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 McKinleyville Panthers continued to role early in the season with their fourth and fifth wins of the new campaign at the Foothill tournament on Saturday. After cruising to a 12-2 win […]
By Ray Hamill — There’s no denying the success former Eureka Loggers are enjoying on the college basketball courts. In recent years, head coaches Mike Harvey and Cliff Napoleon, along with their […]
The Fortuna Huskies got the new softball season off to a successful start with a 13-5 extra-innings win over the Napa Grizzlies at St. Helena on Friday. Both teams were tied 5-5 […]
By Ray Hamill — Last year’s Big 5 co-MVPs in girls basketball have made a big splash in their first collegiate campaigns and one of them looks far from done just yet. […]
The McKinleyville Panthers played their third game in a week against University Prep in Friday’s Foothill baseball tournament opener, and they beat the U-Prep boys for the third time in a week. […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s Crusaders will hit the road this weekend for their NorCal semifinal, as they look to further cement their status as the most successful H-DNL boys […]
The Arcata Tigers enjoyed an impressive start to the new high school baseball season with a shutout victory at the Foothill tournament on Friday. Senior Ben Lukens set the tone on the […]
If Friday’s CCAA tournament loss proves to the end of the road for this year’s Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team, the Jacks will go into the offseason with plenty of reason […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for the H-DNL in North Coast Section basketball and state wrestling, and that’s reflected in this week’s weekly awards. For the second time […]
The defending Big 5 champions in baseball will continue their preparations for this spring’s conference this weekend, as they get set to play at the Foothill tournament. The McKinleyville Panthers will play […]
After waiting more than six years to beat Cal Poly Pomona, the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team has now posted back-to-back victories over their conference rivals. On Thursday afternoon, the Jacks […]
A pair of Crescent City youth basketball teams are getting ready to compete in the Oregon State Middle School Championships. Next week, the program’s fifth and seventh grade boys teams will travel […]
It was an impressive start to the new mountain biking season for the Humboldt Composite Mountain Bike team and one young rider in particular. The local team, made up of mountain bikers […]
The Sequoia FC U17 girls made their debut as a team over the weekend at the Juventus College Showcase tournament. And while the results didn’t all go their way, head coach Taylor […]
Former Fortuna Husky and Humboldt Sports Big 5 Boys Athlete of the Year Russell Pascascio is quickly adapting to college competition in track and field. This past weekend, Pascascio and his new […]
The St. Bernard’s boys moved within two wins of securing a NorCal championship in basketball with a comprehensive 90-57 win over Biggs in their state playoff opener on Wednesday night. The Crusaders, […]
Playing without one of their most influential players, the Ferndale Wildcats saw their hopes of a NorCal championship in girls basketball end in overtime on Wednesday night. The Cats, who are seeded […]
The Fortuna Huskies and St. Bernard’s Crusaders both saw memorable playoff runs end on Tuesday night as both bowed out of the CIF NorCal playoffs in girls basketball. The Crusaders had to […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the two CIF state playoff basketball games involving local teams on Wednesday night will have a different tip off time than originally scheduled. The Ferndale girls […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team has received the No. 4 seed for this week’s California Collegiate Athletic Association, which tips off on Thursday. The Jacks closed out the regular season […]
