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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
High School Basketball Dec. 4, 2020 10:01 pm1775d ago
TIFFIN — Due to online learning, Clear Creek Amana didn’t have its first practice until the middle of last week. …
Sports Dec. 4, 2020 2:51 pm1775d ago
IOWA CITY – One of the most underappreciated – and apparently, unorthodox – facets of McKenna Warnock’s game is her …
High School Basketball Dec. 3, 2020 4:28 pm1776d ago
Tradition, meet transition. North Linn has been the poster child for consistent excellence in girls’ basketball for the past decade. …
Sports Dec. 2, 2020 9:37 pm1777d ago
DES MOINES – For three quarters, Iowa was a one-trick pony. It was one great trick, mind you, but it …
High School Basketball Dec. 2, 2020 11:37 am1777d ago
This week’s area girls’ basketball Super 10 rankings, including games played Tuesday, Dec. 1. Upcoming schedules, of course, are strictly …
High School Basketball Dec. 2, 2020 11:19 am1777d ago
MANCHESTER – They’ve been hampered by the coronavirus quarantine. They lost their first game by 27 points and have been …
Sports Feb. 11, 2022 2:27 pm1341d ago
IOWA CITY – Divide and conquer. That, according to Caitlin Clark, will be the attendance strategy later this week for …
Sports Nov. 26, 2020 12:17 am1783d ago
IOWA CITY — It was what Caitlin Clark visualized. It was what Lisa Bluder expected. A much-ballyhooed freshman guard, Clark …
High School Basketball Nov. 25, 2020 12:00 pm1784d ago
MARION – The Gold Gym is the old gym at Marion High School. Tuesday night, it was a shooters’ paradise. …
Sports Nov. 24, 2020 10:35 am1785d ago
IOWA CITY — A typical women’s basketball season for the Iowa Hawkeyes might start with a cupcake or two, an …
Sports Nov. 23, 2020 3:51 pm1786d ago
IOWA CITY – Lisa Bluder has a tentative starting lineup for Wednesday’s season opener. Emphasis on tentative. ‘I have it …
Iowa High School Football Nov. 20, 2020 6:26 pm1789d ago
CEDAR FALLS — It’s a fundamental, unwritten rule of football. Coaches preach it from the Pee Wees to the pros. …
Iowa High School Football Nov. 20, 2020 5:42 pm1789d ago
CEDAR FALLS – Creed Welch never had a doubt. He was going to play. And he was going to be …
Sports Nov. 19, 2020 6:15 pm1790d ago
IOWA CITY – Monika Czinano is more than a returning all-Big Ten women’s basketball player. Now, she’s a veteran. A …
High School Basketball Nov. 19, 2020 4:49 pm1790d ago
West Branch is among the top-ranked teams in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union preseason basketball ratings, released Thursday …