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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 Track and Field Apr. 30, 2022 7:37 pm
Lisbon’s Kole Becker finished with a flourish to win the Drake Relays 400-meter hurdles. His celebration figured to be much less dramatic.
High School Track and Field Apr. 29, 2022 9:34 pm
Ammon Smith’s 1:51.99 anchor sent Iowa City High to the Drake Relays distance medley relay title.
High School Track and Field Apr. 29, 2022 9:36 pm
Future Iowa roommates Audrey Biermann of Western Dubuque and Gabby Cortez of Cedar Rapids Prairie picked up a Drake Relays flag apiece Friday.
High School Track and Field Apr. 28, 2022 9:05 pm
Dallas Center-Grimes’ Aidan Ramsey and Iowa City High’s Ford Washburn busted the 9-minute barrier in a scorching Drake Relays 3,200.
High School Track and Field Apr. 28, 2022 9:07 pm
Iowa City Liberty’s Ashlyn Keeney faded, then surged and finished eighth in the 3,000 meters at the Drake Relays.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 28, 2022 4:23 pm
Iowa women’s basketball picked up a transfer, Molly Davis, from Central Michigan.
High School Track and Field Apr. 27, 2022 3:56 pm
Here are eight things to watch in the Iowa high school portion of the 2022 Drake Relays.
Iowa Prep Sports Apr. 26, 2022 4:38 pm
The Northeast Iowa Conference has extended invitations to five schools: MFL MarMac, North Fayette Valley, Oelwein, Osage and Sumner-Fredericksburg.
High School Track and Field Apr. 26, 2022 10:49 am
This season’s fourth area Super Ten for girls' track and field, as of noon Monday, April 25.
High School Track and Field Apr. 26, 2022 10:49 am
This season’s fourth area Super Ten for boys' track and field, as of noon Monday, April 25.
High School Basketball Apr. 25, 2022 5:08 pm
Matt Hoeppner has been hired as girls’ basketball coach at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. As far as selecting a turn-the-program-around guy, Jefferson couldn’t have done much better.
High School Track and Field May. 5, 2022 1:52 pm
Iowa high school state-qualifying track and field meet assignments were released by the IHSAA and IGHSAU for the 2022 season.
High School Track and Field Apr. 23, 2022 5:05 pm
Here is the official list of area Iowa high school qualifiers for the 2022 Drake Relays.
Iowa Prep Sports Apr. 23, 2022 5:16 pm
Northeast Iowa Conference superintendents voted a second time to remove Waverly-Shell Rock; the exit date is June 30, 2023.
High School Track and Field Apr. 22, 2022 9:57 am
The final unofficial Drake Relays 2022 form chart, including projected cutoffs, state leaders and schedule.