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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 Feb. 24, 2022 10:08 am1327d ago
Macy Boge scored 26 points, and North Linn hit 60 percent from the floor in a 62-41 Class 1A girls’ basketball regional-final win over East Buchanan.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 23, 2022 3:36 pm1327d ago
With Indiana behind and a showdown with Michigan on the horizon, this is no time for a letdown by the Iowa women’s basketball team, which travels for a game at Rutgers on Thursday.
High School Basketball Feb. 23, 2022 10:48 am1328d ago
The trio of Emmy McComas, Georgia Kimm and Andie Westlake made the big plays late as Iowa City High rallied past Linn-Mar 59-51 in a Class 5A girls’ basketball regional final.
High School Basketball Feb. 23, 2022 12:29 pm1328d ago
This time, East Buchanan-North Linn is more than just a border battle. It’s for a Class 1A girls’ state basketball tournament berth.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 22, 2022 10:56 am1329d ago
Monika Czinano scored 31 points and spearheaded a pivotal fourth-quarter run to lead Iowa past Indiana, 88-82. The Hawkeyes control their own destiny for at least a share of the Big Ten women’s basketball title.
High School Basketball Feb. 22, 2022 10:43 am1329d ago
Class 4A and 5A Iowa high school girls’ state basketball berths are on the line Tuesday, highlighted locally by Linn-Mar’s battle with Iowa City High.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 22, 2022 10:32 am1329d ago
All-Big Ten women’s basketball post Monika Czinano confirmed that she will play a fifth season at Iowa in 2022-23.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 22, 2022 10:33 am1329d ago
McKenna Warnock is back, and Iowa shoots for a two-game, three-day sweep of Indiana on Monday.
High School Basketball Feb. 20, 2022 9:34 am1331d ago
Ryley Goebel made the big plays in overtime to help send Center Point-Urbana to the girls’ state basketball tournament with a Class 3A regional final win over Vinton-Shellsburg.
High School Basketball Feb. 19, 2022 11:39 pm1331d ago
Sidelined last year, “special individual” Mary Kate Moeder helps Cedar Rapids Xavier advance to the Class 4A girls’ basketball regional finals with a win over Marion.
High School Basketball Feb. 18, 2022 10:57 pm1332d ago
Down five at halftime, Iowa City Regina flipped everything in the third quarter and topped West Branch for the third time this season, 48-40.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 18, 2022 2:56 pm1332d ago
McKenna Warnock is closing in on a return to the Iowa women’s basketball lineup, and with an upcoming home-and-home with No. 5 Indiana, it’s much needed.
Iowa High School Sports Podcast Feb. 18, 2022 1:00 pm1333d ago
The latest episode of the Prep Basketball Huddle podcast discusses the boys' and girls' basketball storylines as the postseason rolls on and “savors” the last games without a shot clock.
High School Basketball Feb. 18, 2022 10:12 pm1332d ago
Saturday’s rubber match between CPU, Vinton-Shellsburg is for a Class 3A girls’ state basketball tournament berth.
High School Basketball Feb. 17, 2022 12:38 pm1334d ago
Familiar foes Iowa City Regina and West Branch meet in the girls’ basketball postseason for the fourth time in the last five years.