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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
Iowa Basketball Nov. 26, 2023 9:07 pm801d ago
Women’s basketball: Caitlin Clark hits a pair of late 3-pointers to clinch Iowa’s 77-70 win over Kansas State in the championship game of the Gulf Coast Classic.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 26, 2023 9:22 am802d ago
Time, live stream and notes for Sunday’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 Iowa and No. 16 Kansas State in the Gulf Coast Classic final.
High School Basketball Nov. 28, 2023 10:15 am800d ago
Rivalry Saturday: Clear Creek Amana squanders 17-point lead, then gets a late bucket from Ava Locklear and one last stop to edge North Linn, 45-44.
High School Basketball Nov. 28, 2023 10:11 am800d ago
Rivalry Saturday: Solon edges three-time defending 2A champion Dike-New Hartford, 49-48.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 25, 2023 8:41 pm802d ago
Women’s basketball: Lisa Bluder gets her 500th win at Iowa, 100-62 over Florida Gulf Coast behind a school-record 20 3-pointers.
High School Basketball Nov. 25, 2023 6:03 pm802d ago
Rivalry Saturday: Mount Vernon outlasts Maquoketa, 64-59, despite a record-tying six 3-pointers by the Cardinals’ Kendall Kuhlman.
High School Basketball Nov. 25, 2023 4:06 pm803d ago
Rivalry Saturday: Mila Van Weelden’s 4th quarter burst helps send Marion past Linn-Mar, 44-33.
High School Basketball Nov. 25, 2023 2:54 pm803d ago
Rivalry Saturday: Western Dubuque hangs close for a half, but Haylee Stokes and 3A No. 1 Estherville-Lincoln Central pull away, 52-33.
High School Basketball Nov. 25, 2023 2:55 pm803d ago
Rivalry Saturday: Double-double by Jayden Kuper helps Monticello rally past Maquoketa Valley.
High School Basketball Nov. 25, 2023 2:55 pm803d ago
Rivalry Saturday: Molly Roling’s 20 points push Cascade past Springville, 61-32.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 25, 2023 8:00 am803d ago
Time, live stream and notes for Saturday’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 Iowa and Florida Gulf Coast in the Gulf Coast Classic semifinals.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 24, 2023 11:09 pm803d ago
Caitlin Clark posted 29 points and eight assists, and fifth-ranked Iowa handled Purdue Fort Wayne, 98-59, in a first-round game of the Gulf Coast Classic women’s basketball tournament Friday night at Estero, Fla.
High School Basketball Nov. 24, 2023 6:45 pm803d ago
The 19th rendition of Rivalry Saturday is, well, Saturday at Johnson Hall on the campus of Kirkwood Community College. Here are thumbnails on the eight games.
Iowa Basketball Nov. 24, 2023 8:33 pm803d ago
Time, live stream and notes for Friday’s women’s basketball game between No. 5 Iowa and Purdue Fort Wayne in the first round of the Gulf Coast Classic.
High School Basketball Nov. 22, 2023 9:21 am806d ago
Girls’ basketball: Cedar Rapids Xavier allows nine second-half points and pulls away from Davenport Assumption in Tuesday’s season opener, 55-31.

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