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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. 18, 2023 8:44 pm49d ago
Boys’ track and field: Moustafa Tiea’s come-from-behind 1:53 split triggers Iowa City West’s 4x800; Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Cedar Rapids Prairie share the title at the John Ask Relays.
High School Track and Field Apr. 17, 2023 3:29 pm51d ago
Drake Relays 2023 form chart: Current cutoffs, state leaders and more (April 17)
High School Football Apr. 17, 2023 11:08 am51d ago
With Friday’s football schedule release by the Iowa High School Athletic Association, The Gazette is offering a one-time, 10-game, nine-week tour of the best games in our circulation area, with no stadium visited more than once.
High School Track and Field Apr. 15, 2023 12:46 pm53d ago
Prep track and field: Linn-Mar’s T.J. Jackson sweeps the high jump (nearly clearing 7 feet) and the long jump at the Clark Weaver Invitational on Friday. Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s boys’ and Linn-Mar’s girls are team champions.
High School Track and Field Apr. 14, 2023 9:22 am54d ago
Drake Relays 2023 form chart: Current cutoffs, state leaders and more (April 14)
High School Track and Field Apr. 14, 2023 11:07 am54d ago
Track and field: Mount Vernon sets school records in the boys’ sprint medley and 4x200, climbs to No. 2 statewide in the 4x400.
High School Track and Field Apr. 12, 2023 12:11 pm56d ago
Track and field notes: Washington (Iowa) star Elijah Morris is bulked up and has his sights squarely on the all-time Iowa best in the 400 meters.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 11, 2023 4:05 pm57d ago
Medical school, Iowa’s Monika Czinano said, “will always be there.” A chance to play in the WNBA, though, is once in a lifetime.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 11, 2023 4:06 pm57d ago
Iowa reserve forward Shateah Wetering has entered the women’s basketball transfer portal, The Gazette has learned.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 11, 2023 10:47 am57d ago
New Iowa women’s basketball commit Teagan Mallegni enters her senior year with 1,705 career points. She is ranked 59th nationally in the Class of 2024, according to ESPN.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 11, 2023 10:37 am57d ago
Monika Czinano blossomed into one of the most efficient shooters in NCAA history. And Monday night, she became a WNBA Draft pick. The Los Angeles Sparks selected Czinano in the third round, as the 26th overall pick.
High School Track and Field Apr. 10, 2023 2:06 pm58d ago
Drake Relays 2023 form chart: Current cutoffs, state leaders and more (April 10)
High School Track and Field Apr. 10, 2023 11:45 am58d ago
Donovan Slick-Driscoll, Tre Duffie, Dawson Dougherty and Anthony Franklin churned out the state’s second-fastest boys’ 400-meter relay thus far this season, circling the Kingston Stadium oval in 43.05 seconds Saturday at the Draxton-Stiers/Wilkinson Invitational track and field meet.
Iowa Basketball Apr. 8, 2023 4:59 pm60d ago
Women’s basketball: Iowa lands 2024 prospect Teagan Mallegni, a 6-foot guard out of Wisconsin.
High School Track and Field Apr. 7, 2023 1:31 pm61d ago
Girls’ track and field: Area Super Ten and area leaders (April 7).