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Former sports columnist at The Gazette. Now part of the Iowa Writers Collaborative. See me at mikehlas.substack.com/
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MIKE HLAS: NCAA basketball tournaments get bigger. Better? No. Not at all.

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By Mike Hlas
| Indianola Independent Advocate
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MIKE HLAS: I hope Tavion Banks breaks Chris Street's consecutive free throw record at Iowa

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By Mike Hlas
| Indianola Independent Advocate
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Iowa State is Cy-high after sweeping the four Cy-Hawk battles that matter vs. Iowa

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By Mike Hlas
| Substack
The Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series is one of those things that just exists, like a black office chair with no unique design.. The Cy-Hawk Series has been an actual thing since the 2004-05 school year. It’s a compilation of athletic results between Iowa and Iowa State over the course of a year. Entering this season’s play, the Cyclones had won it 10 times, the Hawkeyes nine, and there was one tie. Do you remember who won it last year, or any year? Did.you ever know?
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