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CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove head coach Jack Welch, second from right, will lead his team into battle in the regular season finale against Belton. The Dawgs must beat Belton to make playoffs for 13th-consecutive year.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove head coach Jack Welch, second from right, will lead his team into battle in the regular season finale against Belton. The Dawgs must beat Belton to make playoffs for 13th-consecutive year.

Dawgs to show down with Belton for playoff spot

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Fri, 11/04/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs football team is in unfamiliar territory. The Dawgs are one win away from clinching their 13-straight playoff appearance and one loss away from being eliminated from contention.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove sophomore Aidan Chace had a game-high 17 kills to lead the Lady Dawgs to a 3-1 win over Desoto in the bi-district round of the 2016 UIL Region I-6A State Volleyball Championships. Chace missed the last four games of district play with a knee injury.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove sophomore Aidan Chace had a game-high 17 kills to lead the Lady Dawgs to a 3-1 win over Desoto in the bi-district round of the 2016 UIL Region I-6A State Volleyball Championships. Chace missed the last four games of district play with a knee injury.

BACK WITH A BANG

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Fri, 11/04/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   WACO – Copperas Cove head volleyball coach Cari Lowery received good news heading into Monday’s playoff game against Desoto in the bi-district round of the 2016 UIL Region I-6A State Volleyball Championships.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Coperas Cove’s Quinton Ford shoots in traffic against Midway last year as a freshman. Ford is expected to make an impact as a sophomore for the 2016-2017 version of the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Coperas Cove’s Quinton Ford shoots in traffic against Midway last year as a freshman. Ford is expected to make an impact as a sophomore for the 2016-2017 version of the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs.

BACK IN BLUE

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Tue, 11/01/2016 - 15:55
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   It may still be the middle of fall but that doesn’t stop some spring sports from getting an early jump.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Coperas Cove senior Amber Boyd finished 29th overall at the Region I-6A Cross Country Meet in Lubbock.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Coperas Cove senior Amber Boyd finished 29th overall at the Region I-6A Cross Country Meet in Lubbock.

Cove runners compete at Regionals

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Tue, 11/01/2016 - 15:51
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   LUBBOCK - Copperas Cove senior runner Amber Boyd had the best finish of either team with a 29th overall finish and time of 19 minutes, 12.99 seconds at Texas Tech’s Mae Simmons Park in Lubbock.
CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Copperas Cove senior receiver Isaiah McGriff leaps for a catch against Harker Heights last Friday. The Dawgs face a must-win against Killeen tonight at Leo Buckley Stadium.

CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Copperas Cove senior receiver Isaiah McGriff leaps for a catch against Harker Heights last Friday. The Dawgs face a must-win against Killeen tonight at Leo Buckley Stadium.

Dawg football faces must-win tonight against Killeen Roos

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Fri, 10/28/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs face the real possibility of not making the playoffs for the first time since 1997.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove junior Talia Kinslow hits into the Shoemaker defense during their 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-17) sweep of the Lady Grey Wolves on Tuesday. Kinslow led with a match-high 14 kills in the win. The Lady Dawgs will face the Desoto Lady Eagles in round one of the playoffs at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Waco High School in Waco.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove junior Talia Kinslow hits into the Shoemaker defense during their 3-0 (27-25, 25-22, 25-17) sweep of the Lady Grey Wolves on Tuesday. Kinslow led with a match-high 14 kills in the win. The Lady Dawgs will face the Desoto Lady Eagles in round one of the playoffs at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Waco High School in Waco.

THE NEW NORMAL

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Fri, 10/28/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   KILLEEN – It’s not exactly the performance Copperas Cove head volleyball coach Cari Lowery wanted to see from her squad in the season finale, despite sweeping the Shoemaker Lady Grey Wolves in Killeen on Tuesday.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Tessa Bliss hits a slice shot during the Area Team Tennis Tournament at Robinson High School on Thursday. The Dawgs were eliminated by Duncanville 10-1.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Tessa Bliss hits a slice shot during the Area Team Tennis Tournament at Robinson High School on Thursday. The Dawgs were eliminated by Duncanville 10-1.

Dawg tennis runs into Panther buzz saw at Area tournament

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Tue, 10/25/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   WACO – The Dawg Tennis season came to an abrupt end and the hands of the Duncanville Panthers at Robinson High School in Waco on Thursday.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Amber Boyd grimaces as she finishes the District 8-6A meet in second place Thursday at the Heart Of Texas Soccer Complex in Waco. Boyd lead her team to a second-place finish as well and Region I-6A qualification.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Amber Boyd grimaces as she finishes the District 8-6A meet in second place Thursday at the Heart Of Texas Soccer Complex in Waco. Boyd lead her team to a second-place finish as well and Region I-6A qualification.

RUNNING TO REGIONALS

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Tue, 10/25/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   WACO – Made it and missed it by that much. The Copperas Cove boys’ cross country team qualified for the Region I-6A meet by just 5.8 seconds and the girl’s were just over two minutes from knocking off Belton for the gold.

Beefy Knights power past Dawgs 27-7

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Sat, 10/22/2016 - 00:32
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press     It was one of those kinds of games for Jack Welch and his Copperas Cove Bulldawgs football team in their 27-7 loss to the Harker Heights Knights at home on Friday.
CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Cove senior defender Tariq Anthony tackles Ellison senior wide receiver X’Zavier Green during the Bulldawgs’ 38-3 win over the Eagles on Oct. 6.

CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Cove senior defender Tariq Anthony tackles Ellison senior wide receiver X’Zavier Green during the Bulldawgs’ 38-3 win over the Eagles on Oct. 6.

Dawgs look to hold on to 2nd against run-heavy Knights tonight

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Fri, 10/21/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs’ football team could put themselves in a favorable position for one of the four coveted playoff spots with a win over the Harker Heights Knights tonight at Bulldawg Stadium.