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.
The Jacks remain on course for a fourth national championship in 13 years after the opening day at the NCAA Division-II Rowing Championships in New Jersey. The Cal Poly Humboldt women turned […]
By Ray Hamill — With a new-look ball park and a new-look team, the Humboldt Crabs will kick off the 2025 season this weekend. The local summer collegiate club will host the […]
By Ray Hamill — There are few local athletes who have impressed this year as much as Arcata junior Skyler Collenberg. The multi-sport Tigers standout enjoyed tremendous success on three sporting fronts […]
By Ray Hamill — Senior Nick Maher became the latest McKinleyville Panther to commit his future to a college program this week. The multi-sport standout will play basketball for Hartnell College, following […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball program recently said goodbye to a standout player, while welcoming another into the fold. Sophomore Brandon Lucas, who played a pivotal […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the best multi-sport student-athletes in the H-DNL will continue to be a multi-sport athlete at the collegiate level. On Wednesday afternoon, Arcata senior Mayleah Jackson signed […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s rowing team will compete for a fourth national championship this weekend. One of the most successful programs in Lumberjacks sports history will head to Lake Mercer in […]
By Ray Hamill — After going further in the North Coast Section softball playoffs than any other H-DNL team, the McKinleyville Panthers saw their season end in a closely-fought and well-played showdown […]
The Northern Humboldt Giants will hold tryouts for the upcoming summer season on Saturday and Sunday. The tryouts for the American Legion 17U team will take place at the Arcata High School […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers will play for a fourth North Coast Section championships in eight seasons this weekend. On Tuesday evening, the No. 2 seeded Tigers won their Division-5 […]
The H-DN Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) is continuing to do its best to promote good sportsmanship among the league schools. This week, the league announced the inaugural HDN all-sportsmanship team, which […]
The Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike Team (HCMTB) recently closed out the 2025 season at the NorCal championship race. The event, which took place on May 17 and 18, was held at the […]
Former Eureka Logger Jackson Giacone turned in one of his best performances of the year in the biggest game of the season on Monday. Giacone, who graduated from Eureka in 2022, finished […]
Just a few months after helping to lead the Arcata Tigers to an historic first-ever state championship in football, junior Skyler Collenberg will compete for another state title this week. On Saturday, […]
The top two teams in this year’s Little 4 bowed out of the North Coast Section softball playoffs on Saturday. Barely. It took extra innings to separate Hoopa and St. Vincent de […]
Their high schools may have ended a little sooner than hoped for, but several of the Del Norte seniors appear to have a bright future ahead of them. On Friday evening, the […]
A group of approximately 44 Eureka City School students participated in a CrossFit challenge to promote a healthy mindset and honor a fallen hero on Thursday. The Murph workout, as it is […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders won their North Coast Section Division-5 baseball quarterfinal in thrilling fashion on Friday evening, edging Miramonte 2-1 in eight innings. Junior Luke Brunton pitched all eight innings for […]
By Ray Hamill — St. Bernard’s senior Laila Florvilus made it official on Thursday evening, signing her letter of intent to compete for Chico State after graduation. After announcing her commitment last […]
The last two local teams in this year’s North Coast Section baseball playoffs will face off in a Division-5 semifinal showdown at Arcata High on Tuesday evening. Both the Tigers and St. […]
