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No. 5 Lady Dawgs lose five-set stunner to Pantherettes

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Little mistakes can compound into big ones. That was the case for the no. 5 Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team in their 3-2 loss to the Midway Pantherettes Tuesday at Bulldawg Gymnasium.

Neal lands devastating knockout for second UFC win

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press DALLAS - Copperas Cove alum and mixed martial arts fighter, Geoff “Handz of Steel” Neal, made a statement in his second fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship Saturday night at the American Airlines Center in Dallas when he put Frank “The Crank” Camacho to sleep...

No. 6 LDVB earns sweep of Lady Knights; face Midway tonight

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs Volleyball team continues to live up to expectations as they made quick work of the Harker Heights Lady Knights at home on Friday in a 3-0 sweep to move to 29-1 on the year and 5-0 in District 12-6A action.

Cove alum to do battle in UFC octagon tomorrow

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Copperas Cove alum Geoff “Handz of Steel” Neal will get his second opportunity in the Ultimate Fighting Championship tomorrow night at the UFC 228 in Dallas.

Lady Dawgs fight off early scare to sweep Ellison 3-0

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press For the second-consecutive home game, the no. 7 Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs had a tough time getting out of the gates before picking up steam and rolling over their District competition on their way to a sweep.

LDVB improves to 25-1 with Robinson tourney title

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Lady Dawg volleyball team had to do some scrambling on and off the court this weekend as the team was originally set to play in the Leander ISD Volleypalooza tournament but with just a few days from the tournament opener, head volleyball coach Cari...

Cove Lady Dawgs dominate Temple Wildcats in 12-6A opener

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press It took a bit for the no. 8 ranked (Texas Girls Coaches Association) Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs to find their groove in their first home contest of the season and the District 12-6A opener against the Temple Wildcats.