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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. 9, 2022 10:23 pm
Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Gabby Cortez climbed to No. 12 all-time in Iowa in the girls’ 400-meter dash as part of a brilliant four-title day.
High School Track and Field Apr. 9, 2022 10:32 pm
The IHSAA and IGHSAU announced host sites for the May 12 state-qualifying track and field meets.
High School Track and Field Apr. 8, 2022 9:28 am
The Drake Relays 2022 form chart, as of April 6, including current cutoffs, state leaders and more.
High School Track and Field Apr. 6, 2022 4:14 pm
Track & field: Cedar Rapids Prairie girls, Iowa City High headline the first area Super Ten of 2022.
High School Track and Field Apr. 6, 2022 1:47 pm
Mid-Prairie’s Cain Brown claimed showdown of top Class 2A high-jumpers in the rain at Williamsburg. The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys and Solon girls were the meet’s team champions.
Iowa Prep Sports Apr. 5, 2022 3:29 pm
In a move to save (and then expand) the Northeast Iowa Conference, superintendents voted to remove Waverly-Shell Rock.
Iowa Prep Sports Apr. 5, 2022 12:21 pm
BEDS Documents, which determine Iowa high school sports classifications, have been released. Here are the 2022-23 enrollment figures for area schools.
High School Track and Field Apr. 5, 2022 11:47 am
Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Miles Wilson went wide, and to the wire, to win a thrilling 3,200-meter race. Cedar Falls wins the Wilkinson-Pinckney Relays.
High School Track and Field Mar. 31, 2022 1:25 pm
Boys track and field: Area season leaders as of March 31
High School Track and Field Mar. 31, 2022 11:47 am
Girls track and field: Area season leaders as of March 31
Iowa Prep Sports Apr. 5, 2022 11:28 am
The latest on possible Upper Iowa Conference expansion hopes, options for the remaining Northeast Iowa Conference schools, and more.
High School Track and Field Mar. 29, 2022 11:58 am
The top Gazette area teams and individuals for the 2022 Iowa high school boys’ track and field season.
High School Track and Field Mar. 29, 2022 11:54 am
A champion in four events last year, Kole Becker spearheads Lisbon’s 1A state track and field title bid this spring.
High School Basketball Mar. 27, 2022 6:00 am
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Tom Lilly and Cedar Rapids Washington’s Hannah Stuelke headline the 2021-22 Gazette area girls’ basketball team.
Iowa Basketball Mar. 25, 2022 1:29 pm
Four-year Iowa women’s basketball players Tomi Taiwo and Logan Cook have entered the transfer portal and will seek a graduate transfer for their super-senior seasons.