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.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday limiting full-contact practices for youth football in the state. The new law, which goes into effect in 2021 and is designed to […]
The Humboldt Crabs remained red hot with a 7-4 win over the Humboldt B52s at the Arcata Ball Park on Wednesday night, completing a five-game season sweep. But they had to fight […]
Four events remain in the Humboldt Outlaw Karts 2019 season, but only two will have season points up for grabs, including this Saturday at the Redwood Acres. The weekend action is presented […]
By Ray Hamill — Humboldt State men’s rugby is in the midst of a busy recruiting season with one local player set to join the fray in the fall. McKinleyville High’s Justin […]
By Ray Hamill — If there’s one thing we’ve learned from watching the Cosce brothers fight recently, it’s that you don’t want to arrive late. Their past two pro fights have lasted […]
The Humboldt Crabs made a rare visit to Eureka on Tuesday night, playing the Humboldt B52s in front of a packed house at Bomber Field and coming away with a 6-4 win. […]
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 13U won their semifinal game at the USSSA World Series in San Diego on Sunday morning, before falling 3-2 to Akadema in the championship game. The Steelheads closed […]
The Mad River MIST turned in what long-time coach Bob Brown described as one of the most impressive collective efforts he has ever seen in a quarter century of coaching, at the […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U saw their season come to an end at the American Legion state tournament in Yountville on Sunday morning, but they didn’t go down without a fight. The Eagles […]
The Humboldt B52s and Humboldt Crabs each won on Sunday to close out their respective weekend series. The B52s defeated the Fairfield Indians 12-3 at Bomber Field in Eureka, completing a weekend […]
Home runs by Braeden Holliday and Karter Koch helped the Humboldt B52s to an 8-2 win over the Fairfield Indians at Bomber Field on Saturday night. Holliday led the way at the […]
The Humboldt Eagles dropped their second game at the American Legion state tournament on Saturday afternoon, falling 4-2 to Merced in 100-degree weather at Yountville. For the second straight day the Eagles […]
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 13U baseball team completed an unbeaten run through pool play at the USSSA World Series in San Diego on Thursday with two more wins. The 4-0 Steelheads defeated […]
It took 11 innings but it was worth the wait for the Humboldt B52s, who won an exciting clash with the Fairfield Indians 1-0 at Bomber Field on Friday night. Spencer Duggan […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U comfortably took care of business on opening day at the American Legion state tournament in Yountville early Friday afternoon, defeating West Hills out of San Diego 6-2. Merek […]
A memorable campaign for the McKinleyville 9 and 10 All-Stars came to an end on Thursday night when they lost 7-1 to Cambrian Park at the Little League state tournament in Rocklin. […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U will open play at the American Legion state tournament on Friday afternoon, taking on West Hills out of San Diego. And if they are to have any shot […]
It might be a stretch to suggest this could be the greatest week ever for Humboldt County baseball, but then again it might not be. At the very least, it will be […]
The McKinleyville bats came ready to play on Wednesday night, racking up 17 hits in a 14-1 rout of Land Park at the 9 and 10-year-old Little League All-Star state tournament in […]
The Northern Humboldt Steelheads 13U got the USSSA World Series off to a flying start in San Diego on Wednesday, winning their opening two games at the big travel team tournament. The […]
