Cove Girls 9th, boys 14th at Battlin’ Badger XC meet

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press With the District 12-6A Cross Country meet less than a week away, the Copperas Cove cross country teams got in one final practice meet before trying to punch their ticket for the Region II-6A meet to be held Monday, Oct. 22 at Lynn Creek Park in Grand Prairie.

Dawgs put second RB in Top 5 in blowout of Waco

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Killeen sophomore running back Kadarius Marshall took back over the district rushing lead with 877 yards and nine touchdowns in a 25-21 win over Killeen Shoemaker but Copperas Cove senior Shontez Simmons is right on his heels with 871 yards and nine scores on just 87...

Lady Dawgs fight through setback to sweep Shoemaker

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Injuries are part of sports, but the loss of 2017 Defensive Player of the Year Kristen Wasiak on Saturday had Copperas Cove head volleyball coach Cari Lowery scrambling for a game plan against a competitive Shoemaker squad on Tuesday.

AquaDawgs open 2018-19 swim season at Sprint Invitational

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The young AquaDawgs swim team swam their way to 84 points in their first meet of the 2018-19 season Saturday at the Georgetown Sprint Invitational held at the Georgetown Recreation Center. Several returners put up some personal best numbers in the opening meet.

Dawg Tennis locks up at least third with win over Temple

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Tennis team put itself in a favorable position, clinching at least third in the District 12-6A race with their 15-4 win over the Tem-Cats Tuesday evening in Copperas Cove.

No. 14 LDVB gets help to regain top spot in 12-6A

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The no. 14 ranked Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs are back in their usual spot atop the district after a sweep of Temple and an upset of the first-place Midway Pantherettes by the Belton Lady Tigers.

No. 13 Lady Dawgs improve to 32-2, 7-1 with sweep of Lady Roos

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The no. 13 Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ volleyball team closed out the first round of District 12-6A play strong with a sweep of the Killeen Lady Kangaroos on Friday to improve to 32-2 overall and 7-1in district action.

LDVB gets break from 12-6A slate with win over St. Stephens

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The no. 13 Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team got a brief reprieve from the grind that is District 12-6A action when they hosted the non-district St. Stephens Episcopal Lady Spartans Tuesday night at Bulldawg Gymnasium.

Bulldawgs look to return to win column tonight against Roos

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press On paper, tonight’s matchup between the Copperas Cove Bulldawg football team and the Killeen Kangaroos looks like it could end up in a dead heat with Killeen just above Copperas Cove in the district’s offensive statistics and Cove edging Killeen defensively.

LDVB fights off scrappy Belton Lady Tigers to win 3-1

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team shook off last Tuesday’s upset at the hands of Midway Pantherettes with a 3-1 win over the Belton Lady Tigers on the road on Friday to improve to 30-2 on the year and 6-1 in District 12-6A play.