Hampe

On May 9, 2007, WALTER R. HAMPE, of Stevensville, MD; beloved husband of the late Angela Hampe; loving son of the late Edward and Emily Hampe; devoted father of W. Robert Hampe, Mike Hampe, Matt Hampe, Judy Vasquez and Edie LeBrun; dear brother of Donald R. Hampe and the late Merle Hampe; devoted grandfather of eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to BARRANCO & SONS, P.A., SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, on Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Funeral Services will be held Monday 12 P.M. at the funeral home.

George Dayton Dodge, a mechanic and former fleet manager for the H&S Baking Co. who earned two Silver Stars in combat during the Korean War, died of cancer May 22 at a daughter's Dundalk home. He was 80. Mr. Dodge was born in Terra Alta, W.Va., and raised in Oakland, Garrett County. He enlisted in the Army in 1946, and served from 1950 to 1951 as a staff sergeant with the 195th Ordnance Depot Company near Korea's 38th Parallel, where he experienced fierce enemy action. "I was in two active fire fights.

On September 14, 2005, ANGELA B. HAMPE of Stevensville, MD. Beloved wife of Walter R. Hampe. Devoted mother of W. Robert Hampe, Mike Hampe, Matt Hampe, Judy Vasquez and Edie Le Brun. Loving grandmother of eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Dear sister of William and Charles Bavis. Family and friends are invited to BARRANCO AND SONS, P.A., SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, Ritchie Hwy at Robinson Road, on Thursday and Friday2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday 11:30 A.M. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park, Glen Burnie, MD. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of Queen Annes Co., 300 Del Rhodes Avenue, Queenstown, MD 21650.

On May 9, 2007, WALTER R. HAMPE, of Stevensville, MD; beloved husband of the late Angela Hampe; loving son of the late Edward and Emily Hampe; devoted father of W. Robert Hampe, Mike Hampe, Matt Hampe, Judy Vasquez and Edie LeBrun; dear brother of Donald R. Hampe and the late Merle Hampe; devoted grandfather of eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Family and friends are invited to BARRANCO & SONS, P.A., SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, on Saturday and Sunday 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Funeral Services will be held Monday 12 P.M. at the funeral home.

Mike Hampe, whose name is synonymous with Old Mill wrestling, has retired after seven state championships in 22 seasons at the Millersville school.The 52-year-old Hampe, the Patriots' only wrestling coach since the school opened in 1975, began a varsity program in 1976. He led Old Mill to a record five consecutive state titles from 1989-1993 and also coached a record 20 state individual champions.Hampe compiled a career record of 257-37-3. The past season's bright spots included a 16-1 mark, the Patriots' first state dual meet title, their 14th dual meet Anne Arundel County title and their tenth Anne Arundel tournament championship.

Old Mill wrestling coach Mike Hampe is a little older and more experienced than Severna Park's Dave Caprio, and their coaching styles entering this year were vastly different.Their styles weren't exactly similar this year, but as a byproduct of the mutual success of their teams, one could see a little of Hampe's demeanor in Caprio and vice versa.Hampe led the Patriots to an unprecedented fourth straight Class 4A-3A state title. Caprio's Falcons finished ninth in the state meet,nearly reversing a 2-12 record by going 9-5 in dual meets this year.

Enthusiasm for wrestling at Old Mill High has reached epidemic proportions, as students and faculty gear up for the Patriots' charge at an unprecedented fifth straight 4A-3A state title.Team manager Scott Clause started it with the phrase "Drive For Five" on the cover of the team's preseason handbook, and the Patriots (10-0) routinely draw more than 1,000 people for big matches.Coach Mike Hampe only recently began storing statistical information on his home computer, but Clause doesn't let the slightest detail of team exploits escape him.His face buried in his score book after a recent match, Clause scribbled down these tidbits: the Patriots have a dual-meet winning streak of 31-0, and have outscored their opponents by an average of 55.4-10.

Dan Gable, the wrestling legend who now coaches at Iowa, said words last fall that Old Mill's Don Patterson will never forget."He said if you want to be good at something, you have to love it, and to love it, it has to be fun," Patterson said.Spending a few hours with Gable before he conducted a clinic at Lock Haven University left Patterson "on cloud nine."If there was any doubt about how he felt about wrestling, Gable's words removed it.To Patterson, wrestling is indeed fun.Until he was in ninth grade, Patterson was clueless about wrestling.

Several young wrestlers laughed at a story told by Old Mill coach Mike Hampe Wednesday about a former pupil who jeopardized his wrestlingtalent for a shady life of bar fights and stints in jail cells.Standing in the Old Mill High gymnasium, the 45-year-old coach is somewhere in the middle of his tale when he strikes a boxer's stance and throws a right cross past the chin of a nearby wrestler."And then he nails the guy," said Hampe, who then turned to one of his chuckling listeners. "You knew him, Pat, wasn't he nuts?"

Old Mill coach Mike Hampe wouldn't have wanted it any other way.With his team trailing upstart Northeast 179.5-154 after Friday's semifinal round, Hampe knew that the Anne Arundel County championship would come down to the fi- Wrestlingnals last night at South River, which featured five head-to-head bouts between his Patriots and the Eagles.It did. And Old Mill won, giving the Patriots their ninth consecutive county championship."We were very pleased with the situation in the finals because we wanted to go head up with [Northeast]

On September 14, 2005, ANGELA B. HAMPE of Stevensville, MD. Beloved wife of Walter R. Hampe. Devoted mother of W. Robert Hampe, Mike Hampe, Matt Hampe, Judy Vasquez and Edie Le Brun. Loving grandmother of eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Dear sister of William and Charles Bavis. Family and friends are invited to BARRANCO AND SONS, P.A., SEVERNA PARK FUNERAL HOME, Ritchie Hwy at Robinson Road, on Thursday and Friday2 to 4 and 6 to 8 P.M. Funeral services will be held at the funeral home on Saturday 11:30 A.M. Interment Glen Haven Memorial Park, Glen Burnie, MD. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Hospice of Queen Annes Co., 300 Del Rhodes Avenue, Queenstown, MD 21650.

Mike Hampe, whose name is synonymous with Old Mill wrestling, has retired after seven state championships in 22 seasons at the Millersville school.The 52-year-old Hampe, the Patriots' only wrestling coach since the school opened in 1975, began a varsity program in 1976. He led Old Mill to a record five consecutive state titles from 1989-1993 and also coached a record 20 state individual champions.Hampe compiled a career record of 257-37-3. The past season's bright spots included a 16-1 mark, the Patriots' first state dual meet title, their 14th dual meet Anne Arundel County title and their tenth Anne Arundel tournament championship.

Mike Toth (189 pounds) overcame a 2-0 deficit with his first-period pin of Old Mill's Ben Hines to give No. 5 Broadneck an insurmountable 12-point lead in an eventual 33-27 victory last night at Broadneck.Toth's effort offset a pin by Old Mill's Chris Riggins (Hwt., 15-4) as the Bruins (12-1, 10-0) gained the inside track to the Anne Arundel County crown. Defending 3A-4A state champ Old Mill dropped to (6-4, 6-2)."We had figured it would come down to me or heavyweight, and even when I was down, 2-0, I was thinking pin," said Toth (8-2, seven pins)

Send no regrets for Old Mill.The most successful wrestling team in state history flexed its muscles in a big way last night against a Meade squad that entered the match off an upset victory over Northeast.Old Mill brought Meade down to earth with a major thud, pinning a 48-16 defeat on the Mustangs before a large crowd at Old Mill.The Patriots bolted to a 36-0 lead after the first seven bouts, clinching a tie before Meade even tasted its first win.So much for all the talk that the 12th-ranked and defending 3A-4A state champions were headed for a down year on the mat."

Dan Gable, the wrestling legend who now coaches at Iowa, said words last fall that Old Mill's Don Patterson will never forget."He said if you want to be good at something, you have to love it, and to love it, it has to be fun," Patterson said.Spending a few hours with Gable before he conducted a clinic at Lock Haven University left Patterson "on cloud nine."If there was any doubt about how he felt about wrestling, Gable's words removed it.To Patterson, wrestling is indeed fun.Until he was in ninth grade, Patterson was clueless about wrestling.

Chesapeake had a start to remember last night against Old Mill.But visiting Old Mill came up with an ending the Cougars would rather forget.No. 3 Old Mill, after losing three of the first four matches, rebounded to win five in a row and seven of the final nine for a 43-25 victory over No. 10 Chesapeake in an Anne Arundel County match.Old Mill (9-0, 8-0) used its strengths in the middle and upper weights to take control of the match.After the fourth bout, the Patriots scored five pins to lock up the victory.

Old Mill's Brent Layman didn't need any more incentive for last weekend's Chesapeake wrestling tournament than the name he heard people muttering under their breath."

Five county coaches with a combined tenure of 74 years were honored Thursday night for their "significant contributions to interscholastic sports."Mike Hampe (Old Mill wrestling), Lynn Pitonzo (Northeast softball), Joyce Stefancik (Severna Park girls soccer), John Brady (Annapolis boys basketball) and Bernie Walter (Arundel baseball) received the Bob Pascal Award at a ceremony at Kaufmann's Restaurant in Gambrills.The award has been given annually since 1984 by the Anne Arundel County Coaches Association.

It was her 15th birthday, but last night was torturous for Beth Hampe. She was in the stands as No. 6 Broadneck faced her father, Old Mill wrestling coach Mike Hampe, and his No. 2 Patriots."

When coaches claim that Anne Arundel County has the strongest wrestling in the state, they invariably point first to Old Mill.The Patriots have won five of the past six Class 3A-4A state championships, with Broadneck first bringing the title to the county in 1988.Old Mill's unprecedented string of five was snapped last year. But the Patriots still finished third, 4 1/2 points behind champion Northern of Calvert, which edged runner-up Frederick by a half-point. Old Mill did that despite producing only one individual champion.