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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
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 15, 2015 4:47 pm3816d ago
Solon and Benton Community both went through Wamac Conference divisional play without a scratch, and their dominance was reflected in …
Sports Jul. 16, 2015 4:13 pm3815d ago
The cafeteria is the melting pot of the Pan American Games village in Toronto. There is food there. There is …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 19, 2015 5:43 pm3812d ago
FORT DODGE – Schedule for the 2015 state softball tournament, at the Rogers Sports Complex: MONDAY, JULY 21 Class 4A …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 14, 2015 11:40 pm3817d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – What, ultimately, was the difference? Perhaps an early wild pitch? Maybe a home run by Hannah Towns …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 14, 2015 2:40 am3818d ago
INDEPENDENCE – Claire Holtz got a second chance, and made it count. Moments after her pop foul dropped harmlessly, Holtz …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 13, 2015 3:02 pm3818d ago
No Twitter. No Facebook. No Instagram. Joe Yegge has mandated that his Cedar Rapids Prairie softball team tuck into a …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 12, 2015 2:51 pm3819d ago
If the cards fall right, the state softball tournament could be a Wamac Conference family reunion. It’s a plausible possibility …
News Jul. 11, 2015 11:43 pm3820d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Kim Knapp didn’t hesitate. Biggest win of her coaching career? ‘I would say so,” she said. ‘Definitely.” …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 10, 2015 11:38 pm3821d ago
SOLON – Ali Herdliska could play anywhere. ‘She’s one of the best catchers I’ve ever had,” said Solon Coach Jim …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 10, 2015 10:09 pm3821d ago
Nikki Gahring has prepared her team and her staff for some time without her. ‘This past week, I’ve pretty much …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 10, 2015 1:59 pm3821d ago
DES MOINES – Mike Dick will step down as executive director of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union next …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 10, 2015 12:18 am3822d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Phrases like ‘heart-stopping” and ‘breath-taking” are commonly tossed about in games like this. Close games. Then you …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 9, 2015 2:56 pm3822d ago
It seems too early for this. Two traditional softball powers collide when top-ranked Solon hosts No. 12 Mid-Prairie in a …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 8, 2015 10:13 pm3823d ago
CENTRAL CITY – Don’t get Veronica Coghlan wrong. She has complete confidence in this team, but understands the perspective of …
Iowa High School Sports Jul. 9, 2015 5:51 pm3822d ago
It is unique, for sure. And, as Terry Coleman admits, it’s ‘not ideal.” The softball teams from Cedar Rapids Washington …

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