Slow second quarter costs Lady Dawgs in bi-district playoff loss to Horn

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press WACO – Smothering defense by Mesquite Horn paired with cold shooting by Copperas Cove put the Lady Dawgs in a deep hole they just couldn’t dig out of in their 58-44 playoff loss to the Mesquite Horn Lady Jags in the bi-district round of the UIL 2019 Girls State...

Seniors shine in 76-47 win over Belton in home finale

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The four seniors on the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs’ basketball team gave fans a show in their final game at Bulldawg Stadium for the 2018-19 season as they willed their team past the Belton Tigers 76-47 to grab a share of the fourth and final spot in the UIL playoffs.

Nine Bulldawgs sign to play collegiate football during National Signing Day ceremony

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press National Signing Day is a time for high schools across the country to highlight the success stories of their student-athletes as they continue their education and respective sports at the collegiate level.

Griffon reaches milestone as Lady Dawgs lock up playoff spot

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove senior Madison Griffon helped her team lock up a spot in the 2019 UIL State Basketball Championships with a 63-50 win over the Shoemaker Grey Wolves Friday night at Bulldawg Gymnasium.

Bulldawgs hold first football banquet under new coaching staff

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Copperas Cove athletic director and head football coach Jack Alvarez led his team to a 7-4 record in his first year at the helm and that success was recognized during Alvarez’s first banquet since taking over the program.

Big stakes for Cove hoopsters in tonight’s road games

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs have all but locked in a playoff spot. The Lady Dawgs currently sit in third place at 9-4, 1 ½ games ahead of Killeen (8-6) two games ahead of Belton (7-6) with three games remaining in District 8-6A action.

Cove senior Jayda Carter signs to play softball for Angelina Lady Roadrunners

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Brutal honesty has developed Copperas Cove’s Jayda Carter into the player and the person that she is today, and she hopes that honesty helps propel her on her next journey as the senior recently signed a letter of intent to play for head coach Mark Mattson and the...

Copperas Cove AquaDawgs compete at District 12-6A meet

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   BELTON – The Copperas Cove AquaDawgs swim team competed in the District 12-6A meet at the Roy and Jean Potts Swim Center in Belton over the weekend.

Lady Dawgs run past Lady Tigers 44-32

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press BELTON - The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ basketball team avenged one loss from the first round of District 12-6A play and put themselves back in the chase for the district crown with a 44-32 win over the Belton Lady Tigers in Belton on Tuesday.

Lady Dawgs Soccer goes 2-1-1 in KISD CenTex Invitational

By TJ MAXWELL  Cove Leader-Press That wasn’t the ending that Copperas Cove head soccer coach Pat Rox wanted for his squad in the rain-shortened KISD CenTex Invitational soccer tournament held this weekend, but he liked what he saw from his squad overall in the two-day, 16-team showdown.