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.
As they get set for their playoff opener on Wednesday night, three College of the Redwoods women’s basketball players have received all-conference recognition. Both Kyla Albee and Aniah Gaither have been named […]
By Ray Hamill — As the old saying goes, It’s not how you start that’s important, but how you finish. And that’s the case for the Fortuna Huskies, who despite a tough […]
By Ray Hamill — Both College of the Redwoods basketball teams have been included in the California Community College basketball playoffs after the brackets were announced on Sunday. As conference champs, the […]
By Ray Hamill — Four H-DNL teams are still alive in the chase for a North Coast Section championship in basketball after Saturday’s playoff action. Three teams played their quarterfinals on Saturday […]
It was a good day at the North Coast Section wrestling championships for the H-DNL teams at James Logan High School on Saturday, with 18 boys and three girls placing in the […]
In a game that featured 14 lead changes and five ties, Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball lived up to their ‘Cardiac Jacks’ reputation, pulling away late to secure a crucial 77-72 victory […]
By Ray Hamill — Bliss Blackburn has learned first hand how competing in sports can benefit young girls, and now she’s hoping to impress that on others. As a member of the […]
By Ray Hamill — The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball made some more program history this weekend. After winning a fourth Golden Valley Conference title in five seasons, the Corsairs dominated […]
With victories in three of their final four games of the regular season, the College of the Redwoods women’s basketball team has a shot at making the playoffs. The Corsairs played back-to-back […]
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s Big 5 girls JV championship in basketball went right down to the wire. The Eureka girls traveled to Arcata and came away with […]
The tough competition in this year’s H-DNL clearly prepared the Fortuna Huskies for the North Coast Section playoffs. The Fortuna girls traveled to Lake County for the second time in four days […]
It was a busy night for the H-DNL teams in the North Coast Section basketball playoffs on Friday, with four teams in action and another getting some big news about its weekend […]
By Ray Hamill — One week after their breakthrough Dick Niclai tournament win, the St. Bernard’s were clearly fired up for their North Coast Section playoff opener. The top seeds in the […]
By Ray Hamill — One of four Saturday night North Coast Section basketball playoff games involving local teams has been canceled. The Ferndale Wildcats were scheduled to host Victory Christian Academy but […]
By Ray Hamill — The Ferndale Wildcats and the Ferndale community continues to set the standard when it comes to sportsmanship in the H-DNL. The smallest high school in the league was […]
By Ray Hamill — An exciting finish to the H-DNL basketball season went right down to the wire, with one of the most thrilling endings of the year last Friday night. St. […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team suffered their second straight loss on Thursday night, falling 70-65 at Cal State Dominguez Hills, the No. 14 team in the nation. The loss dropped […]
By Ray Hamill — As champions of the Big 5, the Arcata Tigers should have gotten the opportunity to host a first-round North Coast Section playoff game in boys basketball. Unfortunately for […]
By Ray Hamill — With the opening rounds of the North Coast Section basketball playoffs over, eight of the 13 local schools to qualify remain in contention, including six girls programs. And […]
By Ray Hamill — Playing against a school five times their size, the McKinleyville Panthers rose to the challenge with a gutsy and composed performance in their North Coast Section playoff opener […]
