J.R. Ogden

CEDAR RAPIDS — Unlike many, Tanner Megal loves Mondays. At least he does now. ‘I need to play more Monday …

Longtime readers of this section will remember the late Gus Schrader and his ‘Red Peppers’ columns. Schrader, who died 16 …

Most of today’s high school basketball stars don’t know Bob Jennings. That’s a shame. Jennings, better known as ‘Red’ throughout …

The school years is over and graduation parties have ended. It’s time to reflect – OK, brag – on another …

Summer officially arrives on June 20, but the summer season already is well underway. High school baseball and softball teams …

Monterey and Hermosa Beach are in California and will host USA Volleyball Beach High Performance zone championships this month. Beach …

Patrick Lausen came to Cedar Rapids to play football and fell in love with rugby. ‘It’s just become an incredible …

Chase Stevenson, Brett McLaud and Chaz Braden grew up in Cedar Rapids racing motorcycles and dreaming of one day becoming …

Imagine 50 years of head shakes and eye rolls from athletes. Or 50 years of calls questioned by coaches. Imagine …

It’s been more than a few years since Chuck Long donned a black-and-gold jersey and threw touchdowns passes — or …

Wrestling legend Dan Gable is thrilled his book — ‘A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable’ — has …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Lisa Miller, golf operations manager for the Cedar Rapids Parks and Recreation Department, is a PGA master …

CHICAGO – Kurt Warner’s rags-to-riches story just got a lot richer. The former Cedar Rapids Regis and Northern Iowa quarterback …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Chris Kokalis is the co-owner and general manager of the Cedar Rapids Titans, a member of the …

As we head into the final week of 2016, we take a look back at the top stories of the …