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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 Mar. 2, 2020 3:10 pm2121d ago
DES MOINES — In his day job, P.J. Sweeney remodels kitchens and bathrooms. ‘I just got tired of sitting behind …
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2020 3:31 pm2121d ago
DES MOINES — Experience mattered. It mattered, big time. ‘I think we were a little more comfortable at the beginning …
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2020 8:43 pm2121d ago
DES MOINES — Capsules for Tuesday’s games involving area teams at the Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament at …
High School Basketball Mar. 1, 2020 3:00 pm2122d ago
DES MOINES — Capsules for Monday’s games involving area teams at the Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament at …
High School Basketball Mar. 1, 2020 12:17 pm2122d ago
DES MOINES — The Gazette’s predictions for the 2020 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament: Class 5A Quarterfinals Iowa …
High School Basketball Mar. 1, 2020 10:00 am2122d ago
DES MOINES — Individual statistical leaders at the 2020 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament. Class 5A Scoring Avg. …
High School Basketball Mar. 1, 2020 8:30 am2122d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Sidney McCrea is conservative with her words. ‘I wouldn’t say I’m quiet, but I only speak when …
Sports Feb. 29, 2020 8:00 am2124d ago
IOWA CITY – Before she became the women’s basketball coach at the University of Minnesota, Lindsay Whalen played in the …
Sports Feb. 27, 2020 10:01 pm2125d ago
IOWA CITY — Makenzie Meyer doesn’t consider herself an overly emotional person. But when she got to the locker room …
High School Basketball Feb. 26, 2020 10:28 pm2126d ago
MARION — They’re sick. They’re tired. But as far as enjoyment of moments like this, the Cascade Cougars are anything …
Sports Feb. 26, 2020 3:53 pm2126d ago
IOWA CITY — With 95 victories in the past four seasons, they are the winningest women’s basketball senior class of …
High School Basketball Feb. 28, 2020 12:10 pm2124d ago
Mallory McDermott has been named the girls’ basketball player of the year, both on the all-Metro team and the MVC …
High School Basketball Feb. 25, 2020 10:12 pm2127d ago
MARION — Heck, why not them? Buried by 29 points in a December regular-season meeting, 15th-ranked Clear Creek Amana flipped …
High School Basketball Feb. 25, 2020 3:59 pm2127d ago
Olivia Donlea isn’t a big talker. ‘She doesn’t say two words unless you initiate it,’ East Buchanan girls’ basketball coach …
High School Basketball Feb. 24, 2020 3:55 pm2128d ago
The Cedar Rapids Prairie Hawks suffered a case of the hiccups toward the end of the girls’ basketball regular season. …

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