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.
Redwood Empire capped an undefeated run through the District 26 12-year-olds all-star tournament with a 15-5 win over Arcata in Redway on Thursday. The Redwood Empire all-stars join the McKinleyville 8-9-10s and […]
Three Mad River MIST teams traveled for tournaments last weekend, including the 16U girls who took first place in their bracket at a tournament in Fremont. There were several standouts for the […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s Nick Dugan is the latest in a long line of stellar pitchers to play at the school, and he could be better than any of them. […]
By Ray Hamill — There are few better ways to celebrate the Fourth of July than catching a baseball game, and there are plenty of options for local fans to choose from, […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka graduate Tiana Rodgers became the latest local athlete to take her talents to College of the Redwoods, when she recently signed a letter of commitment to play […]
By Ray Hamill — The season may be over and done with for the past month, but the accolades continue to pile up for several local high school baseball players. This week, […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Eagles 19U have been making a name for themselves this summer and it hasn’t gone unnoticed. On Wednesday, the local all-county American Legion team announced two […]
By Ray Hamill — The high school girls basketball season may still be several months off, but the race for the Big 5 has already begun. And if champions are made in […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State has hired an outside consulting firm to oversee the athletic department until a full-time Athletic Director is hired, as well to oversee the hiring process, the […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants were unable to overcome a poor start at Brookings on Monday in a 10-6 loss in American Legion baseball. The Giants scored twice in the top of the […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U swept another doubleheader of American Legion action on Sunday, improving to 23-7 on the summer. The Eagles defeated Mendocino 5-1 in their opener and followed that with a […]
After opening the season with nine straight wins, the Southern Humboldt 76ers made it three wins in four games at their own tournament on Sunday, defeating Gridley 8-3 at Newburg Park in […]
The Humboldt Crabs scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning on the way to a 4-1 win over the California Expos at the Arcata Ball Park on Saturday, the […]
McKinleyville’s Jacob Smith finished 3-for-4 with a home run and a double on Saturday night, as the Humboldt B52s ran out to a comfortable 15-1 win over the Redding Colt 45’s at […]
By Ray Hamill — Team culture has always been an important element for Isaak Gutierrez and his teammates, and that doesn’t look like it’s going to change any time soon. It’s one […]
By Ray Hamill — Fortuna’s Cody Emmons drove in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning on Saturday, as the Humboldt Eagles 19U remained perfect in league play with […]
The Southern Humboldt 76ers made it two straight wins to open their own tournament, beating Red Bluff 7-5 on Saturday morning. The 76ers also defeated Gridley 8-0 to begin the five-team round-robin […]
The Humboldt B52s opened their weekend series against the Colt 45’s with a 13-2 win at Bomber Field on Friday night, their fourth victory against the Redding squad in nine days. Eric […]
Damian Henderson hit his team-leading seventh home run of the season as the Humboldt Crabs ran out to a 12-2 win over the California Expos at the Arcata Ball Park on Friday […]
By Ray Hamill — Fight fans on the North Coast have never had it so good. And neither have the fighters. On Saturday, July 6, the first Rumble in the Redwoods will […]
