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Jeff Linder
Passionate about high school sports and high school sports athletes, I have been with The Gazette sports team since 1995 covering high school sports and Iowa Women’s Basketball 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 Nov. 15, 2022 6:21 pm1062d ago
Meet the 2022 IGCA all-state volleyball teams. Marion’s Avery Van Hook, Mount Vernon’s Madeleine Miller are the state players of the year in Class 4A and Class 3A, respectively. They are joined on the Elite team by Iowa City Liberty’s Cassidy Hartman and Western Dubuque’s Ella Meyer.
High School Basketball Nov. 15, 2022 5:52 pm1062d ago
Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ basketball coach Tom Lilly has five state championships, 598 wins and a few regrets
High School Basketball Nov. 15, 2022 9:37 am1062d ago
Iowa City West starts on top in The Gazette’s preseason area Super Ten girls’ basketball rankings.
High School Basketball Nov. 15, 2022 8:20 am1062d ago
The Gazette’s area girls’ basketball conference projections for the 2022-23 season, including the MVC, Wamac, River Valley, Tri-Rivers and more.
High School Basketball Nov. 15, 2022 9:38 am1062d ago
Thirteen area girls’ basketball players to watch, all of whom received all-state recognition last year.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 14, 2022 10:20 am1063d ago
Drake pushed No. 4 Iowa to overtime, but the Hawkeyes made the necessary plays in the extra five minutes and escaped a women’s basketball thriller, 92-86, before a sellout crowd of 6,424 Sunday afternoon at the Knapp Center.
Iowa High School Sports Nov. 12, 2022 4:59 pm1065d ago
Iowa high school girls’ state swimming and diving: A Solon student who swims for Iowa City High, Grace Hoeper captured the 50-yard freestyle title.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 12, 2022 8:00 am1065d ago
Iowa women’s basketball: No. 4 Hawkeyes renew acquaintances with former teammate Megan Meyer when they travel to Drake on Sunday.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 11, 2022 8:02 am1066d ago
No. 4 Iowa women’s basketball set a program record with 115 points in a rout of Evansville.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 9, 2022 4:35 pm1068d ago
Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder talked for the first time about her recruiting class of 2023, including Ava Jones, who is recovering from a tragic incident last summer.
Iowa High School Football Nov. 9, 2022 8:56 am1068d ago
Gazette area unbeatens Cedar Rapids Xavier, West Branch, Williamsburg and Mount Vernon look to make Dome statements in the Iowa high school state football semifinals this week.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 8, 2022 2:40 pm1069d ago
Caitlin Clark bounced back from a turned ankle and a bloody lip, and the No. 4-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team won its 23rd consecutive season-opener.
High School Basketball Nov. 7, 2022 1:45 pm1070d ago
Girls’ basketball 2022-23: The Gazette’s preseason rankings. Waterloo West, Sioux City Heelan, Unity Christian, Dike-New Hartford and Algona Garrigan are No. 1.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 7, 2022 7:30 am1070d ago
It’s opening night for No. 4-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team. Now, where does the (playing) time go?
Iowa High School Football Nov. 4, 2022 11:45 pm1073d ago
Mount Vernon forced four turnovers and blanked Solon 17-0 in a Class 3A Iowa high school football state quarterfinal.