Former NFL player hired to direct Parks and Rec

By KEVIN KELLER   Special to the Leader-Press The City of Copperas Cove is pleased to announce Mr. Joseph Brown has accepted the position of Director of Parks & Recreation. He began his employment earlier this week on Monday, September 21, 2015. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Mr.

Pantherettes Pounce

By TJ MAXWELL   WACO – The Midway Lady Panthers displayed what has them in the Top 25 of Class 6A rankings in a strong 3-1 (25-13, 25-14, 22-25, 25-12) win over the Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs Tuesday at Panther Gymnasium in Waco.

Rivalry fuels Bulldawg running back tandem

By TJ MAXWELL The Copperas Cove Bulldawgs have seen some highs and lows in their four non-district tilts that left them as the only winless team coming in to District 12-6A play.

Cove volleyball sweeps Shoemaker

By TJ MAXWELL The Copperas Cove Lady Dawgs volleyball team made easy work of the Shoemaker Lady Grey Wolves Friday at Bulldawg Gymnasium. The Lady Dawgs swept the Lady Wolves 3-0 (25- 5, 25-6, 25-16) to improve to 24-9 overall and 2-0 in District 12-6A play.

Cove falls to Clemens in OT thriller 67-66

TJ MAXWELL The Cove Bulldawgs have been looking for that spark and they got it in the form of 540 rush yards from the fearsome running back tandem of senior Antonio Lealiiee and junior Kylan Herrera. The duo combined for nearly 400 yards and eight touchdowns in a relentless ground attack.

Sweeping Up

By TJ MAXWELL ‘Moments of greatness’ is a phrase Copperas Cove head volleyball coach Cari Lowery often uses to describe her team’s play. That was the case in Tuesday’s District 12-6A opening sweep of the Ellison Lady Eagles.

Dawgs look to hit on all cylinders in non-district finale

By TJ MAXWELL For the fourth-consecutive week, the young Copperas Cove Bulldawgs football team with face a formidable foe and head coach Jack Welch hopes they improve for the fourth-consecutive week and bring home a victory for the large crowd expected for homecoming festivities in tonight’s game...

Hills of Cove holds club championship

The Hills of Cove Golf Course hosted the club championship for members. The tournament was split into two age groups – the non-senior division for those under 60 and the senior division for those 60-plus.. For competitors stood at the top of the heat when the smoke cleared.

Dawg Tennis splits in final non-district slate

By TJ MAXWELL   The Copperas Cove tennis team improved their season record to 17-10 with a split in their final quad match of the non-district slate.

Regional Champ

By TJ MAXWELL   HOUSTON - Clutch is a word that is used often in sports, but the most recent accomplishment for Cove seventh-grader, Elle Fox, could be listed in the dictionary as a reference sentence for the definition.