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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. 11, 2024 11:56 am756d ago
Led by seniors but driven by a stacked sophomore class, the Class 4A 11th-ranked Maquoketa girls’ basketball team is in pursuit of its first conference championship in 20 years.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 11, 2024 7:20 am725d ago
Caitlin Clark needs 283 points to supplant Kelsey Plum as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer later this season.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 11, 2024 9:02 am756d ago
Women’s basketball: No. 3 Iowa earns its largest victory ever at Purdue, 96-71, behind Caitlin Clark’s second consecutive triple-double.
High School Basketball Jan. 17, 2024 10:24 am750d ago
Girls’ basketball Super Ten: The first one after the holidays has the same top six as previously, led by Clear Creek Amana.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 10, 2024 7:00 am757d ago
Time, TV and notes for Wednesday’s women’s basketball game between No. 3 Iowa and Purdue.
Hawk Off the Press Jan. 9, 2024 8:16 pm757d ago
It’s a good time for an Iowa women’s basketball-focused episode of the Hawk Off The Press podcast, with No. 14 Indiana coming to Iowa City for a Saturday night showdown this week (first, of course, the third-ranked Hawkeyes travel to Purdue on Wednesday).
Iowa Basketball Jan. 9, 2024 4:01 pm757d ago
Caitlin Clark’s triple-double — the 14th of her career — was the headline news out of Iowa’s rout of Rutgers on Friday. But it was Gabbie Marshall’s breakout that was the most welcome.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 8, 2024 3:03 pm758d ago
Iowa women’s basketball phenom Caitlin Clark is the new face on a box of cereal, Caitlin’s Crunch Time, which will go on select Hy-Vee shelves Thursday.
Iowa Basketball Feb. 11, 2024 7:20 am725d ago
Caitlin Clark needs 309 points to supplant Kelsey Plum as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer later this season.
High School Basketball Jan. 6, 2024 10:37 am761d ago
Sophomore Samantha Becker registered 23 points, 12 rebounds and four steals, and her series of fourth-quarter free throws sent the Warriors past Class 4A No. 15 Western Dubuque, 58-48, in a matchup of two teams vastly improved from a year ago.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 5, 2024 7:03 pm761d ago
Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark hits for her 14th career triple-double, and No. 4 Iowa wins its 12th straight game, 103-69 over Rutgers.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 5, 2024 5:00 am762d ago
Time, TV and notes for Friday’s women’s basketball game between No. 4 Iowa and Rutgers.
Iowa High School Sports Podcast Jan. 4, 2024 8:30 pm762d ago
The Call It Both Ways podcast with The Gazette's Jeff Linder and Jeff Johnson is back from the holiday break with its first episode of 2024. They discuss Jim Dostal's legacy, the IHSAA's first basketball rankings and games to watch this week (including a full Saturday).
Iowa Basketball Feb. 11, 2024 7:21 am725d ago
Caitlin Clark is on track to supplant Kelsey Plum as the all-time NCAA Division-I women’s basketball scorer later this season.
Iowa Basketball Jan. 5, 2024 3:44 pm761d ago
“The Glue” for the Iowa women’s basketball team, Kate Martin is destined for a “long, successful career” as a coach. Now, though, she is having “the best times of my life.“

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