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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
High School Basketball Jan. 21, 2020 9:47 pm2094d ago
CEDAR FALLS — Down seven on the road, Iowa City High was teetering. But the Little Hawks had the mindset …
High School Basketball Jan. 20, 2020 2:13 pm2095d ago
Area girls’ basketball individual statistical leaders, through games played Jan. 18. State rank is in parentheses. POINTS PER GAME (7) …
Sports Jan. 19, 2020 5:17 pm2096d ago
MADISON, Wis. — Lisa Bluder usually starts a postgame press conference with a statement. Sunday, she opened with a question: …
Sports Jan. 18, 2020 8:00 am2097d ago
IOWA CITY — Lisa Bluder breaks an Iowa women’s basketball schedule into one-week chunks. Once the Big Ten season starts, …
Sports Jan. 17, 2020 6:20 pm2098d ago
IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeyes flew home late Thursday night, too pooped to party. ‘It was pretty quiet,’ Coach …
Sports Jan. 16, 2020 10:02 pm2099d ago
MINNEAPOLIS — The play was breaking down. The shot clock was ticking down. Lisa Bluder was about to call a …
High School Basketball Jan. 21, 2020 4:08 pm2094d ago
Tom Lilly likened a young Caitlynn Daniels to Brett Favre. ‘It didn’t matter how small the window was,’ Lilly said, …
Sports Jan. 15, 2020 5:36 pm2100d ago
IOWA CITY — The archrivals are polar opposites. No. 22 Iowa is the early surprise of the Big Ten, stacking …
High School Basketball Jan. 22, 2020 9:42 am2093d ago
The Gazette’s area girls’ basketball Super 10, through games played Tuesday, Jan. 14: 1. Iowa City …
High School Basketball Jan. 14, 2020 10:56 pm2101d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Records are nice, Caitlynn Daniels said. But … ‘I have a lot of goals,’ she said. ‘And …
Sports Jan. 13, 2020 2:39 pm2102d ago
IOWA CITY — After two straight wins over ranked opponents, the Iowa Hawkeyes find themselves in this week’s Associated Press …
Sports Jan. 12, 2020 8:23 pm2103d ago
IOWA CITY — Yes, it’s still early. But the Iowa Hawkeyes like the ring of their current address. First place …
Sports Jan. 11, 2020 9:35 pm2104d ago
IOWA CITY — Lisa Bluder left Carver-Hawkeye Arena around 1 a.m. Friday, her staff about 45 minutes later. The glow …
Sports Jan. 9, 2020 10:22 pm2106d ago
IOWA CITY — The boxscore and the result, they just didn’t match up. The Iowa Hawkeyes gave up 38 offensive …
High School Basketball Jan. 9, 2020 4:44 pm2106d ago
You can still call the Cascade Cougars a defense-oriented girls’ basketball team. But defense-only? Forget that. Ranked No. 1 in …