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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
Sports Jan. 3, 2019 10:24 pm2546d ago
IOWA CITY — Time didn’t stand still. It just seemed that way. ‘The last minute or two took forever,’ Iowa …
High School Basketball Jan. 3, 2019 9:33 pm2546d ago
It’s about time. That’s how the majority of area high school basketball coaches feel about adding a shot clock to …
Iowa High School Volleyball Jan. 2, 2019 5:40 pm2547d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Until the last two seasons, Michelle Goodall was a consistent winner at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. But her …
Sports Jan. 2, 2019 2:26 pm2547d ago
IOWA CITY — It was one of the low points in recent Iowa women’s basketball history. ‘Very embarrassing,’ Makenzie Meyer …
High School Basketball Jan. 2, 2019 10:00 am2547d ago
The upper tier of the Mississippi Valley Conference is an undisputed — and unbalanced — Group of Six. Undisputed, because …
Sports Dec. 29, 2018 10:00 am2551d ago
IOWA CITY — When Ally Disterhoft became the all-time scoring queen at the University of Iowa, she knew she was …
Iowa High School Sports Dec. 28, 2018 3:37 pm2552d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Former players at Cedar Rapids Xavier and Cedar Rapids Jefferson will be joining forces to coach the …
High School Basketball Dec. 27, 2018 4:26 pm2553d ago
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release girls’ basketball regional assignments sometime in January. In the meantime, here …
Sports Dec. 28, 2018 7:39 am2552d ago
‘Now or never.” Nah, that seems a little harsh. So let’s go with this: ‘If not now, when?” Eleven years …
High School Basketball Dec. 22, 2018 11:23 am2558d ago
This week’s area girls’ basketball Super Ten, through games played Friday, Dec. 21: 1. MARION * Record: 9-0. Wamac: 8-0. …
Sports Dec. 21, 2018 10:29 pm2559d ago
DES MOINES — Sara Rhine called Megan Gustafson ‘a beast in the paint.’ A sufficient compliment, to be sure. How’s …
Sports Dec. 20, 2018 12:22 pm2560d ago
IOWA CITY — In terms of sheer watchability, this should be high on the totem pole. ‘It’s going to be …
High School Basketball Dec. 20, 2018 10:43 am2560d ago
Graduation has chipped away at their depth. But the Marion Indians’ top-end talent hasn’t wavered, and their winning streak continues …
Iowa High School Football Dec. 19, 2018 3:21 pm2561d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS — Out with the crown. In with the carpet. Xavier High School has announced that Saints Field, home …
Sports Dec. 19, 2018 10:30 am2561d ago
DES MOINES — Other than its conference affiliation, there’s not much ‘mid-major’ about the Drake women’s basketball team. The Bulldogs …

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