Jeff Linder

 MARION — The world seemed to be crumbling around the Jefferson J-Hawks. They had blown an eight-point lead late in …

Carroll Kuemper ends the 2013 football regular season the same way it began. On top of the Class 2A rankings …

 A dozen key area football games for the first round of the playoffs Wednesday:  CEDAR FALLS at CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON (Class …

 Kevin Geary will be stepping away from volleyball after this season. For now. Not necessarily for good. Geary, who has …

 CEDAR RAPIDS — About the only less-than-optimal situation at Kingston Stadium on Wednesday will be underneath the stands. “The locker …

Week 9 results for teams in The Gazette’s football poll in Week 9 (games are Friday unless noted): CLASS 4A 1. …

 MARION — It’s Brendan Miller whose name will go into the record book. But  …”The offensive line, it’s all on …

FINAL area regular-season conference/district football standings:(x-clinched district championship; y-clinched playoff berth) MVC Mississippi Division Div. All x-Iowa City High 5-1 …

 MARION — Jake Moore gets it now. He really gets it. The guys have told me, “Train hard. Race fast,” …

IOWA CITY — Bethany Doolittle is back at her natural position. She’ll replace Morgan Johnson in the paint. But who …

IOWA CITY — Art has finally become reality for Ally Disterhoft. That little pony-tailed girl who posed for an Iowa …

 Amber Decker is an elite cross country runner at Linn-Mar High School who wants to run in college someday. Count …

The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union have released assignments for state-qualifying meets, 4 …

Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball standings, FINAL/REGULAR SEASON: (x-division champion; #-conference tournament champion)  MVC Mississippi Division Div. All x-Dubuque Hempstead 6-0 32-5 …

 CEDAR RAPIDS — Late deficit, Game 2. No big deal. Same story, Game 3. No sweat. “We just had the …