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.
The Klamath Trinity All-Stars battled off elimination at the district 12-year-old Little League tournament for the second straight day on Monday, edging Arcata 6-5 in Fortuna. Also in action on Monday, the […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us fell 13-2 to the EJ Sports Warriors to close out play at the Reno Muckdogs tournament on Sunday. The local American Legion baseball club, which finished the three-day […]
Ethan Fischel and Gabe Giosso combined for five doubles on Sunday as the Humboldt Crabs won the series decider against the visiting Solano Mudcats at the Arcata Ball Park by a score […]
Both Klamath Trinity and Arcata remained alive at the district 12-year-old Little League All-Star tournament in Fortuna on Sunday. Klamath Trinity bounced back from a 15-0 defeat to McKinleyville on Saturday with […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us are 2-2 at the Reno Muckdogs tournament after splitting a pair of games on Saturday for the second straight day. After opening the challenging tournament with a 6-4 win […]
By Ray Hamill — After recently rediscovering his love for the game of basketball, Mason Railsback is now getting set to join one of the hottest community college programs in NorCal. On […]
There was no shortage of offense over the opening two days at the 12-year-olds district Little League All-Star tournament in Fortuna. On Saturday, the McKinleyville All-Stars got the better of Klamath Trinity […]
After dropping two straight games at San Luis Obispo last weekend, the Humboldt Crabs have responded with three straight wins, including a 14-2 victory over the Solano Mudcats on Friday night. The […]
By Ray Hamill — Three more local volleyball standouts are taking their talents to College of the Redwoods, as the Corsairs prepare for a return to action this fall. Fortuna’s Kendall Stewart, […]
By Ray Hamill — Two teams stand out above all others this week after a big showing for each of them at their respective Little League district tournaments. The McKinleyville and Redwood […]
The Humboldt Eagles rallied from an early deficit to pull out a 6-4 win over Headfirst Honors on opening day at the Reno tournament on Friday. The local 19U American Legion baseball […]
Jared Dixon is enjoying an outstanding year on the baseball fields, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down any. After a big spring playing for the Del Norte Warriors, the soon-to-be […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville All-Stars are district champions. On Wednesday night, the Mack players capped a big week at the local 8-9-10s tournament in Arcata with another big showing, getting […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good night for the Redwood Empire Little League all-stars on Tuesday. At McKinleyville, the 11s defeated the host team 13-3 in their district championship game, […]
The Southern Humboldt 76ers beat the Humboldt Eagles 5-1 in 19U American Legion baseball at Newburg Park on Tuesday night, ending their rivals’ five-game winning streak. The 76ers took the lead with […]
By Jake Knoeller For HumboldtSports.com (Jake Knoeller is an Arcata High graduate who will be attending Humboldt State and studying journalism. This summer, he will be contributing some stories to HumboldtSports.com.) The […]
The Legends division will take center stage at the Redwood Acres Raceway in September, with the biggest race the division has seen in its five years competing at the local track. The […]
The McKinleyville all-stars reached a couple of championship games with big wins at their respective district tournaments on Monday night. In Arcata, the Mack 8-9-10s got the better of the host team […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion team closed out a successful weekend at the Medford tournament with a fifth win in four days on Sunday. The red-hot birds got the better of […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants continued to roll in American Legion baseball on Sunday, winning two more games to take the championship at their own tournament. The three-day event featured 11 teams and […]
