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.
Fresh off an outstanding senior year in sports at Ferndale High School, Isaak Kasso will compete for Cal Poly Humboldt this year. The multi-sport Wildcats standout will run track for the Lumberjacks. […]
A big weekend of racing at Redwood Acres Raceway is set to get bigger. In addition to Saturday’s race night, which will feature the Spears SRL Southwest Tour Series, the Spears Modified […]
By Ray Hamill — All four of the Little 4 football teams open the new football season next week and the big question heading into the new campaign is can anyone beat […]
By Ray Hamill — With the local high school football season now just a week away, The Beat 95.1 FM will once again be broadcasting several games this fall. The local radio […]
Trainer Jesus Ramos has returned to the Redwoods this month for the Ferndale horse races with a van full of thoroughbreds in sharp form, headed by a stable-star looking for a piece […]
By Ray Hamill — It’s that time of the year again. Time for local football fans to feel optimistic about their team’s chances for the upcoming season. After all, no team goes […]
For the first time in a long time, the Humboldt County Fair will have sole possession of the Northern California horse racing spotlight when the racing action gets under way on Friday. […]
By Ray Hamill — It could be a record-setting opening weekend in football for the Fortuna Huskies. With their season opener fast approaching, the Huskies will be hoping for a fast start […]
Jockey Hugo Herrera, who has turned the Humboldt County Fair race track into his own personal playground, will attempt to reach a record-equalling achievement at the upcoming 128th Ferndale horse race meet, […]
By Ray Hamill — An intriguing three-way battle is brewing for the starting quarterback spot on this year’s Hoopa football team, and all three players are likely to see some game time […]
The 2024 Ferndale horse races will feature a familiar voice in the stands, as Craig Braddick returns for his fourth season as the race announcer. This year’s horse races has an expanded […]
By Ray Hamill — The Humboldt Flag Football League concluded its debut season over the weekend with three teams crowned champions at Hiller Park in McKinleyville. The 2024 season, which began in […]
By Ray Hamill — The Eureka Loggers will welcome a new head coach for boys soccer this year as they look to end a long championship drought. Former Eureka girls coach Tommy […]
By Ray Hamill — After barely having enough players to field a varsity team last year and finishing one of their games with just nine players available, the McKinleyville Panthers are far […]
The Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics Department has announced a partnership with Influxer, providing student-athletes the opportunity to monetize their name, image and likeness (NIL) via high-quality, personalized merchandise that allows fans to support […]
By Ray Hamill — After helping to lead College of the Redwoods football back to relevance over the past two seasons, former Fortuna Husky Levi Nyberg is now hoping to replicate that […]
It was a wild and crazy night of racing at Redwood Acres Raceway on Saturday night. O’Reilly Auto Parts presented a full slate of action on the local track, with late models, […]
By Ray Hamill — The biggest annual fundraiser for College of the Athletics athletics will take place next week. The Corsairs will host their annual athletics dinner and auction in the college […]
By Ray Hamill — An up-and-coming young local drag racer and a team that has yet to compete earn our accolades this week after memorable weeks for both. Eureka’s Cameron Ellsworth took […]
By Ray Hamill — With the number of officials available for local high school football games this fall declining yet again, the head of the Nor-Cal Football Officials Association is hoping to […]
