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 Humboldt Eagles 17U dropped their final two pool games at the Muckdogs American Legion baseball tournament in Reno on Saturday, but still advanced to Sunday’s semifinals. The Eagles, who are […]
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The Humboldt Eagles 19U swept a second straight doubleheader in Oregon on Friday, while improving to 8-2 on their current 13-game road trip. The Eagles defeated Medford 4-2 in game one and […]
The Del Norte All-Stars made quite a splash this week. Competing in Oregon’s Little League District 8, three teams out of the county won their respective district tournaments, and all three did […]
A sensational year for McKinleyville baseball is showing no signs of slowing down. On Thursday evening at the Arcata Little League Field, McKinleyville won the first of three District 26 all-star tournaments, […]
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For a baseball player, there’s no better way to celebrate your birthday than hitting a home run. And that’s exactly how Caleb Ruiz celebrated his 18th birthday on Thursday, going deep in […]
The Humboldt Eagles gave pitcher Hayden Bode plenty of run support in Thursday’s opening game at the Muckdogs Wood Bat Invitational in Reno, as the local 17U American Legion team ran out […]
The Humboldt State women’s rowing program will join the Great Northwest Athletic Conference as an affiliate member, the conference announced on Thursday, the same day it introduced women’s rowing as its 17th […]
by Ray Hamill — The accolades continue to pile up for St. Bernard’s Lane Thrap. This week Thrap was named to the 2019 all-state basketball team by Cal-Hi Sports after a stellar […]
Kaden Ritter was 5-for-5 in game two of a doubleheader on Thursday, as the Northern Humboldt Giants 17U American Legion team split a pair of games on the opening day of the […]
The Redwood Empire All-Stars took a five-run lead in the top of the first inning and made it stick, going on to defeat Eel River 10-7 in the District 26 tournament on […]
A tough June schedule didn’t get any easier for the Humboldt Crabs this week, with a mid-week two-game series at the Healdsburg Prune Packers getting under way on Wednesday night. And the […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods will host summer camps for third through ninth graders in a number of different sports, with sign-ups already under way. The Corsairs will hold […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants fell to Napa for the second straight day at the Chico Annual Father’s Day Summer Slam on Wednesday, losing 9-2 and closing out the four-day tournament with a […]
The Humboldt Eagles 17U gave themselves some momentum ahead of this week’s Reno Muckdogs tournament, sweeping both ends of a doubleheader from the Southern Humboldt 76ers on Tuesday. The Eagles took the […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19U American Legion team got back to winning ways on Tuesday, defeating the Reno Muckdogs 8-1 in the opening game of a doubleheader in Reno, before dropping the nightcap […]
The Humboldt B52s made a game of it for the second straight day in Palo Alto, before falling to the P.U.F. Caps for the second straight day, 9-5 on Tuesday. Eric Smelko […]
The Humboldt B52s opened a five-game road trip with a 4-2 loss to the P.U.F. Caps in Palo Alto on Monday night. The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the B52s, […]
