Jeff Linder

The 2011 Iowa Newspaper Association all-state girls’ basketball teams: CLASS 4A         First Team Name School Ht …

DES MOINES — The fuse blew at the beginning of the fourth quarter. That’s when top-ranked Des Moines East to …

DES MOINES — Too many turnovers. Too many missed free throws. Too many inside opportunities left unclaimed. It was all …

DES MOINES — A shift to five classes in several girls’ high school sports in Iowa isn’t a foregone conclusion, …

DES MOINES — When Kiah Stokes hit the shot to force overtime, B.J. Mayer saw doubt in his players’ eyes. …

DES MOINES — This was the equivalent of the four-legged horse pulling away from the three-legged horse in the final …

Friday’s games at the girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines CLASS 4A SEMIFINAL #2 Linn-Mar (22-2) …

DES MOINES — Todd Borrison is a coach. He’s also into construction. “I love to build,” he said. “And I …

DES MOINES — Call it phenomenal. Call it perfect. “I’d call it a buzzsaw,” said Monticello Coach Donnie Kremer. Jessie …

DES MOINES — Geno Auriemma’s recruiting radar showed a blip in Iowa two years ago. “Most kids start to jump …

DES MOINES — There was contact, Kiah Stokes conceded. But contact doesn’t always translate into a foul. It didn’t in …

DES MOINES — A big third quarter for Washington. A bigger fourth for West. Third-ranked Iowa City West was a …

DES MOINES — Bring on the rubber match. Mustangs-Sabers III. Winner goes to the finals. Second-ranked Mount Vernon pulled away …