IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Police are investigating whether an elite Iowa youth basketball coach took video recordings of nude teenagers without their knowledge after a source gave them an electronic device with child pornography, according to court documents filed Friday.

The Iowa Barnstormers of the Amateur Athletic Union announced late Thursday on Twitter that 42-year-old Greg Stephen was no longer with the traveling organization, where several prominent players have been on the roster since its founding in 2005.
Court documents show the Division of Criminal Investigation served a search warrant Thursday at Stephen’s home in Monticello in northeast Iowa.

Investigators were looking for evidence of “unlawful manufacturing of child pornography and invasion of privacy,” as well as evidence of “additional” pornographic images and victims who may have been recorded. Stephen hasn’t been charged with any crimes.

Stephen’s father, Roger, who with his son run a family-owned car dealership in Monticello, said he and his son have been advised not to comment by lawyers. But he dismissed any allegations of wrongdoing, calling them “fake news” and noting his son has run the team successfully for 12 years.

“There’s nothing to hide. It isn’t the way it looks,” Roger Stephen told The Associated Press. “My son has got many, many scholarship players for all the schools around here. The team has been a great, great deal for the community. He’s a great guy and there’s no reason for all this to happen.”

Barnstormers co-founder Jamie Johnson didn’t immediately respond to an email from AP seeking comment. Sponsored by Adidas, the program’s alumni include Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon and Connor McCaffery (son of Coach Fran McCaffery), Wisconsin star Ethan Happ and former Northern Iowa stars Jeremy Morgan and Wes Washpun. Current players include two heralded Iowa recruits, Patrick McCaffery of Iowa City and Joe Weiskamp of Muscatine.

Court documents show that agents seized several items from Greg Stephen’s home, including laptops, a hard drive, three security cameras and a backpack containing two “covert cameras.” A sworn affidavit signed by DCI special agent Ryan Kedley says the investigation started Sunday, when Monticello Police Chief Britt Smith received information from a source saying he had evidence of a criminal act.

The source told Smith that he was at Stephen’s home on Feb. 15 performing construction services when he came across what appeared to be a plug-in electronic device with video recording capabilities in a bathroom, the affidavit says. The source told Smith he was concerned about the nature of the device and had prior concerns “involving photographic images possessed by Stephen of young males.” The source took the device and turned it over to police after finding video files of young males showering, the affidavit says.

Agents inspected the device Wednesday and found more than 100 video clips, including three folders labeled with names that were redacted in the affidavit. Two of those folders included clips of “young, non-adult male individuals disrobing to the point of nudity with genitalia exposed to the camera,” Kedley wrote.
He added that the clips appeared to have been recorded in a hotel bathroom without their knowledge, and that additional footage in the device included footage of an adult male who appeared to be Stephen.

Here’s a look at the 2018 Girls State Bowling results that wrapped up on Thursday at Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo.

Here is a look at the Boys State Bowling results that completed on Thursday in Waterloo at Cadillac Lanes.

Class 1A

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS

Class 3A

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS

Class 2A

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

TEAM RESULTS

IAwrestle released their All-State selections on Thursday and Atlantic-CAM heavyweight and State Champion John McConkey was a First Team selection. Here’s a look at area wrestlers that were honored.

First Team

126- Alex Thomsen SR (Underwood)
285- John McConkey SR (Atlantic-CAM)

Second Team

285- Caleb Sanders SR (Glenwood)

Third Team

170- Gabe Pauley JR (AHSTW)
182- Anthony Sherry SR (Glenwood)

Underwood senior wrestler Alex Thomsen received a couple of different top honors on Thursday after picking up his 4th State Championship last weekend.

Thomsen was named the Co-Most Valuable Wresler for 2018 by IAwrestle along with Brody Teske of Fort Dodge. Thomsen also was name the Class 1A Dan Gable Wrestler of the Year by The Predicament.

Thomsen finished his career with a 190-1 record and four state titles. He won at 113 pounds his freshman season and then won the title at 126 the final 3 seasons.

Other honorees for the Dan Gable Wrestler of the Year Award were Michael Blockhus of New Hampton in Class 2A and Brody Teske of Fort Dodge in 3A.

More playoff boys basketball is on the way tonight. Here’s a look at the schedule for area teams. All games are set for 7:00pm tip-offs.

Class 1A District Finals

District 13 @ Clarinda: Nodaway Valley vs. Bedford
District 14 @ Riverside: Stanton vs. St. Albert
District 15 @ Kuemper Catholic: IKM-Manning vs. Tri-Center

Class 3A District Finals

Substate 8 @ Glenwood: Atlantic vs. Glenwood- ON KJAN
Substate 8 @ Harlan: Creston vs. Harlan

Class 4A District Finals

Substate 1: Lewis Central @ Sioux City East
Substate 1: Sioux City West @ CB Abraham Lincoln

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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Albert Owens scored 21 points, Austin Ruder added 17, Javan White contributed 14 points with 12 rebounds and Oral Roberts is assured a top six finish in the Summit League with an 83-75 win at Omaha. Oral Roberts outrebounded Omaha 38-29, which was a factor in the Golden Eagles owning the paint, 46-36, and outscoring Omaha 16-7 on second-chance points. Daniel Norl pulled Omaha to within 59-58 with 7:16 remaining but Sam Kearns answered with a 3 to spark a 14-2 run and put the game away.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Frericks finished one assist shy of a triple-double, settling for her 28th career double-double on her Senior Night, and No. 11 Missouri defeated Vanderbilt 83-68. Frericks had 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting and 12 rebounds for the Tigers (23-5, 11-4 Southeastern Conference), who have won six straight.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A discrimination lawsuit filed by a former assistant against Drake women’s basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk has been dismissed. Courtney Graham filed the suit in December 2016, claiming Baranczyk forced her to resign in 2015 after learning she was gay. Graham alleged Baranczyk slowly decreased her duties as assistant head coach six months after she brought her girlfriend and now wife to a home game in November 2014. The case was dismissed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court.

UNDATED (AP) — Kansas plays at Texas Tech on Saturday in a matchup that could well decide who wins the league. Kansas can clinch a share of its 14th straight conference crown with a victory. The sixth-ranked Red Raiders won decisively in Lawrence earlier this season.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Sixty times last season as Washington’s pitching coach, Mike Maddux enjoyed a front row-seat for two of the best pitchers in baseball, Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. Now, in his first spring as the St. Louis pitching coach, Maddux sees a young pitcher ready to join upper echelon on starters. It’s his job to get Carlos Martinez there.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Nobody saw this coming, not even the Kansas City Royals. Whit Merrifield has gone from an afterthought to the American League stolen base champion. He has gone from more than 2,500 at-bats in the minors to the Kansas City starting second baseman. He began last year with Triple-A Omaha, his eighth straight season to open in the minors. He finished it hitting .288 with 19 home runs, 32 doubles, 78 RBIs and a league-leading 34 stolen bases.

1A District Championship

George-Little Rock 54, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 38

1A District 2 Championship

South O’Brien, Paullina 55, Newell-Fonda 46

1A District 4 Championship

Don Bosco, Gilbertville 60, Hudson 48

1A District 5 Championship

Dunkerton 71, Tripoli 32

1A District 7 Championship

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 52, Meskwaki Settlement School 48

1A District 8 Championship

North Linn, Troy Mills 85, Lisbon 31

1A District 9 Championship

Iowa Mennonite, Kalona 61, New London 54

1A District 16 Championship

St. Mary’s, Remsen 49, Kingsley-Pierson 23

3A Substate 1Semifinal

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 52, Spirit Lake 44

3A Substate 2 Semifinal

Charles City 65, Webster City 58

Waverly-Shell Rock 52, Crestwood, Cresco 41

3A Substate 3 Semifinal

Cedar Rapids Xavier 59, Benton Community 50

South Tama County, Tama 57, Independence 44

3A Substate 4 Semifinal

Assumption, Davenport 57, Mount Vernon 36

Marion 51, West Delaware, Manchester 41

3A Substate 5 Semifinal

Mount Pleasant 67, Fort Madison 25

Solon 57, Fairfield 48

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A discrimination lawsuit filed by a former assistant against Drake women’s basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk has been dismissed. Courtney Graham filed the suit in December 2016, claiming that Baranczyk forced her to resign in 2015 after learning she was gay. Graham alleged Baranczyk slowly decreased her duties as assistant head coach six months after she brought her girlfriend and now wife to a home game in November 2014.

The case was dismissed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Graham filed a charge of discrimination with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. But Baranczyk and Drake successfully argued Graham failed to do so in a timely manner, according to the court decision.

Drake says in a statement it is pleased the case was dismissed on a summary judgment. The school says the claims were untrue and it is “committed to a culture of respect and diversity.”

Graham, who played at Mississippi State, joined the Drake coaching staff in 2012.