is the early leader in the race for the H-DNL girls golf championship after an impressive opening round on Thursday. The H-DNL girls traveled to Benbow for the league […]
