116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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 Baseball and Softball Jun. 29, 2022 10:32 pm1317d ago
Clear Creek Amana earned a split with Mount Vernon and a Wamac West softball title share with Williamsburg.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 29, 2022 10:39 am1318d ago
The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 28.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 29, 2022 10:38 am1318d ago
Anna Streff has a scholarship waiting at Iowa, but at Linn-Mar, she’s just another player, albeit an important one. The Lions own a share of an MVC divisional championship after sweeping Cedar Rapids Prairie.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 27, 2022 11:12 am1320d ago
Tracking the area conference races as the Iowa high school softball regular season reaches its crescendo this week.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 24, 2022 5:01 pm1323d ago
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has posted regional softball pairings.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 24, 2022 10:32 am1323d ago
Benton Community and North Linn split a pair of one-run games in a non-conference softball doubnleheader.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 22, 2022 9:51 am1325d ago
The 2022 Iowa high school softball regional brackets are coming, probably as early as Thursday or Friday. Here’s what to watch for in each class.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 22, 2022 3:18 pm1325d ago
The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 21.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 22, 2022 9:33 am1325d ago
Lily Knutson’s pitched a three-hit, 12-strikeout gem against Dubuque Hempstead to keep Cedar Rapids Kennedy in the MVC Valley Division softball championship hunt.
Kids Articles Jun. 20, 2022 9:00 am1327d ago
Did you know that only one state in the nation plays high school baseball and softball in the summer? It’s …
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 17, 2022 10:06 am1330d ago
Lisbon stands on even footing with North Linn following Thursday’s softball doubleheader split.
Iowa Basketball Jun. 16, 2022 3:56 pm1331d ago
The Big Ten released women’s basketball matchups, but not dates, for the 2022-23 season. Iowa’s home schedule features dates with Indiana, Maryland and Nebraska.
High School Basketball Jun. 17, 2022 8:28 am1330d ago
Charting all of the major area coaching moves in a wild 2022 Iowa high school girls’ basketball offseason.
High School Basketball Jun. 15, 2022 3:50 pm1332d ago
Lynsey Barnard has been hired as head girls’ basketball coach at Iowa City High. She served as an assistant to Bill McTaggart in recent seasons.
High School Basketball Jun. 15, 2022 3:47 pm1332d ago
In terms of name recognition, Cedar Rapids Prairie couldn’t have gone bigger with hiring Kenyon Murray as its next girls’ basketball head coach.

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