(Radio Iowa) – While most Iowans aren’t complaining about the unseasonably warm weather we’re having, December highs in the 50s and 60s are making life tough for the state’s snow skiing resorts. Joel Bryan, general manager of Seven Oaks Recreation Area near Boone, says this rollercoaster weather is posing a quite a challenge for his facility.

“With our updated snow-making system, Mother Nature has given us enough cold temperatures to continue to put fresh snow out, but then right after we make snow, it seems like we start getting into the 50s and 60s again,” Bryan says. “We do get a little melt but we are a north-facing slope which gets limited sun exposure, so — so far, so good.” Bryan said he has concerns about tomorrow’s (Wednesday) prediction of potential record-breaking warmth, although he says the winds cause him more trouble than the temperatures.

“The wind will actually melt the snow a little bit faster than just the ambient air temperature will,” Bryan says. “Between those two, we’re definitely going to lose two, three or four inches of our base, but we are sitting with a 12- to 18-inch base on 100% of our runs, so fingers are crossed we can get through this and we get to the end of the week when the cold weather comes back.” The facility is equipped with a sophisticated snow-making system, though certain atmospheric conditions need to be met.

“It looks like Thursday night there’s a possibility we would start making snow again,” he says. “For sure, Friday night, and looking at the long-range forecast from there, it looks like every night from there on out until Christmas we can make snow which is going to allow us to be 100% open for skiing, snowboarding and snowtubing going into the Christmas break.” Sundown Mountain Resort in Dubuque opened most of its ski trails on December 9th and is posting updates about snow conditions on its website.

Class 4A

Others receiving votes: Iowa City, West 25. Iowa City, City High 18. Ankeny 10. Mason City 8. Cedar Rapids, Jefferson 8. Des Moines, Hoover 7. Waterloo, East 7. Des Moines, Lincoln 3. North Scott, Eldridge 3. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 3. Southeast Polk 1.

Class 3A

Others receiving votes: Bondurant Farrar 21. Carroll 18. Fort Madison 17. Marion 17. Clarke, Osceola 15. Hampton-Dumont (1) 13. Glenwood 12. Humboldt 10. Charles City 8. Waverly-Shell Rock 7. Anamosa 4. Center Point-Urbana 2. West Delaware, Manchester 2. Decorah 2. Assumption, Davenport 1. Spencer 1.

Class 2A

Others receiving votes: Roland-Story 22, Story City 18. Unity Christian, Orange City 17. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 17. Northeast, Goose Lake 16. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 13. Pella Christian 13. South Central Calhoun 13. Union, La Porte City (1) 11. Osage 8. Mediapolis 8. Jesup 7. Hinton 7. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura 7. Central Springs 6. Cardinal, Eldon 4. Forest City 4. Dike-New Hartford 3. Mid-Prairie, Wellman 2. Wilton 2. Rock Valley 1. Cherokee, Washington 1.

Class 1A

Others receiving votes: Newman Catholic, Mason City 13. West Harrison, Mondamin 11. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 11. New London 11. Dunkerton 9. Woodbury Central, Moville 8. Winfield-Mount Union 8. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 7. North Mahaska, New Sharon 7. Riceville 6. Springville 5. East Buchanan, Winthrop 5. West Hancock, Britt 5. Danville 3. WACO, Wayland 3. Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 1. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 1.

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Bellevue West 55, CB Thomas Jefferson 12
 

GIRLS BASKETBALL

AHSTW 58, Griswold 20
Kuemper Catholic 55, Red Oak 28
Lamoni 60, Orient-Macksburg 24
Newell-Fonda 71, East Sac County 24
Shenandoah 54, Clarinda 38
Underwood 44, St. Albert 29
Wayne 47, Moulton-Udell 34
West Central Valley 58, Paton-Churdan 30

BOYS BASKETBALL

Clarinda 48, Shenandoah 36
Kuemper Catholic 63, Red Oak 50
Lamoni 49, Orient-Macksburg 32
Newell-Fonda 75, East Sac County 41
Wayne 73, Moulton-Udell 37
West Central Valley 54, Paton-Churdan 51

The AHSTW girls basketball team built a 14 point halftime lead and raced away from Griswold for a 58-20 victory on Monday night in Avoca. AHSTW Head Coach Jill Vanderhoof thought her team played much stronger with the ball than they did to start the season.

Ellie Peterson scored 13 of her game high 17 points in the first half. Coach Vanderhoof likes how she can impact the game in multiple ways.

Delaney Goshorn and Ella Langer each added 11 for the Lady Vikes. AHSTW improved to 3-3 on the season and will be back at it on Tuesday hosting Missouri Valley.

McKenna Weichman scored 12 points to lead Griswold, all on three point makes. The Tigers fall to 1-5 on the season and will host East Mills on Friday.

Breece Hall and Will McDonald IV received AP All-America honors for the 2021 season on Monday.

Hall was named to the First Team and for the second straight season becomes a consensus All-American. The tailback from was also named a First-Team selection by the Walter Camp Foundation and was a Second-Team choice by the Football Writers Association of America. Hall tallied 1,472 yards and 20 touchdowns this season.

Junior defensive end Will McDonald IV was named a Third-Team AP All-American. He also can become a consensus All-American. He was a First-Team choice by the FWAA and if he is named to either the AFCA or The Sporting News lists this week he will dubbed a consensus All-American as well. McDonald IV has tallied 22 sacks over the past two seasons and is second in Big 12 history with 29 for his career.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior center Tyler Linderbaum has been named first-team All-America by the Associated Press, while senior defensive back Riley Moss was named third-team All-America on the Associated Press honor squad.  

With the Associated Press announcement, Linderbaum gains consensus All-America status by being selected first team by the Walter Camp Foundation, the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) and Associated Press. Sporting News will announce its All-America team on Tuesday, while the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) will release its team on Wednesday. 

Linderbaum becomes the 28th Hawkeye to earn consensus All-America status, while two of those players (OL Calvin Jones and LB Larry Station) earned the distinction in two separate seasons. Iowa football has had a consensus All-American in three straight seasons for the first time in program history. 

Along with the consensus All-America status, Linderbaum received the Rimington Trophy, which is awarded to the nation’s top center. He was a finalist for the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Outland Trophy. He was named the Rimington-Pace Offensive Lineman of the Year in the Big Ten, while earning first-team All-Big Ten honors for the second straight season. 

The Solon, Iowa, native (6-foot-3, 290-pounds) has started 34 consecutive games at center after starting his Hawkeye career at defensive lineman as a true freshman. Iowa has posted a 26-8 record during that span.   

Moss (6-1, 194) earns third team honors on the Associated Press team after being named second-team All-America by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA). He is the fifth Hawkeye to be named the Tatum-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Back of the Year and earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from league coaches and media.   

The Ankeny, Iowa, native ranks 11th in the country and third in the Big Ten with four interceptions. Moss had two interceptions returns for touchdowns in Iowa’s opening win over Indiana. He is tied for 11th in career interceptions (10-239-3 TDs), is one of three players in program history with three interception returns for touchdowns and ranks second in career interception return yards.  

Iowa won its final six games in 2020 and began the 2021 season with six straight wins. The Hawkeyes closed the regular season with four straight victories to earn the Big Ten’s West Division championship.  

The 15th-ranked Hawkeyes will face No. 22 Kentucky in the 2022 VRBO Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1 in Orlando, Florida. Kickoff is set for 12:06 p.m. (CT) from Camping World Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC.  

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State guard Izaiah Brockington has been named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week after averaging 19.0 points and 8.5 rebounds last week in wins over Iowa and Jackson State.

Brockington shot 65.2 percent from the field and connected on 3-of-5 three-point attempts.

The Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, native was unstoppable against the Hawkeyes, connecting on 11-of-14 shots, including 3-of-5 behind the arc and 4-for-6 at the line to finish with 29 points. Brockington also pulled down 10 boards against Iowa to post his fourth double-double of the season.

Brockington followed that performance with nine points and seven rebounds in the Cyclones’ win against Jackson State.

Iowa State is 10-0 this season and ranked No. 11 in the latest Associated Press Top 25. Brockington and the Cyclones return to action on Sunday, Dec. 19 against Southeastern Louisiana.

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 63, Colorado 63, Florida Gulf Coast 52, DePaul 30, Nebraska 27, Oregon 13, Washington State 8, Oregon State 3, UCLA 2, West Virginia 1

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 156, North Carolina 85, Providence 57, Oklahoma 46, San Francisco 36, Illinois 31, West Virginia 24, Loyola Chicago 20, Michigan 8, St. Bonaventure 6, BYU 4, Minnesota 3, Creighton 1