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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 Dec. 28, 2014 7:10 pm4015d ago
IOWA CITY – A typically unselfish outlook led to an not-so-typical mismatch. Ally Disterhoft dished out a career-high eight assists, …
Dec. 27, 2014 6:14 pm4016d ago
IOWA CITY – You see that stroke, that blink-and-you-missed-it release. You see the 3-point record that fell Sunday in Des …
Sports Dec. 27, 2014 1:40 pm4017d ago
The Big Ten women’s basketball season begins Sunday. The league has expanded to 14 teams and the league season is …
Iowa High School Sports Dec. 27, 2014 2:08 pm4017d ago
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release girls’ basketball regional pairings in January. Here are mock brackets, courtesy …
Iowa High School Sports Dec. 23, 2014 4:31 pm4021d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – This is why she gutted it out. Shelby Hembera toiled through three losing seasons for the Cedar …
Iowa High School Sports Dec. 23, 2014 11:45 am4021d ago
The Gazette’s area Super Ten girls’ basketball teams, through Dec. 23: 1. WESTERN DUBUQUE (8-0 overall, 4-0 Wamac East) Offensive …
Sports Dec. 21, 2014 5:48 pm4022d ago
DES MOINES – Melissa Dixon netted a school-record 10 3-pointers, and the Iowa Hawkeyes needed every last one of them. …
Sports Dec. 20, 2014 9:16 pm4023d ago
IOWA CITY – Final exams are finished. Now, the final pre-conference test awaits. No. 24 Iowa hits the floor for …
Dec. 19, 2014 10:10 pm4024d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Her resolve cut through her tears. ‘We’re on an emotional roller coaster right now,” said Cedar Rapids …
Iowa High School Sports Dec. 18, 2014 10:50 am4026d ago
There was a time in which basketball was the undisputed king (OK, queen) among girls’ sports at Solon High School. …
Dec. 18, 2014 1:33 pm4026d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Virtually overnight, the Metro girls’ basketball landscape has changed. Volleyball, too. Two-sport all-state athlete Amanda Ollinger is …
Iowa High School Sports Dec. 17, 2014 8:03 am4027d ago
The Gazette’s area Super Ten girls’ basketball teams, through Dec. 16: 1. WESTERN DUBUQUE (6-0 overall, 3-0 Wamac East) Offensive …
Iowa High School Sports Dec. 16, 2014 10:45 pm4027d ago
MARION – A series of close losses had stung Clear Creek Amana. Doubt followed. ‘We started to wonder how we’re …
Dec. 12, 2014 10:23 pm4031d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – A dominant rebounding performance can hide some shortcomings. Like a turnover epidemic, for example. Or shabby free-throw …
Dec. 12, 2014 11:31 am4032d ago
Connor Vincent was an easy fellow to spot during the recently completed football season. He was the guy close to …


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