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kwahamoT waTeR skI CLub RosTeR: Members of the Kwahamot Water Ski<br />
Club competing at this weekend’s Division 2 Show Ski Nationals are: Jim Aksamit,<br />
Makayla Backer, Steven Beda, Hannah Beiler, Brandan Biever, Bradley Buitron,<br />
Bethany Bunce, Krista Burk, Mikayla Elliott, Michaela Galganski, Garrett Gillham,<br />
Kyle Goes, Elise Grum, Keith Hanse, Greg Hilgendorf, Mike Hilgendorf, Kevin<br />
Kahn, Celie Koth, Ryan Koth, Scott Koth, Katelyn Kozlowski, Peggy Lane, Alex<br />
Loka, Mickey Loka, Magee Renn, Ciana Rose, Hailey Schaper, Mike Schaper, Anna<br />
Schoen, Stephanie Schoen, Toby Sontag, Bradley Spencer, Jeremy Theiler, Jon<br />
Wendland, Sherrie Wendland, Dan Winter and Gene Winter.<br />
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By Tom Colstad<br />
<strong>Tomahawk</strong> <strong>Leader</strong> Sports Editor<br />
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From its start in 1961 when<br />
13 local water skiers formed the<br />
Kwahamot (<strong>Tomahawk</strong> spelled<br />
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Back in 1960, the city of<br />
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Jeremy Theiler and the entire<br />
Kwahamot ski team good luck<br />
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<strong>Tomahawk</strong> hired a troupe of<br />
professional water skiers to highlight<br />
the local Aqua Days celebration. A<br />
young local water skier named Rod<br />
Greil approached the <strong>Tomahawk</strong><br />
Jaycees and told them that he could<br />
put together a water ski show equal<br />
to that of the professional show.<br />
The Jaycees took Greil’s assertion<br />
seriously and agreed to give Greil a<br />
shot at proving his claim.<br />
Greil and Bob Henderson,<br />
together with several friends and<br />
neighbors, choreographed some acts<br />
and despite poor water conditions<br />
and inclement weather put on a<br />
successful show. That effort paved<br />
the way for the formation of the<br />
Kwahamot Water Ski Club and its<br />
crowd-appealing shows today.<br />
Over the next 50 years,<br />
membership in the Kwahamots<br />
has grown to a historical roster of<br />
almost 350, including more than<br />
40 currently active members. Most<br />
of the club’s members originally<br />
hailed from <strong>Tomahawk</strong> and grew up<br />
watching other T-hawkers perform<br />
on the water. The club is strictly<br />
amateur, and no one receives any<br />
monetary compensation for his/her<br />
services.<br />
With the help of many area<br />
people, projects were finished that<br />
added to the quality of the water<br />
ski show, including a dredged river<br />
bottom, addition of a seating section,<br />
ski jump, T-shaped dock, lighting<br />
system, loud speaker system,<br />
permanent bleachers, lowered beach<br />
grade, retaining walls, sodded show<br />
grounds, parking areas, concessions,<br />
restrooms and a new chalet/<br />
boathouse built in 1993.<br />
Because it is protected from<br />
wind on all sides, Kwahamot Bay<br />
on the Wisconsin River is nationally<br />
known as one of the best “natural<br />
lakes” for water skiing. Testament<br />
to the quality of the Kwahamot<br />
facility is that it was chosen to be<br />
the site for this three-day national<br />
championship tournament, as well<br />
as several state events and Midwest<br />
regional competitions. The local club<br />
also hosted three Wisconsin State<br />
Wakeboard championships, three<br />
Mike Seipel barefoot figure-eight<br />
tournaments and three Kwahamot<br />
All-Star Show Ski tournaments.<br />
This year, of course, marks<br />
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ComPeTING Team bIos<br />
The Lake City Skiers have been a<br />
competitive water ski team since 1989<br />
and is the only competitive water ski<br />
team in Indiana. Currently, there are 45<br />
club members of which 25 are water<br />
skiers. The youngest member is eight<br />
years old, while the oldest is 52.<br />
The Shermalot Show Team organized<br />
in 1975 when a group of water ski<br />
enthusiasts banded together to form<br />
the Shermalot Water Ski Show Team,<br />
Inc. The team has skied throughout<br />
Wisconsin and across the nation.<br />
Committed to advocating leadership<br />
to youth through family participation,<br />
the Shermalot Water Ski Show Team<br />
has entertained spectators on lakes<br />
Arrowhead, Camelot and Sherwood for<br />
more than 36 years. The club actively<br />
participates in competitive USA Water<br />
Ski sanctioned events and is proud to<br />
be five-time Division 2 state champions<br />
and ranked among the top-10 amateur<br />
shows in the United States.<br />
The Lauderdale Lakes Aqua Skiers<br />
have provided free family-oriented<br />
entertainment for the Southeastern<br />
Wisconsin Lakes Area for over 50<br />
years. The mission of the non-profit<br />
organization is to provide a venue<br />
for people, young and old alike, and<br />
families to learn aspects of show<br />
skiing as well as develop leadership<br />
and teamwork skills through weekly<br />
practices, exhibition shows, ski<br />
competitions, fundraising events and<br />
community service and activities.<br />
Lauderdale Lakes members range<br />
in age from six to sixty-six. As an active<br />
member of U.S.A. Water Ski and the<br />
Wisconsin Water Ski Federation, the<br />
Lauderdale Aqua Skiers provide a<br />
structured and safe environment for<br />
its members. Its weekly practices<br />
culminate in free exhibitions held<br />
Saturday evenings from Memorial<br />
Day through Labor Day on Lauderdale<br />
Lakes in Don Jean Bay.<br />
The Ski Sprites Water Ski Shows<br />
was founded in 1960 by a group of<br />
six young skiers. These original Ski<br />
Sprites foresaw the need for organized<br />
water skiing in the Chippewa Valley of<br />
western Wisconsin. It wasn’t until 1972<br />
that the Ski Sprites first performed in the<br />
Wisconsin State Ski Tournament. That<br />
first exposure to show ski competition<br />
was quite a learning experience for the<br />
skiers as none of the members had<br />
ever seen a tournament. From that<br />
novice team in 1972, the 1973 team<br />
came back to the state tournament as<br />
the first show ski team to put individual<br />
songs and music to the individual acts<br />
being performed. They came from near<br />
last place in their first year to third place<br />
in 1973. The 2006 season marked the<br />
end of an era for the Ski Sprites as they<br />
said farewell to their home of 46 years,<br />
Half Moon Lake. Beginning in 2007, the<br />
Ski Sprites will be performing on their<br />
new home on Lake Altoona.<br />
The current Ski Sprites team consists<br />
of approximately 100 members<br />
made up of skiers and a host of adult<br />
volunteers. Equipment includes two<br />
Malibu ski boats, two Mercury powered<br />
towboats, two safety boats poised for<br />
immediate water rescue, and two 26foot<br />
pontoon boats used as floating<br />
docks for many of the exciting acts<br />
round out the Ski Sprites fleet.<br />
The Chain Skimmers water ski club<br />
is a non-profit organization, with all<br />
the proceeds go back into producing<br />
a quality ski show. Skimmers skiers<br />
donate their talents and abilities.<br />
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Who’s competing<br />
in the show ski<br />
nationals?<br />
There will be 14 teams competing in the 2011 Indmar Marine Engines<br />
Division 2 Show Ski Nationals in <strong>Tomahawk</strong> over the weekend, noted<br />
Kwahamot tournament chairman Mickey Loka. Those teams are: Kwahamot<br />
Water Ski Club, Bad Water Ski-Ters of Spread Eagle, Wis., Eau Claire Ski<br />
Sprites, Lauderdale Lakes Aqua Skiers (Elkhorn, Wis.), Shawano Ski Sharks,<br />
Plum Ski-Ters of Sayner, Wis., Chain Skimmers of Conover, Wis.,Waupaca<br />
Chain Skiers, Shermalot Show Ski Team of Rome, Wis., Chetek Hydroflites,<br />
Silver Lake Ski Team from Fenton, Mich., Lake City Skiers of Warsaw, Ind.,<br />
Rochester Ski team of Rochester, Minn. and Hartwick Huskies of Cedar<br />
Rapids, Iowa.<br />
Individual skiing takes place Friday starting at 10 a.m., while team<br />
competition begins at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.<br />
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scoring<br />
The Teams<br />
now that the 2011 show<br />
ski national Championship<br />
is set for this weekend at<br />
kwahamot Bay, it might<br />
be interesting to know<br />
how the various show ski<br />
teams will be judged. First of all,<br />
there will be five different judges<br />
watching every act performed by<br />
every team. secondly, the judges<br />
will score each act according to its<br />
flow (0-25 points), execution (0-<br />
25), difficulty (0-25) and spectator<br />
appeal (0-25) and assign a total<br />
score value between zero and 100<br />
points.<br />
The teams will be judged<br />
using the following scoring<br />
values – sound crew and audio<br />
presentation: music selection<br />
(0-50 points); audio effects (0-<br />
75); and audience direction (0-<br />
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show: introductions (0-100); dock<br />
and equipment (0-25); act variety<br />
(0-100); production (0-250) and<br />
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ComPeTING Team bIos<br />
The Plum Ski-ters Water Ski Team<br />
holds shows on Wednesday and<br />
Saturday nights throughout the<br />
summer. The show is free for everyone<br />
and donations are greatly appreciated.<br />
New skiers are always welcome and<br />
encouraged to inquire onsite. The<br />
Plum Ski-ters is a Wisconsin non-profit<br />
organization and all donations are tax<br />
deductable. Club members pay no<br />
dues and there are no tryouts. Parents<br />
are encouraged to participate on the<br />
team with their children<br />
The Silver Lake Ski Club of Fenton,<br />
Mich., has been one of the most<br />
successful competitive ski teams in<br />
the nation since 1960, accumulating<br />
a number of regional and state<br />
championships and placing as high as<br />
third in national tournaments.<br />
In the 1950’s, the Rochester Ski Team<br />
began by putting on one weekend show<br />
every year. In 1974, a major decision to<br />
do a weekly show was made. By 1976<br />
the club was on its way to a 6th place<br />
finish in National Competition. The club<br />
has been noted for its dynamic, original<br />
pyramids. Now in its fourth decade as<br />
a team, the Rochester Ski Team has<br />
proven itself to constantly be one of the<br />
best teams in Minnesota.<br />
The Hartwick Huskys water ski club<br />
was in 1965. This non-profit club is made<br />
up of young people and adults from<br />
Delhi, Manchester, Cascade, Cedar<br />
Rapids, Iowa City, Anamosa, Ryan,<br />
Dyersville, Farley, Hopkinton, Earlville<br />
and New Vienna. Ages range from four<br />
to 45 years old. The enthusiastic group<br />
takes to their skis come rain or shine,<br />
hot or cold, beginning as early in May<br />
as possible and until the school year<br />
begins in August.<br />
The Badwater Ski-Ters Water Ski<br />
Team presents shows Wednesdays<br />
and Sundays throughout the summer<br />
on the Badwaters of the Menominee<br />
River in Spread Eagle, Wis. The<br />
Badwater Ski-Ters Show Team took<br />
second place in the Wisconsin State<br />
Show Ski Tournament in Wisconsin<br />
Rapids on July 22-23. The Badwater<br />
Ski-Ters Jump Team took first place <br />
in the Wisconsin State Show Ski<br />
Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids on<br />
July 21. Jump Teams from both Division<br />
I and Division II competed in this event.<br />
The Shawano Ski Sharks is a fiscally<br />
responsible, non-profit water ski club<br />
that presents free, weekly ski shows<br />
in a family-focused environment. All<br />
Ski Shark members, skiers and nonskiers<br />
alike, work together to increase<br />
skills, develop creative shows, build<br />
showmanship, and hone leadership<br />
abilities to create the best water ski<br />
show in northeast Wisconsin.<br />
The Waupaca Chain Skiers placed<br />
third at the 45th Annual Wisconsin<br />
State Water Ski Show Championships<br />
on Lake Wazeecha in Wisconsin<br />
Rapids July 24 The Chain Skiers ski<br />
shows are held Saturday nights at<br />
6 p.m. on Rainbow Lake. Shows can<br />
be viewed from the Wisconsin Veterans<br />
Home in King.<br />
The Chetek Hydroflites Water Ski<br />
Club performs complimentary shows<br />
every Thursday and Sunday throughout<br />
the summer on Lake Chetek. These<br />
shows provide a unique entertainment<br />
opportunity for the community. The<br />
Hydroflites offer a creative outlet and a<br />
positive atmosphere for club members<br />
and their families. The Hydroflites<br />
have about 85 skiing and non-skiing<br />
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(In running order) schedules subject to change; check www.tomahawkleader.com for updates<br />
Friday, August 5th • Kwahamot Bay, <strong>Tomahawk</strong> WI<br />
Swivel:<br />
Ashley Derynck – Midwest<br />
Kaila Coffey - Central<br />
Kaylyn Bodine - Wisconsin<br />
Kindra Walstad - Midwest<br />
Connie Chapman - Central<br />
Kate Hanne - Wisconsin<br />
Doubles:<br />
Elise Gorecki & Sam Murdock - Wisconsin<br />
Gracie Wiedmeyer & Jeremy Lewallen - Wisconsin<br />
Megan Leahy & Lucas Twilmeyer - Wisconsin<br />
Tournament chairman Mickey<br />
Loka of the Kwahamot Water Ski Club<br />
predicts that there will be 1,500 to<br />
2,000 spectators each day attending<br />
the National Show Ski Championships<br />
at Kwahamot Bay Aug. 5-7. He noted<br />
that there also will be approximately<br />
1,000 competing athletes among the<br />
14 teams and individuals who qualified for<br />
the event.<br />
“Every single hotel in the <strong>Tomahawk</strong><br />
area is booked for the entire weekend,”<br />
noted Loka. “We are looking for more<br />
In its first national show ski competition, the<br />
Kwahamot Water Ski Club will perform the<br />
following 13 acts during the Division 2 Show<br />
Ski Nationals at Kwahamot Bay over the<br />
weekend<br />
1. Barefoot Pyramid<br />
+ 1-ski back flip<br />
2. Barefoot Pyramid<br />
3. Ballet<br />
4. Barefooting - Beach Barefoot, Back<br />
Barefoot, flying dock barefoot starts<br />
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accommodations a bit farther away from<br />
<strong>Tomahawk</strong> for those who haven’t booked<br />
anything yet.”<br />
With the large crowds expected over<br />
the weekend, parking will be provided in a<br />
lot one block east of the Kwahamot show<br />
site, as there will be no parking allowed<br />
on either side of Deer Park Road for the<br />
duration of the event. Nelson’s County<br />
Market also has offered a section of its<br />
new parking lot (marked and signed) for<br />
patrons of the show ski tournament. Show<br />
ski attendees should refrain from parking<br />
Kwahamot water skiing acts<br />
5. Conventional Doubles, Adagio Trio<br />
(lifts) and Swivel Line (A swivel ski is<br />
a wide, single ski in which the binding<br />
platform is mounted on ball bearings<br />
enabling the skier to rotate while the ski<br />
is still facing toward the tow boat)<br />
6. 360°<br />
7. Front flip over pyramid<br />
8. Back Breaker (barefooter pulling a<br />
back flip jumper)<br />
9. Strap Doubles and Star Swivel<br />
& phoTo cenTer Charlie Jarvis - Bill Dreger<br />
Northbay Plaza, 686 N. 4th St., <strong>Tomahawk</strong> • 715-453-5996<br />
Hours: Mon. 8:30am-7:30pm, Tues.-Fri. 8:30am-5:30pm, Sat. 9am-2pm, Sun. 9am-noon<br />
Sarah Parbs & Andrew Weinhaimer - Wisconsin<br />
Amy Bacon & Marty Pottebaum - Midwest<br />
Camen Mergen & Matt Hoeft - Midwest<br />
Savannah Sheeks & Eric Corcoran - Central<br />
Kayla Asbach & Jeff Asbach - Wisconsin<br />
Team Jump: Freestyle Jump:<br />
Kwahamot Water Ski Team -- Wisconsin<br />
Rochester Water Shows - Midwest<br />
Min – Aqua Bats Water Ski Team - Wisconsin<br />
TEAm CompETITIon<br />
(In running order) schedules subject to change; check www.tomahawkleader.com for updates<br />
Kwahamot Bay, <strong>Tomahawk</strong> WI<br />
Saturday, August 6th Sunday, August 7th FIRST TEAM STARTING AT 8 A.M.<br />
Silver Lake Ski Club - Central<br />
Chain Skimmers Ski Team -- Wisconsin<br />
Ski Sprites Water Ski Team -- Wisconsin<br />
Shermalot Water Ski Club -- Wisconsin<br />
Rochester Water Shows -- Midwest<br />
Bad-Water Skeeters -- Wisconsin<br />
Waupaca Chain Skiers – Wisconsin<br />
Lauderdale Aqua Skieers -- Wisconsin<br />
show us what you’ve got<br />
315 W. Wisconsin Ave., <strong>Tomahawk</strong><br />
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FIRST TEAM STARTING AT 8 A.M.<br />
Hartwick Huskys -- Midwest<br />
Shawano Ski Sharks -- Wisconsin<br />
Lake City Skiers -- Central<br />
Plum Ski-Ters -- Wisconsin<br />
Chetek Hydroflites -- Wisconsin<br />
Kwahamot Water Ski Club -- Wisconsin<br />
Parking for the show ski tournament<br />
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in the remainder of the Nelson’s lot, as it<br />
is reserved for County Market customers.<br />
There is side street parking on most<br />
streets on the south side of the Wisconsin<br />
River and a convenient sidewalk along<br />
both sides of Veterans’ Memorial Bridge<br />
for walking to the show site.<br />
Loka added, “Deer Park Road will<br />
be very congested on the days of the<br />
tournament, so if you must drive down<br />
Deer Park Road, please use extreme<br />
caution and keep speeds under 10 mph.”<br />
10. Trick Jump<br />
11. Two-ski Jump outs<br />
12. Wakeboard<br />
13. End Pyramid<br />
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a historical highlight for the<br />
Kwahamots, as the club hosts the 2011<br />
Indmar Marine Engines Division<br />
2 Show Ski Nationals Aug. 5-7.<br />
Show ski teams (14) from the Upper<br />
Midwest will vie for the national<br />
championship during competition<br />
held Saturday and Sunday starting at<br />
8 a.m. each day. Individual skiers and<br />
pairs will compete in trick skiing and<br />
jumping Friday beginning at 10 a.m.<br />
Besides hosting the national<br />
show ski tournament, the Kwahamots<br />
also will be competing in the show<br />
ski nationals for the first time ever.<br />
The locals will perform 13 acts<br />
during their one-hour “show.”<br />
Kwahamot show skiers previously<br />
won Wisconsin state titles in 1969,<br />
1971, 1974 and 2004.<br />
That’s quite an accomplishment<br />
for Wisconsin’s smallest water ski<br />
club. You’ve come a long way, Baby!