Hampton

Suddenly, on July 14, 2007, MATTHEW J. HAMPTON "Bubba"; beloved son of Linda K. Gallier (nee Hampton) and Gary W. Gallier and step-mother Betty; devoted father of Jada Nikole Hampton and brother to Gary W. Jr., Howard N., Christopher J., and Jessica D. Gallier, Christopher J. Eastridge, Nicolette and Caitlin Engel and Nicole H. Maritnez; grandson of Lois and Jack Howell, Louie E. Hampton and grandmom Gallier; nephew of Tinna Mikulka, Lisa Hampton and...

Isiah Pressey, a retired Baltimore police officer, died Nov. 23 of a heart attack at his Waverly home. He was 74.He retired 15 years ago after 25 years in the Eastern District. During his retirement, he was a security officer at Johns Hopkins Hospital.Born in Hampton, Va., he attended Hampton University and Morgan State University.He served in the Navy during World War II.In 1979, he married Viola Henderson, who survives him.Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mount Sinai Baptist Church, 922 E. Preston St.He also is survived by three daughters, Deborah Ponder, Chanel Sharon Moore and Mahalia Young; two stepsons, Robert Gilchrist and Michael Gilchrist; six stepdaughters, Deborah Chester, Charlene Hawkins, Wendy Lomax, Gail Gilchrist, Karen Gilchrist and Anitra Zeigler, all of Baltimore; two brothers, Jimmy Pressey of Hampton, and Wilton Pressey of Austin, Texas; a sister, Mable Jackson of Hampton; and 18 grandchildren.

A 23-year-old who was convicted of fatally shooting a Columbia man in 1996 asked a three-judge panel in Howard County Circuit Court yesterday for a 10-year reduction in his sentence.Willie Marquez Hampton is serving the second year of a 35-year sentence at Eastern Correctional Institute for the Dec. 21, 1996, killing of Sean Wilson, 25, after a fight at a neighborhood center in Columbia's Hickory Ridge village.Shackled at the ankles and wearing baggy blue jeans and an oversized gray shirt, Hampton stood before Judges James B. Dudley, Diane O. Leasure and Dennis M. Sweeney and asked for "mercy" during a 30-minute hearing at the Ellicott City courthouse.

What Marilyn Knight remembers most about the 1996 Summer Olympics is how little sleep she got. Knight would go to bed early to get up for her job as a licensed practical nurse at a Baltimore nursing home, only to be awakened a couple of hours later by her son, James Carter.Carter, then a recent graduate of Mervo and on his way to Hampton (Va.) University later that summer, could not contain his enthusiasm in watching Michael Johnson and Allen Johnson on television during their gold-medal performances in Atlanta.

From the slave quarters at the bottom of the hill a quarter of a mile away, the Hampton plantation house rises in serene, commanding splendor, the perfect symbol of the power and wealth and hauteur of the self-satisfied slave owner.Much like stock market and high-tech tycoons who these days build sprawling trophy homes to announce their sudden riches, Capt. Charles Ridgely celebrated his fortune by erecting "one of the largest and most ornate country residences of its time in America."In 1790, when the house was completed, Ridgely died one of the richest men in the new United States.

RICHMOND, Va. -- After a half of yesterday's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's semifinal, Morgan State had to consider itself fortunate -- fortunate to be trailing by just a single point against top-seeded Hampton.But Morgan's downfall would be its lack of success against the league's best defensive team in yesterday's 67-52 loss that ended the Bears' season.For long stretches, Morgan (12-16) was unable to even get the ball past half-court, committing 29 turnovers against a team that entered the tournament forcing more than 25 per game.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Morgan State guard Jimmy Fields was upset, angrily snatching off his jersey at the end. His coach, Chris Fuller, was simply relieved, sighing deeply as he walked off the arena floor.Morgan's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference quarterfinal yesterday wasn't pretty. What counted was that the third-seeded Bears advanced to tonight's semifinals, escaping with a 67-66 win over sixth-seeded Hampton.The Bears led by 14 points with just over five minutes left, but had to hold off a furious Hampton rally.

RICHMOND, Va. -- The ninth-seeded UMES women could manage just 27.2 percent shooting from the field and were eliminated by Hampton, 66-54, in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament.Top-seeded Hampton (17-9), led by 20 points from Felicia Bryant, took control in the second half to advance to tomorrow's semifinal against Morgan State or Coppin State.UMES finished 11-17.UMES -- Sheldon 1-3 3-4 5, Lewis 3-9 0-1 8, Council 3-18 2-5 9, Dowell 6-16 2-4 15, Smith 0-3 1-7 1, Appleberry 0-3 0-0 0, Thompson 3-9 2-2 9, Simmons 2-4 3-4 7. Totals 18-65 13-27 54.HAMPTON -- Jones 2-6 1-2 5, Bryant 7-14 6-10 20, Poteat 2-5 2-3 6, Noa 0-1 0-0 0, Phillips 4-14 0-0 12, Murray 0-1 0-0 0, Roberson 2-5 3-4 7, Dawson 1-5 6-8 9, Cleveland 3-3 1-4 7. Totals 21-54 19-31 66.Halftime--23-23.

PHILADELPHIA -- James Carter, a native Baltimorean now running for Hampton (Va.) University, won the Penn Relays 400-meter hurdles in 50.23 yesterday morning at Franklin Field.Carter essentially blew away the field; the second-place finisher's time was 51.04.Not bad considering the former Mervo standout was up half the night nervously waiting."I had to adjust to going to sleep early and getting up early," said Carter, who ranked this with the Texas Relays as his biggest victories. "Then I kept waking up periodically."

Coach Tony Martin calls his fifth-ranked Archbishop Spalding squad a "young team," but even in losing 50-42 last night at defending Catholic League champion St. Frances, his babies again proved they can play.Demetrius Charles scored four of his 13 points during a critical 9-0 run over the game's final two minutes, and 6-foot-8 All-Metro Shawn Hampton scored a game-high 17 points, blocked four shots and grabbed 10 rebounds as No. 7 St. Frances (8-3, 4-1) turned away the league's new kid on the block.

William M. Reid, a former educator and musician, died of multiple organ failure Thursday at Sinai Hospital. The Columbia resident was 84. Mr.Reid was born and raised in Hampton, Va., where he graduated from George P. Phenix Elementary-High School. His college studies at Hampton Institute were interrupted when he was drafted into the Army in 1943. After serving for three years in the Army Band, he continued his college education at Hampton, where he earned a bachelor's degree in music in 1950.

Say it ain't SEW! Where:: Hampton Roads Convention Center, 1610 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, Va. When:: Festival opens Thursday and continues through March 1. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 1. What:: The Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, featuring more than 250 vendors offering quilting supplies, sewing-related craft items, clothes, textiles and more, will be held. There will also be exhibits, lectures and workshops. This year's theme is "Virginia Is for Quilters."

Morgan State has struggled at times to put teams away after building double-digit leads, and that weakness caught up with the Bears last night against visiting Hampton. Morgan State dominated the Pirates through much of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchup, but the Bears became sloppy late in the second half and the Pirates capitalized. A three-pointer by Vincent Simpson (13 points) gave Hampton its first lead with 8:22 remaining and the Pirates never trailed again in a 62-57 victory.

Hugh Harrell Jr., a former Baltimore sculptor and painter, died Wednesday of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Hampton, Va. He was 82. Born and raised in Hampton, Mr. Harrell exhibited an interest in painting and drawing at an early age. By the time he was 12, he was sitting in on art classes at what is now Hampton University. He attended Phoenix High School in Hampton until enlisting in the Navy during World War II. He served aboard a minesweeper, the USS Hogan, in the Pacific Theater.

Morgan State's dream of capturing a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship ended with last week's loss to South Carolina State, but the Bears still had much at stake in yesterday's season finale against visiting Hampton. The Bears, nonetheless, squandered another huge defensive effort and fell to Hampton, 17-13, despite giving up only 167 total yards. Morgan State blew opportunities to finish with a winning conference record for the first time since 2003 and to have its third winning season in almost 30 years.

Two years ago, forward Jarrel Smith was a highly touted freshman at Colorado State. A year ago, guard Troy Franklin was earning All-Metro honors at Mount Carmel High. Last night, the two took the court together for just the third time as members of Towson University's basketball team and quickly showed the announced crowd of 2,034 just what all the buzz is about. Smith posted career highs of 24 points and nine rebounds, and Franklin added 18 points, including a pair of critical three-pointers that helped the host Tigers regain the lead down the stretch in an 82-73 win over Hampton.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- When Hampton guard Rachel Butler beat UMES for the second and final time this season, Hawks coach Fred Batchelor saw the future for his young team. Butler, a 5-foot-8 senior guard, scored 16 of her 20 points in the second half and steadied the Pirates down the stretch for a 56-49 victory over UMES yesterday in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's tournament quarterfinal at the RBC Center. "The difference in today's game was Rachel Butler," Batchelor said. "I believe we have a few Rachel Butlers in terms of the type players they can grow into."

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Coppin State coach Fang Mitchell, who can shed a coat with the best coaches in the country, never lost his jacket or his cool last night. Neither did his Eagles as they earned a 55-54 victory over Howard in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament's play-in round at the RBC Center. Senior Tywain McKee scored a team-high 18 points, including two free throws with 7.7 seconds left that sealed the win and sent the seventh-seeded Eagles to tonight's quarterfinals against No. 2 Hampton at 9:30.

Throughout regulation of last night's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game against Hampton, Morgan State relied on the heavy hand of 6-foot-9 center Boubacar Coly. In overtime, however, it was the feather-light touch of 5-10 point guard Jerrell Green that led the Bears to a 66-62 win before a season-high announced 3,738 at Hill Field House. After his team blew an 11-point lead in regulation, Green scored nine points in a span of less than three minutes, helping the Bears extend their perfect home record and move closer to their first regular-season MEAC title since 1977.

The last commercial operation in Baltimore County's Hampton neighborhood went out of business before an electric lamp or record player had been invented, before postage stamps were used, and before California, Texas or Florida became states. Since Ridgely's ironworks stopped production at the Hampton estate sometime around 1829, the community has been residential. And according to many residents of Hampton -- a community north of Towson -- they'd like to keep it that way. But a developer wants to build a senior housing complex in Hampton and is seeking a zoning change on an 11-acre parcel on Hampton Lane owned by Towson United Methodist Church.