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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 Sports Jul. 16, 2020 11:45 pm1985d ago
MARION – Duanna Coyle is a doubles hitter. A gap hitter. This time, the gap was over the fence. Coyle’s …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 16, 2020 12:10 pm1985d ago
We’re deep into July. It’s the postseason. So it’s another softball reunion between Benton Community and Solon. For the third …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 15, 2020 10:09 pm1986d ago
TROY MILLS – Lots of speed. A slam. And a quick night. Hannah Bridgewater contributed four of North Linn’s 16 …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 15, 2020 7:23 pm1986d ago
The longer the season has progressed, the more attractive this matchup has become. Cedar Rapids Xavier (15-9) visits Marion (15-8) …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 14, 2020 12:01 pm1987d ago
Marv Porter is honest. And he’s confident; why wouldn’t he be? His softball team from North Linn is the best …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 13, 2020 11:15 am1988d ago
The Gazette’s area softball Super 10, through games played Saturday, July 11: 1. North Linn 20-0 …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 14, 2020 12:02 pm1987d ago
The timely hits that carried the Sigourney High School softball team to a 13-1 start have taken a late-season sabbatical. …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 10, 2020 12:20 pm1991d ago
The next paragraph will be tough to read. Heck, it’s agonizing to write. But here goes: I don’t think we’re …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 8, 2020 2:17 pm1993d ago
Monday night was Senior Night for the Cedar Rapids Kennedy softball team. But the postgame was less about celebration than …
High School Track and Field Jul. 7, 2020 10:49 pm1994d ago
BROOKLYN – Drew Bartels doesn’t run the 400-meter hurdles often. ‘Once a year,” he said. ‘Last year, I ran it …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 6, 2020 11:13 pm1995d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – They’re hungry. How hungry? ‘We are haven’t-eaten-in-a-week hungry,” Kaylin Kinney said. OK, they’re famished. And Monday night, …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 6, 2020 6:29 pm1995d ago
TRAER — The area softball scene apparently has suffered its first season-ending exposure to COVID-19. According to Ross Thede of …
High School Basketball Jul. 6, 2020 6:49 pm1995d ago
TROY MILLS – As North Linn marched to a girls’ state basketball championship in March, a former rival worked behind …
High School Track and Field Jul. 6, 2020 6:45 pm1995d ago
This isn’t a money grab for Mike Jay. After all, admission is free. ‘I couldn’t care less how many people …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 6, 2020 12:47 pm1995d ago
The Gazette’s area softball Super 10 rankings, through games played Friday, July 3: 1. North Linn …

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