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
Iowa High School Volleyball Sep. 25, 2021 6:52 pm1595d ago
The Iowa City Liberty Lightning went 5-0 in a stacked round-robin volleyball event, extending their win streak to 14.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 24, 2021 11:47 pm1596d ago
Iowa City High rolled up 556 yards of offense and snapped a five-game losing streak to rival West.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 24, 2021 9:03 am1596d ago
A four-sport athlete now at Iowa City High, Ben Kueter continue will in two — football and wrestling — at the University of Iowa
Iowa High School Sports Sep. 23, 2021 8:39 pm1597d ago
Alex McKane’s record run and Cindy Wang’s first varsity title led Iowa City West’s cross country teams to Eastern Iowa Classic titles.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 23, 2021 9:06 am1597d ago
A dozen of the top area high school football games for Week 5 (Sept. 23-24).
Iowa High School Sports Podcast Sep. 22, 2021 7:15 pm1598d ago
The Gazette’s Jeff Johnson, Jeff Linder and K.J. Pilcher discuss their Week 4 takeaways and look ahead to Week 5 on the Prep Football Huddle!
Iowa High School Volleyball Sep. 22, 2021 3:04 pm1598d ago
North Linn has won 11 straight matches and two straight tournaments. The next item of business is a school record for wins.
Iowa High School Volleyball Sep. 22, 2021 4:17 pm1598d ago
The top 10 teams in this week’s Gazette area volleyball rankings all hold their positions from a week ago.
Iowa High School Volleyball Sep. 22, 2021 11:24 am1598d ago
Iowa City Liberty finished the final set of an MVC volleyball showdown against Cedar Falls with an 11-2 flourish to win.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 21, 2021 6:23 pm1599d ago
The Gazette staff answers questions about the Iowa high school football season. This time, we added a question from Twitter followers.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 21, 2021 11:05 am1599d ago
The state’s last three unbeatens — Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Linn-Mar and Iowa City High — are 1-2-3 in this week’s Class 5A RPI standings.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 21, 2021 11:03 am1599d ago
The Gazette football poll: Ankeny (5A) and Southeast Valley (2A) gain No. 1 status; Cedar Rapids Kennedy stays No. 2 in 5A; Iowa City High and Linn-Mar join the top 10 for the first time this season.
Iowa High School Volleyball Sep. 18, 2021 6:54 pm1602d ago
Maya Karl collected 16 kills in the final match of the Marion volleyball tournament to help carry the new-look Saints.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 18, 2021 2:00 pm1602d ago
Linn-Mar’s defensive average has gone from 33.2 points per game in 2020 to 10.8 so far this year. Plus, notes on Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Williamsburg.
Iowa High School Football Sep. 18, 2021 1:37 pm1602d ago
Linn-Mar held Cedar Rapids Washington to minus-35 yards rushing and forced five turnovers in a 36-7 rout.

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