Sports

Cove Volleyball’s Chace named MVP to highlight FCA Victory Bowl Week

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The colors were all wrong as the normally Blue and Gold-clad Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs Aidan Chace and Kamryn Ash, along with Lady Dawgs’ head coach Cari Lowery, led the Red Team to a 3-0 sweep over the Blue Team at the annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes...

Cove youth kick off summer with annual sports camps

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Around 100 campers came out to learn the basic fundamentals of football and volleyball this week in Copperas Cove as coaches held their annual camps for students grades 1-6.

Cove athletes get set for next week’s FCA Victory Bowl

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Eight Copperas Cove graduating student-athletes, along with Lady Dawgs head volleyball coach Cari Lowery, will represent their city next weekend in the annual Super Centex FCA Victory Bowl, hosted by the Heart of Texas branch of the Fellowship of Christians Athletes.

Four more student-athletes sign National Letters of Intent

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Three more Copperas Cove baseball players and a cheerleader were celebrated Wednesday morning in a signing ceremony at the high school’s Lea Ledger Auditorium.  Mikayla Devins will continue her education and cheer career at the University of Texas San Antonio.

Bulldawgs get ready for annual Blue vs Gold spring game

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press After missing out on the entire spring practice season in his first year after being hired in early May, Copperas Cove head football coach and athletic director Jack Alvarez feels the team is in a good place heading into Friday’s Blue and Gold spring scrimmage.

Former Dawgs take over as new AD/Head Coaches for Edna, Riesel

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Cove graduate Robert Draper and longtime Cove assistant coach Keith Stifflemire have new job duties. Draper and Stifflemire will take over as the athletic director and head football coaches for Edna and Riesel, respectively.

5 more Cove athletes sign National Letters of Intent

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Dreams do come true. At least they did for five Copperas Cove student-athletes as they celebrated signing to play the respective sports they love at the collegiate level during a signing ceremony Wednesday at Copperas Cove High School’s Lea Ledger Auditorium.

Dawgs run-rule Grey Wolves to snag third place in District 12-6A

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press KILLEEN – A big night at the plate by Cove senior Colby Jost and a strong performance on the bump by sophomore Rusty Cochran helped the Bulldawgs to an 11-1 mercy-rule win over the Shoemaker Grey Wolves and the third seed in the 2019 UIL State Baseball Champions and...