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 St. Bernard’s Crusaders made it official on Thursday, clinching at least a share of this year’s Little 4 championship, as expected. Since taking three of four games against second-placed Ferndale earlier […]
The Hoopa Warriors continued their late-season surge in Little 4 softball with a doubleheader sweep over Ferndale in warm conditions in Hoopa on Thursday afternoon. The home team took a hard-fought game […]
The Arcata girls continued to showcase their depth in track and field with a third straight team win in an H-DNL meet at Del Norte on Tuesday. The Arcata girls won eight […]
As expected, there was little to separate the Del Norte and Fortuna girls in Crescent City on Wednesday. The two heavyweights in this year’s Big 5 faced off in what was essentially […]
The H-DNL athletes are building momentum as we head towards the business end of the 2025 track and field season. On Tuesday, at the fourth and final H-DNL regular-season meet of the […]
The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in baseball took yet another twist on Wednesday. Up in Crescent City, the Del Norte boys took care of business against Fortuna and won […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders moved within one win of officially clinching at least a share of this year’s Little 4 championship in baseball with a 19-0 win over a short-handed South Fork […]
It was an historic season for Simpson University baseball, and one former H-DNL star played a big role in that. St. Bernard’s graduate Cayden Lee joined the Red Hawks this season and […]
Ferndale pitchers Prescott Langer and Colton Renner combined to throw a no-hitter against visiting Hoopa in Little 4 baseball on Tuesday. The Wildcats won the game 18-0 in five innings to go […]
Former Big 5 MVP McKenna Beach returned to the North Coast with a new team over the weekend and closed out the 2025 softball season with a bang. The 2022 Eureka High […]
By Ray Hamill — College of Redwoods will honor the 2024 Grizzly Bowl winning players with a ring ceremony later this week. Redwoods defeated West Hills Coalinga 37-26 in December to clinch […]
The first perfect game of the 2025 H-DNL season helped lift the Fortuna Huskies into top spot in the Big 5 standings. Whether they’ll remain there depends on the biggest game of […]
The Arcata girls rallied late to beat Eureka on Monday as they moved into third place in the Big 5 softball standings. In a make-up game that had been pushed back from […]
By Ray Hamill — The McKinleyville Panthers moved into a tie with Del Norte for the Big 5 lead in baseball after taking care of business against Fortuna on Monday afternoon. The […]
With this year’s Charles Lakin tournament switching venues to Belotti Field in Eureka because of the ongoing construction at the Arcata Ball Park, the host Loggers made sure they will be a […]
Sophomore Joe Tanno pitched a complete-game four-hitter against the Fortuna Huskies on Saturday, as the McKinleyville Panthers kept their Big 5 championship hopes on track. The defending conference champs were scheduled to […]
The color of the Arcata jerseys at the end of Saturday’s game against Eureka told the story of the day. The Tigers traveled to Washington Elementary School to play the Loggers in […]
By Ray Hamill — After a few weeks in which the weather was cooperating, the local baseball and softball seasons were affected by the conditions once again this weekend. Six of the […]
The Hoopa Warriors swept a non-conference baseball doubleheader at Happy Camp on Saturday, guaranteeing a regular-season winning record for the program for the first time in 14 years. The Warriors won 10-3 […]
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s Crusader Bode Joyner was one of seven College of the Redwoods baseball players to receive all-conference recognition on Saturday. Joyner, who enjoyed an outstanding spring […]
