
J. R. Ogden
Sports Editor at The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Sports editor @gazettedotcom
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Apr 23, 2024 |
thegazette.com | J. R. Ogden
Ogden column: Drake Relays are one of the state’s best athletic events every year and this year could be even better, director Blake Boldon said.
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Oct 14, 2023 |
big10central.com | J. R. Ogden
Oct. 12—CEDAR RAPIDS — Jan Jensen calls her boss a "hall of famer" in everything she does. Jensen's boss is Lisa Bluder and their business is coaching women's basketball at the University of Iowa. And — along with Jenni Fitzgerald — the three have a very successful operation. Bluder, Jensen and Fitzgerald have been together for 24 years at Iowa — before that, they spent eight years at Drake University. Last season ended in the NCAA title game.
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Oct 12, 2023 |
thegazette.com | J. R. Ogden
Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Lisa Bluder and associate head coach Jan Jensen celebrate their win and Bluder's 200th win at an Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball game with the Ohio State Buckeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Jan. 23, 2020. The Hawkeyes won the game, 77-68. (The Gazette) CEDAR RAPIDS — Jan Jensen calls her boss a “hall of famer” in everything she does. Jensen’s boss is Lisa Bluder and their business is coaching women’s basketball at the University of Iowa.
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Aug 28, 2023 |
thegazette.com | J. R. Ogden
Mount Vernon’s Tavian Gorsch (60) and Paul Goslin (66) lead their teammates onto the field before a game Friday night against Monticello in Mount Vernon. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Are you ready for some ... wait, that line has been used way too much. But football season is here and that’s a wonderful thing. Football gets a bad rap at times — and rightfully so from some points of view. It’s a violent sport and injuries are inevitable.
Iowa City High starts 2023 football season with an intriguing test: Illinois powerhouse Joliet Catho
Aug 23, 2023 |
thegazette.com | J. R. Ogden
IOWA CITY — Like most football coaches heading into their first game, City High’s Mitch Moore likes what he has this fall. “The maturity and mental aptitude of this team is very unique,” he said Wednesday. But he’s also wondering what he got his team into.
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