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CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Copperas Cove senior quarterback Caine Garner looks for a receiver in the first half of the Dawgs 27-14 win over Mexico’s Tigres De La Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León Friday night at Bulldawg Stadium. The Dawgs host El Paso Franklin this Friday nigth.

CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Copperas Cove senior quarterback Caine Garner looks for a receiver in the first half of the Dawgs 27-14 win over Mexico’s Tigres De La Universidad Autónoma De Nuevo León Friday night at Bulldawg Stadium. The Dawgs host El Paso Franklin this Friday nigth.

AIR RAID

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Tue, 09/06/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   In a very limited sample the Cove football team has given some indication that the air attack of a few years ago, under the direction of Manny Harris, is alive and well in the 2016 edition of the Bulldaws with the twoheaded lefty monster of senior Caine...
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior quarterback Caine Garner makes a throw during the Dawgs’s scrimmage against Abilene on Aug. 19

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior quarterback Caine Garner makes a throw during the Dawgs’s scrimmage against Abilene on Aug. 19

Cove Bulldawgs football set for season opener….again

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Fri, 09/02/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove football team was all dressed up with nowhere to go last Friday when electric storms forced the cancelation of their season-opening clash against no. 20 A&M Consolidated.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Lady Dawgs, from left, Kiarraj Carlisle (10), Brinna Acker, Chyanne Chapman and Aidan Chace celebrate a Chapman block that ended their five-set match against Liberty Hill on Tuesday. The Lady Dawgs won (26-28, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-9).

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Lady Dawgs, from left, Kiarraj Carlisle (10), Brinna Acker, Chyanne Chapman and Aidan Chace celebrate a Chapman block that ended their five-set match against Liberty Hill on Tuesday. The Lady Dawgs won (26-28, 21-25, 25-17, 25-19, 15-9).

BACK ON TRACK

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Fri, 09/02/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team needed a spark.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove’s Abby Mackwelung hits a backhand during a match against Lampasas. Mackwelung and sister, Zonya, went undefeated in their six singles and doubles matches on Saturday.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove’s Abby Mackwelung hits a backhand during a match against Lampasas. Mackwelung and sister, Zonya, went undefeated in their six singles and doubles matches on Saturday.

Dawg Tennis sweeps; LDVB goes 2-4 at Texas Showdown

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Tue, 08/30/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove tennis team continued their strong start to the 2016 team tennis campaign with a sweep in Saturday’s quad match against San Saba and San Angelo Lakeview to move to 12-2 on the year.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - The ATX Boys AAU basketball team, consisting of mostly Copperas Cove High School basketball players, finished first or second in 13 of 14 tournaments played this year despite only practicing just once a week. They won 11 of the 14 tournaments.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - The ATX Boys AAU basketball team, consisting of mostly Copperas Cove High School basketball players, finished first or second in 13 of 14 tournaments played this year despite only practicing just once a week. They won 11 of the 14 tournaments.

ATX “BULLDAWGS”

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Tue, 08/30/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The ATX Amatuer Athletic Union (AAU) boys basketball team, consisting mostly of Copperas Cove high school basketball players and one football player, blew teams away on the court this summer, placing in 13 of 14 tournaments while winning 11 of the 14.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Buck Wilkins, right, is presented with the Ledger Furniture donated golf plaque “Born to Golf/Forced to Work’ by Cove Bass Club secretary Jack Johnson

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Buck Wilkins, right, is presented with the Ledger Furniture donated golf plaque “Born to Golf/Forced to Work’ by Cove Bass Club secretary Jack Johnson

Cove Bass Club holds annual golf scramble fundraiser

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Fri, 08/26/2016 - 05:00
Special to Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Bass Club conducted its annual Top 8 Three-Person Golf Scramble fundraiser last Saturday at the Hills of Cove Golf Course to raise funds for sending the club’s Top 8 fishermen to the Texas Association of Bass Clubs (TABC) State Championship Bass...
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove’s Trystan Jackson watches his serve during his doubles’ match with Nick Motley against Lampasas on Tuesday. Jackson and Motley won the match 6-2, 6-4 and also picked up singles wins for the team.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove’s Trystan Jackson watches his serve during his doubles’ match with Nick Motley against Lampasas on Tuesday. Jackson and Motley won the match 6-2, 6-4 and also picked up singles wins for the team.

STRONG START

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Fri, 08/26/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove Dawg Tennis team improved their season record to 10-2 with a 12-7 win over the Lampasas Badgers at home on Tuesday.   The Dawgs took advantage of some solid doubles play to take a 5-2 lead into the singles portion of the tournament.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove sophomore Aiden Chace hits for a kill against Cedar Ridge during the Bastrop Tournament Gold semifinal match on Saturday.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove sophomore Aiden Chace hits for a kill against Cedar Ridge during the Bastrop Tournament Gold semifinal match on Saturday.

Lady Dawgs finish 3rd at Bastrop; earn Lowery 700th career win

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Tue, 08/23/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   WYLDWOOD - The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team won 7-straight games to begin the Bastrop volleyball tournament before suffering just their third loss in the last 18 games and only loss of the tournament in the semifinal of the championship...
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior running back Jaylon Hana dives for the end zone during the controlled scrimmage portion of the Bulldawgs’ scrimmage against Abilene at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene on Friday. The Bulldawgs open up the regular season at home against A&M Consolidated on Friday.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior running back Jaylon Hana dives for the end zone during the controlled scrimmage portion of the Bulldawgs’ scrimmage against Abilene at Shotwell Stadium in Abilene on Friday. The Bulldawgs open up the regular season at home against A&M Consolidated on Friday.

DAWG DAY AFTERNOON

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Tue, 08/23/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   ABILENE – The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs showed a nice mix of power, speed and accuracy in their final dress rehearsal before kicking off the 2016 season against A&M Consolidated at home on Friday.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove’ Aiden Chace sets a ball against Vandegrift last week. Chace led the Lady Dawgs in three categories in the 3-1 win over Lorena on Tuesday.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove’ Aiden Chace sets a ball against Vandegrift last week. Chace led the Lady Dawgs in three categories in the 3-1 win over Lorena on Tuesday.

Fall athletic season in full swing this weekend

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Fri, 08/19/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The fall athletic season is officially underway with volleyball and team tennis in full swing along with the cross country and football teams getting into their first action against another team today.