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.

Lady Dawgs drop District 12-6A opener to Lady Knights 53-41

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press Defense wins championships, but you can’t get there without some offense.For the second-consecutive game, the Lady Dawgs did a solid job for most of the game defensively but were unable to execute enough offense to come away with the win in their 53-41 loss in the...

Varsity girl and JV boy wrestlers compete at Ellison Invitational

Special to the Leader-Press The Lady Dawgs and the JV Bulldawgs travelled to Killeen for the annual Ellison Inviational. Every school in the district was represented except for Hutto.

Lady Dawgs fall short in final non-district contest against Class 5A no. 11 Georgetown

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press Crisp passing and shutdown defense in the paint helped the no. 11 Georgetown Lady Eagles overwhelm the Copperas Cove Lady dawgs in their non-district finale Tuesday at Bulldawg Stadium.The Lady Eagles had 18 assists to the Lady Dawgs’ three and shot 51 percent from...

Copperas Cove wrestling hosts first dual of season to highlight sports week

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   After opening the season with a sixth-place finish at the highly competitive Capital Classic at the Delco Center in Austin on Nov. 19-20, the Bulldawgs’ wrestling team got back to action at home with a dual against Lampasas and Ellison on Wednesday with some mixed...

Cove wrestling finishes 6th in loaded bracket

Special to the Leader-Press The Bulldawg and Lady Dawg wrestling programs traveled, along with 37 more teams, to Austin for the Capital Classic. Most brackets were filled with multiple state ranked wrestlers from both 5A and 6A. Cove entered the tournament with 4 ranked wrestlers as well.

Bulldawgs have five players named to 12-6A All-District Football Team

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press It wasn’t the ending they envisioned coming into the season, going 1-9 for the second-consecutive season and missing the playoffs for the third-straight year.

Bulldawgs fall to strong Round Rock, Lake Travis teams

By TJ MAXWELLCove Leader-Press Copperas Cove boys head basketball coach, Travis Boyce Jr, wants his team battle-tested before District 12-6A play begins on Tuesday, Dec. 21 at home against the Temple Wildcats.He got just that in his Monday/Tuesday matchups with the Round Rock Dragons and Lake...

Lady Dawgs fall to Lady Mustangs 45-42 in overtime

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   After winning five-consecutive road games as part of a 6-0 run since opening the season with a 40-34 loss to Leander at home, the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs suffered just their second loss of the season in a 45-42 loss to the Marble Falls Lady Mustangs Tuesday night...