Sports

D-line looks strong in spring drills

News Staff

Fri, 05/09/2014 - 05:00

By TJ MAXWELL One thing that’s obvious by watching Copperas Cove football practice is the size, strength and speed in the box defensively. The defense is coming off a season where they gave up 36.2 points per game in 10 regular season games and one playoff outing.

Seven Bulldawgs land on All-District baseball list

News Staff

Fri, 05/09/2014 - 05:00

By TJ MAXWELL Despite missing their goal of reaching the playoffs, the Bulldawgs can be proud of their turnaround season that finished two games over .500 and tripled their district wins for their best finish in recent memory.

Copperas Cove senior Kyle Winstead will attend the Baseball Factory camp for an opportunity to go to the Omaha National World Series in June. Winstead led the Dawgs with a .387 batting average and .408 slugging percentage.

Winstead chosen for Nebraska camp

News Staff

Fri, 05/09/2014 - 05:00

By TJ MAXWELL Copperas Cove senior Kyle Winstead wants just one more chance to get in front of anyone that might help him take the next step in his baseball career and he’s hoping that with help from the community his trip to the Omaha National World Series on June 14-19 will aide in that quest.

8U Athletics’ Trinity Zavala prepares to run at second base during the third inning of their Copperas Cove Parks and Recreation league game against the Lady Astros Saturday at the City Park ball fields.

Athletics best Lady Astros in battle of unbeatens

News Staff

Tue, 05/06/2014 - 05:00

By TJ MAXWELL The 8U Athletics remain unbeaten at 3-0 after edging out the previously unbeaten Lady Astros 6-3 during Parks and Recreation league play on Saturday at the Copperas Cove City Park ball fields.

Shelbie Letzer heads a midfield air ball in the bi-district loss to Longview in Corsicana during the 2012-13 season.

Letzer named to TASCO All-State squad

News Staff

Tue, 05/06/2014 - 05:00

BY TJ MAXWELL The accolades continue to roll in for Shelbie Letzer and the Lady Dawgs soccer program. Letzer becomes the firstever Copperas Cove soccer player to be selected to the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches All-State Team.

The annual Jackrabbit Run- 4hope is set to kickoff Saturday at Ogletree Gap Park starting at 8 a.m.

"Community prepares for tenth annual Jackrabbit Run4hope"

News Staff

Tue, 05/06/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL For the tenth year, runners will take to the streets in the Ogletree Gap area and run the “big hill” in the annual Jackrabbit Run4hope, a fundraiser for Hope Pregnancy Center.

Members of the Copperas Cove defensive line, right, battle it out with members of the offensive line in a game of tug-o-war during spring practice at the school on Wednesday. The defense won the battle.

Spring ball

News Staff

Fri, 05/02/2014 - 05:00

By TJ MAXWELL The crash of shoulder pads, the chirps of whistles and the shrill of a coach screaming ‘hustle to the line’ means one thing for sports fans – football is back.

Diamond Dawgs wrap up season

News Staff

Fri, 05/02/2014 - 05:00

By TJ MAXWELL Despite not getting the storybook ending both teams would have loved to create, the Copperas Cove baseball and softball teams can hold their heads high after notching historically strong seasons this year.

Community prepares for tenth annual Jackrabbit Run4hope

News Staff

Fri, 05/02/2014 - 05:00

By LYNETTE SOWELL For the tenth year, runners will take to the streets in the Ogletree Gap area and run the “big hill” in the annual Jackrabbit Run- 4hope, a fundraiser for Hope Pregnancy Center.

Boys soccer honors players with banquet

News Staff

Tue, 04/29/2014 - 05:00

By TJ MAXWELL The Copperas Cove boys soccer team was recognized for it’s accomplishments during their annual banquet on Thursday. “We’re going to be blessed next year to have seven returning starters,” boys head soccer coach Greg Porter said during the banquet.