"It was time to stop," said Walter, who ended his 37-year career as a health education teacher and physical education department chair at Arundel on Friday.
Walter had been pulling triple-duty as the athletic director, teacher and the Wildcats' baseball coach since 1981.
He went to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., and coached Team USA's Under-16 program in Jupiter, Fla., earlier this summer.
Once he got back to Maryland, his decision to retire...
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