DAWSON, Iowa (AP) — An Oskaloosa man has been given 50 years in prison for stabbing to death a college basketball player. Court records say the sentence was handed down Friday to 24-year-old Luke VanHemert. He’d been convicted in April of second-degree murder for killing 22-year-old William Penn University player Marquis Todd.

VanHemert’s lawyers had argued that he was defending himself when he killed Todd during a fight after a car crash in March 2018. They said VanHemert should have been exempt from prosecution because of Iowa’s “stand your ground” law. The law enacted in 2017 says a person doesn’t have to retreat before using deadly force if he or she reasonably thinks his or her life is being threatened.

But the judge said that law didn’t apply in VanHemert’s case and ordered him to go on trial.

5A All State       

Coach of the Year:  Jeff Koenig, Iowa City High

3rd Team       

Name    School    Grade
Caitlyn Jones    Council Bluffs Jefferson    12

Full Teams: 2019 5A All State

4A All State       

1st Team       

Name    School    Grade
Abbie Hlas     ADM    11
Morgan Schaben    Harlan    12
Coach of Year: Jim Flaws, Carlisle       

2nd Team       

Name    School    Grade
Sarah Heilesen    Denison-Schleswig    12
Sydney Bermann    Glenwood    12

Full Teams: 2019 4A All State

3A All State 

1st Team    

Name    School    Grade
Baylee Newell     Atlantic    12
Sydni Huisman    Treynor    12
Coach of the Year: Ron Ferrill, Davenport Assumption

2nd Team 

Name    School    Grade
Olivia Engler    Atlantic    11
Sara Keeler    Creston    11
Alli Mertz    Kuemper Catholic    12
Logan Hughes    Shenandoah    12
Stella Umphreys    Treynor    10

3rd Team    

Name    School    Grade
Josie Ayala    Carroll    9
Megan Carey    Greene County    12
Kamryn Buntrock    Red Oak    12
Konnor Sudmann    Treynor    12

Full Teams: 2019 3A All State

2A All State       

1st Team       

Name    School    Grade
Caroline McAlexander    Mount Ayr    12
Lexi Lander    West Monona    11
Coach of the Year: Marv Porter, North Linn

3rd Team       

Name    School    Grade

Katie Anzalone    AHSTW    12
Erikah Rife    Logan-Magnolia    9
Reanna Rife    Logan-Magnolia    11
Lydia Knapp    Panorama    12
Olivia Larsen    Sidney    11

Honorable Mention       

Name    School    Grade

Lexi Branning    IKM-Manning    11
Alexa Anderson    Mount Ayr    10
Kenedee Bubke    MVAOCOU    11
Kiley Henschen    West Monona    12

Full Teams: 2019 2A All State

1A All State

1st Team   

Name    School    Grade
TJ Stoaks    Lenox    10
Coach of the Year:  Troy Houge, Collins-Maxwell

2nd Team

Name    School    Grade
Katelyn Winnett    Coon Rapids-Bayard    12
Talia Schon    Glidden Ralston    11
Emily McIntosh    West Harrison    10
Cheyanne Rife    West Harrison    12

3rd Team       

Name    School    Grade
Jozie Lett    CAM    11
Kendall Reed    Fremont-Mills    11
Addi Meese    Fremont-Mills    10
Gracie Blumi    Riverside    11

Honorable Mention       

Name     School    Grade   
Sydney Beymer    Audubon    10
Selena Valenzuela    Bedford    11
Cora McAlister    Coon Rapids-Bayard    12
Kassidy Croghan    East Mills    12
Kami Waymire    Exira-EHK    11
Macy Emgarten     Exira-EHK    9
Morgan Parrish    Lenox    12
Kenna Ford    Riverside    10
Kelsey Koch    West Harrison    10
Amanda Foster    Woodbine    10

Full Teams: 2019 1A All State

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The semi-finals in State Baseball for Class 1A & 2A take place today at Principal Park, in Des Moines…

Class 1A:

11:00—#1 Newman Catholic, Mason City (36-3) vs. #4 Don Bosco, Gilbertville (29-4)

1:30—#2 Alburnett (33-5) vs. #6 St. Mary’s, Remsen (27-7)

Class 2A:

4:30—#2 Van Meter (32-3) vs. #6 West Sioux, Hawarden (22-5)

7:00—#1 North Linn, Troy Mills (39-5) vs. #5 Des Moines Christian (29-8)

All Championship games take place this Saturday.

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Hendricks struck out seven in seven innings and Ian Happ hit an RBI single in the sixth inning to break a scoreless tie as Chicago Cubs beat St. Louis 2-0 and moved into a tie with the Cardinals atop the NL Central. The teams have identical 57-50 records. The Cardinal have lost three of their last four.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Freddy Galvis and rookie Bo Bichette hit solo home runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals 4-1 Wednesday for a three-game sweep. Bichette hit his first career homer to open the eighth inning against Royals starter Jakob Junis, a drive to left field.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — No team in the NFL last season made more big plays on offense than the Kansas City Chiefs. And while matching their incredible total of 52 passes of at least 25 yards seems like a longshot, there are quite a few reasons to believe the Chiefs could be even more explosive this season. It starts with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and goes from there.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Dodgers acquired infielder Jedd Gyorko and international signing bonus allocation from the St. Louis Cardinals for pitchers Tony Cingrani and Jeffrey Abreu at the trade deadline. The Cardinals will send $2,938,710 to the Dodgers to offset much of the money owed Gyorko, who is due $4,193,548 of his $13 million salary this year and is guaranteed a $1 million buyout of a $13 million club option for 2021.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 31, 2019 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon that they have completed a trade with the Los Angeles Dodgers, acquiring left-handed pitcher Tony Cingrani and minor league right-handed pitcher Jeffry Abreu in exchange for infielder Jedd Gyorko, 2019/2020 International Cap Space and cash considerations.

Cingrani, 30, is a veteran of seven-plus seasons in the majors with Cincinnati and the Dodgers.   He is currently on the 60-day Injured List (left shoulder surgery) and has not pitched this season.   The 6-4, 215-pound Cingrani owns a 12-22 career mark with a 4.01 ERA in 164 games pitched (61 starts), winning a career-high seven games for the Reds in 2013.

Abreu, 19, is a native of the Dominican Republic.   He’s 2-0 with a 4.66 ERA in six games pitched this season for the Arizona Rookie League Dodgers.  The 6-4, 200-pound Abreu was an International free-agent signing by the Dodgers in July of 2017.

Gyorko, 30, who joined the Cardinals in 2016, has been on the Injured List (back/right wrist) since June 8.   He appeared in 38 games for the Cardinals this season, batting .196 with 2 HR’s and 7 RBI.