Rebounds costly in Cove’s 12-6A opener at Killeen

By TJ MAXWELL   KILLEEN – Second chances are usually a good thing, but it couldn’t have been worse for the Lady Dawgs in the District 12-6A opener against the defending champion Killeen Lady Kangaroos Friday in Killeen.

Swimming Upstream

By TJ MAXWELL   KILLEEN – Pool time is a commodity for the Copperas Cove AquaDawgs swim team. With no hometown training facility and restricted access to the only competition pool to regularly train at, the AquaDawgs relish any opportunity to get in the pool competitively.

Dawgs cage Crocs in exhibition

By TJ MAXWELL   It goes in the record books as a win but the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs international contest against the Horizon Crocs of Australia on Monday felt more like a Harlem Globetrotters exhibition.

Dawg Fight

By TJ MAXWELL   The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs used a true team effort to down a feisty Burnet Lady Dogs’ squad in their non-district final.   All but one Cove player put points on the board in the dominant 62-39 win to push the Lady Dawgs to 13-4 overall.

No. 25 Cove dominates No. 19 Leander

By TJ MAXWELL The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs returned to the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches state rankings last week with a No. 25 ranking and backed that honor up with a pair of dominant wins this week.

HOLT Bowl Win

By TJ MAXWELL The Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys began their season with a tribute to fallen teammate Zemaric Holt by lining up with 10 men on defense and promptly scooped up a fumble for a score.

NBA legend A.C. Green to flip coin at HOT Bowl

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3-ball, free throws cost Dawgs in Austin

By TJ MAXWELL AUSTIN – Efficient shooting from beyond the arc for Westlake, paired with 50 percent shooting from the free throw line in the fourth quarter by Cove allowed the Chaparrals to defend their home court with a 66-53 win over the Bulldawgs on Tuesday.

5 Dawgs named to All-District list

By TJ MAXWELL The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs landed five members in six positions to the 2015 District 12-6A All-District selection list. Earning first team offensive honors are senior running back Antonio Lealiiee and senior lineman JP Urquidez.

Cove falls to No. 6 La Vega in OT

By TJ MAXWELL WACO – The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs basketball team had multiple opportunities to steal a game from a Top 5 opponent on the road but a missed free throw and a last-second turnover by Cove allowed the Lady Pirates, ranked No.