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 — It was a night to celebrate all that is good about local Little League. On Wednesday, the McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars capped a perfect run through the District 26 […]
If last weekend was any indication, Cirrus Villarruel appears to have a bright future on the local wrestling mats. The young eight-year-old traveled to compete at the prestigious Rocky Mountain Nationals in […]
The Humboldt Crabs continued to roll with a pair of non-league wins this week, as they get set for a key weekend series. The local summer club welcomed the Marysville Giants to […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville 12U All-Stars would not be denied on Wednesday night. The young Mack players rallied from a late two-run deficit to pull out a 3-2 walk-off victory […]
A focus on taking care of the little things is paying off for the Redwood Empire 11-year-old All-Stars. Last week, the RELL players secured a District 26 championship in Redway, going 3-0 […]
By Ray Hamill — The Redwood Empire 12-year-old All-Stars will get the rematch they wanted after a big come-from-behind win in the District 26 tournament at Hiller Park in McKinleyville on Tuesday […]
The McKinleyville 12-year-old All-Stars advanced to the championship round of the District 26 tournament at Hiller Park on Monday night. The tournament hosts made it two wins in two days in tournament […]
The Klamath Trinity All-Stars enjoyed memorable run at this year’s District 26 11-year-old tournament despite falling just short in their bid for a championship. The young Klamath Trinity players played five games […]
The Humboldt Eagles 19Us are finding their groove at an opportune time. On Sunday, the Eagles swept two games from Sonoma County Legion at Belotti Field in Eureka, winning 9-5 and 14-2 […]
It was another exciting weekend at the Arcata ball Park for the Humboldt Crabs, who took a second league series from the Lincoln Potters thanks to another walk-off win on Saturday night. […]
It was a tournament that had a little bit of everything for the Eel River 8-10 All-Stars. On Tuesday evening, the tournament hosts secured the District 26 championship with a 3-1 win […]
The Humboldt Crabs returned to the North Coast this week and continued to roll with three more victories, including a key league win on Friday night. After a challenging road trip last […]
Both Humboldt Eagles American Legion baseball teams were in action this week, as they get set for a busy weekend. The Eagles 19Us beat Breakout Baseball on Tuesday and took two games […]
By Ray Hamill — After a challenging road trip to open the Pacific Empire League last week, the Humboldt Crabs are back at the Arcata ball Park this weekend. And they’ll face […]
By Ray Hamill — In her four years playing soccer for the Eureka Loggers, Lorena Hernandez established herself as one of the most dangerous goal scorers in the entire H-DNL. Soft spoken […]
By Ray Hamill — Of all of this year’s six finalists for the 2025 Humboldt Sports baseball Player of the Year, one stood out above all others. Del Norte’s Preston Daniels has […]
By Ray Hamill — Khloe Smith returned with a bang in 2025. After missing most of her junior season because of injury, the Del Norte standout was back on the field this […]
All in all, it wasn’t a bad start to the Pacific Empire League for the Humboldt Crabs. For the second straight year, the Crabs opened league play with a challenging road trip […]
Local racing fans were treated to two nights of action at the Redwood Acres Raceway over the weekend, with races on Friday and Saturday nights because of the Redwood Acres Fair. Friday […]
By Ray Hamill — It was another memorable season on the local high school baseball and softball fields for many of the H-DNL teams. And guiding the way were the local high […]
