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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 Jan. 23, 2024 10:43 pm696d ago
Mila Van Weelden knocked home a go-ahead 3-pointer with 45 seconds to go, and Class 4A 10th-ranked Marion toppled 3A No. 2 Solon, 48-45, in a Wamac Conference East Division girls’ basketball game at Marion High School. Thirty-nine days had passed since Solon’s 28-point win over the Wolves.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 22, 2024 8:42 am697d ago
Women’s basketball: What Caitlin Clark, Lisa Bluder and Kevin McGuff said after Sunday’s postgame incident.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 11, 2024 7:18 am677d ago
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark needs 176 points to reach Kelsey Plum’s record as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 21, 2024 9:14 pm698d ago
Women’s basketball: Ohio State topples No. 2 Iowa, 100-92, despite Caitlin Clark’s 45 points. Hawkeyes can’t hold a 12-point fourth-quarter lead.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 26, 2024 2:47 pm693d ago
Time, TV and notes for Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 2 Iowa and No. 18 Ohio State.
High School Basketball Jan. 19, 2024 10:13 pm700d ago
Girls’ basketball: Balance and depth (again) are cornerstones in Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 10th straight win, 72-25 over Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 19, 2024 4:28 pm700d ago
The No. 2-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team is on pace for a its best rebounding season ever. The Hawkeyes face a Big Ten showdown at No. 18 Ohio State on Sunday.
Iowa High School Sports Podcast Jan. 18, 2024 6:36 pm701d ago
The Call It Both Ways podcast is back with weekly high school basketball topics, including the Mount Vernon girls' rise from a one-win season to a No. 1 ranking, schedule changes, participation numbers, Eric Dettbarn's 500-win career and more.
High School Basketball Jan. 18, 2024 3:43 pm701d ago
Girls’ basketball notes: Three years after a 1-20 campaign, Mount Vernon has climbed to a No. 1 ranking in Class 3A, thanks to a come-from-behind win over archrival Solon on Tuesday.
High School Basketball Jan. 17, 2024 12:29 pm702d ago
Girls’ basketball Super Ten: Snow, wind and cold limit the schedule. Cedar Rapids Prairie climbs to No. 4.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 19, 2024 2:56 pm700d ago
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark needs 221 points to supplant Kelsey Plum as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer later this season.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 17, 2024 10:31 am702d ago
Caitlin Clark posted 32 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals, 10 of her teammates joined her in the scoring column and second-ranked Iowa bashed Wisconsin, 96-50, in a Big Ten women’s basketball game before a crowd of 14,998 Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It was the Hawkeyes’ 15th straight win and 29th straight against the Badgers.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 16, 2024 8:00 am703d ago
Time, TV and notes for Tuesday’s women’s basketball game between No. 3 Iowa and Wisconsin.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 15, 2024 1:23 pm704d ago
Women’s basketball: Molly Davis’ contribution level has risen in her final season at Iowa, and it was never more clear than it was during a pivotal sequence Saturday against Indiana.
Iowa Hawkeyes Sports Feb. 11, 2024 7:18 am677d ago
Iowa’s Caitlin Clark needs 253 points to supplant Kelsey Plum as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer later this season.

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