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.
Listen in to our Podcast or get our Sports Newsletter.
Latest Articles by Jeff Linder
Sports Dec. 30, 2020 4:04 pm1749d ago
IOWA CITY — Inhale. Exhale. Relax. The Iowa Hawkeyes know what’s coming when Rutgers arrives for Thursday’s Big Ten women’s …
High School Basketball Dec. 28, 2020 3:38 pm1751d ago
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is expected to release its 2021 girls basketball regional pairings sometime in January. …
High School Basketball Dec. 26, 2020 9:19 am1753d ago
CASCADE – Clench your left hand into a fist. Now release. Simple, isn’t it? For Mike Sconsa, it’s a chore. …
High School Basketball Dec. 25, 2020 11:02 pm1753d ago
Nearly a quarter-century has passed since Janel Burgess played basketball at Iowa State. She still carries one of Bill Fennelly’s …
High School Basketball Dec. 25, 2020 11:19 pm1753d ago
This week’s Gazette area girls’ basketball Super 10 rankings, including games played Tuesday, Dec. 22. 1.
High School Basketball Dec. 22, 2020 10:38 pm1756d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – It was part chant, part plea, coming from Jason Edwards in the closing moments. ‘Poise. Poise. Poise.” …
Sports Dec. 22, 2020 11:54 pm1756d ago
IOWA CITY — Even though Caitlin Clark wasn’t hitting, she was contributing. The nation’s leading scorer heading into Tuesday, Clark …
High School Basketball Dec. 21, 2020 10:00 pm1758d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Hannah Stuelke has a vast toolbox. She can score. She can rebound. She can defend and run …
Sports Dec. 21, 2020 7:52 pm1758d ago
IOWA CITY – Lisa Bluder called them warts. For the sake of our readers, we’ll simply call them flaws. The …
High School Basketball Dec. 18, 2020 10:41 pm1760d ago
IOWA CITY – Let’s get this out of the way first: Pete Moe was tremendous in his Iowa City West …
High School Basketball Dec. 18, 2020 10:17 pm1761d ago
IOWA CITY – B.J. Mayer’s third-quarter timeout message was succint, and direct: ‘You just let them right back in the …
High School Basketball Dec. 17, 2020 3:36 pm1762d ago
It’s funny sometimes how things work out. Who would have thought that the first date of competition for Iowa City …
High School Basketball Dec. 16, 2020 11:44 am1763d ago
This week’s area girls’ basketball Super 10 rankings, including games played Tuesday, Dec. 15. 1.
Iowa High School Football Dec. 15, 2020 9:22 pm1764d ago
Eight classes? That’s the proposal. The Iowa Football Coaches Association sent a recommendation to the Iowa High School Athletic Association …
High School Basketball Dec. 15, 2020 8:18 pm1764d ago
SOLON – Sure, there have been some extenuating circumstances. But nonetheless, the Solon Spartans have completed quite the pre-Christmas combo. …