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 Warriors got their Little 4 campaign off to a winning start in baseball on Thursday, defeating South Fork 12-1 in Hoopa in five innings. Senior pitcher Lyle McKinnon dominated the visiting […]
The College of the Redwoods board of trustees has postponed final approval on a new mascot in order to solicit more feedback from the community. This past fall, CR formed a mascot […]
By Ray Hamill — Five of the nine H-DNL varsity teams are represented on this year’s list of finalists for the Humboldt Sports Boys Basketball Player of the Year. With the season […]
By Ray Hamill — The first of four matchups between the two favorites to win the Little 4 went right down to the wire on Tuesday, suggesting there will be little to […]
By Ray Hamill — The race for this year’s Big 5 championship in softball should be a good one. Early in the new season, two schools appear ready to battle it out […]
It’s going to be a busy spring on the soccer fields for Sequoia FC, with the local travel club fielding 10 teams this year. And several of them were in action over […]
By Ray Hamill — Field conditions at South Fork High resulted in a postponement of a Little 4 baseball game for the second straight day on Wednesday. The Cubs were scheduled to […]
By Ray Hamill — If every game in this year’s Little 4 is an entertaining as Tuesday’s opener between St. Bernard’s and Ferndale, it’s going to a fun race for the conference […]
Both of Tuesday’s Little 4 openers in baseball have been affected by the weather with changes announced for both games. St. Bernard’s and South Fork were both scheduled to host Ferndale and […]
By Ray Hamill — With the recent conclusion of yet another memorable H-DNL girls basketball season, it’s time to turn our attention towards the Humboldt Sports end-of-season awards. And that includes our […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers swept a home doubleheader against two Little 4 schools on Saturday, as they continue to build momentum ahead of conference play. In a pair of […]
The Del Norte Warriors will carry some momentum into next weekend’s Big 5 openers at Arcata after stretching their unbeaten run to six straight games at this week’s Hidden Valley Tournament. After […]
The Fortuna and South Fork girls faced off in the Friendly City on Saturday as both teams continue their preparation for next week’s conference openers in softball. And it was the high-flying […]
The defending Little 4 champs are beginning to find their groove as they get set to begin the defense of their title with a couple of crucial conference games next week. On […]
St. Bernard’s Luke Brunton is quietly enjoying a very good start to the new baseball season. On Saturday, the Crusaders junior pitched a complete-game five-inning no-hitter in the opening game of a […]
The Crusaders’ bats are coming to life as they get set to defend the Little 4 softball championship they won a year ago. On Saturday, the St. Bernard’s girls scored in double […]
By Ray Hamill — A young Eureka softball team will likely take its lumps in the Big 5 this year, especially against the conference’s more experienced frontrunners like Del Norte and Fortuna. […]
By Ray Hamill — A two-week layoff between games didn’t slow the Arcata girls down on Friday. Playing their first softball game since March 14, the Tigers welcomed the Ferndale Wildcats to […]
By Ray Hamill — Two years after winning a national championship in rugby, the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s program is hoping to add a rugby sevens national title to their resume next […]
By Ray Hamill — A pair of Fortuna Huskies take center stage this week in our weekly awards. Senior Mariah Bravo is enjoying an outstanding season on the softball fields and that […]
