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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. 13, 2020 11:15 am2035d 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 pm2034d 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 pm2038d 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 pm2040d 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 pm2041d 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 pm2042d 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 pm2042d 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 pm2042d 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 pm2042d 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 pm2042d ago
The Gazette’s area softball Super 10 rankings, through games played Friday, July 3: 1. North Linn …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 4, 2020 10:28 am2044d ago
MOUNT VERNON — They won’t crown summer-sports champions in the Wamac Conference this year. Just another thing the COVID-19 pandemic …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 1, 2020 11:20 pm2047d ago
MARION – After suffering a hitting famine at the hands of Kara Maiers, the Linn-Mar Lions followed with a feast. …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 1, 2020 12:36 pm2047d ago
Junior Hackman was quick to provide a disclaimer. ‘We haven’t faced really good pitching so far,’ said Hackman, head softball …
High School Basketball Jun. 30, 2020 5:43 pm2048d ago
CENTER POINT – The women’s basketball pipeline from Center Point-Urbana to the Missouri Valley Conference continues to flow. Ryley Goebel, …
Iowa High School Sports Jun. 30, 2020 12:07 am2049d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – One little burst of energy caused one big swing in momentum. Brielle Bastian scored from second base …

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