Cove fights valiantly but falls to Irving MacArthur 3-0 in bi-district playoffs

By TJ Maxwell Cove Leader-Press CHINA SPRING – The young Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ soccer team gave it all they had in their 3-0 bi-district playoff loss to Irving MacArthur Thursday night at China Spring High School.

Lady Dawgs win at Joshua; Bulldawgs 4th at Midway

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Lady Dawgs scored 130 points to win the 2018 Joshua Relays on Friday at Owl Stadium in Joshua.

Long ball leads Belton Lady Tigers past Cove Lady Dawgs 14-0

By TJ Maxwell Cove Leader-Press Five wind-aided home runs by the Belton bats were too much for the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs to overcome in Friday’s 14-0 loss to the Lady Tigers.

Jost, Johnson lead Bulldawgs’ Baseball past Shoemaker 4-1

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs’ Baseball team needed a win after dropping their first two games of the season last week against Waco Midway. Junior Colby Jost and senior Cameron Johnson made sure it happened.

Dawg Baseball drops tough one to Midway

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Sometimes the ball doesn’t bounce your way and that was literally the case for the Bulldawgs in their 4-2 loss to the Midway Panthers on Friday.

Cove sophomore wins silver medal at Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association State Meet in Waco

By TJ Maxwell Cove Leader-Press WACO - It all came down to the last lift in the last event for Copperas Cove sophomore Alyssa Arnold.

Lady Dawgs’ Softball splits games in Monday-Tuesday contests

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press A late home run by Copperas Cove junior Jayda Carter wasn’t enough to overcome an early deficit in Tuesday’s 4-2 loss to the Harker Heights Knights in the second game of a Monday-Tuesday District 8-6A double-dip.

Dawg Baseball improves to 14-0-2 on season

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The Copperas Cove Baseball team continued its impressive run with a 4-0-1 showing at the Central Texas Invitational Tournament to improve to 14-0-2 on the year heading into tonight’s District 8-6A opener at Midway High School in Waco.

Bulldawg Soccer concludes season with 1-1 tie against Killeen Kangaroos

By TJ Maxwell Cove Leader-Press It was not the season that head coach Trent Deans envisioned when the season opened at the start of the New Year, but he is proud of the fight he saw from his team, including Friday night’s 1-1 tie with the Killeen Kangaroos to end their season.

Football and basketball media coverage

I have been a football coach for 38 years.  I have loved every minute of my coaching career.  There is one thing that nags at me though.  I do not appreciate the coverage other sports receive in comparison to football and basketball. I have also served as an athletic director for 32 years.