Sports

Lady Dawgs move to 4-4 with pre-Thanksgiving win over Connally 45-28

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Lady Dawgs used pressure defense and second-chance opportunities to defeat the Waco Connally Lady Cadets 45-28 to move to 4-4 on the season with just three games left until District 12-6A action begins on the road at Harker Heights on Dec. 11.

Lady Dawgs’ hoops defeat McNeil 52-34

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ basketball team had a much better showing in their second attempt in front of their home crowd on Tuesday as they doubled the offensive output of the Lady Mavericks to build a 35-17 lead at the break on their way to a 52-34 win to...

LDVB defeats Ellison; forces 3rd place tie in 12-6A

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   KILLEEN – The final match for Copperas Cove head volleyball coach Cari Lowery and her Lady Dawgs volleyball team was much like the season – a rollercoaster ride.

Covid-19 cancels two more Bulldawg football games

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   As the Covid-19 virus ravages the nation, more and more school districts have been forced to close campuses and cancel extra-curricular activities and Copperas Cove has not been immune from that as earlier this week, Thursday night’s contest against the Ellison...

Copperas Cove football games canceled for this week

Cove Leader-Press  The second 12-6A football game was cancelled or postponed last week, and the latest one hit close to home as hours before kickoff on Friday, coronavirus concerns at Copperas Cove High School forced the cancellation or postponement of last Friday night’s scheduled showdown between...

Big plays lead Cove JV Gold past Killeen 40-28

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs JV Gold team gave fans a show Thursday night as they averaged more than 12 yards per play en route to amasing 543 yards of total offense on just 45 plays, paced by running backs Malcolm Roberts and Trey Fossett who combined for 438 yards...

Lady Dawg Volleyball swept by Heights, Dawgs still looking for first win

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs had their three-game win-streak that moved them into the third-place spot in District 12-6A halted by a three-set sweep at the hands of the first-place Harker Heights Knights Tuesday night at Bulldawg Gymnasium in a varsity-only clash.

LDVB defeats Lady Roos without head coach

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   As if the 2020 season hasn’t been challenging enough, the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ volleyball team had yet another contest postponed due the Coronavirus in their road contest with Bryan scheduled for Tuesday and had to play Wednesday’s rescheduled...