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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 Oct. 15, 2021 11:55 am1459d ago
Mount Vernon reversed earlier outcomes against Beckman and West Delaware to claim the Wamac Conference volleyball tournament title.
Iowa High School Sports Podcast Oct. 14, 2021 7:00 pm1460d ago
Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss Week 7 Iowa high school football takeaways and look ahead to Week 8 on the Prep Football Huddle.
Iowa High School Sports Oct. 14, 2021 7:10 pm1460d ago
Center Point-Urbana’s Kora Katcher and Eli Larson were convincing winners at the Wamac Conference cross country meet; the Marion boys and Solon girls ruled the team races.
Iowa High School Sports Oct. 13, 2021 9:46 am1461d ago
The MVC will host its divisional meets Thursday. Also that day are the Wamac and Tri-Rivers conference meets. Here’s a closer look.
Iowa High School Volleyball Oct. 13, 2021 9:48 am1461d ago
Iowa City Liberty swept Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Cedar Rapids Xavier to win the MVC volleyball tournament championship.
Iowa High School Football Oct. 12, 2021 3:02 pm1462d ago
All the questions have been submitted by social media followers. Who are the top skill players? What is the state of Class 5A? Best popcorn and songs?
Iowa High School Football Oct. 12, 2021 1:46 pm1462d ago
The postseason football brackets will be determined this week in four classes, next week in 3A, 4A and 5A. Here’s a primer on area races.
Iowa High School Football Oct. 12, 2021 12:08 pm1462d ago
Cedar Rapids Kennedy takes sole possession of the top Class 5A ranking in this week’s Gazette Iowa high school football poll.
Iowa High School Football Oct. 12, 2021 11:39 am1462d ago
West Des Moines Valley takes over the top spot in this week’s unofficial Class 5A RPI standings.
Iowa High School Volleyball Oct. 9, 2021 7:06 pm1465d ago
West Liberty advanced to the championship match of a talent-laden 16-team Westside Invitational, but Dike-New Hartford was too much in the final.
Iowa High School Sports Oct. 9, 2021 7:09 pm1465d ago
‘I don’t set targets on other guys. I run my race and let the other guys worry about me.’
Iowa High School Football Oct. 8, 2021 11:55 pm1465d ago
4A No. 2 Cedar Rapids Xavier embarked on three long first-half scoring drives and improved to 6-1 with a 34-7 win over 4A No. 10 Clear Creek Amana.
Iowa High School Volleyball Oct. 10, 2021 11:23 am1464d ago
The Mississippi Valley, Wamac, River Valley and Tri-Rivers conferences are set to begin their next round of volleyball championships.
Iowa High School Sports Podcast Oct. 7, 2021 8:43 pm1467d ago
Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss what we learned from Week 6 and look ahead to Week 7 of Iowa high school football on this episode of the Prep Football Huddle.
Iowa High School Sports Oct. 7, 2021 8:19 pm1467d ago
Iowa City High edged Dubuque Hempstead by one point for the MVC boys’ cross country Super meet title.