From the beginning of the season, Sebring junior Connor Bauer knew he'd need a peak performance at state in order to reach his goal of a top-10 finish. ...more

November 23, 2008

Connor Bauer ran to a second-place finish and the Sebring boys and girls cross country teams qualified for regionals together for the first time in more than five years on Thursday at the Class 2A-District 5 meet at Lake Park. The Sebring boys finished sixth with 157 points, while the Blue Streak girls finished fifth with 144 points to send both teams to the Region 3 race on Nov. 14 at Estero Community Park. ...more

November 6, 2008

When Max Copley ran in her first Heartland Triathlon last year, she admittedly didn't quite know what to do once the race was underway. ...more

July 14, 2008

A Proud Independent Regarding "Florida, Michigan To Receive Half-Votes" (front page, June 1): ...more

June 3, 2008

SEBRING –– Yearning to be the best has been a trait that's woven into the fabric of who Sebring sophomore Connor Bauer is as an athlete. His training schedule as a distance runner showed his dedication to the sport and crossing the finish line on top is all that was on Bauer's mind. But that tunnel vision led him down a dark corridor that saw him push the boundaries of what is considered too much and could have cost him much more than just sweat. "I never thought I could work out too much," Bauer said. "I always thought that you could get a pulled muscle or break a bone, but not sitting in a hospital wondering if you'd done permanent damage to yourself." Bauer, who was preparing for the Class 3A-District 8 track meet, where he was one of the favorites in the mile and two-mile runs, began feeling more intense muscle pain a few days after a heavy workout. ...more

May 5, 2008

WINTER HAVEN — A day before Thanksgiving usually means gearing up for the big feast for most, but for the Avon Park wrestling team, it meant getting down on the mat. The Red Devils sent nine wrestlers to the Winter Haven Invitational meet on Wednesday and seven earned high marks while earning a top three placing against some of the best up-and-coming wrestlers in the area. ...more

November 24, 2007

DADE CITY — Connor Bauer said he felt "horrible" heading into Saturday's Class 2A state cross-country meet. As the lone member of the Sebring XC team competing at the event, the sophomore said it was tough for him to get excited about his first state race without his teammates at his side. Oh, what a difference less than 17 minutes makes. Bauer finished 25th in the final race of the season, burning up a slow, hilly Little Everglades Ranch course with a time of 16:58, his second-best mark of the year. ...more

November 18, 2007

SEBRING — Going up against the best cross-country runners in the state can be a daunting task. For Sebring sophomore Connor Bauer, it's just another step in his continuing development into an elite runner. "Connor is a gamer," said Blue Streak coach Jeff Shoemaker. "He's quiet, but he's a very competitive person, and to be as good as he is, you have to be aggressive." ...more

November 17, 2007

Sophomore Connor Bauer took top honors Saturday morning at the Frostproof Invitational, burning up the sandy 5K trail in a course-record time of 18:29 and leading a shorthanded Sebring cross-country team to a ninth-place finish out of 15 teams. ...more

September 30, 2007

When will the exodus from Safety Harbor government end? ...more

September 4, 2007