Triplett

As long as anyone can remember, NASCAR officials have said their doors are open to anyone -- regardless of race. And when a blatant example of racism raised its ugly head July 8, NASCAR executives and the teams involved chopped it off.Zero tolerance is the message.Zero tolerance is NASCAR policy.Those who saw motor coach drivers Mike "Grumpy" Culberson and Ray Labbe confront David Scott, a black who drives the motor coach belonging to Jeremy Mayfield's team, said it was a "prank" that went too far.NASCAR director of operations Kevin Triplett, said it didn't matter if it was a prank.

It was a match made in heaven -- or at least someplace other than Earth.Stan Triplett had had a near-death experience at age 15 and believed he communed with spirits. Shelly Shafer believed she was developing the ability to talk to people after they had died.She was a regular at the Near Death Experience Support Group in Columbia. He was coming for the first time, two Augusts ago, wanting to meet others like himself -- and secretly hoping to meet the love of his life.The group, one of some 50 around the country, felt like a spiritual home to him, where people could discuss intimately, without fear of ridicule, the mostly uncharted territory between life and death.

As a youngster, Bryan McDermott played on travel teams in baseball, basketball and lacrosse. So his father, Patrick, never expected Bryan to wrestle when he entered Mount St. Joseph four years ago."One day, he comes home and says, `Dad, I just want to wrestle,'" said the elder McDermott."I'll take credit for that," said Gaels athletic director Tony Brockmeyer, who spotted "this tough kid" [Bryan] in a freshman physical-education wrestling class.Three years later, McDermott's wrestling skill has earned him a partial scholarship to Duquesne University.

This article appeared in an earlier edition of The Sun.As a youngster, Bryan McDermott played on travel teams in baseball, basketball and lacrosse. So his father, Patrick, never expected Bryan to wrestle when he entered Mount St. Joseph four years ago."One day, he comes home and says, `Dad, I just want to wrestle,' " said the elder McDermott."I'll take credit for that," said Gaels athletic director Tony Brockmeyer, who spotted "this tough kid" in a freshman phys-ed wrestling class. Three years later, McDermott's wrestling skill has earned him a partial scholarship to Duquesne University.

Paul Triplett is stepping down after 11 years as wrestling coach at perennial power Mount St. Joseph, Gaels athletic director Tony Brockmeyer confirmed yesterday.Triplett, 35, who became the school's youngest athletic director in 1993, last fall began his tenure as an assistant principal to Barry Fitzpatrick, serving as the Gaels' director of students.But in taking the position of assistant principal, Triplett, a University of Maryland graduate, vowed to earn a master's degree in educational administration -- hence his resignation as wrestling coach, Brockmeyer said.

The character instilled in Mount St. Joseph wrestlers is such that Jay Braunstein, despite suffering a severe back injury as a freshman, was tough enough to post a winning record over four scholarship seasons at Clarion University."

Southern senior pitcher Kristie Triplett wanted to get at least one victory over Western before she graduated.Southern coach Jack Nehsmann wanted to get at least one win over the Doves this decade.Both goals were accomplished yesterday.Shortstop Felicia Holman went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and Michelle Wilt hit two doubles as the Bulldogs pounded out 11 hits and took advantage of eight Western errors to post a 14-7 victory at Latrobe Park.With the victory, Southern all but clinched the City-Wide 4A Division title.

Hazel Merbler, a former longtime resident of the Catonsville area, died Dec. 24 of complications of Alzheimer's disease at her home of nearly seven years in Bonita Springs, Fla. She was 81.She was born Hazel Wolf in Anne Arundel County, attended Catonsville High School and graduated in 1930 from the Baltimore Business College.She was employed by Baltimore-area firms, including the Glenn L. Martin Co. during World War II.She was a former president of the Catonsville Homemakers Club and participated in its crafts programs.

Paul Triplett eschews the limelight as coach of the area's premier wrestling program, Mount St. Joseph.His laid-back approach has led to 25 individual Maryland Scholastic Association champions. Last weekend at Gilman, the Gaels secured their 19th MSA Tournament crown in the 74th and final event."Paul is sportsmanship. You'll never see him screaming at wrestlers or referees. He's under control," said Ivan Inkman, a wrestling official whose son, David, wrestles for the Gaels at 130 pounds."He's everything a coach should be: tough, yet a good role model who takes kids to another level."

Mike Working, who in three years turned McDonogh's lackluster football program into an area power, was informed yesterday morning that he is the new coach at Mount St. Joseph.The decision ends a monthlong process that originally was completed on May 9, said Mount St. Joseph athletic director Paul Triplett, adding, "we just had to work out a few details before the announcement was made.""I'm very excited about the opportunity to work at one of Baltimore's finest schools," Working said in a statement.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Milton E. Triplett, Sr. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens beginning at 10:00 A.M. In edition to flowers, friends are encouraged to make donations in Milton's name to: The Humane Society of Harford County, Inc., 2208 Connolly Road, Fallston, Maryland 21047.

First in a series of occasional articles Erin Triplett's life shifted in a flash. Within months, the mortgage loan officer earning six figures in commissions was out of work, scrambling to launch a small business from an Anne Arundel County townhouse shared with roommates. Change came fast, too, for Bob Harris. The Washington County plant that employed him for nearly 35 years halted production in March, leaving him jobless for the first time since high school. A lean year lies ahead before he moves toward his vision of making a living laying bricks and planting shrubs.

On March 23, 2006 WILLIAM SYLVESTER ULSCH of Westminster, devoted father of Louis Ulsch, Edward Ulsch, Linda Triplett and William W. Ulsch; loving father-in-law of Jan Ulsch, Joyce Ulsch, Edward Triplett and Michele Ulsch; dear grandfather of Charles Ulsch, Michele Roberts, David Ulsch, Jason Ulsch, Katie Triplett, Ashley Ulsch and Lindsay Ulsch; loving great-grandfather of Keri Zanti, Timothy Roberts, Sammy Ulsch, Cody Ulsch and Taylor Ulsch. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1:30 p.m. from Haight Funeral Home & Chapel, Rt. 32 near Eldersburg.

On March 2, 2006, PHILIP N. (an avid musician) beloved husband of the late Doris Jean Jachelski and devoted friend of Gladys Ruhl, devoted father of Charlene Triplett and her husband Wellington, Philip Jachelski and his wife the late Joan, Larry Jachelski and his wife Denise, Nicholas Jachelski and his wife Lucinda and the late late Phyllis Barbusca, dear brother of Edward Jachelski and Vera France, grandfather of Abe Julene Morgan, Justin Triplett and...

Somewhere in his past, recent or distant, Paul Triplett must have gotten a four-of-a-kind in a poker game, hit on a 16 playing blackjack and won or just plain had a really good day in Vegas or Atlantic City. What else explains the remarkable run of good fortune Triplett is having as athletic director at Mount St. Joseph, which has No. 1 teams in three sports, boys basketball, indoor track and wrestling? "It's been fun for me as the athletic director because the kids have been doing such a great job and they work their butts off," Triplett said.

On November 28, 2005, LARRY E. TRIPLETT (retired Baltimore City Policeman) beloved brother of Serita D. Blair, Brenda Ridenour, Pamela Genco, Deborah Pattison, Carl Hawkins and Theresa Lohrig. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held from the Connelly Funeral Home of Essex, 300 Mace Avenue on December 10, 2005 at 10 A.M. Inurnment will be at Lake View Memorial Park, Eldersburg, MD. Friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, December 7, 2005, from 7 to 9 P.M.

On June 12, 2005, THERESA LYNN, beloved daughter of Ed Triplett, Connie Witomski and stepfather Joe; loving mother of James, Nicole, and T.T. Childress, Tia and David Miller and Erica Eidinger; dear sister of Ed, Derek and David Triplett and Linda Ochoa. Funeral Service at the W. Dabrowski-Chojnacki Funeral Homes, P.A., 1005 Dundalk Ave., on Thursday at 10 A.M. Interment Oaklawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, 4 to 8 P.M.

Kirk Triplett can remember exactly where he was at Augusta National, and what he was thinking as the final round of the 2001 Masters unfolded. "I had a short eagle putt on the 13th hole to get within one of Tiger [Woods]," Triplett recalled earlier this year. "My mind just raced forward and I played the next four or five holes in my head before I hit the putt, and the next thing I remember I was looking at a 4-footer just to make birdie. My mind had gotten away from me there." And so did any chance of Triplett catching Woods, who would go on to win the second of his three Masters titles.

On Friday, October 8, 2004, ALVA E. TRIPLETT, JR.; beloved husband of Ruth L. Triplett for 64 years (nee Schissler); devoted father of Phyllis Linz and her husband Douglas, Joyce Clark and her husband Larry; loving grandfather of Scott and Jenny Adcock, Julie Linz and Patrick Linz and Kelli Clark. Friends may call at Loring Byers Funeral Directors, Inc., 8728 Liberty Rd. (2 miles west of beltway exit 18-B) Monday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM where services will be held Tuesday, 11 AM. Interment private.

MORE THAN 13 million people in the United States have had a near-death experience, according to the literature of the International Association of Near Death Studies (IANDS). Many who come close to dying experience "something" that changes their lives. The experience is often difficult to describe, said IANDS President Bill Taylor, chairman of the organization's Maryland chapter. All near-death experiences are different, but they share common elements. Most people who have near-death experiences "probably undergo a personality change," Taylor said.