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.
Brandon Barnwell is enjoying a near perfect summer at the Redwood Acres Raceway. On Saturday night, the Fortuna driver solidified his lead atop the Mid-City Motor World Late Models with his fifth […]
The Humboldt Crabs are now just one win from a Pacific Empire League championship. After a huge 10-8 victory over the top-seeded Prune Packers at the Arcata Ball Park on Tuesday night, […]
The Humboldt Eagles 17Us closed out the 2025 summer season in style with a perfect run through the American Legion baseball Class A State Tournament over the weekend. The Eagles traveled to […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable year for all of the H-DNL schools in sports, but for one in particular. The Del Norte Warriors had a senior class of student-athletes […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a year Tsinte Steinruck won’t easily forget, and one that capped an impressive high school career that saw her leave her mark on multiple teams and […]
By Ray Hamill — Del Norte senior Colton Schaad had worked hard for years for this moment and he wasn’t about to let it slip away without a fight. Competing in the […]
The Humboldt Crabs took care of business against the Medford Rogues over the weekend and got some much-needed help from a league rival. And that was enough to see them over the […]
By Ray Hamill — There was no separating two outstanding young athletes in the race for this year’s Humboldt Sports Little 4 Girls Athlete of the Year. And that’s because both meant […]
By Ray Hamill — The accolades continue for Del Norte wrestling. The Warriors are coming off one of the most impressive seasons we’ve seen from any H-DNL program in recent decades after […]
By Ray Hamill — Brandon Romero will be remembered as one of the best all-around athletes the Hoopa Warriors have seen in recent years. But that’s not all. According to his coaches, […]
Go Kings! That will be the mantra of the Humboldt Crabs this weekend as they look to secure a spot in next week’s Pacific Empire League championship series. Going into the final […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a memorable year for so many teams in the H-DNL, but one had bigger impact than any. In the immortal words of the legendary Tina Turner, […]
Parker Rodgers scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Humboldt Crabs secured an exciting walk-off win over the Bercovich Honors at the Arcata Ball Park on […]
Motor sports return to the North Coast this weekend with a new division set to debut at the Redwood Acres Raceway. The 2025 season is at the halfway point and a packed […]
By Ray Hamill — It hasn’t taken Ryan Petersen long to establish himself as an up-and-coming fighter in the world of bare knuckle fighting. The Humboldt County native got his start at […]
The Humboldt Crabs got back to winning ways on Tuesday night, but they slipped out of the two playoff spots in the Pacific Empire League. The Crabs welcomed the Bercovich Honors to […]
The Humboldt Crabs’ hopes of qualifying for this year’s Pacific Empire League championship series took a big hit over the weekend, although they did get some help from a league rival. The […]
By Ray Hamill — As always there’s a lot of competition for this year’s Humboldt Sports Big 5 Girls Athlete of the Year award with several worthy candidates considered. The annual award […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a big week for several of the local Little League All-Star teams as their season came to an end, as well as for one Humboldt Crabs […]
It’s been a good summer for a group of young Orleans basketball players, who have been busy honing their skills ahead of their middle school season next winter. Two AAU teams of […]
