Jeff Linder

CEDAR RAPIDS — Yes, it’s early. Sure, the competition level will rise. But no disclaimer is necessary. It’s clear and …

IOWA CITY — The Linn-Mar Lions sent an emphatic message to the Mississippi Valley Conference in the first week of …

DES MOINES — Defending state champions Lansing Kee and Oskaloosa are among the top-ranked teams in the season’s first Iowa …

IOWA CITY — It wasn’t as if the Game Time League was the Iowa Hawkeyes’ only summer gig. But it …

IOWA CITY — There’s the string of state-qualifying teams. There’s the five state championships. But what has marked the Iowa …

LISBON — Bob Bunting earned his 1,100th softball coaching win Wednesday night, when Lisbon edged Cascade, 1-0, in a non-conference …

CEDAR RAPIDS — For a glorious six-year stretch, Cedar Rapids Jefferson was Sprint Relay High. Strong, speedy girls like Rachel …

NORTH LIBERTY — The Game Time League will be out of operation this summer. GTL director Randy Larson confirmed on …

URBANA — There’s no redshirt season in high school. Get hurt? Tough luck. Season’s over, and you don’t get it …

Ten area teams to watch for the 2017 high school softball season: BENTON COMMUNITY 2016 record: 43-2 2016 postseason: Class …

Top area players to watch for the 2017 high school softball season: COURTNEY COOPER, sr., Lansing Kee — Batted .417 …

DES MOINES — Blair Brooks and Myles Bach are the headliners for the Marion High School boys’ track and field …

DES MOINES — Only one question remains to be asked of Joah Banks: What’s next? ‘You’ll have to wait and …

DES MOINES — The diet was her typical raceday fare: A couple mini waffles and a bowl of cereal. Familiarity …

DES MOINES — Snoop around on social media enough, and you’ll stumble across a video of Grace Martensen flipping a …