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.
By Ray Hamill — Six local teams are moving on in the North Coast Section baseball and softball playoffs after wins on Wednesday evening. In Division-IV baseball, McKinleyville and Arcata remain on […]
By Ray Hamill — The opportunities for local girls when it comes to playing softball have never been better. And as a result, more of them are now going on to play […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata’s Maeve Moore is a success story the H-DNL would not have seen a few years ago, and the latest example of how one of the fastest growing […]
By Ray Hamill — The weather continues to affect the NCS playoff schedule in baseball and softball this week, but there appears to be a break coming for the local teams still […]
The Eureka Loggers fell 4-1 at St. Joseph Notre Dame in Alameda on Monday evening, bowing out of the North Coast Section Division-III softball playoffs. The loss ends the season for the […]
By Ray Hamill — A milestone season for the Humboldt Crabs is now less than two weeks away, with the Corvallis Knights coming to the Arcata Ball Park for opening weekend. And […]
By Ray Hamill — From rivals to teammates, some of the best talent from last year’s Big 4 will join forces this fall on one of the top community college football programs […]
By Ray Hamill — Like many St. Bernard’s pitchers that have come before him, senior Caleb Ruiz will be taking his game to the collegiate level after graduation. And like many St. […]
By Ray Hamill — Make-up dates have been set for the North Coast Section playoff games involving local teams in baseball and softball. In baseball, three H-DNL teams remain alive and all […]
Fortuna’s senior dynamic duo isn’t done just yet. On Saturday, Katie Hurst and Camrin Dolcini both qualified for next week’s state track and field championships, extending their season by one more week. […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s senior Caleb Ruiz may be done with high school baseball after Friday’s season-ending loss to Branson in the North Coast Section playoffs, but he’s already planning […]
By Ray Hamill — The Tigers have waited a long time to return to the North Coast Section playoffs, and they didn’t waste the opportunity. On Friday evening, they defeated visiting Berean […]
The Warriors’ goal of a North Coast Section softball championship remained on track with an 8-5 win over visiting University on Friday afternoon. The No. 2 seed Hoopa girls took control of […]
It was a disappointing day for the Crusaders on Friday, with both the baseball and softball teams losing in the North Coast Section playoffs, although the future appears bright for both. The […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata and Hoopa girls are moving on in the North Coast Section playoffs with impressive home wins for both on Friday. The Hoopa girls, who are seeded […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a productive offseason for College of the Redwoods volleyball, with head coach Petra Lorenzi addressing a major need for the program in recruiting. On Thursday, the […]
By Ray Hamill — The weather continues to affect the North Coast Section playoff schedule in both baseball and softball this week, with several games being switched. Some teams like Arcata softball, […]
By Ray Hamill — Local baseball standout Kokko Figueiredo is one of several former Corsairs who have enjoyed big seasons at four-year schools this spring, and he’s not done yet. This weekend […]
By Ray Hamill — The Hoopa Valley girls have been turning heads locally in softball for the past two years, winning back-to-back Little 4 titles and earning the respect of the rest […]
By Ray Hamill — Arcata senior Spencer Olson is taking his game to the next level after signing a letter of commitment this week to play soccer at College of the Siskiyous […]
