Ogre is the principal city of Ogre Municipality in Central Latvia, 36 kilometres east of the capital Riga, situated at the confluence of the Daugava and Ogre rivers. It has been a city since 1928. The population in 2020 was 23,273.
FK Ventspils is a Latvian football club, based at Ventspils Olimpiskais Stadions in Ventspils city and is one of the most popular football clubs in the country. The club plays in the Latvian Virsliga.
Andrejs Rubins is a Latvian former professional football midfielder. He was a member of Latvia national football team. Currently, Rubins is the assistant manager of the Latvian First League club FK Ogre.
Igors Nauris Stepanovs is a Latvian former professional footballer, who played as a defender, and the manager of Latvia under-17 national team. Stepanovs played 100 international matches and scored 4 goals for the Latvia national team. He made his debut in 1995, and played at Euro 2004.
Andrejs Prohorenkovs is a Latvian football midfielder, currently playing for FK Ogre in the Latvian First League. He also works as the manager of the club.
Leonīds Beresņevs is a Latvian/Soviet former ice hockey player and coach.
HK Liepājas Metalurgs was a hockey club based in Liepāja, Latvia that fielded multiple teams over the years competing in the Belarusian Extraliga (BXL), Latvian Hockey League (LHL), and Minor Hockey League Division B. The club was dissolved following the conclusion of the 2012-13 season when primary sponsor, industrial company Liepājas Metalurgs, discontinued support for the club.
Ģirts Karlsons is a Latvian football forward, who most recently played for the Latvian Higher League club FK Liepāja.
BC Kalev, known as BC Kalev/Cramo for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the VTB United League. They play their home games at the Kalev Sports Hall and the Saku Suurhall.
Dan Ryan is a retired professional Halo player. In January 2005, Ryan started his career as a professional Halo 2 gamer under the pseudonym Ogre 1. That same year, he and his twin brother, Tom Ryan, won the gold in Halo 2 for the World Cyber Games. In 2006, he returned with his team as a member of the Major League Gaming (MLG) four-on-four team Final Boss, previously known as "Team 3D." In June, 2006, he signed a three-year contract with MLG worth 250,000 dollars. Ryan has been featured in Electronic Gaming Monthly and BPM. He also made an appearance in all of the Boost Mobile MLG Pro Circuit episodes on USA Network in 2006. His favorite game type is Oddball on the Halo 2 level Midship. Ryan grew up in Columbus, Ohio.
The Latvian Basketball League also known as the Pafbet LBL for sponsorship reasons, is the national basketball championship in Latvia; composed of 6 teams. It is considered the biggest basketball league in Latvia. The LBL is a part of Latvian Basketball Association, which is the national governing body of basketball in Latvia.
Kaspars Bērziņš is a Latvian professional basketball player for Lietkabelis Panevėžys of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL). He also represents the Latvia national team.
The Baltic Cup was an ice hockey tournament held during 2004–05 season. The three Baltic nations, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, participated, and Poland also sent a team. There were four rounds of the tournament, one in each country.
Tom Ryan, known under the pseudonym Ogre 2, is a retired professional Halo player from Columbus, Ohio, widely considered to be the greatest Halo player of all time. He and his twin brother Dan are known as the "Ogre Twins". In 2005, he and his brother won the gold medal in Halo 2 at the World Cyber Games. His eSports tournament history includes in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Shadowrun, Halo 3, Halo: Reach, Halo 4, Halo 5: Guardians, Halo 2: Anniversary, and Call of Duty: Ghosts.
The 2003-04 Latvian Hockey League season was the 13th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Nine teams participated in the league, and HK Riga 2000 won the championship.
The 2004-05 Latvian Hockey League season was the 14th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Eight teams participated in the league, and HK Riga 2000 won the championship.
The 2005-06 Latvian Hockey League season was the 15th season of the Latvian Hockey League, the top level of ice hockey in Latvia. Seven teams participated in the league, and HK Riga 2000 won the championship.
Rinalds Sirsniņš is a Latvian professional basketball player. He is currently playing for BK Ogre at the guard position.
Final Boss was a professional esports team that competed in Halo competitions sponsored by Major League Gaming (MLG) and other tournaments. With its most successful lineups consisting of a core of Dan "Ogre 1" Ryan, Tom "Ogre 2" Ryan and Dave "Walshy" Walsh, Final Boss is regarded as one of the best Halo teams of all time due to their numerous tournament victories and MLG National Championships from 2004 to 2010. They also hold the record for the longest consecutive event winning streak, with 8 straight tournament victories from 2005 into 2006.
BK Ogre is a professional basketball club based in Ogre, Latvia playing in the Latvian Basketball League and Baltic Basketball League. The professional club was founded in 2014, but until then there was a local team that played second tier basketball. Ogre has a long history of bringing up professional players like Kaspars Bērziņš, Artūrs Bērziņš, Rinalds Sirsniņš among many others.
