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.
It’s a double swoop for McKinleyville High in this week’s Humboldt Sports Athletes of the Week, while Eureka girls volleyball gets the nod for Team of the Week. The boys athlete of the […]
The future of the Institute of Combat appears to be in good hands. At least on the wrestling mats. This past weekend, four of the IOC youth wrestlers traveled to compete at […]
Demetrick Watts’ big performance at the Redwood Bowl on Saturday night didn’t go unnoticed. The Humboldt State linebacker was instrumental in helping the Jacks to their first win of the year, 23-16 […]
McKinleyville High hosted the Clam Beach Invitational in cross country on Saturday, with around 200 runners competing in six different races. And it was a successful day for the host school, which […]
By Ray Hamill — Halfway through the 2018 Little 4 schedule, we are officially no closer to knowing who this year’s champion will be. On Saturday afternoon, the Ferndale Wildcats threw the […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s a sense Humboldt State is beginning to turn its season around on the football field. The Lumberjacks followed a competitive effort at Azusa Pacific last week with […]
By Ray Hamill — When Connor Chase talks, his teammates listen. The senior St. Bernard’s lineman is constantly directing them before every play, telling them what to expect, to hustle, or just […]
College of the Redwoods lost a tough one on the road in football on Saturday afternoon, falling 62-17 at Cabrillo College. With the loss, the Corsairs drop to 2-4 on the season. […]
The two frontrunners in the Humboldt-Del Norte League each won in boys soccer on Saturday, setting up a pair of crucial showdowns that will decide this year’s championship. Fortuna defeated St. Bernard’s […]
By Ray Hamill — The 2018 Hoopa Valley Warriors are proving to be a pretty resilient group. Every time someone knocks them down, they get right back up. And after each of […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers have been taking advantage of their bye week to rest up a little and work on a few minor concerns, ahead of next week’s league […]
Humboldt State will celebrate homecoming by inducting a new class of student athletes into the Athletic Hall of Fame this week. This year’s inductees include Taylor Boggs (football), Zac Tiedeman (men’s basketball), […]
By Ray Hamill — College of the Redwoods sophomore Hokeem Sadon will get the opportunity to display his baseball talents at this weekend’s 2018 NorCal Fall Sophomore Showcase. The event is organized […]
By Ray Hamill — Both McKinleyville and Hoopa Valley will be looking to get their Little 4 campaigns back on track when they meet in a homecoming matchup at Mack High on […]
The Eureka Loggers secured at least a share of the Big 5 championship in volleyball on Thursday night, with a four-sets win at Del Norte. After finishing in a tie for second […]
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 reaches the halfway mark this weekend, with everything still to play for. Thus far, Arcata has been the team to beat with a quick 2-0 […]
By Ray Hamill — The Corsairs will try to get back to winning ways when they travel to the Bay Area for the second straight week for a non-conference showdown at Cabrillo. […]
McKinleyville’s Molly Citro stretched her lead in the Humboldt-Del Norte League girls golf standings this week, with a three-stroke win in the latest round of action. Citro, who has been battling teammate […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka girls continued their charge toward a second straight league title in soccer on Wednesday, with a comprehensive 8-0 win at St. Bernard’s. The dynamic duo of […]
By Ray Hamill — After more than a month of traveling for games, the Corsairs will finally play their home opener in volleyball this week, hosting Siskiyous at College of the Redwoods […]
