J. R. Ogden
The Gazette
Cedar Rapids, IA, United States
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Enjoy Iowa athletics’ ‘GOAT’ era
Ogden column: Clark and Lee will go down as the two greatest athletes in women’s basketball and wrestling before their time in Iowa City is over. Don’t miss this show. → Read More
Iowa wrestlers dominate Oklahoma State, 28-7
Iowa wins 8 of 10 bouts and Spencer Lee ends his Carver-Hawkeye career as it started, with a quick pin → Read More
Iowa wrestling seniors ‘excited’ for regular-season finale
Spencer Lee, Max Murin and Jacob Warner bid farewell Sunday to Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but there still is plenty of wrestling ahead of them all. → Read More
Iowa wrestler Patrick Kennedy excited about trip home to Minnesota
Former Gopher fan Patrick Kennedy is now a “grown up” Hawkeye as No. 2 Iowa travels to Minnesota for a Big Ten dual. → Read More
Brody Teske wins in Iowa wrestling debut, but wants more
Former Fort Dodge prep Brody Teske won his Iowa wrestling debut, but after winning a Big 12 title at UNI last year, he thinks things will get even better. → Read More
Iowa hires Ball State AD Beth Goetz to replace retiring Barbara Burke
Iowa Athletics announced Wednesday that Beth Goetz, the athletics director at Ball State University, will replace Barbara Buke on the Iowa staff. Goetz will be Deputy Director of Athletics and Chief Operating Officer at Iowa. → Read More
Tri-County got a ‘football guy’ and a ‘W’
Ogden column: Football has shaped Shawn Echelberry into the man and coach he is today and now he wants to pass that on to another generation as the Tri-County head coach. → Read More
It’s football season and life is good
Ogden column: This is a game that makes our blood boil and yell at the TV, but we love it above all other spectator sports → Read More
USC, UCLA and Big Ten wrestling
Ogden column: What will new members offer in a sport that is dominated by conference where all 14 members offer the sport? → Read More
Iowa City High and Liberty will open 2022 football season at Kinnick Stadium
Iowa City High announced Monday its season-opening football game against Iowa City Liberty will be played at Kinnick Stadium. → Read More
UNI football notes: MVFC commissioner discusses uncertainty for FCS
Missouri Valley Football Conference commissioner Patty Viverito made certain during Monday’s league-wide media day that she doesn’t have answers to all the questions, speculation and uncertainty that exists in an ever-changing college football landscape. → Read More
Athletes of the Year: The first winners
Ogden column: Today’s crop of talented high school seniors look a lot like our first winners - Todd Twachtmann and Lisa Becker → Read More
Athletes of the Year: Looking back at proud legacy
Ogden column: Remembering Jack Ogden, the man who inspired our annual honor and made high school sports a priority at The Gazette → Read More
Michael White went from star softball pitcher in Cedar Rapids to top-notch Texas coach
Former Cedar Rapids fast-pitch softball ace Michael White now is coaching at Texas and took the Longhorns to the NCAA championship series. He is closing in on 600 career coaching wins. → Read More
No. 2 Hawkeyes wrap up dual season at Nebraska
Sunday’s Big Ten dual is an important final tuneup before the conference tournament next month → Read More
Iowa wrestling dominates Wisconsin
Emotional senior day was special, but Hawkeyes know there is plenty of work to do before the Big Ten and NCAA meets → Read More
Emersyn Courtney, Evalee Netz power Twisters to sweep
Youth notebook: Moser athletes win 40 tumbling titles and Somersault gymnasts win at Chow’s Winter Classic → Read More
Looking back at a good year in sports
Ogden column: COVID still around, but plenty to celebrate in 2021 → Read More
What’s the best time for exercise?
Morning is good, but the optimal time to workout is whenever you have time to do it → Read More
10-2 is not a disappointing football season
This, that and another thing ... Matt Campbell should stay at ISU and we welcome back Rob Gray → Read More