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 roll with a fifth straight win in the California Collegiate Athletic Association on Saturday afternoon. The Jacks traveled to Cal State San Bernardino […]
By Ray Hamill — Early in Friday’s game between the two Little 4 frontrunners at St. Bernard’s, it appeared as if the home team was going to cruise to another easy conference […]
A short-handed Eureka girls team kept the pressure on the Big 5 leaders with a crucial win at Del Norte on Friday night, a victory that keeps the Loggers’ championship hopes alive. […]
By Ray Hamill — One year after winning a first-ever state championship in basketball, the St. Bernard’s girls will be hoping to add a first-ever Dick Niclai championship to their resume. On […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks are one of the hottest teams in CCAA men’s basketball right now. On Thursday night, the Jacks stretched their winning streak to four straight with a thrilling […]
The McKinleyville Panthers set up a mouthwatering clash against Arcata next week with a 53-41 win at Fortuna on Thursday night. The win lifts the Panthers to 6-1 in the Big 5 […]
The first conference champions of the 2024/25 H-DNL basketball season have been crowned. On Thursday night, the St. Bernard’s boys traveled to Ferndale and came away with a 62-45 win over the […]
By Ray Hamill — On Thursday night, the St. Bernard’s Crusaders clinched at least a share of a second straight Little 4 championship with a 62-45 win at Ferndale. The victory lifted […]
Four days after getting its first conference win of the season at Lassen, a short-handed College fo the Redwoods women’s basketball team fell to Shasta in a close battle in Eureka on […]
By Ray Hamill — The top two teams in our rankings can both clinch at least a share of their respective conference championships on Friday night. In the Little 4, the St. […]
By Ray Hamill — Excitement is building for what will be, as always, a busy month of February for local high school wrestling. The league championships will take place at Arcata High […]
By Ray Hamill — Brandon Lucas keyed a big offensive performance by the Corsairs in men’s basketball on Wednesday night, as they remain well in the chase for a fourth Golden Valley […]
The job is far from done, but the Arcata Tigers took another big step towards their first Big 5 championship in girls basketball in seven years on Wednesday night. The Arcata girls […]
By Ray Hamill — Mo Charlo knows how important it is to have someone believe in him. The former Eureka Logger, who is now coaching with the Los Angeles Lakers organization after […]
College of the Redwoods announced on Wednesday evening that the local community college will not field a softball team this year. According to a short press release announcing the news, injuries and […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers celebrated a large and hugely influential senior class on Tuesday night, and then proceeded to dominate Fortuna to remain unbeaten in conference play in boys […]
The McKinleyville Panther kept the pressure on the Big 5 leaders with a dominating win over Del Norte in Crescent City on Tuesday night. The Mack boys won the game 61-38 and […]
The Eureka Loggers ended a three-game losing streak in boys basketball on Monday night. Eureka welcomed South Fork to Jay Willard Gymnasium for a non-conference showdown and won 75-46. And they did […]
It has been an up-and-down run through the first half of conference play for the College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team. On Saturday, the Corsairs traveled to Lassen and fell 71-66, […]
The Eureka Loggers took a break from the Big 5 with a trip to Shasta for a boys basketball game on Saturday. But it was the home team that started fast, outscoring […]
