ATHLETICS

Bentonville to induct six into Hall of Honor

Bill Burnett, who enjoyed great football success at Bentonville and at the University of Arkansas, is among six athletes that make up the third class to be inducted into the Bentonville High School Athletic Hall of Honor.

The induction ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. Friday in the school's North Commons before Bentonville hosts Springdale Har-Ber in the 7A-West Conference opener that night.

Burnett, who moved to Bentonville when he was in the ninth grade and graduated in 1966, is known for scoring six touchdowns on seven carries in his first game as the Tigers' running back. He was the program's leading rusher when he graduated and went to Arkansas, where he was a two-time all-Southwest Conference player and remains the Razorbacks' leading scorer for position players with 294 points.

The other inductees include:

• Robin Alpe Wright (Class of 1994) -- A three-time all-conference and all-district player in basketball who also participated in track, softball and cross country and served as a football manager. She later went to Arkansas, where she played basketball and softball.

• Bridgette Smith Woodell (Class of 1995) -- A four-time all-state swimmer who was named Arkansas Swimmer of the Year in 1994-95 and went on to swim at South Carolina.

• Mychael Stewart (Class of 2004) -- A six-time state champion in track from 2003-04 and a member of the Tigers' first state championship football team in 2001. He went on to compete in track at Arkansas.

• Dallas Hardison (Class of 2012) -- The starting quarterback for Bentonville's 2010 state championship team and the Tigers' state runnerup team in 2011. He completed a state-record 74.7 percent of his passes in 2011 and threw for 6,141 yards and 69 TDs in his two years. He later went on to play quarterback at Henderson State.

• Rebecca Brown Sorby (Class of 2012) -- A three-time all-conference and all-state volleyball player who led the Lady Tigers to state titles in 2010 and 2011. She went on to play volleyball at Drake, where she lettered for four years, and played professionally in Denmark, Cyprus, England and Austria.
