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.
Senior Joey Pontes had 94 yards total offense and scored three touchdowns, as the Fortuna Huskies won their second straight game, defeating James Logan 38-20 at Husky Field on Saturday night. Pontes […]
By Ray Hamill — Too many red-zone breakdowns cost the Corsairs on Saturday afternoon, as they dropped their season opener, 41-34, to Monterey Peninsula College at the Redwood Bowl. All in all, […]
Vincent Johnson took the game’s opening handoff and ran 75 yards to give No. 11 MSU Texas a lead it would never surrender in Saturday’s 55-12 win over Humboldt State at Memorial […]
It’s safe to say the Ferndale Wildcats rediscovered their offense on Saturday afternoon. After being shut out in the season opener at Del Norte two weeks ago by a score of 40-0, […]
The Fortuna Huskies continued their impressive start to the season with a 5-0 win over Arcata in the McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament championship game on Saturday. The win was the third at […]
By Ray Hamill — Judging by what we’ve seen over the past couple of weeks, it’s probably a good thing St. Bernard’s is no longer competing in the Little 4. On Friday […]
Two local teams got their first wins of the season on Friday night, while a third continued to roll with its third straight. Over in Hoopa Valley, the home team took care […]
The Eureka Loggers maintained their perfect start to the season with a third straight win on Friday night, this time running out to a 42-0 victory at Scotts Valley. It was also […]
On the 50th anniversary of the school’s famous Camellia Bowl victory over Fresno State, the Humboldt State Lumberjacks will play their final season of football beginning Saturday. That’s 10 more games for […]
Arcata and Fortuna got the 20th annual McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament off to a winning start in boys soccer on Friday afternoon. In group one action, Fortuna scored twice in each half […]
By Ray Hamill — Containing a speedy James Logan offense will be the challenge for the Fortuna players this weekend, as they prepare for a rare Saturday night game at Husky Field. The Huskies […]
It was an uneventful debut with the San Francisco 49ers for former Humboldt State running back Ja’Quan Gardner on Thursday night. Gardner, who signed with the team after undergoing a medical on […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will try to make three straight wins to start the season when they travel to play Arcata at the Redwood Bowl under the lights […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats (0-1) will be looking to get their season back on track on Saturday afternoon, when they host Willits (0-1) in their season opener. After a […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s no secret the Eureka Loggers feature a lot of weapons on offense this year, with quarterback Cruz Montana spreading the ball around. Through two games, Montana has […]
By Ray Hamill — The Panthers had a late change in plans this week, scheduling a game at San Rafael for Friday night. In what was supposed to be a bye week […]
By Ray Hamill — Competition for places will keep the Corsairs on their toes this weekend, as they prepare for their season opener in volleyball at the Cougar Classic in Alameda. With […]
By Ray Hamill — Local soccer fans will get the opportunity to check out five Humboldt-Del Norte League teams in action this weekend at the annual early-season McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament. The […]
By Ray Hamill — Numbers are down slightly for the Corsairs in 2018, but in terms of quality and balance throughout the lineup, head coach Frank Borba is about as happy as […]
The Panthers will host the 20th annual McKinleyville Invitational Soccer Tournament this weekend, with five local boys teams involved. The Mack tournament will feature teams from Arcata, Fortuna, Eureka, St. Bernard’s […]
