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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
Iowa Prep Sports Jan. 26, 2023 10:14 pm11d ago
This week’s episode of the Prep Basketball Podcast begins with a discussion about the controversy surrounding Monday night’s Iowa City High-Fairfield game.
High School Basketball Jan. 26, 2023 11:00 am12d ago
Girls’ basketball notes: Benton-Clear Creek Amana, Monticello-Cascade and English Valleys-Iowa Valley showdowns have league-title implications
Iowa Basketball Jan. 26, 2023 1:53 pm11d ago
Women’s basketball: The conveyor belt continues. With the post-Ohio State celebration brief, No. 10 readies for a home date with Nebraska.
High School Basketball Jan. 25, 2023 5:21 pm12d ago
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Jan. 25): Linn-Mar climbs to No. 2 after a second win over Iowa City West.
High School Basketball Jan. 24, 2023 11:26 pm13d ago
Girls’ basketball: Anna Quillin comes off the bench and makes a huge impact (15 points, 14 rebounds) in Solon’s 58-49 win over Marion.
High School Basketball Jan. 24, 2023 9:23 pm13d ago
Boys’ basketball: Solon hounds Brayson Laube early, but Calen Claypool’s big effort boosts 3A No. 4 Marion in a 68-58 win.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 24, 2023 6:01 am14d ago
Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark posts a triple-double (28 points, 10 rebounds, 15 assists), and 10th-ranked Iowa hands No. 2 Ohio State its first loss, 83-72.
High School Basketball Jan. 21, 2023 10:27 am17d ago
The Linn-Mar girls’ basketball team completed a season sweep of Iowa City West, 58-48, its fifth top-10 win of the season.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 22, 2023 10:05 am16d ago
Women’s basketball: Lisa Bluder talks about McKenna Warnock’s injury, Caitlin Clark’s incident at Michigan State and Iowa’s Monday showdown at Ohio State.
High School Basketball Jan. 26, 2023 4:49 pm11d ago
Updated Jan. 26: The Gazette’s final 2023 Iowa high school girls’ basketball mock regional brackets.
Iowa Prep Sports Jan. 19, 2023 7:35 pm18d ago
Watch or listen to the January 19, 2023, Prep Basketball Podcast as Jeff Johnson and Jeff Linder discuss the latest talking points in Iowa high school basketball.
High School Basketball Jan. 19, 2023 11:54 am19d ago
Girls’ basketball notebook: With 1,554 points, Jenna Twedt is the new career scoring leader at Benton Community.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 18, 2023 8:41 pm19d ago
Iowa women’s basketball: McKenna Warnock is injured, Monika Czinano fouls out, then Caitlin Clark engineers an overtime Breslin breakthrough for No. 10 Iowa.
High School Basketball Jan. 18, 2023 12:16 pm20d ago
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Jan. 18): The top nine remain the same, led by North Linn; Cascade rejoins the list at No. 10.
High School Basketball Jan. 17, 2023 9:31 pm20d ago
Girls’ basketball: Class 3A No. 3 Solon sinks 22 of 23 from the free-throw line, rallies past No. 13 Mount Vernon, 56-50.