Dawgs go 1-1 on first day of Waco ISD Tourney

By TJ MAXWELL   WACO – For most of this season the young Copperas Cove Bulldawgs have showed a bit of a Jekyll and Hyde personality with strong performances in one game followed up by a lackluster outing.

‘Claws’ Comes Out

While hover boards and the latest smart phone topped the Christmas wish lists of most teenage girls, a trip to perform at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida is all that Cali Jernigan has been focused on for months.   The S. C.

New Year, new hope for Cove sports teams

By TJ MAXWELL   With a New Year come a new slate of Copperas Cove athletic endeavors and the tempered optimism that comes with the dawn of each opening day and a hopeful resumption of the schedule for those coming back from a mid-season holiday break.

Retired teachers deliver early Christmas to AD

By DAVID MORRIS The Copperas Cove Retired Teachers Association paid a visit to the Athletic Annex of Copperas Cove High School, presenting Jack Welch with an early Christmas gift Friday morning.

Bond Break

By TJ MAXWELL After shooting out to quick start to earn a spot in both the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and Texas Girls Coaches Association rankings and a 13-4 record in non-district action, the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs dropped their first two district contests to put themselves...

Second-chance points guide Ellison past Cove 75-59

By TJ MAXWELL   Not much went right for the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs in their District 12-6A opener at home against Ellison on Friday.

On the Line

By TJ MAXWELL   KILLEEN – The season was on the line for the Lady Dawgs , both literally and figuratively, on Friday night as they faced the Ellison Lady Eagles with an 0-3 district start staring them in the face if they could not pull out a road win against a game Lady Eagles’ squad.

Cove rally comes up short versus Belton

By TJ MAXWELL   A lopsided third quarter allowed the Belton Lady Tigers to open up a 16-point lead on the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs heading into the final eight minutes of their District 12-6A contest Tuesday in Cove.

Preseason Finale

By TJ MAXWELL   WACO – The cliché, ‘I’m ready when I roll off the bus’ took on literal meaning for the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs in their non-district finale against the Waco La Vega Pirates on Monday in Waco.

Bulldawg wrestling gets underway at Ellison

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press The varsity boys wrestling team ended the Ellison Dual tournament with a 4th-place team finish. The standouts were Lane Teeter (3-0), Michael Venardos (3-2), Dalton Penick (3-2) and Christian Schaefer (3-2).