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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. 31, 2020 2:25 pm2017d ago
Athletics directors from the 16 Mississippi Valley Conference schools votes Friday to eliminate ‘Super’ meet competitions for the 2020 fall …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 30, 2020 11:00 pm2018d ago
FORT DODGE — More than anything, Kaylin Kinney was thankful for a season that nearly never happened. ‘That’s how I …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 30, 2020 11:09 pm2018d ago
FORT DODGE — Their roses were red. Their new T-shirts are pink. And the Kennedy Cougars are the state’s best …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 29, 2020 10:28 pm2019d ago
FORT DODGE — In a shortened season void of Saturday tournaments, the Lisbon Lions didn’t see an abundance of high-level …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 29, 2020 8:38 pm2019d ago
FORT DODGE — Hits were translating to baserunners, but baserunners weren’t translating to runs. ‘It was getting very frustrating,’ Albia …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 29, 2020 3:23 pm2019d ago
FORT DODGE — Season after season, year after year, their routine has been the same. Kaylin Kinney pitched. Abby Spore …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 28, 2020 10:41 pm2020d ago
FORT DODGE — The Lisbon Lions have been here before, but Ryleigh Allgood has not. ‘My teammates really brought me …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 28, 2020 3:02 pm2020d ago
FORT DODGE — Darn near perfect. That was Abby Flanagan, specifically. That was the North Linn Lynx, generally. Flanagan pitched …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 28, 2020 12:11 am2020d ago
FORT DODGE — Some might call it their happy place. Or their nirvana. Robin Brand calls it her ‘seven,’ that …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 28, 2020 12:11 am2020d ago
FORT DODGE – According to Jena Young, the Winterset Huskies hit better against better pitchers. And Macey Kleitsch is a …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 27, 2020 8:24 pm2021d ago
FORT DODGE — Kaylin Kinney’s remarkable shutout streak has come to an end. But the only streak that really matters, …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 27, 2020 2:07 am2021d ago
FORT DODGE — Capsules for area teams competing this week at the 2020 Iowa high school state softball tournament: 5A: …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 27, 2020 2:08 am2021d ago
FORT DODGE — Our predicted top-four finishes for the Iowa high school state softball tournament this week at the Rogers …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 27, 2020 2:00 am2021d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — ‘That wasn’t us.’ That is Abby Spore’s takeaway from her team’s performance at last year’s state softball …
Iowa High School Football Jul. 27, 2020 1:39 am2021d ago
A seven-week regular season. An expanded postseason. The Iowa High School Athletic Association has revised its 2020 football schedule, ‘allowing …

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