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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.
Courtesy photos - Cove senior Dustin Dean, left, and freshman Madelyn Miller each earned Beltway Junior Golf Tour’s Player of the Year award for finishing atop the tour standings in their respective divisions of the Centex Region.

Courtesy photos - Cove senior Dustin Dean, left, and freshman Madelyn Miller each earned Beltway Junior Golf Tour’s Player of the Year award for finishing atop the tour standings in their respective divisions of the Centex Region.

TOP OF THE HEAP

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Fri, 08/19/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The summer temperatures have been scorching and so have the golf games of Copperas Cove incoming senior Dustin Dean and incoming freshman Madelyn Miller.
CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Cyclists compete in the annual Cove House Classic Bike Tour near Topesy on Saturday morning.

CCLP/PAMELA GRANT - Cyclists compete in the annual Cove House Classic Bike Tour near Topesy on Saturday morning.

Cove House holds annual bicycling event

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Tue, 08/16/2016 - 05:00
By PAMELA GRANT Cove Leader-Press   Despite looming storm clouds and the threat of rain, 95 dedicated cyclists participated in the Cove House Emergency Homeless Shelter’s annual biking event on Saturday morning.   The Cove House Classic Bike Tour began bright and early at 7:30 a.m.
CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Cove senior running back Elijah Washington attempts to elude a tackler as senior quarterback Caine Garner looks on during the Bulldawgs’ annual Soap, Towel and Shampoo scrimmage Saturday at Bulldawg Stadium.

CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Cove senior running back Elijah Washington attempts to elude a tackler as senior quarterback Caine Garner looks on during the Bulldawgs’ annual Soap, Towel and Shampoo scrimmage Saturday at Bulldawg Stadium.

READY TO ROLL

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Tue, 08/16/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove head football coach and athletic director Jack Welch wants his defense to get more involved in the outcome of games so it was only fitting that the first ‘official’ offensive touchdown of the season came from a defensive lineman.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove sophomore Aiden Chace set the ball during the Lady Dawgs’ loss to Vandegrift on Tuesday. The Lady Dawgs are currently 2-2 on the season.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove sophomore Aiden Chace set the ball during the Lady Dawgs’ loss to Vandegrift on Tuesday. The Lady Dawgs are currently 2-2 on the season.

Cove volleyball, tennis kicks off 2016 campaigns

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Fri, 08/12/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   The Copperas Cove volleyball team began their season with a pair of tough tests at home on Monday and Tuesday but came up on the short end of the stick.