WATERTOWN – Whether pushing the pace in basketball or setting the pace in track and cross country, Halle Bauer has been a valuable member of the Great Plains Lutheran Panthers. This senior’s journey began six years ago when she landed a spot on the GPL cross country squad as a seventh-grader. She qualified for state that year, then medaled the following year and has been out in front ever since. “From her first day of practice, I could tell that she had the potential to be one of the best to come through our school,” said GPL track and field coach Derrick Ovall. “She was very shy, but would come to practice every day and put in the effort.” Bauer said training for distance running was hard, but soon learned it was necessary. “You need to do the training to make the racing fun,” Bauer said. She became a member of the varsity basketball team as a freshman and recently capped a three-year run as a starter for the Panthers. Bauer her sports complement each