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CCLP/TJ MAXWELL ABOVE: Copperas Cove senior Amber Boyd (2:17.76) finishes first in front of Desoto senior Monica Carroll (2:18.41) to earn her first of three Region I-6A berths. Boyd also finished second in the 1,600m run (5:14.05) and fourth in the 4x400m relay (3:58.70) with teammates freshman Anayah Copeland, senior Imari Neal and junior Talia Kinslow. BELOW LEFT: Cove senior Josh Canete competes in the high jump where he set a new personal best mark of 6-feet, 9-inches to win gold. BELOW RIGHT: Cove sen

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL ABOVE: Copperas Cove senior Amber Boyd (2:17.76) finishes first in front of Desoto senior Monica Carroll (2:18.41) to earn her first of three Region I-6A berths. Boyd also finished second in the 1,600m run (5:14.05) and fourth in the 4x400m relay (3:58.70) with teammates freshman Anayah Copeland, senior Imari Neal and junior Talia Kinslow. BELOW LEFT: Cove senior Josh Canete competes in the high jump where he set a new personal best mark of 6-feet, 9-inches to win gold. BELOW RIGHT: Cove sen

Lady Dawgs and Bulldawgs send five each to Region I-6A Track and Field Championships to compete in 8 events

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Tue, 04/25/2017 - 00:03
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   WACO - Copperas Cove seniors Amber Boyd and Josh Canete know something about redemption.

Why football teams do boot camps?

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Fri, 04/21/2017 - 01:29
Next week starts spring practices for the ‘Dawg football team.  In actuality football started in January with weights and conditioning, along with drills.  Now the team gets to put on the pads for the first time in 2017.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL ABOVE: Copperas Cove second baseman Addie Cook tags out Killeen centerfielder Kiara Dominguez on a fielder’s choice as shortstop Jackie Clay looks on in the first inning of the Lady Dawgs’ 9-2 win over Killeen Tuesday in Cove. BELOW: Cove sophomore Jayda Carter reaches third base after an RBI stand-up triple as part of a two-run second inning. The win gave the Lady Dawgs sole possession of third place heading into tonight’s district finale at Belton.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL ABOVE: Copperas Cove second baseman Addie Cook tags out Killeen centerfielder Kiara Dominguez on a fielder’s choice as shortstop Jackie Clay looks on in the first inning of the Lady Dawgs’ 9-2 win over Killeen Tuesday in Cove. BELOW: Cove sophomore Jayda Carter reaches third base after an RBI stand-up triple as part of a two-run second inning. The win gave the Lady Dawgs sole possession of third place heading into tonight’s district finale at Belton.

Thinking Third

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Fri, 04/21/2017 - 01:28
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Fresh off a playoff-clinching win over Harker Heights, the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs softball team put together a near perfect game to defeat the Killeen Lady Kangaroos 9-2 and take sole possession of third place with one game remaining.

Lady Dawgs earn playoff berth with win over Heights

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Tue, 04/18/2017 - 05:27
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   HARKER HEIGHTS – The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs’ softball team clinched a playoff berth with an 8-4 win over Harker Heights on the road Thursday.

12U baseball visit Baylor vs Texas baseball

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Tue, 04/18/2017 - 00:34
Courtesy photo The 12U Astros had a team outing on Friday, April 14, as they traveled to Waco to watch the Baylor Bears baseball team take on the University of Texas Longhorns.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL <br>Copperas Cove junior lefty Jaylen Smith makes a throw to home plate during the Bulldawgs’ 1-0 loss to the Harker Heights Knights Thursday at Bulldawg Field. Smith surrendered just three hits in a pitcher’s duel against harker Heights senior ace Daniel Cole

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL <br>Copperas Cove junior lefty Jaylen Smith makes a throw to home plate during the Bulldawgs’ 1-0 loss to the Harker Heights Knights Thursday at Bulldawg Field. Smith surrendered just three hits in a pitcher’s duel against harker Heights senior ace Daniel Cole

Knights’ win thriller pitchers’ duel 1-0 on a bases-loaded walk

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Tue, 04/18/2017 - 00:31
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Hits were few and far between on Thursday night as two of the top pitchers in District 8-6A faced off when Copperas Cove junior lefty Jaylen Smith took on Harker Heights’ senior ace Daniel Cole at Bulldawg Field.

‘Dawg Tennis is exceling

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Fri, 04/14/2017 - 12:37
Coach Paul Talbet and his staff have built a solid and reputable tennis program over recent years.  The 2016-17 Copperas Cove netters have made a great deal of improvement at all levels (sub-varsity and varsity).

Blount signs with Angelo State

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Fri, 04/14/2017 - 12:36
Special to the Leader-Press   SAN ANGELO – Angelo State’s head women’s basketball coach Kevin Baker has announced the addition of junior college transfer guard Mikayla Blount. “Mikayla is a solid guard who can score the ball many different ways,” Baker said.

Cove’s Alokoa/Gonzalez advance to Region I-6A Tennis tournament

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Fri, 04/14/2017 - 12:35
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   WACO – The Copperas Cove Tennis team competed in the District 8-6A tournament in Waco last week with one duo advancing on to the Regiona I-6A Tournament to be held at the University of Texas-Arlington Tennis Center on April 18-19.