Sports

RGIII donates off-season trainers

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Tue, 06/03/2014 - 07:33
By TJ MAXWELL   Washington Redskins quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and Copperas Cove multi-sport standout Robert Griffin III (RGIII) continued his giving ways this past Memorial Day by donating special edition Adidas camouflage training cleats to the Copperas Cove football program in honor of...

State bound

Dawgs fall in championship game, qualify for state with second place finish.
Tue, 06/03/2014 - 07:32
By TJ MAXWELL   AUSTIN – The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs 7 on 7 team breezed their way to the championship game of the Lake Travis state qualifying tournament Saturday at Cavalier Field.
10U Diamondbacks third baseman Brooklyn Thompson waits on the throw as Marlins’ Jayna Carrero safely reaches base during their Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation league game Wednesday at city park.

10U Diamondbacks third baseman Brooklyn Thompson waits on the throw as Marlins’ Jayna Carrero safely reaches base during their Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation league game Wednesday at city park.

D-backs remain undefeated

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Fri, 05/30/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   The Diamondbacks 10U softball team remained undefeated on Wednesday night when they downed the Marlins 14-8 in three innings. The D-Backs (5-0) are currently locked in a battle for first place with the Athletics (5-0-1) atop the division.
Copperas Cove baseball players were recognized for their accomplishments during the 2014 Dawg Baseball Banquet Tuesday at the high school.

Copperas Cove baseball players were recognized for their accomplishments during the 2014 Dawg Baseball Banquet Tuesday at the high school.

Bulldawg baseball honored at annual banquet

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Fri, 05/30/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs varsity baseball team tripled its win total from a year ago and helped bring a program back to relevance this season under the direction of first-year head coach Dusty Brittain.
Nick Hooten lands in the sand pit as he competes during a summer track meet at Bulldawg Stadium. The summer track program kicksoff June 9.

Nick Hooten lands in the sand pit as he competes during a summer track meet at Bulldawg Stadium. The summer track program kicksoff June 9.

Cove P&R has plenty for the active lifestyle

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Fri, 05/30/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Just because the high school sports season has come to a close doesn’t mean sports enthusiasts and fans should hang their heads and resign to their air-conditioned abodes. The Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation summer season is just beginning to sizzle.
Gabriella Emeana, 8, of Copperas Cove runds third base as she competes in the MLB Pitch Hit and Run competition on April 5 in Copperas Cove.

Gabriella Emeana, 8, of Copperas Cove runds third base as she competes in the MLB Pitch Hit and Run competition on April 5 in Copperas Cove.

Local youth advances to championship

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Tue, 05/27/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Gabby Emeana, a player for the 8U Girls Machine Pitch Athletics, earned a spot at the Major League Baseball Pitch, Hit and Run Houston Astros Team Championships at Minute Maid Park in Houston on June 1.

Lady Dawgs Softball honored at banquet

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Tue, 05/27/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Members of the Lady Dawgs softball program were honored for their hard work in finishing above .500 on the year of a program during the Denim and Diamonds Awards Banquet Thursday at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.
Copperas Cove senior guard Xylina Carlisle, center, with her parents Rose and Orlando Carlisle recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball for the Sul Ross Lady Lobos.

Copperas Cove senior guard Xylina Carlisle, center, with her parents Rose and Orlando Carlisle recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball for the Sul Ross Lady Lobos.

Carlisle signs with Sul Ross

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Tue, 05/27/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Copperas Cove senior guard, Xylina Carlisle recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball for the Sul Ross Lady Lobos in Alpine during a signing ceremony at the Boys and Girls Club Teen Center in Killeen on Thursday.
15U Yankees’ Jacob Wagner starts his windup on the mound during the fifth inning of their 14-7 win over the Cubs on Tuesday. Wagner picked up the win after coming in at a 5-5 tie to start the fourth inning.

15U Yankees’ Jacob Wagner starts his windup on the mound during the fifth inning of their 14-7 win over the Cubs on Tuesday. Wagner picked up the win after coming in at a 5-5 tie to start the fourth inning.

Yankees maintain division lead with win over Cubs

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Fri, 05/23/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   The 15U Yankees and Cubs finally got a chance to face each other. After getting rained out in week 1, the two teams went toe-totoe Tuesday.

Dawgs defense has new scheme, faces

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Fri, 05/23/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   The defense is taking on a new look in 2014 for the Copperas Cove football program. Not just schematically, but in the coaching ranks as well. Two defensive coaches remain from the 2013 staff.