Jeff Linder

IOWA CITY – It couldn’t be mere coincidence, could it? On the day she left her facemask on the shelf, …

It’s a different team, with a lot of new key figures. Technically, North Linn is the defending Class 2A girls’ …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The tossup never materialized. All credit to Linn-Mar. The Lions hit better than half of their shots …

IOWA CITY — Stick with your first hunch. Even when it comes to grammar. ‘In four years, I’m going to …

CASCADE – Lauren Osterhaus was the clutch performer in Dyersville Beckman’s late-season surge. Postseason, too. Osterhaus delivered the go-ahead 3-pointer …

Plain and simple, it’s a tossup. ‘You couldn’t get two more evenly matched teams,” Cedar Rapids Prairie girls’ basketball coach …

IOWA CITY – Jantel Lavender. And Kelsey Mitchell. That’s the complete list of freshmen who have earned Big Ten player-of-the-year …

DES MOINES — It won’t be a full house. But it won’t be crickets, either. Jean Berger, executive director of …

Dyersville Beckman is a girls’ basketball paradox. The Blazers don’t enjoy much depth; Coach Chad Thomason generally employs a rotation …

An all-conference girls’ basketball portal for 2020-21. Received so far are the River Valley Conference and South Iowa Cedar League. …

MARION – This was a no-frills sabbatical. ‘I just did things at home,” Kelsey Joens said. ‘Some lifting, jumped rope, …

MARION — They’re down to three finalists. A final ballot has been sent throughout the Marion Independent School District for …

The area is full of quality Class 3A girls’ basketball teams. At this time, Monticello is playing as well as …

TIFFIN – Certainly not a fluke. Absolutely not a one-year wonder. Clear Creek Amana is a girls’ basketball force. Deal …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Xavier High School baseball and softball teams will be displaced this summer. When they return in …