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funCCLP/ TJ MAXWELL - Tre’ Boyce looks a ball into his glove Wednesday during catching drills as part of the annual Bulldawgs Baseball Camp. Boyce is one of over 50 players to attend the camp

funCCLP/ TJ MAXWELL - Tre’ Boyce looks a ball into his glove Wednesday during catching drills as part of the annual Bulldawgs Baseball Camp. Boyce is one of over 50 players to attend the camp

Serious business meets fun and games at annual camps

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Fri, 06/17/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   To be competitive in high school sports, you have to start young. For those young athletes, it’s the perfect time to reel them and blossom their love for the respective sport.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove’s Elle Fox chips on to the green during the final day of the Starburst Junior Golf Classic at the Stonetree Golf Course in Killeen. Fox shot a three-day total of 236 (77, 83, 76) to win the girls’ 13 year-old division.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove’s Elle Fox chips on to the green during the final day of the Starburst Junior Golf Classic at the Stonetree Golf Course in Killeen. Fox shot a three-day total of 236 (77, 83, 76) to win the girls’ 13 year-old division.

Bursting Star

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Fri, 06/17/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   KILLEEN – Copperas Cove’s Elle Fox has proven that she can hang with the big dogs of Texas on the golf course and has what it takes to compete nationally in skills competitions.
Cove’s Katy Ranes gets one of her 14 digs during the third annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl volleyball game on Saturday. Ranes had 22 assists and 14 digs in the contest.

Cove’s Katy Ranes gets one of her 14 digs during the third annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl volleyball game on Saturday. Ranes had 22 assists and 14 digs in the contest.

Cove’s Ranes, Eubanks relish one last time on court together

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Tue, 06/14/2016 - 09:59
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   WACO - Elated by a week of faith, fellowship, giving and playing, Cove senior Katy Ranes’ mood quickly turned somber with the realization that her reign of playing volleyball with Cove teammate Jennifer Eubanks is over at the conclusion on the third annual...
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Former Copperas Cove defensive lineman Martinez Rogers wraps up Blue Team quarterback Hunter Parrish of Goldthwaite during the eighth annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl on Saturday. Rogers had four tackles and one sack for the Red Team in the 7-6 loss.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Former Copperas Cove defensive lineman Martinez Rogers wraps up Blue Team quarterback Hunter Parrish of Goldthwaite during the eighth annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl on Saturday. Rogers had four tackles and one sack for the Red Team in the 7-6 loss.

Rogers glad to represent Cove in FCA game

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Tue, 06/14/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   WACO – Although his time in Copperas Cove was short, senior Martinez “Marty” Rogers was more than happy to be the lone representative for the Bulldawgs on the Red Team in the eighth annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl Saturday night at...
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove’s Michael Hays congratulates Harker Height’s Tyler Torres after Torres’ second RBI base hit during the inaugural Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl Baseball Game Friday at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Torres, Belton’s Trent Stafford and Hays hit consecutive RBI singles to give the Red Team a 5-1 lead in the fourth on their way to a 9-2 win.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Copperas Cove’s Michael Hays congratulates Harker Height’s Tyler Torres after Torres’ second RBI base hit during the inaugural Fellowship of Christian Athletes Victory Bowl Baseball Game Friday at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. Torres, Belton’s Trent Stafford and Hays hit consecutive RBI singles to give the Red Team a 5-1 lead in the fourth on their way to a 9-2 win.

More Than a Game

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Tue, 06/14/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   BELTON - Copperas Cove’s Michael Hays has seen his share of battles with his Harker Heights and Belton rivals Tyler Torres, Trent Stafford and Tanner Frick but on Friday the former select and youth baseball teammates, turned 12-6A rivals, came together...
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Incoming freshman Ali Chaney leaps for a spike attempt Wednesday during the annual Lady Dawg Volleyball Camp.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Incoming freshman Ali Chaney leaps for a spike attempt Wednesday during the annual Lady Dawg Volleyball Camp.

Campers get ‘head start on tryouts’ at summer camp

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Fri, 06/10/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   A winning program doesn’t come by accident. It comes from months and years of preparation, repetition and execution and Copperas Cove head volleyball coach Cari Lowry knows that all too well.
CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Copperas Cove seniors Devante Robinson, left, and Malyk Thomas participate in a signing ceremony at the high school on Tuesday. Robinson will join former teammate Montre Williams at Division II Northeastern State in Oklahoma. Thomas will play basketball for the NAIA Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes

CCLP/DAVID MORRIS - Copperas Cove seniors Devante Robinson, left, and Malyk Thomas participate in a signing ceremony at the high school on Tuesday. Robinson will join former teammate Montre Williams at Division II Northeastern State in Oklahoma. Thomas will play basketball for the NAIA Kansas Wesleyan Coyotes

Ballin’ Out

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Fri, 06/10/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Copperas Cove seniors Devante Robinson and Malyk Thomas had to bide their time as several talented players blaze a path in front of them while they watched from the sidelines.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Tim Bechtold looks on as head baseball coach Dustty Brittain reads a laundry list of Bechtold’s accomplishments during the annual awards banquet at the Copperas Cove Civic Center on Thursday. Bechtold was named MVP for the second year.

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove senior Tim Bechtold looks on as head baseball coach Dustty Brittain reads a laundry list of Bechtold’s accomplishments during the annual awards banquet at the Copperas Cove Civic Center on Thursday. Bechtold was named MVP for the second year.

Bulldawg baseball honored at annual banquet

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Tue, 06/07/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Members of the Copperas Cove Bulldawg baseball team were honored Thursday night during the team’s annual awards banquet at the Copperas Cove Civic Center.
CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove junior Adrian Alejos stretches the ball across the goal line for a touchdown in the Bulldawgs’ 24-28 semifinal win over Ellison during the Belton 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament on Saturday at Tiger Field. The Bulldawgs went 4-0 to lock up a spot in the Texas State 7-on-7 Tournament in College Station July 7-9

CCLP/TJ MAXWELL - Cove junior Adrian Alejos stretches the ball across the goal line for a touchdown in the Bulldawgs’ 24-28 semifinal win over Ellison during the Belton 7-on-7 State Qualifying Tournament on Saturday at Tiger Field. The Bulldawgs went 4-0 to lock up a spot in the Texas State 7-on-7 Tournament in College Station July 7-9

State-ment

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Tue, 06/07/2016 - 05:00
By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   BELTON – A lunch and travel snafu couldn’t keep the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs from punching their third trip in four years to the Texas State 7-on-7 State Tournament to be held July 7-9 at Veteran’s Park and Athletic Complex in College Station.