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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
High School Basketball Mar. 8, 2022 12:09 am1315d ago
Cedar Rapids Washington’s Hannah Stuelke is named Miss Iowa Basketball 2022 and headlines a list of eight area first-team IPSWA all-state players.
High School Basketball Mar. 6, 2022 12:31 pm1317d ago
Girls state basketball: Will Xavier Coach Tom Lilly step aside and leave on top? No way. “I’m coming back,” he said.
High School Basketball Mar. 6, 2022 10:36 am1317d ago
The Gazette’s girls’ basketball Super Ten rankings: Cedar Rapids Xavier begins, ends 2021-22 at No. 1.
High School Basketball Mar. 5, 2022 7:11 pm1317d ago
Hero-by-committee Cedar Rapids Xavier took the final step, storming past Sioux City Heelan for the Class 4A girls’ state basketball championship.
High School Basketball Mar. 5, 2022 10:13 am1318d ago
North Linn rallied within four points in the fourth quarter, but Audi Crooks was too tall, and Algona Garrigan was too much in the Class 1A girls’ state basketball semifinals.
High School Basketball Mar. 5, 2022 10:14 am1318d ago
A look at Saturday’s Iowa high school girls’ state basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
High School Basketball Mar. 4, 2022 7:39 pm1318d ago
A triple-overtime thriller behind, Cedar Rapids Xavier regroups, recovers and gets ready for the Class 4A girls’ state basketball championship game against Sioux City Heelan.
High School Basketball Mar. 3, 2022 9:39 pm1319d ago
A look at Friday’s Iowa high school girls’ state basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
High School Basketball Mar. 3, 2022 9:41 pm1319d ago
Cedar Rapids Xavier outlasted No. 1 Dallas Center-Grimes in triple-overtime to advance to the Class 4A girls’ state basketball state final.
Mar. 3, 2022 12:59 pm1320d ago
Girls state basketball notes: Audi Crooks, Garrigan present a high hurdle for North Linn in Friday’s 1A semifinal round.
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2022 11:21 pm1320d ago
Girls state basketball: North Linn edges Springville, 58-56, in a Class 1A quarterfinal.
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2022 3:15 pm1320d ago
Cascade erased a 14-point deficit, but Desta Hoogendoorn’s 8-footer at the horn won it for Central Lyon, 42-40, in a Class 2A girls’ state basketball quarterfinal game.
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2022 4:10 pm1320d ago
Girls state basketball notes: Despite Tuesday’s 2A quarterfinal loss, Iowa City Regina exceeded expectations in 2022.
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2022 3:19 pm1320d ago
A look at Thursday’s Iowa high school girls’ state basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2022 12:01 am1321d ago
“Scrappy” Panorama earned its first 5-on-5 girls’ state basketball tournament victory, 46-38, over Iowa City Regina.