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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. 15, 2022 11:33 am1332d ago
Prep softball notes: Cedar Rapids Washington ends an 88-game losing streak, Thursday could see a 1-vs.-2 matchup in Class 1A and West Delaware’s tournament has some heavyweights.
High School Basketball Jun. 15, 2022 2:57 pm1332d ago
After 15 years as girls’ basketball coach at Iowa City West, B.J. Mayer will step down to take the athletics director post. He will succeed Craig Huegel, who is heading to Benton Community.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 15, 2022 11:30 am1332d ago
The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 14.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 15, 2022 10:11 am1332d ago
Class 5A 10th-ranked Liberty proved more adept at manufacturing runs and swept 13th-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie 8-2 and 5-0 in a Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader.
High School Basketball Jun. 13, 2022 1:03 pm1334d ago
Frank Howell, who coached Cedar Rapids Washington girls’ basketball through “a golden age,” died Friday at age 52.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 10, 2022 10:05 am1337d ago
Even with new faces, Iowa City High and Cedar Rapids Kennedy still put on a show when they collide in softball. The Cougars swept on Thursday with 5-3 and 5-4 wins.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 9, 2022 10:18 am1338d ago
Makenna Hughes’ 11th-inning home run sent Williamsburg past Clear Creek Amana in the first game of a Wamac Conference softball doubleheader split.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 8, 2022 9:58 am1339d ago
The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 7. West Liberty jumped in at No. 4 this week.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 8, 2022 9:57 am1339d ago
Softball notebook: Patient and powerful, Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Alexis Barden is an offensive force. She’s among the state leaders in a variety of offensive categories.
High School Basketball Jun. 7, 2022 1:16 pm1340d ago
Girls’ basketball coach Josh Bentley is leaving Cedar Rapids Prairie, accepting the principal post at Anamosa High School.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 7, 2022 10:34 am1340d ago
Jenna Sprague’s two-out hit in the seventh lifted 3A No. 2 Mount Vernon past No. 3 Williamsburg in the opener of a softball doubleheader, then her strikeout nailed down a Game 2 save, and a sweep.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 3, 2022 10:26 am1344d ago
Iowa City Liberty’s bats stayed hot (12 hits in each game) in a softball sweep of Iowa City West.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 1, 2022 9:38 pm1345d ago
Handcuffed by Sigourney ace Carly Goodwin through four innings, Belle Plaine struck in the fifth and earned a 3-2 SICL softball victory.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 2, 2022 7:20 am1345d ago
Prep softball notes: Mike Morrison’s “interim” season at Iowa City Liberty is anything but a throwaway summer. The Lightning are scoring more than 11 runs per game and have started 9-1.
High School Baseball and Softball Jun. 1, 2022 10:15 am1346d ago
Prep softball: Area Super Ten and standings (June 1)

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