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 — The Loggers found a way to stop the surging Panthers on Tuesday night, handing McKinleyville its first loss against H-DNL opposition in two weeks and advancing to a […]
The Ferndale Wildcats won their Dick Niclai opener on Tuesday night, defeating visiting Hoopa 53-27 in girls basketball. With the win, the Cats advance to play at No. 1 seed Fortuna on […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of seniors who have been hugely influential for their respective basketball teams all season take center stage this week, as their prep careers wind down. St. […]
Fortuna and Del Norte represented the H-DNL at the weekend North Coast Section Redwood Empire Division-II Dual Team Championships at Rancho Cotate High School. The Warriors were seeded No. 2 and placed […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s a fine line between winning and losing sometimes, as the McKinleyville Panthers have shown this season. On Monday night, the Panthers posted an emphatic 58-39 win at […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers prevailed in an entertaining Dick Niclai opener on Monday night, beating Big 5 rivals Eureka 70-59 in overtime. The fourth quarter was particularly exciting with […]
By Ray Hamill — If the rest of the Dick Niclai tournament is as exciting as Monday night’s opening round, it’s going to be fun week for local basketball fans. And if […]
By Ray Hamill — To say that the McKinleyville Panthers have gotten hot at an opportune time is an understatement. After struggling to win close games for much of the season, the […]
By Ray Hamill — We asked you which teams you thought were going to prevail in this week’s Dick Niclai tournaments, and the results show two teams are overwhelming favorites. In the […]
Third time was the charm for the Ferndale Wildcats, who got the better of Little 4 rivals South Fork 68-54 at Miranda in the opening round of the Dick NIclai tournament in […]
By Ray Hamill — The Aggies got the player they wanted on Saturday, and Miles Meynell got the school he had hoped for all along. That, however, doesn’t mean it was an […]
The Corsairs’ chances of a Golden Valley Conference championship took a big hit on Saturday afternoon, as they fell 82-66 at Butte in women’s basketball. The loss was just the second in […]
VOTING CLOSED The Dick Niclai tournaments get under way this coming week, featuring the best local prep teams on the North Coast. In the girls tournament, the Fortuna Huskies are the No. […]
VOTING CLOSED It’s arguably the most exciting week of the season for prep basketball here on the North Coast with the Dick Niclai tournaments set to get under way on Monday. And […]
The Arcata girls kept their Dick Niclai ambitions alive with a 65-55 win at Del Norte in basketball on Saturday night. The victory sets up a home game against McKinleyville on Monday […]
The Humboldt State shot 60 percent from the field in a 107-62 victory over Cal State San Bernardino in women’s basketball at Lumberjack Arena on Saturday night. A pair of HSU players […]
The Corsairs overcame a major hurdle in their drive towards a Golden Valley Conference championship in men’s basketball on Saturday, winning 83-77 at Butte College. In what head coach Ryan Bisio described […]
The Corsairs dropped two more games in baseball on Saturday, losing both ends of a doubleheader at Modesto to drop to 0-3 on the weekend road trip. The College of the Redwoods […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team took a major step towards a conference title on Saturday, winning 83-77 at Butte College. The win lifts the Corsairs to 6-2 in the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers could host a boys and girls Dick Niclai doubleheader in basketball on Monday, if the girls team wins at Del Norte on Saturday night. With […]
