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

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs are trading Pro Bowl cornerback Marcus Peters to the Los Angeles Rams for what is expected to be a package of draft picks, according to published reports. ESPN.com first reported the trade, which will not become official until the start of the new league year on March 14.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The Royals like what they see so far out of Burch Smith. Kansas City got the hard-throwing, 27-year-old right-hander in the Rule 5 draft from the Rays. He’ll have to stay on the roster all season or be offered back to Tampa Bay. Smith was drafted out of Oklahoma in 2011 and made it to the majors two years later, but has missed most of the past three seasons with injuries. He could start for Kansas City or serve as a power arm out of the bullpen.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Cardinals manager Mike Matheny isn’t sure when first baseman Matt Carpenter will make his Grapefruit League debut. Carpenter is battling back tightness. For the time being, he is in the hands of the Cardinals’ medical staff, who will determine when Carpenter can return to the field. Carpenter also missed much of last spring with back and oblique soreness.

The Glenwood Rams erupted for 29 points in the third quarter and ran away from the Atlantic Trojans for a 70-49 District Final win on Friday night in Glenwood. It was a tight game early and Atlantic led 11-9 at the end of the first. Glenwood then went on a run to lead by as many as 11 in the second quarter before Atlantic fought back to make it a 3 point game at halftime. Chase Mullenix hit a long three just before the buzzer to make it a 27-24 Glenwood lead at half.

Glenwood then outscored the Trojans 29-14 in the third quarter and held a double digit lead the rest of the way. Atlantic would only get as close as 12 in the final quarter.

Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins said he knew the Trojans would have trouble defensively when he saw the second half starters for Glenwood. The Rams brought out their strong shooters and forced Atlantic’s big men to come out to the perimeter to defend.

Glenwood was led by 15 points from both Christian Stanislav and Andrew Blum. The Rams improved to 21-2 and will face the Harlan Cyclones in the Substate Final. That game will be played at Abraham Lincoln High School at 7:00pm on Monday night.

Chase Mullenix led Atlantic with 12 points, Austin Alexander and Scott Leonard both finished with 11. The Trojans see their season end with a record of 14-9.

Coach Jenkins said he wanted to talk to his guys as long as he could after the game to savor the moment because he is proud of what this group of seniors has accomplished. He said you would have to go back to the 70’s to find an Atlantic boys team that has had this successful of a four year run.

Class 1A District Finals

District 13 @ Clarinda: Bedford 53, Nodaway Valley 50
District 14 @ Riverside: St. Albert 60, Stanton 53
District 15 @ Kuemper Catholic: IKM-Manning 51, Tri-Center 42

Class 3A District Finals

Substate 8 @ Glenwood: Glenwood 70, Atlantic 49 ON KJAN
Substate 8 @ Harlan: Harlan 67, Creston 44

Class 4A District Finals

Substate 1: Sioux City East 91, Lewis Central 44
Substate 1: CB Abraham Lincoln 49, Sioux City West 43

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