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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Jeff Linder
Passionate about high school sports and high school sports athletes, I have been with The Gazette sports team since 1995 covering high school sports and Iowa Women’s Basketball for The Gazette. I am a proud, lifelong Iowan who grew up reading The Gazette.
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Latest Articles by Jeff Linder
Iowa Basketball Mar. 5, 2024 1:50 pm701d ago
Women’s basketball: Media, coaches unanimously select Iowa’s Caitlin Clark as the Big Ten player of the year.
High School Basketball Mar. 6, 2024 10:43 am701d ago
Girls’ basketball: Callie Levin of Solon is Miss Iowa Basketball 2024, headlining a list of 13 area first-team all-staters selected by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 5, 2024 8:07 am702d ago
Women’s basketball: Knee injury is likely to keep Molly Davis out of the Big Ten tournament, but is expected ‘to undergo physical therapy next week to improve mobility for postseason play.’
Iowa Basketball Mar. 3, 2024 5:19 pm703d ago
Caitlin Clark completed her season-long series of record-setting moments, and sixth-ranked Iowa kept that revolving door at No. 2 spinning with a 93-83 women’s basketball victory over Ohio State before a vocal crowd of 14,998 on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 3, 2024 5:30 pm703d ago
Molly Davis sustained a knee injury in the second quarter of Iowa’s 93-83 victory over Ohio State on Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
High School Basketball Mar. 3, 2024 2:30 pm703d ago
Girls’ basketball, Super Ten: State champions Clear Creek Amana, North Linn and Solon are 1-2-3 in the final area rankings.
High School Basketball Mar. 3, 2024 10:13 am704d ago
North Linn hit 64 percent of its shots (71 percent in the first half) and outgunned Newell-Fonda in the Class 1A girls’ state basketball championship game, 67-51.
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2024 6:06 pm704d ago
Clear Creek Amana held Waverly-Shell Rock to 14-percent shooting and rolled to the Class 4A girls’ state basketball championship, 43-25.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 2, 2024 2:43 pm704d ago
Time, TV and notes for Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 6 Iowa and No. 2 Ohio State.
High School Basketball Mar. 2, 2024 2:11 pm704d ago
Solon toppled Estherville-Lincoln Central for the Class 3A girls’ state basketball championship, 54-47. The title is Solon’s fourth, its first since 1998.
High School Basketball Mar. 1, 2024 10:00 pm705d ago
Capsules for Saturday’s championship games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
High School Basketball Mar. 1, 2024 4:41 pm705d ago
Sisters Macy and Molly Boge combined for 28 points, nine assists and nine steals to spur top-ranked North Linn to a 60-37 victory over No. 4 Council Bluffs St. Albert in a Class 1A semifinal at the girls’ state basketball tournament Friday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.
High School Basketball Feb. 29, 2024 10:25 pm706d ago
Capsules for Friday’s games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
High School Basketball Feb. 29, 2024 8:23 pm706d ago
Top-ranked Clear Creek Amana came out a-blazing to start the second half, built an 11-point lead, then hung on for dear life at the end. The Clippers held off No. 5 North Polk, 50-48, in a 4A semifinal Thursday night at Wells Fargo Arena.
High School Basketball Feb. 29, 2024 7:48 pm706d ago
Third-ranked Solon held No. 2 Des Moines Christian to seven field goals (in 36 attempts), forced the Lions into 26 turnovers, and rolled to a Class 3A semifinal win, 49-25, at the girls’ state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

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