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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 Feb. 15, 2021 2:55 pm1818d ago
Dyersville Beckman is a girls’ basketball paradox. The Blazers don’t enjoy much depth; Coach Chad Thomason generally employs a rotation …
High School Basketball Feb. 17, 2021 10:32 am1816d ago
An all-conference girls’ basketball portal for 2020-21. Received so far are the River Valley Conference and South Iowa Cedar League. …
High School Basketball Feb. 12, 2021 9:01 pm1820d ago
MARION – This was a no-frills sabbatical. ‘I just did things at home,” Kelsey Joens said. ‘Some lifting, jumped rope, …
Iowa High School Sports Feb. 12, 2021 3:44 pm1821d ago
MARION — They’re down to three finalists. A final ballot has been sent throughout the Marion Independent School District for …
High School Basketball Feb. 12, 2021 9:05 pm1820d ago
The area is full of quality Class 3A girls’ basketball teams. At this time, Monticello is playing as well as …
High School Basketball Feb. 11, 2021 9:17 pm1821d ago
TIFFIN – Certainly not a fluke. Absolutely not a one-year wonder. Clear Creek Amana is a girls’ basketball force. Deal …
Iowa High School Sports Feb. 11, 2021 10:46 am1822d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — The Xavier High School baseball and softball teams will be displaced this summer. When they return in …
Sports Feb. 10, 2021 3:54 pm1823d ago
IOWA CITY — Close doesn’t cut it. ‘All of our losses have been close,’ Kate Martin said. ‘We’re tired of …
High School Basketball Feb. 10, 2021 4:36 pm1822d ago
It’s been a while. It’s been nine years since Lisbon won more girls’ basketball games than it lost. The Lions …
High School Basketball Feb. 10, 2021 11:30 am1823d ago
This week’s area Gazette area girls’ basketball Super 10, including games played Tuesday, Feb. 9: 1. …
High School Basketball Feb. 9, 2021 9:51 pm1823d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – As Sophia Barrett paused outside the locker room for a quick interview Tuesday night, a teammate passed …
High School Basketball Feb. 8, 2021 12:52 pm1825d ago
Area girls’ basketball statistical leaders, through Saturday, Feb. 6, according to Varsity Bound. Figures in parentheses are overall state rank. …
Sports Feb. 7, 2021 4:10 pm1825d ago
IOWA CITY — It’s not just the losses that are grinding the Iowa Hawkeyes’ gears. ‘We were tied in the …
High School Basketball Feb. 6, 2021 8:19 pm1826d ago
VINTON — Depending on your perspective, Benton Community is a Wamac Conference West Division contender. Or the front-runner. Jenna Twedt …
Sports Feb. 6, 2021 9:00 am1827d ago
The Iowa Hawkeyes have settled into the role of a middle-of-the-pack Big Ten women’s basketball team. They have beaten the …

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