Sports

Lady Dawgs fall to 1-4 in District 12-6A with loss to Lady Tigers

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press After a strong preseason for the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ basketball team, it has been a rough start in District 12-6A play with four losses in five attempts, including Friday’s fourth-quarter collapse against the Belton Lady Tigers in a 47-37 loss after leading...

Bulldawgs unable to keep pace with Eagles in second half of 74-53 loss

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs were looking to move to 2-0 in district play when the Ellison Eagles came to town Tuesday night and it looked like they were on track for that goal after the first eight minutes of action that saw them lead 22-16.

Bulldawgs go 2-2, Lady Dawgs 1-3 in holiday tournaments

By TJ MAXWELLCopperas Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs and Lady Dawgs basketball teams each got a hot start at their respective basketball tournaments before running into some tough opponents during their final tournament of the season.

Bulldawgs, Lady Dawgs competing in holiday hoops tournaments

By TJ MAXWELLCopperas Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove basketball teams get a break from school over the holiday break, but not from competition as the Bulldawgs are currently competing in the 60th annual MT Rice Holiday Tournament in Waco while the Lady Dawgs are competing in the 20th annual...

Lady Dawgs finish 4th, Bulldawgs place 7th in Tournament of Champions

By Ryan RobbinsSpecial to the Leader-Press Being a champion takes sacrifice, and that is exactly what the Copperas Cove wrestling program did on Saturday. They sacrificed sleep in order to compete against some of the best programs in the state as part of The Tournament of Champions at Burleson.