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Jeff Linder
Passionate about prep sports and prep sports athletes, I have been with The Gazette sports team since 1995 covering high school sports for The Gazette. I am a proud, lifelong Iowan who grew up reading The Gazette.
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Latest Articles by Jeff Linder
High School Basketball Dec. 8, 2022 2:33 pm60d ago
Girls’ basketball notes: Alburnett races away in the 4th quarter, earns first win over Maquoketa Valley in nearly 16 years.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 7, 2022 9:26 pm61d ago
Women’s basketball: Trailing at halftime, 16th-ranked Iowa blitzes No. 10 Iowa State in the third quarter, reclaims Cy-Hawk superiority, 70-57.
High School Basketball Dec. 7, 2022 9:03 am62d ago
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Dec. 7): Iowa City West, Cedar Rapids Xavier, North Linn remain 1-2-3; Decorah jumps into the top 5; Solon and Cascade make their first appearance of the season.
High School Basketball Dec. 6, 2022 10:20 pm62d ago
Girls’ basketball: Linn-Mar clicks in all areas in a 63-42 win over Cedar Rapids Jefferson. Lions rule the glass and distribute 19 assists.
High School Football Dec. 6, 2022 2:33 pm62d ago
Prep football: IHSAA approves socioeconomic factor to be instituted for football classification. First developed in Minnesota, the factor is free and reduced lunches. If member schools and Iowa Board of Education pass the amendment, it will go into effect next fall.
Iowa State Basketball Dec. 6, 2022 11:43 am63d ago
Women’s basketball: With all of the familiar faces on both sides, much attention in this year’s Cy-Hawk battle in focused on ISU’s Stephanie Soares.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 3, 2022 1:13 pm66d ago
Iowa women’s basketball pursues its 26th straight win vs. Wisconsin on Sunday, and Coach Lisa Bluder wants more opportunities for Monika Czinano and more production from Gabbie Marshall.
High School Basketball Dec. 3, 2022 12:47 pm66d ago
Girls’ basketball: Aaliyah Beier’s early shooting barrage stakes 4A No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier to an 18-point lead, then a late (and correct) shot-clock call clinches the Saints’ 56-50 win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
Iowa High School Volleyball Dec. 2, 2022 9:44 am67d ago
Prep volleyball: Iowa City Liberty’s Cassidy Hartman and Allie Kelly headline The Gazette’s 2022 all-area team.
Iowa Basketball Dec. 2, 2022 9:55 am67d ago
Women’s basketball: Hawkeyes ‘disappointed’ after a ‘dull’ 94-81 loss to North Carolina State in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
High School Basketball Dec. 1, 2022 1:40 pm67d ago
In the Iowa high school girls’ basketball notebook: Cascade rallied from an 18-point halftime deficit to shock West Liberty, 60-56. Plus, Mount Vernon went 3-0 against MVC teams.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 30, 2022 4:11 pm68d ago
Women’s basketball: No. 10 Iowa hosts No. 12 North Carolina State on Thursday in the final rendition of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
High School Basketball Nov. 30, 2022 9:02 am69d ago
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Nov. 30): Iowa City West, Cedar Rapids Xavier, North Linn remain 1-2-3; Center Point-Urbana, Clear Creek Amana leap into the top 5.
High School Basketball Nov. 29, 2022 9:30 pm69d ago
Lucy Wolf’s early outburst kept Iowa City West close, then Meena Tate took over at the end of the Iowa City West girls’ basketball team’s 61-47 win over Clear Creek Amana.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 27, 2022 2:45 pm71d ago
Women’s basketball: No. 3 Connecticut rallies from 11-point third-quarter deficit, escapes with 86-79 win over No. 9 Iowa to win the Phil Knight Legacy championship.