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Jeff Linder
Passionate about prep sports and prep sports athletes, I have been with The Gazette sports team since 1995 covering high school sports for The Gazette. I am a proud, lifelong Iowan who grew up reading The Gazette.
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Latest Articles by Jeff Linder
Iowa High School Volleyball Aug. 9, 2022 1:16 pm
Marion’s first day of volleyball practice began in quiet, with players writing their preseason thoughts into journals.
Iowa High School Volleyball Aug. 9, 2022 1:16 pm
Iowa City Liberty is the preseason No. 1 in The Gazette’s area Super Ten volleyball rankings.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 22, 2022 9:33 pm
The final Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings of the 2022 season.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 23, 2022 9:22 am
The glittery-haired Iowa City Regina Regals get another state softball championship trophy to match with a 6-4 win over Wilton.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 22, 2022 8:34 pm
Mount Vernon won the Class 3A state softball championship, thanks to a late offensive onslaught against Davenport Assumption.
High School Basketball Jul. 22, 2022 12:12 pm
Nate Frese doesn’t expect to change much as head girls’ basketball coach at Iowa City West.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 25, 2022 2:12 pm
The nation’s winningest high school softball coach, Larry Niemeyer died Thursday night at age 84. He won three softball state championships and one in girls’ basketball at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 21, 2022 7:52 pm
As assistant coach Summer Brand wages a battle on Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Mount Vernon chases a 3A state softball championship Friday.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 21, 2022 8:37 am
Southeast Warren upset No. 1 North Linn in a Class 1A state softball semifinal game.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 20, 2022 10:43 pm
One run and one hit was enough for Davenport Assumption in a Class 3A state softball semifinal win over Williamsburg.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 20, 2022 10:38 pm
Jenna Sprague faced the minimum against Saydel and Mount Vernon is returning to the Class 3A state softball championship game.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 20, 2022 9:42 am
Grace Bailey pitched a four-hit shutout and hit the game-winning home run in the eighth inning as Twin Cedars outlasted Lisbon in the Class 1A state softball quarterfinals.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 19, 2022 8:14 pm
Down 4-0, Iowa City Regina rallied past Van Meter, 6-5, in a Class 2A state softball quarterfinal.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 19, 2022 7:19 pm
Peyton Driscoll struck out 14 and Williamsburg struck for three first-inning runs in a 5-1 Class 3A state softball quarterfinal win over Sioux Center.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jul. 19, 2022 9:42 am
Mount Vernon topped Dubuque Wahlert and its six eighth-grade starters in a Class 3A state softball quarterfinal.