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Hazelwood West Inducts 5 Into Sports Hall of Fame
The Hazelwood West High School Athletic Department inducted five new members into the Hazelwood West Hall of Fame at a luncheon and half-time field presentation on Saturday, Sept. 21.
The class of 2013 includes:
Steve Mayes – Class of 1993. Mayes was an 8th Round Draft Pick, 52nd overall, by the Pensacola Flyers in the 1998 Eastern Indoor Soccer League. While at HWHS Mayes played soccer and baseball. In 1992 and 1993, he made the All-Conference Second Team and recorded 17 shutouts. He went on to play soccer at Missouri State University from 1993-1996.
Robert Riti, – Class of 1995. Riti was a 2000 undrafted free agent with the St. Louis Rams. Riti was a member of the track and field, wrestling and football teams. He was selected to the All-Suburban North Conference football team and the All-Metro football team. He went on to play football at the University of Missouri-Columbia from 1996 through 1999. In 1998, he was the All-Big XII Center.
Frank E. Burkhart – Served as a coach and administrator at HWHS from 1974 to 2006. He was the HWHS head baseball coach from 1974 to 1981 with a record of 91 wins and 49 losses. He led the 1977 team to a Conference Championship; the team had a record of 16 – 6.
LaMark Brown – Class of 2007. Brown was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons in 2012. He currently plays with the Minnesota Vikings. He was a member of the track and field, basketball and football teams. He was named to the First Team All-Conference for offence, First Team All-Conference for defense, First Team All-Metro, First Team All-State Defensive Back in 2005. In 2006, he was named to the First Team All-Conference for Defense, First Team All-Metro and the First Team All-State Defensive Back teams. In 2007, he was named a Prep Star All-American.
Ben Solari – Class of 2008. Solari was a two time state swimming champion in the 100 meter breast and 200 meter individual medley. In 2008, he received The Ernie Vornbrock Award for Outstanding Male Swimmer; he was named “Athlete of the Year” by the North County Journal and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and was awarded Swimmer of the Meet at the Missouri State High School Champion swim meet.
