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.
With the NFL draft less than a week away, teams are jockeying for position to pick up that next franchise player. The Dallas Cowboys are in dire need safety, linebacker and center and a wide receiver to work the opposite side of Dez Bryant and Miles Austin as the No. 3 receiver position that was vacated by Kevin Ogletree. Ranked at 107 of...
Crowned as District 8-5A champions, the Bulldawgs track team scored 123 points over a two-day period at Temple High School to take the top honors, advancing to the Area round of competition in 11 events. Pulled from his third period class and driven to Temple on the first day of competition, senior Cory Scott competed in the district high jump...
The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs softball team is in complete control of their playoff destiny, after traveling to Ellison High School claiming a 7-4 win. Junior Carlee Duran got in trouble early in the first inning, hitting the first batter and allowing three runs to score before posting the first out of the game. Duran worked the first inning of...
Stranding 11 runners onbase, the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs softball team fell short on the scoreboard to the Belton Lady Tigers 5-2 Tuesday evening at home. “We just couldn’t get the hits when we needed the hits,” head coach Shelly Hayes said. “We are finally getting girls on and now we have to learn to move them and hit when there is a pressure...
Copperas Cove High School is sending seven more athletes to the college ranks after holding their monthly signing ceremony in the gymnasium meeting room Tuesday. Bulldawg football players Billy Hatten and Karim Sarhani will continue being teammates after inking their deals with West Virginia Wesleyan College. Bulldawgs right tackle Tyler...
