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J.R. Ogden
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Latest Articles by J.R. Ogden
Outdoors Jun. 21, 2022 10:04 am274d ago
Wildside column: Projects include ponds, wetlands, oxbow restorations, grass waterways, on-road detention basins, a grade stabilization and a water and sediment control basin
Sports Jun. 20, 2022 12:20 pm275d ago
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.
Sports Jun. 16, 2022 2:54 pm279d ago
NASCAR driver Joey Gase will be racing trucks this weekend on dirt at Knoxville Raceway, a relatively new experience for the Cedar Rapids native.
Sports Jun. 14, 2022 11:50 am281d ago
Auto racing is in the family blood, from grandpa to day. Now 12-year-old Tallan is racing at Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Sports Jun. 13, 2022 1:51 pm282d ago
Ogden column: Dedric Ward, a former NFL player from Cedar Rapids, will hold his 21st and final youth football camp June 24-25 at the Metro Youth Football Association complex.
Iowa State Wrestling Jun. 13, 2022 11:00 am282d ago
Iowa State wrestling is trending in the right direction, but Coach Kevin Dresser said this summer will be important to take that next step.
Iowa Hawkeyes Jun. 7, 2022 1:14 pm288d ago
Former Iowa City West Austin West prep owns Iowa’s decathlon school record and is seeded third entering the NCAA outdoor championships in Eugene, Ore.
Sports May. 25, 2022 1:48 pm301d ago
Recent hunt didn’t produce any birds, but did offering interesting sites, sounds and a friendly visitor
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 20, 2022 12:53 pm306d ago
Ogden column: Former athletics director remembers when Christine Grant walked into his office to announce her retirement and how she wanted the departments to merge
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 12, 2022 10:29 pm313d ago
The Iowa men’s track and field team enters this weekend’s Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis chasing a third straight outdoor title. But Joey Woody and the Hawkeyes want much more.
Sports May. 10, 2022 8:00 am317d ago
Ogden column: New Cornell College women’s wrestling coach Dominique Smalley took the mat 25 years ago and now wants to help the sport grow and grow.
Sports May. 9, 2022 4:27 pm317d ago
For the 27th straight year, Cedar Rapids Washington graduate Steve Buttleman will play “Call to Post” at the Kentucky Derby on Saturday.
Sports May. 5, 2022 10:45 am321d ago
Cedar Rapids racetrack has made tweaks to improve car counts and draw more fans in the grandstand
Iowa Hawkeyes May. 4, 2022 10:27 am322d ago
Ogden column: It’s been decades since Lennie Zalesky and C. Vivian Stringer were Hawkeyes, but in retirement they look back at careers that touched this state.
Sports Apr. 25, 2022 5:04 pm331d ago
Ogden column: After a couple of rough years for the Drake Relays, this track and field classic will look a lot like its former self. That’s good for Des Moines and good for Iowa.