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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
High School Basketball Feb. 26, 2024 12:19 pm709d ago
Capsules for Monday’s games involving area teams at the 2024 Iowa high school girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
High School Basketball Feb. 25, 2024 3:37 pm710d ago
Clear Creek Amana takes a 23-0 record and a Class 4A No. 1 ranking to the state tournament, its third in the past five years. And they’re taking a different mindset than their 2020 and 2023 predecessors. Happy-to-be-there no longer flies.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 25, 2024 3:34 pm710d ago
Women’s basketball: Good vibes return for No. 4 Iowa in a 101-85 Sunday stroll against Illinois.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 25, 2024 2:47 pm710d ago
Women’s basketball: College GameDay returns to Carver next Sunday.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 24, 2024 10:00 am712d ago
Time, TV and notes for Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 4 Iowa and Illinois.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 24, 2024 3:28 pm711d ago
Women’s basketball: With its Big Ten regular-season title hopes greatly diminished, No. 4 Iowa tries to rebuild momentum Sunday vs. Illinois. “You can’t sulk about one game; that’s not how this works,” Caitlin Clark said.
High School Basketball Feb. 23, 2024 11:12 am713d ago
The 2024 Iowa girls’ high school state basketball tournament smorgasbord: Brackets, predictions, top players and more for the coming week at Wells Fargo Arena.
Iowa High School Sports Podcast Feb. 22, 2024 8:02 pm713d ago
The field is set for the 2024 Iowa high school girls’ state basketball tournament and the Call It Both Ways podcast takes a class-by-class look at what to expect on this week’s episode.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 22, 2024 9:14 am714d ago
Time, TV and notes for Thursday’s women’s basketball game between No. 4 Iowa and No. 14 Indiana.
High School Basketball Feb. 22, 2024 11:21 am713d ago
North Linn ambushed Edgewood-Colesburg with a 24-2 second-quafter run and advanced to its sixth consecutive girls’ state basketball tournament with a 66-34 win in a Class 1A regional final.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 21, 2024 3:01 pm714d ago
No. 4 Iowa faces another hostile crowd Thursday at No. 14 Indiana. It’s a must-get if the Hawkeyes are to accomplish one of their key goals — a Big Ten regular-season championship.
High School Basketball Feb. 21, 2024 9:34 am715d ago
Previewing Wednesday’s 2A and 1A Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional finals: North Linn makes its 13th consecutive appearance, a 1A battle with Edgewood-Colesburg.
High School Basketball Feb. 21, 2024 10:44 am715d ago
Grace Hannam anchored the back of Cedar Falls’ smothering defense, and the seventh-ranked Tigers turned back No. 11 Cedar Rapids Prairie, 45-35, in a Class 5A girls’ basketball regional final Tuesday night at Cedar Falls High School.
Iowa High School Sports Feb. 20, 2024 4:58 pm715d ago
Preps: Jean Berger announces her upcoming retirement as IGHSAU executive director.
High School Basketball Feb. 19, 2024 5:13 pm716d ago
Seven area girls’ basketball teams are involved in Class 5A and Class 4A Iowa high school girls’ basketball regional finals Tuesday. Six of them are making lengthy road trips.

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