The 2025 Central Region Show Ski Tournament will be hosted by the Backwater Gamblers on July 12 and July 13 at our ski site in Rock Island, IL!

Admission and parking are free! There will be a concession stand with Riverbend pizza, hot dogs, Culver's ice cream, candy, soda, and more, as well as food trucks including El Mariachi, Brightside Brews, and Kona Ice. There will also be a beer tent with bleachers and full view of the skiing selling canned alcoholic beverages for those 21 and over. No outside alcohol is allowed in the park.

Come join us for a full weekend of waterskiing and fun!

Tournament Running Order

Saturday, July 12 individual competition starting at 7am

Swivel Pairs 360

Mackenzie Clawson & Mackayla Clawson

Ava Ameen & Tracey Patrick

Larson Cross & Kaitlyn Lepich

Skyler Rishling & Jaelyn Berner

Swivel Pairs Open

Dani Hansen & Lexi Hansen

Lily Roman & Ava Schlicting

Brea Lebda & Paige Peshina

Swivel 180

Ely Bagley

Ellie Hartman

Audrey Foster

Molly Frasier

Stephanie Rufkahr

Larson Cross

Ellie Lepich

Kaitlyn Lepich

Chase Arevalo

Swivel 360

Kayla Rivera

Carissa Moore

Evelyn Velliky

Kendra Gensemer

Skyler Rishling

Jaelyn Berner

Hannah Ameen

Swivel Open

Paige Peshina

Lexie Affrica

Katie Weeden

Ava Schlicting

Buffy McLaughlin

Lily Roman

Brea Ledba

Doubles Intermediate

Sheldon Bunnell & Riley Walker

David Huisman & Marylind Moore

Jacob Clark & Madilyn Clark

Jason Davis & Isla Chapman

John Jurewicz & Eliza Wells

Elijah Hildreth & Scarlett Hildreth

Rylen Hildreth & Elyanna Bagley

Vance Porlier & Neva Petefish

Doubles Open

Joe Perenkovich & Selah Chen

Seth Arnold & Lucy Arnold

Andrew Hawblitzel & Marley Davis

Ed Phillipp & Chase Arevalo

AJ Ross & Henley Ross

Jeremy Ameen & Emma-Gracie Veit

Matt Czerniewski & Connor Corley

Dave Cross & Larson Cross

Jerry Graber & Ava Ameen

Kyle Tuttle & Ava Schlicting

Dalton Meyers & Lily Roman

Ryan Miller & Lila Miller

Team Jump

Arch Rivals

Chippewa Lake

Backwater Gamblers

Wonder Lake

Intermediate Freestyle Jump

Kyle Konrad

Caden Ridgley

Max Schlicting

Open Freestyle Jump

Anthony Renn

Andrew Hawblitzel

Aarin Hawblitzel

Solan Shettler

Women's Freestyle Jump

Lily Roman

Lexie Affrica

Kristin Porlier

Ava Ameen

Ava Schlicting

Brea Lebda

Saturday, July 12 team competition starting immediately after individual competition

Backwater Gamblers Water Ski Club (Rock Island, IL)

Chippewa Lake Water Ski Show Team (Norton, OH)

Grand City Show Skiers** (Grand Haven, MI)

Sunday, July 13 team competition starting at 7am

Lake City Skiers (Warsaw, IN)

Wonder Lake Water Ski Show Team (Wonder Lake, IL)

Silver Lake Ski Club (Fenton, MI)

Arch Rivals (Saint Louis, MO)

Ski Broncs Water Ski Show Team (Loves Park, IL)

Grand City Show Skiers** (Grand Haven, MI)

**Pending time available. If significant delays occur Grand City will be moved to Sunday.

• There will be an officials/team meeting on Friday, July 11  at 7pm where each team must have a representative.

Ski Site & Equipment Storage

Team equipment will be stored at Harold's Landing in Moline in the designated area. All water craft being used by teams in the tournament will be put in the water at that boat ramp.