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 — Local sports fans will have their choice of big matchups next weekend, especially Cruaders fans. St. Bernard’s will potentially host a tripleheader of North Coast Section playoff games […]
By Ray Hamill — Nine local high school soccer teams have qualified for the North Coast Section playoffs, which get under way this coming week. On the girls side, the top five […]
By Ray Hamill — Eight of the nine local high schools have been included in the North Coast Section football playoffs, including Eureka, which was given the No. 2 seed in Division […]
VIDEO — Ethan Price came up big on both sides of the ball for the Del Norte Warriors in a 42-31 win over the St. Bernard’s Crusaders in Eureka on Saturday, including […]
By Ray Hamill — Senior Ethan Price is well known for his explosive plays on offense, but on Saturday it was his defensive playmaking ability that stood out. Price pulled in a […]
By Ray Hamill — The Fortuna Huskies are one of the few teams on the North Coast that don’t appear intimidated by the high-flying Eureka Loggers this season. They chased them all […]
Central Washington rolled over Humboldt State for the second time this season on Saturday night, winning 62-24 at the Redwood Bowl. “We were outmatched,” HSU head coach Damaro Wheeler said. “They are […]
By Ray Hamill — If this was a rebuilding year for Fortuna boys soccer, the rest of the Humboldt-Del Norte League had better watch out. The Huskies completed a dominating season against […]
The South Forks Cubs got in another last-minute game in eight-man football over the weekend, traveling south to Antioch to play Cornerstone Christian on Friday. This time, however, the opposition offered a […]
College of the Redwoods honored its sophomore class before Saturday’s home finale in football at Community Stadium, but the Corsairs were unable to send them off with a win, falling 41-23 to […]
VIDEO – Catch some of the action from a busy Friday night on the local football fields, with Eureka, Arcata and Hoopa Valley all winning. Arcata’s Kien Mazzotti and Eureka’s Robert Weir, […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers closed out a second consecutive perfect regular season with a comfortable 42-13 win at Fortuna on Friday night. With the win, their 21st straight in […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers got a big boost ahead of the playoffs with a strong showing from their offense on Friday night, on the way to defeating Ferndale 39-26 […]
Hoopa Valley closed out an impressive regular season with a 22-12 win at home to McKinleyville on Friday night, giving the Warriors some momentum heading into the playoffs. With Arcata defeating Ferndale […]
By Ray Hamill — There is no doubt that the Eureka Loggers coaching staff is reaping the rewards this year from having an outstanding senior class at their disposal, but equally there’s […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s plenty at stake in terms of North Coast Section playoff positioning on Saturday, when St. Bernard’s hosts Del Norte in the Big 4 finale. Not to mention […]
By Ray Hamill — Maddie Costa is making a habit of playing well against Eureka. The St. Bernard’s goalkeeper had another spectacular performance against the high-flying Eureka offense on Wednesday, stopping 21 […]
By Ray Hamill — The final weekend of the regular season serves up a handful of highly anticipated games, none more so than the showdown in Fortuna between the two best high […]
By Ray Hamill — There will be more than just a league title up for grabs at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night. There’s also North Coast Section positioning on the line, […]
The Fortuna girls set up a rematch with league champions Eureka in the Humboldt-Del Norte League Tournament this weekend, after a 3-1 win at home to Arcata in Thursday’s semifinal. The No. […]
