Local youth football teams hold ribbon cuttings

By BRITTANY FHOLER  Cove Leader-Press    The Copperas Cove Chamber of Commerce held ribbon cuttings for local youth football teams this week, the Tri-County Outlawz Football and Cheer and the Rebels-Hill Country Youth Football teams.

Cove Lady Pups go 3-1 against Belton

Special to the Leader-Press   It was an exciting night for the Lady Pups as they took on Belton Middle School. 7B finished victorious against Belton Middle School. The girls played with execution and composure. We are implementing everything that we learn in practice.

Lady Dawgs win again to move to 4-2; Dawgs get replacement game vs Granbury

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   After losing two games to open the season, the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team have since reeled off four-consecutive wins, including the marathon win over Bryan in five sets (21-25, 25-14, 24-26, 26-24, 15-10) Friday night at Bulldawg Gymnasium.

Lady Dawgs open 12-6A play with sweep over Lady Tigers

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Lady Dawgs didn’t have their usual 20-plus games to prepare for Tuesday’s District 12-6A opener against the Belton Lady Tigers, but it didn’t seem to matter as they looked in top form during their 3-0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-19) sweep over Belton at Bulldawg...

Lady Dawgs even record at 2-2 heading into 12-6A opener with Belton

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The shortened preseason for the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team got truncated even more over the weekend when one of their two scheduled contests was canceled, cutting the pre-district slate to just four games compared to the 25 games played before the...

Copperas Cove Bulldawgs open football season against similar opponent in Waxahachie Indians

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Tonight’s season opener between the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs and Waxahachie Indians will be a true test of who was able to improve over the COVID-19 affected offseason as both teams are coming off a losing season and coming into the 2020 campaign under new...

Cove battles Vandegrift in final preseason tune-up

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs and Vandegrift Vipers battled it out on the gridiron of Leander ISD’s Ed.

LDVB opens season with 3-1 loss to Top 20 ranked Liberty Hill Lady Panthers

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The young and inexperienced Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team ran into a bit of a buzzsaw to open the COVID-19 delayed 2020 season when they hosted the Class 5A Top 20 Liberty Hill Lady Panthers Tuesday night at Bulldawg Gymnasium.

Bulldawgs hold annual intersquad scrimmage

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Long-awaited familiar sights and sounds filled Bulldawg Stadium on Saturday morning as the 2020 version of the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs football squad got after each other in their annual intersquad scrimmage.

Dawgs get delayed football season underway

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   More than six months since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down schools and athletic programs nationwide, the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs, under the leadership of first-year head coach and athletic director Jason Hammett, suited up and hit the practice field this week to...