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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.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove senior Brianna Acker hits into the defense of Midway’s Samantha Sanders (5) and Avery Rhodes during the Pantherettes 3-0 win over the Lady Dawgs Tuesday in Cove.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove senior Brianna Acker hits into the defense of Midway’s Samantha Sanders (5) and Avery Rhodes during the Pantherettes 3-0 win over the Lady Dawgs Tuesday in Cove.

NO. 1 WITH A BULLET

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Fri, 10/21/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove head coach Cari Lowery knew a lot of things would need to go her way to take down the Goliaths of the volleyball world when they hosted the no. 1 team in the nation, Waco Midway, on Tuesday.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Brett Alber eyes the ball as he reaches for a backhand during district play. Alber and the Dawg Tennis team begin the playoffs Thursday in Waco.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Brett Alber eyes the ball as he reaches for a backhand during district play. Alber and the Dawg Tennis team begin the playoffs Thursday in Waco.

Playoffs begin Thursday for Tennis, Cross Country

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Tue, 10/18/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove tennis and cross country teams will get their postseason adventures underway on Thursday in Waco.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Brianna Acker hits into the defense of Belton seniors Chloe Bush (4) and Breanna Farrell during the Lady Dawgs’ 3-2 win over Belton on Friday. Cove is going to need Acker and the rest of the squad to play thir best game of the year in order to beat no. 1 state- and nationally-ranked Waco Midway.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Brianna Acker hits into the defense of Belton seniors Chloe Bush (4) and Breanna Farrell during the Lady Dawgs’ 3-2 win over Belton on Friday. Cove is going to need Acker and the rest of the squad to play thir best game of the year in order to beat no. 1 state- and nationally-ranked Waco Midway.

BATTLE FOR THE CROWN

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Tue, 10/18/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   No one gave them much of a chance last year when state-ranked Midway came to town last year after suffering a sweep at Midway in their first encounter a year ago and the situation looks even more dire with the senior-laden squad that’s ranked no. 1 in the...

Dawg Tennis gets good prep in warm-up against Pflugerville

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Fri, 10/14/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   PFLUGERVILLE - Cove head coach Paul Talbett wanted a test for his Copperas Cove tennis team before next week’s area playoffs begin.   He got just that in a 10-9 close loss to Pflugerville on Saturday.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove junior Talia Kinslow (7) hits for one of her game-high 21 kills in the Lady Dawgs’ 3-2 win over the Belton Lady Tigers on Tuesday in Belton.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove junior Talia Kinslow (7) hits for one of her game-high 21 kills in the Lady Dawgs’ 3-2 win over the Belton Lady Tigers on Tuesday in Belton.

EPIC CLASH

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Fri, 10/14/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   BELTON - One play can change the complexion of a game.
CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Cove senior defenders Antoine Smith (52) and Lucas Hogue meet at Ellison ball carrier Antares Gilliespie during the Dawgs’ 38-3 win over the Eagles on Thursday.

CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Cove senior defenders Antoine Smith (52) and Lucas Hogue meet at Ellison ball carrier Antares Gilliespie during the Dawgs’ 38-3 win over the Eagles on Thursday.

Dawgs clip Eagles’ wings

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Tue, 10/11/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   KILLEEN - The Ellison Eagles were the top-ranked offense in District 8-6A coming into Thursday night’s contest at home against the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs.   They would not leave that way.