Copperas Cove track gets under way at Denise Petter Big Red Relays

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press The 2022 track and field season officially got underway Saturday with the Denise Petter Big Red Relays that hosted 14 teams at Tiger Stadium in Belton.Senior Malaya Thorpe led the Lady Dawgs with a personal record time of 17.

Three Copperas Cove Bulldawgs qualify for State Wrestling Tournament

By RYAN ROBBINSSpecial to the Leader-Press  The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs traveled to Allen this weekend for the Regional Wrestling tournament. Just 3 days after having the district tournament, that was pushed back, due to the previous weekend’s freeze.

Lady Dawgs move into second place with rally win over Heights

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press Things looked bleak for the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs soccer team after a rebound goal by Harker Heights’ Aricela Ruiz put the Lady Knights up 3-0 just a few minutes into the second half of the second game of the Lady Dawgs’ Monday/Tuesday double-header.

UIL releases realignment with Cove heading north, south and east in new District 12-6A

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press After years of competing in district with all four Killeen schools and Belton with few changes, the Bulldawgs find three new opponents joining the 12-6A ranks with Cove, Harker Heights, Temple and district returnee Bryan, who came back into the fold two years ago.

Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs soccer team plays to honor their coach, wins

Copperas Cove’s Emily Poste chases down a loose ball in front of the goal of the Bryan Lady Eagles. Poste scored two of the Lady Dawgs four goals in their 4-1 win with Brianna Miles and Emma Crawley. The win improves Cove’s record to 2-1 for a tie with Bryan for third place in District 12-6A.

Bulldawgs fall short in bid to topple first-place Belton 69-57

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press Despite another strong shooting performance by Copperas Cove junior Henry Sanchez, who finished with a team-high 19 points, the Bulldawgs could not contain Belton senior TJ Johnson and the Tigers as Johnson scored 34 of the Tigers’ 69 points in their 69-57 win over...

Copperas Cove girls’, boys’ hoops each suffer another tough loss

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press The season started strong for both the Copperas Cove girls’ and boys’ basketball teams but has since fallen off the pace for one of the top four playoff-qualifying spots in District 12-6A with a string of losses.

Lady Dawgs can’t stop Gibbs, Lady Roos in 58-44 loss

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   In a pivotal game in the chase for one of the four spots to make the playoffs, the Lady Dawgs couldn’t slow down junior Taleiyah Gibbs in the first half as she scored 20 of her team’s 33 points to take a commanding 33-17 lead into the locker room at the half time...

Copperas Cove athletic program seeks fourth new athletic director, head coach in five years

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs athletic program is looking to fill its top spot for the fourth time in five years after head coach and athletic director, Jason Hammett, stepped down from that role on Tuesday after nearly two years at the helm.

Bulldawgs stay in playoff hunt with 70-67 win over Wolves

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press The stakes were high.Another district loss for their seventh-consecutive loss would have put the Bulldawgs in a deep hole in the race for the top four spots in District 12-6A.