Dawgs overcome turnovers, penalties to beat Eagles 36-27

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   KILLEEN - The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs overcame five turnovers and 125 penalty yards to down Ellison 36-27 and put a damper on the Eagle’s homecoming night festivities. The weakness for much of the year for Cove became their strength in the win.

Bird Hunting

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   A week after notching their first win of the season, the Copperas Cove Bulldawgs will be put to the test again as they travel to Leo Buckley tonight to take on the high-flying Eagles for Ellison’s homecoming.

Miller receives LPGA scholarship

By WENDY SLEDD Special to the Leader-Press   It doesn’t take a stroke of genius to realize that Mikayla Miller is a winner. The 2015 Copperas Cove High School graduate was ranked third in her graduating class of 541 students with a 4.759 GPA.

Caine Do

By TJ MAXWELL   The Bulldawgs’ offense underwent wholesale changes when they lost nearly every starter to graduation, especially on the offensive side of the ball where just one starter returned. Consequently, the Dawgs struggled early to find their identity and continuity.

Lady Dawg volleyball making waves through state

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press While the current Lady Dawgs are making a case for a district championship, former Lady Dawgs are leading their respective college programs. 2014 graduate Qiana Canete  continues to impress at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Arnold breaking stereotypes on gridiron

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press   Just like most athletes that play football growing up, a Copperas Cove Junior High eighth-grader, has dreams of the National Football League. The biggest difference for this particular eighth-grader is her gender.

Shaky Start, Killer Finish

By TJ MAXWELL Cove Leader-Press Another home game, another shaky start for the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs and head coach Cari Lowery thinks that’s more than a coincidence. Despite winning all but one match on their home court, the squad has had trouble coming out of the starting blocks.

Dawgs look for win tonight against Tigers

By TJ MAXWELL Not a lot has gone right for the young Bulldawgs’ varsity football team in 2015. Turnovers and inconsistent play have them 0-5 for the first time in 22 years under athletic director and head coach Jack Welch.

Dawg Tennis falls to Midway; Cove XC strong in Waco

By TJ MAXWELL The Copperas Cove tennis team suffered a tough loss to Midway on Friday that dropped their overall record to 17-13 and 0-3 in District 12-6A action.

BACK ON TRACK

By TJ MAXWELL KILLEEN – After last Tuesday’s loss to Midway, Cove head volleyball coach Cari Lowery took some time to tinker with her lineup once again and feels she found the right combination in Friday’s sweep of the Killeen Lady Roos. “We changed everything again,” said Lowery.