Lady Dawgs notch 20th win in Liberty Hill

By TJ MAXWELL   LIBERTY HILL – The No. 19-ranked Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs improved their season record to 20-8 with a sweep over the Liberty Hill Lady Panthers (25-13, 25-15, 25-16) on Tuesday.

Dawgs lick wounds, prepare for Lake Travis

Jack Welch knew a tough test was coming but he wasn’t sure what to expect from his young team against a very experienced and talented A&M Consolidated team on Friday. The young Dawgs were simply outmaneuvered by the more experienced Tiger squad.

Cove volleyball, tennis and cross country highlight weekend’s action

The Copperas Cove Lady Bulldawgs’ volleyball team earned a No. 15 ranking by the Texas Girls Coaches Association in last Monday’s state volleyball poll with strong showings in the Austin and Granbury Invitational tournaments and they were at it again over the weekend at the highly competitive...

Dawgs fall short in Tigerland 51-14

By TJ MAXWELL/Cove Leader-Press COLLEGE STATION - The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs learned a valuable lesson in their season opener against the A&M Consolidated Tigers.They learned you have to move one step faster and wrap up the tackle just a little longer to compete with the top teams in the state.

SERIOUS BUSINESS

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Bulldawg football team will begin its arduous preseason schedule with a road trip to face the A&M Consolidated Tigers at Tiger Field in College Station tonight.

Boyd wins opening XC meet in Temple

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   TEMPLE – Cove junior Amber Boyd began her 2015 cross country campaign much like her 2014 season – with a strong win at the Temple Invitational at Lions Park in Temple. Unlike last year, however, Boyd didn’t need a last-minute kick to notch a second-place finish.

Short-handed Dawg Tennis splits week

By TJ MAXWELL After pushing their season record to 9-4 with a couple wins earlier in the week, the Dawg tennis program suffered a pair of losses during the Centex Team Tournament  over the weekend to fall to 9-6 on the year.

A NOTCH ABOVE

By TJ MAXWELL The 2015 incarnation of the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs varsity football team is inexperienced, but hungry, says head coach Jack Welch. That hunger can sometimes negate  any inexperience, allowing a young team to rise to the occasion. Welch saw just that on Friday.

Gators, Fire and Velocity F.C. win city soccer championships

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Six weeks of battling on  the pitch culminated on Saturday with the championship  games in the 9-and-under, 12-and-under and 15-and-under coed soccer divisions of the Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation Youth Soccer League.

BIG FINISH

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Starting slow but finishing strong is a trait ofthis year’s Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team. Head coach Cari Lowery likes the strong finish, but the slow start – not so much.