Sports

Summer track program to start June 9

News Staff
Fri, 05/23/2014 - 05:00
Athletes of all ages and grade levels are invited to take part in the Copperas Cove Summer Track program, beginning June 9 at 5 p.m.  with the first meet at Bulldawg Stadium, followed by practices Tuesday-Thursday from 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
Bo Scribner of the Jokers/Southern Nights team tags out Nick Valentine of the Fort Hood Warriors during the men’s division championship game of the 2014 Rabbit Fest Softball Tournament on Sunday at Copperas Cove City Park.

Bo Scribner of the Jokers/Southern Nights team tags out Nick Valentine of the Fort Hood Warriors during the men’s division championship game of the 2014 Rabbit Fest Softball Tournament on Sunday at Copperas Cove City Park.

Cove league champs win Rabbit Fest tournament

News Staff
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   The Fort Hood Warriors won three consecutive games to earn their way to the men’s finals against the Jokers/Southern Nights squad while Play Dirty battled back from an early loss to earn a spot in the finale of the coed portion of the 2014 Rabbit Fest Softball Tournament against the...
Copperas Cove junior quarterback Manny Harris is tackled from behind by linebacker D’Mani Bunn-Peapealalo during a Blue-Gold scrimmage Thursday at Bulldawg Stadium.

Copperas Cove junior quarterback Manny Harris is tackled from behind by linebacker D’Mani Bunn-Peapealalo during a Blue-Gold scrimmage Thursday at Bulldawg Stadium.

Offense dialed in for scrimmage scores multiple times

News Staff
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Hard hits and aerial acrobatics highlighted the first Copperas Cove intersquadscrimmage Thursday at Bulldawg Stadium.

1st Cavalry Division

News Staff
Tue, 05/20/2014 - 05:00
Sgt. Jason Moss, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, putts billiard-style with a hockey stick during a golf scramble with soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment Saturday at the Hills of Cove Golf Course.
Justin Best of the Royals 12U baseball team stumbles in to second base in front of the tag attempt of Cardinals shortstop Josiah Key during their Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation league game Tuesday at Copperas Cove City Park.

Justin Best of the Royals 12U baseball team stumbles in to second base in front of the tag attempt of Cardinals shortstop Josiah Key during their Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation league game Tuesday at Copperas Cove City Park.

Undefeated

News Staff
Fri, 05/16/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   The Royals 12U baseball team (5-0) defended their unbeaten streak in grand fashion on Tuesday night when they dispatched the Cardinals (2- 2) during Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation league play at Copperas Cove City Park.
Nine Copperas Cove student-athletes participate in a signing ceremony Wednesday at the school.

Nine Copperas Cove student-athletes participate in a signing ceremony Wednesday at the school.

Nine seniors ink to play college sports

News Staff
Fri, 05/16/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Nine more Copperas Cove Bulldawgs and Lady Dawgs have signed with colleges to play their respective sports on the next level. Those studentathletes were recognized during a signing ceremony Wednesday at the school.
Copperas Cove junior quarterback Manny Harris makes a throw during 7-on-7 drills as part of practice on Wednesday at Bulldawg Stadium.

Copperas Cove junior quarterback Manny Harris makes a throw during 7-on-7 drills as part of practice on Wednesday at Bulldawg Stadium.

Cove football moving in right direction

News Staff
Fri, 05/16/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Over a third of spring practice has come and gone and Copperas Cove head football coach and athletic director Jack Welch likes the direction the team is heading, especially on defense where the coaching staff is really focusing their attention in the early goings.
Copperas Cove Alumni Brelan Chancellor, center, waits to hear the announcement for the MVP of the Heart of Dallas Bowl as he celebrates the win with his team at The Cotton Bowl Stadium.

Copperas Cove Alumni Brelan Chancellor, center, waits to hear the announcement for the MVP of the Heart of Dallas Bowl as he celebrates the win with his team at The Cotton Bowl Stadium.

Chancellor picked up by Chargers as free agent

News Staff
Tue, 05/13/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Brelan Chancellor, a former running back for the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs turned star returner and slot receiver for the University of North Texas, was picked up by the San Diego Chargers as an unrestricted free agent on the final day of the NFL draft.
Robert Griffin III, former Copperas Cove standout, Heisman Trophy winner and current Washington Redskins quarterback, laughs as he talks with Baylor president Ken Starr during An Evening with Robert Griffin III, presented by the Gerald Bolfing Family, benefiting the Friends for Life organization, on Friday at Baylor’s Ferrell Center in Waco.

Robert Griffin III, former Copperas Cove standout, Heisman Trophy winner and current Washington Redskins quarterback, laughs as he talks with Baylor president Ken Starr during An Evening with Robert Griffin III, presented by the Gerald Bolfing Family, benefiting the Friends for Life organization, on Friday at Baylor’s Ferrell Center in Waco.

RGIII speaks at Friends for Life

News Staff
Tue, 05/13/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   Robert Griffin III is well-known for his achievements on the playing field but his charitable endeavors are what really mean the most to him, and on Friday night he spoke at an event for a charity very close to his heart – Friends for Life.
Copperas Cove senior shortstop Elliana Doubleday was named to the 8-5A All- District Softball First Team along fellow seniors Irene Espinoza and Tayler Hammack and juniors Carlee Duran and Autumn Hughes.

Copperas Cove senior shortstop Elliana Doubleday was named to the 8-5A All- District Softball First Team along fellow seniors Irene Espinoza and Tayler Hammack and juniors Carlee Duran and Autumn Hughes.

Lady Dawgs place 10 on All-District squad

News Staff
Tue, 05/13/2014 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL   The Lady Dawgs were recognized for their hard work by the coaches of District 8-5A when 10 were selected to the 2014 Softball All-District Team.