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.
Laila Florvilus came within two steals of triple-double, as the Crusaders defeated Del Norte 61-50 in a non-conference girls basketball game at St. Bernard’s on Wednesday night The win was the 10th […]
By Ray Hamill — Former St. Bernard’s Crusader Perry Bailey only played half a season at College of the Redwoods last year, but he did enough to convince multiple four-year football programs […]
Some local youth wrestlers got a taste of what it would be like to compete at the college level recently, as NCAA competition returned to the North Coast for the first time […]
By Ray Hamill— Round one goes to the Arcata Tigers. The top two teams in Big 5 girls basketball went head to head at Eureka High on Tuesday night and it was […]
The Del Norte Warriors enjoyed another big showing at the weekend Rumble on the Rogue wrestling tournament, as they continue to build ahead of next month’s H-DNL and North Coast Section championships. […]
It was an historic weekend for H-DNL cheerleading, as two league teams claimed a first-ever North Coast Section championship in the sport. The Eureka Loggers and Fortuna Huskies both traveled to Campolindo […]
The Humboldt Eagles are seeking new board members for the local American Legion baseball team. The travel club will hold a pair of meetings this coming Sunday, one an informative meeting for […]
St. Bernard’s basketball is firing on all cylinders as we head towards the business end of the season. On Monday, both the boys and girls teams took a break from conference action […]
Both Eureka High basketball teams won challenging road games on Saturday, as did the St. Bernard’s boys at Del Norte. The Eureka girls traveled to play University Prep and ended the Panthers’ […]
Check out some highlights from this week’s Big 5 and Little 4 action.
The College of the Redwoods and Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball teams got back to winning ways on Saturday. One week after a loss at Shasta, the CR men welcomed Siskiyous to […]
By Ray Hamill — A group of lucky local Native American youth recently got the opportunity to play at the Golden State Warriors’ Chase Arena before an NBA game. Two Feathers Native […]
Heavyweight Carson Hatch helped lift the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s wrestling team to a memorable road win with a clutch performance on Friday. The Lumberjacks posted their second straight dual match victory, […]
By Ray Hamill — Playing in front of a packed gym and enthusiastic home crowd, the Arcata Tigers were ready for Friday night’s big game. With what head coach Kellen Maynard described as […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s been a challenging season for the Cal Poly Humboldt men’s basketball team in more ways than one. But the Jacks have been competitive, they are building some […]
Anyone who thought this year’s Little 4 in boys basketball was going to be a three-horse race was given a timely reminder that’s not the case on Friday night. The Ferndale Wildcats […]
By Ray Hamill — As their season begins to heat up and we head towards the business end of the campaign, some local wrestlers take center stage this week in our weekly […]
Tickets are now on sale for the 2025 Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics Auction, which will take place on Saturday, April 5, at the Sapphire Palace in Blue Lake Casino. This year’s event […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka and Arcata girls both won their Big 5 games on Thursday night to set up a huge showdown next Wednesday night. The Tigers traveled to play […]
The St. Bernard’s Crusaders continued to roll in Little 4 girls basketball on Thursday night, while the Ferndale Wildcats responded to their coach’s challenge in emphatic fashion. The Crusaders traveled to South […]
