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.
Several Hoopa Warrior wrestlers continued to shine at the weekend North Coast Classic at Eureka High, including two who were named tournament outstanding wrestlers. Antonio Correa, who is expected to challenge for a […]
It was a busy weekend on the wrestling mats for the Arcata Tigers, who competed in a couple of different tournaments. Standouts Rory Bickmore and Lillian Afridi both traveled for the Napa […]
By Ray Hamill — If the Huskies can continue to build like they are this year, their future on the wrestling mats looks bright. Roughly half of their roster of 28 this […]
By Ray Hamill — With conference play under way, the H-DNL boys basketball teams are building momentum towards the upcoming playoffs. But unlike the league’s girls teams — eight of which are […]
By Ray Hamill — The H-DNL girls basketball teams continue to feature among the top-ranked programs in the North Coast Section, according to MaxPreps, as we head towards the business end of […]
The McKinleyville Panthers appear ready to play their biggest rivals in what will be the game of the season so far here on the North Coast. On Wednesday night, the Panthers comfortably […]
It was another busy few days for the Del Norte Warriors on the wrestling mats, as the defending H-DNL champs continue to build momentum. Over the weekend, the Warriors competed in a […]
Junior guard Madelyn Fazio enjoyed one of her best games of the season on Tuesday as the Eureka Loggers quickly got back to winning ways. Just three days after losing to crosstown […]
Both Hoopa basketball teams took a break from conference action to play at Modoc on Monday night. The Braves swept the varsity doubleheader, with the boys winning 60-43 and the girls winning […]
The Huskies came out of the starting gates on fire on the way to a non-conference boys basketball win over neighbors and rivals Ferndale at Fortuna High on Monday night. Fortuna won […]
By Ray Hamill — Cal Poly Humboldt had some special guests on hand for the weekend conference basketball games. The Lumberjacks hosted Cal Poly Pomona in men’s and women’s action at Lumberjack […]
The Crusaders are finding their groove at an opportune time of the season. And so too are their fans. Playing in front of a packed and enthusiastic home crowd for the second […]
The Corsairs defense never got control in a challenging matchup at Shasta College over the weekend, as the College of the Redwoods men dropped their second conference game on the basketball court, […]
By Ray Hamill — The St. Bernard’s girls blew open a tight game with a dominating fourth quarter on their way to beating crosstown rival Eureka 51-46 in non-conference basketball on Saturday […]
It was a disappointing day for the local college basketball teams, with all four losing conference games. At Cal Poly Humboldt, the Jacks lost both games of a doubleheader against Cal Poly […]
By Ray Hamill — It was a good week for the Arcata Tigers and the McKinleyville Panthers. It was also a good week for Liam Dyer and the St. Bernard’s Crusaders. The […]
Big 5 rivals Fortuna and McKinleyville both won tightly-contested non-conference girls basketball games on Saturday as they get set to face each other next week. The Huskies traveled to Lake County and […]
Cal Poly Humboldt head coach Lennie Zalesky described it as a “special night for Humboldt wrestling,” as the Jacks hosted a dual meet for the first time in 33 years on Friday […]
The St. Bernard’s and Hoopa boys both won their conference openers on Friday night, as the 2025 Little 4 conference got under way. The Crusaders welcomed Ferndale to Eureka and won 66-34, […]
Bode Douglass and Neil Moon combined for 48 points to lead the McKinleyville Panthers to their second conference win in three days on Friday night. The Mack boys kept pace with Arcata […]
