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 St. Bernard’s girls continued their impressive run against H-DNL teams on Saturday afternoon. The Crusaders hosted McKinleyville at College of the Redwoods in a non-conference showdown and won the game 51-42. […]
It was a wild day for the local college basketball teams on Saturday, as the Cal Poly Humboldt men stunned conference leaders Cal State San Dominguez and the College of the Redwoods […]
The Arcata Tigers were pushed closer than at any other stage in this year’s Big 5 on Friday night. But the conference leaders would hold on late despite a big performance by […]
Playing without one of their best players and leading scorer, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders got a big win in Little 4 boys basketball on Friday night to move within one victory of […]
The race for the Dick Niclai tournament spots in Little 4 boys basketball looks set to go down to the wire with a three-way tie for second in the conference standings halfway […]
The competitive nature of this year’s Big 5 was on full display on Friday night. Up in Crescent City, the Arcata Tigers had their hands full playing against a fired-up Del Norte […]
A group of talented Del Norte senior wrestlers appear ready to close out their high school careers with a bang in the coming weeks. The Warriors will go into next month’s league […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week on the basketball courts for one local school in particular. As we head towards the final few weeks of the high school basketball […]
Last week, the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team was 10th in the conference standings, but after their second straight win on Thursday night the Jacks have now moved into a five-way […]
It’s shaping up to be a tight race for this year’s Golden Valley Conference championship in men’s basketball and the Corsairs are right in the mix. The College of the Redwoods men […]
The two Big 5 frontrunners won their games on Thursday night, although one of them was pushed all the way to the final seconds. Conference leaders Arcata remained perfect in Big 5 […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders took another step towards a conference championship with a dominating win over Hoopa in Eureka on Thursday night. The host team quickly took control of the game and […]
One of the wildest games you’ll see all season took place at McKinleyville High School on Wednesday night. The Panthers welcomed the St. Bernard’s Crusaders to town for a non-conference boys basketball […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt women’s soccer program will begin celebrating a milestone achievement this coming spring. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the program’s inception to NCAA competition and the Lumberjacks […]
By Ray Hamill — Ferndale wrestling head coach Levi Buck admits he was unsure about coming back this season to lead a program that has struggled with numbers in recent years. After […]
By Ray Hamill — One of the most gratifying things for any coach in any sport is to see their athletes making progress throughout the season. And that’s exactly what’s happening for […]
By Ray Hamill — H-DNL conference leaders St. Bernard’s and Arcata are the biggest local movers in this week’s North Coast Rankings, according to MaxPreps. Both teams enjoyed big statement wins in […]
By Ray Hamill — For the second straight week, a pair of H-DNL girls basketball teams remain atop the rankings in their North Coast Section divisions, according to MaxPreps. With a 10-game […]
If the Arcata Tigers play like this for the rest of the season, they will be tough to stop. On Wednesday night, the Big 5 leaders closed out the first half of […]
The McKinleyville Panthers got off to a flying start and held visiting St. Bernard’s without a point for the opening 12 minutes of Wednesday’s non-conference boys basketball game. But the Crusaders responded […]
