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J.R. Ogden
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Latest Articles by J.R. Ogden
UNI Panther Football May. 21, 2025 3:02 pm116d ago
Ogden colum: First-year coach was in Cedar Rapids last week for Panther Caravan and, so far, likes what he has in Cedar Falls to compete in rugged Missouri Valley Football Conference
Panther Wrestling May. 17, 2025 5:49 am120d ago
Ogden column: Panther coach said there’s no reason his team can’t make more history next season and beyond, anything else is not acceptable
Sports May. 7, 2025 12:42 pm130d ago
Ogden column: Ogden column: Pro golf tournament did a lot of good over its 25 year run at Hunters Ridge Golf Course, but it won’t be back for 2025 and founder wants you to ‘get out and play.’
UNI Panther Football May. 3, 2025 1:41 pm134d ago
UNI still looking for #1 quarterback going into their spring game Saturday at Cedar Falls High School
UNI Panther Football Apr. 21, 2025 3:09 pm146d ago
Todd Stepsis says he has a talented QB room and all the players are ‘embracing the new’ era in Panther football
Sports Apr. 21, 2025 9:13 am146d ago
Judy Chadima was an oustanding swimmer in her youth and later in life. She died last week at age 95
UNI Panther Football Apr. 19, 2025 5:00 am148d ago
Ogden column: Todd Stepsis is going through his first spring as Panther coach, but come fall the steep hill of the MVFC will be daunting just like it was for ‘retired’ coach Mark Farley
Iowa High School Football Mar. 31, 2025 10:20 am167d ago
Ogden column: Sport is growing in popularity from the youth level to high schools and college and appears to be on the verge of getting sanctioned
Sports Mar. 16, 2025 3:01 pm182d ago
The unbeaten Eagles are the No. 1 seed at this week’s NJCAA II tournament in Joplin, Mo.. and have won 52 straight games since last season
Iowa High School Football Mar. 15, 2025 7:00 am183d ago
Ogden column: Athletics director Paul Gavin maybe not be a ‘football guy’ but he is a builder
Hawkeye Wrestling Feb. 23, 2025 4:06 pm202d ago
It doesn’t get any bigger than that, right? No. 2 Cowboys visit No. Hawkeyes in dual on BTN
Hawkeye Wrestling Feb. 9, 2025 4:15 pm216d ago
Ogden column: Nittany Lions are at the head of the class right now, but future looking bright for Hawkeyes
Hawkeye Wrestling Feb. 8, 2025 12:18 am218d ago
Top-ranked 197-pounder scores pin with 8.4 seconds left as Hawks score come-from-behind, 19-16, victory
Hawkeye Wrestling Feb. 7, 2025 1:26 pm219d ago
No. 3 Hawks host No. 7 Nebraska tonight, a week after a dismal showing at No. 1 Penn State; now the focus is on getting better each day as season winds down
Sports Feb. 4, 2025 2:29 pm222d ago
Ogden column: Former Cedar Rapids Regis prep directed the St. Louis Rams to NFL championship after remarkable 1999 season, later finding a home in the Pro Football Hall of Fame