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 Eureka boys continued to show why they’re legitimate challengers in the H-DNL this year with a team win in cross country at Saturday’s Clam Beach Invitational. Fortuna’s Collin Stockwell took first […]
The Cubs made a statement of intent on Saturday night, winning a crucial game at home to Stuart Hall, 44-40. It was the first time the Cubs have managed to get the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers appear to be coming together at a good time. On Saturday, they defeated close rivals McKinleyville 7-1 in girls soccer at Arcata High, improving to […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers may have lost their Little 4 opener on Friday night, but it wasn’t because of a lack of offense. Numerous players stepped up in a […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers got back to winning ways in boys soccer on Saturday, coming away from Del Norte with a hard-fought 3-2 win. The victory ends a two-game […]
By Ray Hamill — The Cats are one of the big stories of 2019 in North Coast football. On Friday night, they came from behind twice in the second half on the […]
By Ray Hamill — Friday was a good night for some local JV football squads, with big wins for Eureka, Del Norte and McKinleyville. The Loggers won 26-0 at Ukiah, giving Eureka […]
College of the Redwoods had mixed fortunes over the weekend, with the Corsairs losing another close one in football, and the CR women winning for the second straight weekend on the volleyball […]
The Corsairs are making a habit of playing close games this year. Unfortunately, not all of them are going their way. On Saturday afternoon, College of the Redwoods saw a blistering start […]
By Ray Hamill — Lyndsee Brewer is being kept busy these days, but she’s embracing the challenge. The sophomore goalie has developed into a solid last line of defense for the South […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats pulled out a thrilling 45-38 win over Arcata at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night, scoring the winning touchdown with a little over a minute […]
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 got off to a flying start at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night, with Arcata and Ferndale serving up a thriller to kick off conference […]
The Eureka Loggers will head into their bye week with plenty of momentum after claiming a third straight win in football on Friday night, 27-0 at Ukiah. Offensively, it took the Loggers […]
Hoopa made it two straight wins in football with a big offensive showing against visiting McKinleyville on Friday night, opening the Little 4 with a 40-27 victory. And they needed it against […]
Levi Cox Cooley ran for 250 yards and a pair of touchdowns as the Del Norte Warriors got back to winning ways and took the first of two games against Fortuna this […]
By Ray Hamill — Josie Peterson appears to be adapting quite well to her new surroundings. The St. Bernard’s senior, who is a volleyball, basketball and softball standout, joined the soccer team this […]
By Ray Hamill — A pivotal H-DNL girls soccer showdown in the race to keep pace with the Eureka Loggers has been rescheduled for Monday. Fortuna and Arcata, the two teams most […]
The McKinleyville Panthers got back to winning ways with a straight sets win in H-DNL volleyball at Fortuna on Thursday night. The Panthers won 26-24, 25-14, 25-16. With the win, the Mack […]
By Ray Hamill — The poll results are in and the North Coast has spoken, St. Bernard’s is looking pretty good right now. Earlier this week, we asked you which of the […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies will look to get back on track when they travel to Del Norte on Friday night to face a tough Warriors team. The Huskies, who […]
