Sports

Fox and Cove girls, Sizemore advance to Region II-6A Golf tourney

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The term ‘batting 1,000’ is a well-known in softball and baseball circles, but that can also used for Elle Fox as she is a perfect 3 for 3 as district champion after combining for a two-day total of 153 to take first place by four strokes over Belton’s Kennedy...

Cove sends three athletes to state powerlifting meet

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   A week after Copperas Cove senior Arianna Eseroma punched her ticket to the 2021 State Powerlifting Meet in Corpus Christi with a second-place finish in the 148-pound weight division at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association (THSWPA) Region 2...

Lady Dawgs run-rule Belton in 12-6A softball opener, 11-1

By Tony Adams Belton Journal    There are nights when things come together.  On Tuesday night at Lady Tiger Field, it came together for the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ softball team, as they took on Belton in the District 12-6A opener.

Three more Cove seniors sign with colleges

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Two football players and an athletic manager participated in a signing ceremony Wednesday morning in the Copperas Cove High School’s weight room in front of friends and family.

Lady Dawgs’ soccer finding stride as season winds down

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The sports adage “if there was only more time on the clock” may ring true for the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ soccer team this season as they’ve found a way to earn victories but don’t have enough game left to make up that ground.

Lady Dawgs Softball off to hot start

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Copperas Cove head softball coach Bryan Waller is excited to be back on the diamond, especially with their solid 6-1 start after a turbulent year of Covid. “It feels good to be out here, especially back at home,” said Waller. “It’s amazing to be back mon the field.

Bulldawg Baseball ekes out 5-4 win in home opener

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Nearly a year has passed since the 2020 spring sports seasons were washed away due to the Coronavirus pandemic and with it a promising season for the Copperas Cove baseball program.

Dawg Soccer falls in shootout to Knights 4-3

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove boys’ soccer team had an opportunity to narrow the gap with fourth-place Temple as they took a 3-1 lead in the first half of their home match against Harker Heights Tuesday night at Bulldawg Stadium.