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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. 14, 2020 11:41 am1826d ago
A not-so-distant history lesson gives Brett Mather valid reason for optimism. Last year, Mount Vernon finished fourth in a stacked …
Iowa High School Sports Oct. 13, 2020 9:49 pm1827d ago
MONTICELLO — According to Jaden Yoder, freshman Danielle Hostetler brings “a bunch of joy and spunk to our team.” Joy …
Iowa High School Sports Oct. 13, 2020 12:49 pm1827d ago
MARION – Farewell, Marion Indians. In a 5-2 tally, the Marion Independent School District board of education voted Monday night …
Iowa High School Football Oct. 15, 2020 12:27 pm1825d ago
Capsules for Cedar Rapids Metro, Iowa City and select area Iowa high school first-round playoff football games. All games start …
Iowa High School Football Oct. 12, 2020 10:22 am1828d ago
They are defending state champions. They were preseason No. 1 teams. And now, Ida Grove OABCIG and Don Bosco have …
Iowa High School Volleyball Oct. 10, 2020 8:02 pm1830d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Once an option, masks are now a mandate for the Mount Vernon Mustangs. ‘It’s a no-brainer,” Coach …
Iowa High School Football Oct. 9, 2020 11:10 pm1831d ago
DYERSVILLE – The West Branch Bears played only one football game on their home turf this fall. Friday night, they …
Iowa High School Volleyball Oct. 9, 2020 11:37 am1831d ago
MARION — When Addie Schmierer went to the service line, good things invariably happened for the Iowa City Liberty volleyball …
Iowa High School Football Oct. 8, 2020 10:00 am1832d ago
Week 7 capsules for Cedar Rapids Metro, Iowa City and select Gazette area Iowa high school football games. Cedar Rapids …
Iowa High School Volleyball Oct. 7, 2020 4:05 pm1833d ago
Sleep came grudgingly for Todd Troutman late Tuesday night. He wasn’t hashing out a loss, either. ‘I was asking myself …
Iowa High School Volleyball Oct. 7, 2020 10:56 am1833d ago
The Gazette’s area volleyball Super 10 rankings, including matches played Tuesday, Oct. 6. 1. Cedar Rapids …
Iowa High School Sports Oct. 7, 2020 11:11 am1833d ago
MANCHESTER – Eli Larson prefers the quiet life. ‘I like it when we’re under the radar,” said Larson, a junior …
Iowa High School Football Oct. 9, 2020 1:38 pm1831d ago
Style points translated to poll points for Cedar Rapids Xavier in this week’s Gazette/KGYM football poll. While Dallas Center-Grimes needed …
Iowa High School Football Oct. 2, 2020 11:26 pm1838d ago
SOLON — The first drive said it all. Eleven plays (all on the ground), 72 yards. Touchdown. ‘We knew we …
Iowa High School Volleyball Oct. 1, 2020 11:20 pm1839d ago
WILTON — The image of the night? Wilton players doing a spin-around after every ace, 14 of them in all. …