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Jeff Linder
Passionate about prep sports and prep sports athletes, I have been with The Gazette sports team since 1995 covering high school sports for The Gazette. I am a proud, lifelong Iowan who grew up reading The Gazette.
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Latest Articles by Jeff Linder
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 15, 2022 10:11 am
Class 5A 10th-ranked Liberty proved more adept at manufacturing runs and swept 13th-ranked Cedar Rapids Prairie 8-2 and 5-0 in a Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader.
High School Basketball Jun. 13, 2022 1:03 pm
Frank Howell, who coached Cedar Rapids Washington girls’ basketball through “a golden age,” died Friday at age 52.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 10, 2022 10:05 am
Even with new faces, Iowa City High and Cedar Rapids Kennedy still put on a show when they collide in softball. The Cougars swept on Thursday with 5-3 and 5-4 wins.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 9, 2022 10:18 am
Makenna Hughes’ 11th-inning home run sent Williamsburg past Clear Creek Amana in the first game of a Wamac Conference softball doubleheader split.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 8, 2022 9:58 am
The Gazette-area softball Super Ten rankings, through games played Tuesday, June 7. West Liberty jumped in at No. 4 this week.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 8, 2022 9:57 am
Softball notebook: Patient and powerful, Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Alexis Barden is an offensive force. She’s among the state leaders in a variety of offensive categories.
High School Basketball Jun. 7, 2022 1:16 pm
Girls’ basketball coach Josh Bentley is leaving Cedar Rapids Prairie, accepting the principal post at Anamosa High School.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 7, 2022 10:34 am
Jenna Sprague’s two-out hit in the seventh lifted 3A No. 2 Mount Vernon past No. 3 Williamsburg in the opener of a softball doubleheader, then her strikeout nailed down a Game 2 save, and a sweep.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 3, 2022 10:26 am
Iowa City Liberty’s bats stayed hot (12 hits in each game) in a softball sweep of Iowa City West.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 1, 2022 9:38 pm
Handcuffed by Sigourney ace Carly Goodwin through four innings, Belle Plaine struck in the fifth and earned a 3-2 SICL softball victory.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 2, 2022 7:20 am
Prep softball notes: Mike Morrison’s “interim” season at Iowa City Liberty is anything but a throwaway summer. The Lightning are scoring more than 11 runs per game and have started 9-1.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 1, 2022 10:15 am
Prep softball: Area Super Ten and standings (June 1)
High School Basketball Jun. 1, 2022 2:14 pm
Stephanie (Rich) Dacey will return to Iowa and coach girls’ basketball at Williamsburg. She was Miss Iowa Basketball 2001 at Washington (Iowa), where she won three state championships.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 1, 2022 7:37 am
Duanna Coyle stepped in to save a softball doubleheader split for Cedar Rapids Xavier against Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Prep Baseball and Prep Softball Jun. 1, 2022 7:38 am
College softball: Former Iowa City High star Ayana Lindsey plays a supporting role in Northwestern’s run to the Women’s College World Series.