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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 Nov. 29, 2019 11:37 am2147d ago
It’s not just the venue that has Nathan Reck jazzed. Not just the shot clock. It’s the opportunity. ‘We’ve won …
High School Basketball Nov. 26, 2019 9:30 pm2150d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Mallory McDermott and Sidney McCrea can’t do it alone. And Tuesday night, they didn’t have to. Sophomore …
Sports Nov. 26, 2019 12:35 pm2150d ago
IOWA CITY — Here comes the press. After four games of facing minimal defensive pressure, the Iowa Hawkeyes will get …
Iowa High School Volleyball Nov. 25, 2019 6:10 pm2151d ago
Maggie Willems and Lauren Schrock have rewatched and relived the Class 3A state volleyball championship match, about a half-dozen times …
High School Basketball Nov. 22, 2019 4:22 pm2154d ago
Three Gazette-area teams begin the 2019-20 girls’ basketball season ranked No. 1 in their respective classes. The Iowa Girls High …
Iowa High School Football Nov. 21, 2019 10:37 pm2155d ago
CEDAR FALLS – A defensive lineman, Dustin Willie is tasked with the job of stuffing holes. So this is where …
High School Basketball Nov. 21, 2019 11:48 am2155d ago
IOWA CITY — No sense in burying the lead. There’s one goal. And, really, one goal only. ‘We know what …
High School Basketball Nov. 21, 2019 9:15 am2155d ago
The Gazette’s preseason girls’ basketball predictions for area conferences: MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION 1. Iowa City High 2. Cedar Falls 3. …
High School Basketball Nov. 21, 2019 9:15 am2155d ago
Gazette area players to watch for the 2019-20 Iowa high school girls’ basketball season. Caitlynn Daniels, sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier …
Sports Nov. 20, 2019 9:53 pm2156d ago
IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeyes were down emotionally after a drubbing at Northern Iowa three days ago. They were down 13 …
Iowa High School Football Nov. 20, 2019 7:08 pm2156d ago
EPWORTH — When the postseason began, the bridle came off Ben Bryant. ‘We were very conservative with him early in …
Sports Nov. 19, 2019 2:45 pm2157d ago
IOWA CITY — Kathleen Doyle and Bella Alarie were teammates on Team USA’s Pan American team this summer. They became …
High School Basketball Nov. 21, 2019 9:11 am2155d ago
The Gazette’s preseason Iowa high school girls’ basketball rankings for 2019-20, with last year’s record and postseason finish. CLASS 5A …
Iowa High School Volleyball Nov. 18, 2019 8:30 pm2158d ago
MARION — The time, Teresa Bair said, has come to be called ‘Grandma’ instead of ‘Coach.’ A winner of more …
UNI Panthers Nov. 17, 2019 5:34 pm2159d ago
CEDAR FALLS — According to Kam Finley, the University of Northern Iowa women’s basketball team ‘gets to celebrate until midnight’ …