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 High School announced this week that nominations are now being accepted for its Athletic Hall of Fame. According to a press release, the “Hall of Fame honors individuals who have shown […]
Local motor sports fans were treated to an exciting finish over the weekend as the NorCal Legends made their second appearance of the summer at the Redwood Acres Raceway. The second to […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s volleyball team will fly out to Hawaii to begin the new season this week. The Jacks will compete at the Hawaii Challenge and will play four matches […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers got a much-needed win on Saturday afternoon, but it was the manner in which they achieved it that really stood out. With a new coaching […]
It took almost 24 hours to complete the game, but the Del Norte Warriors got their season off to a winning start at McKinleyville High School. The game was originally scheduled to […]
By Ray Hamill — Quarterback Trenten Hagler and running back Riley Nantz combined for almost 300 yards rushing as the St. Bernard’s Crusaders kicked off the new season with a comfortable win […]
By Ray Hamill — The switch to the National Division didn’t exactly go how College of the Redwoods would have liked on Saturday afternoon, but it certainly wasn’t all bad. This past […]
What a difference a year makes. After being shut out by Arcata in their season opener a year ago, this time around the Eureka Loggers rolled to a 56-32 victory over the […]
Welcome to the H-DNL. Ferndale freshman Madison Hagemann enjoyed a stellar start to her high school soccer career, netting a first-half hat trick in just her second game for the Wildcats on […]
By Ray Hamill — The opening night of any new football season is often unpredictable, but rarely as bizarre as this. Three H-DNL teams were scheduled to play on Friday, but only […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the biggest stories heading into the new H-DNL football season is the Big 4 switching to a home-and-away format for the first since the COVID-affected 2021 […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods kicks off the new football season and a new era on Saturday, giving local fans the opportunity to check out the highest level of […]
By Ray Hamill — With the new local high school football season kicking off this weekend, it’s time for the first Humboldt Sports Power Rankings of the year. Last week’s league preseason […]
The 2024 Big 5 volleyball champions have hit the ground running this fall. On Thursday night, the Arcata Tigers defeated the visiting Fortuna Huskies in three sets, their second non-conference straight sets […]
By Ray Hamill — A new-look Crusaders team will kick off the new high school football season this weekend, but with a defensive line that appears poised to dominate the trenches this […]
By Ray Hamill — It hasn’t taken Jake Houseworth long to make an impression with the Cal Bears. The former Fortuna Husky and last year’s Big 4 co-Defensive MVP looks set to […]
By Ray Hamill — If Thursday’s non-conference soccer game between the Del Norte and St. Bernard’s girls is any indication, it should be a competitive race once again for this year’s Little […]
By Ray Hamill — With a core group of talented senior leaders on the team, the Fortuna Huskies believe it could be a good season in The Friendly City. It all gets […]
The SoHum women’s softball league season concluded on Sunday with an exciting championship game. T-Rev took the championship to cap an undefeated summer, but they had to battle all the way in […]
The St. Bernard’s girls posted a good early-season victory at McKinleyville in non-conference volleyball action on Wednesday night. Numerous players stepped up for the defending Little 5 champs, who took the victory […]
