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.
By Ray Hamill — An impressive field of H-DNL girls basketball teams are not only among the top-ranked programs in the North Coast Section but are also making their presence felt in […]
The St. Bernard’s girls showed why they are the team to beat in this year’s Little 4 with two more impressive wins on the basketball court on Saturday. The defending Division-4 state […]
The Eureka Loggers responded well to an overtime loss on Friday night by closing out the Enterprise tournament with a 55-52 win over University Prep on Saturday afternoon. Less than 12 hours […]
The Crusaders closed out a three-game road trip with a pair of games on Friday night and Saturday afternoon. On Friday, they stretched their winning streak to seven straight with a hard-fought […]
By Ray Hamill — The race for the Little 4 in boys basketball could be the closest and hardest to call of any of the four conferences in H-DNL basketball this winter. […]
By Ray Hamill — The Little 4 tips off on Thursday night with a pair of games scheduled, and the big question as we head into conference play is can anyone stop […]
The Fortuna boys basketball team appears to be finding form again ahead of next week’s conference opener. On Friday night, the Huskies traveled to Kelseyville and came away with a 46-43 win […]
Sophomore guard CJ Figas helped lead the St. Bernard’s girls to their 12th win of the season in a non-tournament game at Yreka on Friday. Figas finished with 13 points, including three […]
Three H-DNL teams were in a action at the Enterprise tournament on Friday as they get set to open conference play next week. The McKinleyville Panthers won for the second straight day […]
By Ray Hamill — They may be small in numbers, but the Corsairs are showing plenty of heart this winter. With just seven players on their roster after injuries hit the team […]
POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — Last season was one for the ages for H-DNL girls basketball and early indications are that this year could be every bit as exciting. Particularly in […]
POLL CLOSED By Ray Hamill — The Big 5 tips off next week in boys basketball, with a pair of games on Wednesday and Friday nights. And defending co-champs Arcata and McKinleyville […]
By Ray Hamill — The local wrestling season is building momentum and heating up as we get set to begin the H-DNL dual meet campaign next week. The Del Norte boys and […]
By Ray Hamill — The Arcata Tigers are hoping to be a force on the H-DNL wrestling mats this winter as head coach Cass Bell continues to build momentum with the program. […]
The St. Bernard’s boys opened a three-game road trip with a 76-64 win at Eagle Point on Friday afternoon. The win was the sixth straight for the beat-up Crusaders, who are still […]
The McKinleyville girls won all three of their games at the Enterprise tournament this week, including a 47-37 win over Modoc in the championship game on Thursday afternoon. And more impressively, they […]
The Del Norte Warriors saw a seven-game wining streak end on the opening day at the Enterprise boys basketball tournament on Friday. But it was a close one. The Warriors, who had […]
With their Big 5 opener now less than a week away, the Del Norte girls are poised for a competitive campaign on the basketball court. On Tuesday night, the Warriors won for […]
The College of the Redwoods men’s basketball team capped a good two days at the San Mateo tournament with an 85-79 win over Ohlone on Tuesday. The win followed a 74-66 win […]
It’s been a good start to the new year for the McKinleyville girls basketball team, which will play for the championship at the Enterprise tournament on Thursday afternoon. The Panthers opened tournament […]
