Sports
AUSTIN – Winning a state championship in the high jump ranks a close second to making the basketball playoffs in Copperas Cove senior Cory Scott’s mind. Scott won the high jump competition with a jump of seven feet. The last time Copperas Cove had a state champion grace the halls of the high school was two years ago when John Horton, brought back the long jump championship.
Seven seniors from Copperas Cove High School inked their commitments to continue their sport in the college ranks. Trackster Fabiola Andujar has committed to run for Rice University in Houston after spending one year running long distance for the Lady Dawgs cross country and track teams. Fabiola is the lone regional qualifier for the Lady Dawgs...
With the 102nd overall pick in the 2013 draft, the New England Patriots selected TCU junior Josh Boyce in the fourth round Saturday morning. Boyce hails from Copperas Cove where he was a 2008 graduate of Copperas Cove High School and favorite receiver of Robert Griffin III during the Bulldawgs bid at a state championship. Boyce ended his Horned...
Even on a bad day, Copperas Cove senior Cory Scott can qualify for the coveted State track and field meet. After clearing the 6’-10” bar and tying for first, the senior began preparing for his final meet of his career to be held in Austin on May 11. “I feel bad after my jumps,” said Scott. “I just couldn’t get my mark right, jumping too far in...
Many doubted that the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs belonged in the softball playoffs and predicted they would be one and done. For Shelly Hayes and her team they had a pair of games to play, proving they belonged and could hang with the No. 20 ranked Mansfield Timberview Lady Wolves. In a best of three series, Copperas Cove led through six innings...
For 48-years, the discus record held by Ronnie Lightfoot at Copperas Cove High School has stood untouched until senior Girod Fluelen eclipsed it last week at the area meet in Waco. In near freezing conditions, Lightfoot’s toss came as a junior in high school at the Fort Worth recreational meet. “It caught a good wind and kept going,” said...
