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 — Since returning as head coach of the College of the Redwoods men’s soccer team earlier this offseason, Pedro Cortes-Garcia has been busy hitting the recruiting trails. Cortes-Garcia, who […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of Del Norte seniors take center stage in our weekly awards this week after big performances for both of them over the past seven days. Preston […]
An exciting race for this year’s H-DNL championship in boys golf is showing no signs of slowing down. Midway through the league schedule, just one stroke separates the top two golfers in […]
The South Fork girls moved one win clear of the chasing pack in the race for this year’s Little 4 championship in softball with a doubleheader sweep over Ferndale on Thursday. After […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders capped a perfect run through the opening half of their conference schedule in baseball with a 5-0 win at Hoopa on Thursday. The SB boys have dominated their […]
Bring on the Crusaders. Since dropping their opening two conference games to St. Bernard’s — their only losses of the season so far — the Ferndale Wildcats have responded in a manner […]
St. Bernard’s and Hoopa split a Little 4 softball doubleheader on Thursday as both teams reached the halfway point of their conference schedule. The host Warriors took game one 4-2, but the […]
A group of young local baseball players showed a lot of determination and character on their way to winning the 2025 Spring Classic tournament in Medford earlier this month. The Lost Coast […]
By Ray Hamill — As the College of the Redwoods women’s wrestling team gears up for this weekend’s state championships, head coach Brandon Benvenuti has been busy on the recruiting trail this […]
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in the Big 5 faced off at McKinleyville High on Wednesday, with the visiting Del Norte Warriors coming away with a statement win over […]
By Ray Hamill — The Del Norte Warriors showed the character they will need to successfully defend their Big 5 title in softball this season at McKinleyville on Wednesday. They enjoyed the […]
Fortuna junior Hailee Thompson had a day to remember on Wednesday as the Huskies quickly got back to winning ways and maintained their slender advantage in the Big 5. Four days after […]
The Arcata Tigers made it two straight wins in Big 5 baseball with a 10-4 victory at Fortuna on Wednesday. The visitors scored four runs in the top of the third and […]
Some of the best high school basketball players from around the North Coast and beyond joined forces over the weekend at the Best of the West tournament in Sacramento. The Humboldt Wild […]
It took them a while to get going but the Hoopa Warriors appear to be finding their groove as we head towards the business end of the local high school softball season. […]
The Ferndale Wildcats showcased their young depth on Tuesday, as they remain well in the chase for this year’s Little 4 championship. Since dropping a pair of games to conference leaders St. […]
An impressive run continued for the Little 4 leaders in baseball on Tuesday as they cruised to another big conference win. St. Bernard’s welcomed Hoopa to Crusader Field and won 12-0 in […]
Several former players showed up to support the Arcata High baseball program over the weekend. On Saturday, head coach Troy Ghisetti and his team hosted an alumni game at the school field, […]
Former Fortuna Husky Daniel Osborne returned to the North Coast with a statement performance over the weekend. The 2022 Fortuna High graduate, who is playing baseball for Shasta College, traveled back to […]
An exciting season continued for the Hoopa Warriors on the baseball fields on Monday. Sophomore Barret Myers hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th inning to lead the Hoopa […]
