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.
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 […]
By Ray Hamill — Eureka’s Xavier De la Rosa continued this impressive spring in track and field with two wins for the second straight week at the third H-DNL meet of the […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of sophomore standouts helped lead the Arcata girls to a team win at the third H-DNL track and field meet of the spring at McKinleyville on […]
By Ray Hamill — Three different schools and three different sports are represented in our weekly awards this week. On Thursday, Ferndale junior Madison Gossi led her team to an impressive doubleheader […]
Despite losing for just the second time in conference play on Thursday, the South Fork Cubs stretched their lead atop the Little 4 standings. The Cubs, who have not won a conference […]
The Hoopa Warriors took a big step towards qualifying for this year’s Charles Lakin tournament with a 13-2 win at South Fork on Thursday. The Warriors scored six runs in the top […]
Two days after blowing a four-run lead late in a loss at Ferndale, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders were determined to not let that happen again. On Thursday, they welcomed the Wildcats to […]
Thursday was a good day for the Ferndale softball team in more ways than one. The Wildcats traveled to Samoa to play a Little 4 doubleheader and swept both games, defeating a […]
By Ray Hamill — A former H-DNL star will make a welcome return to the North Coast this weekend, as Stanislaus State travels to the area to play a four-game series against […]
