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 Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team continued to move up the California Collegiate Athletic Association standings with a sixth straight win on Thursday night. But they had to fight for it. […]
The Arcata Tigers came out on fire in their regular season finale in boys basketball at Eureka on Thursday night, opening up a 28-4 lead after the opening quarter. And after that […]
St. Bernard’s closed out conference play with a perfect 6-0 record after beating Hoopa 65-53 on Thursday night, while Ferndale threw the race for second place wide open with a 61-54 win […]
With their championship hopes on the line, the Corsairs rose to the challenge on Thursday night. The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team traveled to Butte for a top-of-the-table clash and […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been an impressive run on the mats for a group of talented and hard-working Del Norte seniors. On Tuesday night, the Warriors traveled to Arcata High for […]
The weather continues to affect this week’s H-DNL basketball schedule with more changes announced on Thursday. Because of the road conditions on Highway 299, Thursday’s scheduled Hoopa/St. Bernard’s boys games will now […]
It was a night that reminded the Arcata Tigers there are more important things in life than sports. The Tigers welcomed rival McKinleyville to Arcata High and won 48-30 to secure at […]
By Ray Hamill — The three-time defending Big 5 champs are still in the hunt for a fourth straight championship. On Wednesday night, the Eureka Loggers took care of business against the […]
The St. Bernard’s girls clinched the Little 4 championship outright in girls basketball on Wednesday night with a comfortable 68-4 win over South Fork. Elsewhere in the Little 4, Hoopa senior Ivy […]
Several local high school wrestlers continued to build some momentum ahead of the 2025 postseason with another strong showing by the H-DNL at this past weekend’s Redwood Empire Classic at Ukiah. Del […]
St. Bernard’s senior Laila Florvilus is enjoying an outstanding winter on the basketball courts and is getting noticed beyond the Redwood Curtain. On Tuesday, Florvilus was named this week’s CalHiSports NorCal Girls […]
The Lumberjacks kicked off the new college softball season with a doubleheader sweep in Hawaii on Tuesday. The Cal Poly Humboldt women defeated No. 22 Lewis 10-0 on the 10-run rule in […]
By Ray Hamill — This time around there will be no shared championship. The two co-defending Big 5 champions faced off for the second time in conference play at McKinleyville High School […]
With the conference championship on the line, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders got Tuesday’s game at South Fork off to a strong start and made it count. The SB boys opened the night […]
It took them a while to get going offensively, but the Eureka Loggers closed out strong to win a hard-fought and competitive Big 5 boys basketball game at Fortuna on Tuesday night. […]
By Ray Hamill — One of Tuesday’s scheduled Little 4 boys basketball games has been postponed. The matchup between the Ferndale Wildcats and Warriors in Hoopa has been pushed back because of […]
The Jacks are getting some respect after their recent winning streak. This week, for the first time in over three years, the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team has broken into the […]
By Ray Hamill — Get ready for what is arguably the most exciting week annually in local high school sports. The 2025 Dick Niclai basketball tournaments will tip off in nine days, […]
Former Big 5 MVP Isis Poteet is enjoying a big debut season on the college basketball courts. The 2024 Eureka High graduate, who helped lead the Loggers to a Big 5 and […]
With a huge Little 4 matchup at South Fork on Tuesday night, the St. Bernard’s boys welcomed Trinity to Eureka for a non-conference game on Saturday evening and ran out to a […]
