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The Club began organizing in June 1982.
1983
Our first show was on Memorial Day at our first home site in Ashwaubomay Park. We had two inboard MasterCraft towboats, and a lot of borrowed equipment. We performed "exhibition shows" during our first year of show skiing.
1984
We went to Wisconsin State Water Tournament to watch and learn from more experienced show ski clubs.
1985
We sold the MasterCraft and bought an Eliminator towboat. Also, we added a "theme" to our show.
1986
The Eliminator boat was sold, and went back to MasterCraft. We entered the State Tournament for the first time and won 5th place at State in Class B.
1987
A rebuilding year. We had a full theme show, but did not enter competition.
1988
A very good rebuilding year for our club, with many new skiers. These young skiers and their parents were just learning about show skiing, and worked very hard to make the club financially strong.
1989
We returned to the State Tournament with a relatively inexperienced team, and a one-boat show. But we were encouraged by our 7th place finish in Class B. Also, we had a 4th place finish in the Boy Scout Tournament. We had the Most Original Act with Darin Truttmann, and Best Announcer, Ken O'Dierno. Luke Pasterski was the first to jump off the bridge, and do a barefoot run at the 4th of July show.
1990
After a few years of rebuilding our team, we moved up to 5th place in Division II at the State Tournament. Also, we placed 4th at the Boy Scout Tournament.
1991
Our first year with a three tow boat show. We placed 2nd in Division II at the State Tournament, and won the Best Tow Boat Driving Award with Jeff Pouwels, Norm Bierowski and Ken Mushel. We moved to our new ski site at the Brown County Fairgrounds. We hosted the Boy Scout Tournament and placed 4th.
We won the Most Original Act with our 3 Tier All Girls Slalom Pyramid. Matt Pfister placed 3rd, and Luke Pasterski placed 4th at the Crandon figure Eight Barefoot Tournament. Our theme was Elsie and the Fisherman.
1992
Our first year with a Hydrodyne Twin Rig with two 200 HP Yamaha Outboards. We placed 5th at the State Tournament in Division II. We entered our first competition at the National Tournament and placed 11th. At the MasterCraft Indoor Doubles Competition at Think Tank, Dave Stock and Kelly VanLaanen placed 1st, and Mark and Amanda Anderson placed 5th. Dave and Kelly placed 3rd at State, and 8th at the Nationals in Doubles; and Marty Campbell and Stephanie Brink placed 4th at the State. Matt Pfister took 1st for the Barefoot Endurance at State. We placed 1st at the Wausaqua Invitational and took 1st in Best Dock Crew, Barb Mushel. This was the first year of our thrilling Four Tier Pyramid! Our theme was Carribean Cruise.
1993
We Win a 1st place Championship at the Wisconsin State Water Ski Show Tournament in Division II with our Quantum Leap theme. We also won all of the 1st Place Awards in our division; Best Tow Boat Driving, Jeff Pouwels, Steve Brink, and Joe O'Connell; Best Pickup Boat Driving, Ken Andresen and Mike Wyent; Best Dock Crew, Barb Mushel and Lois Wyent; Best Announcer, Mark Peterson. We were the first Division II team with a successfully completed 4 Tier Pyramid. Dave Stock and Kelly Czechowicz placed 1st at the MasterCraft Indoor Doubles Competition at Think Tank, and Mark and Amanda Anderson placed 3rd. We placed 5th at the Wausaqua Invitational; and Dave Stock and Kelly Czechowicz won 1st in Doubles, Mark and Amanda Anderson placed 5th. Dave and Kelly placed 2nd at the State Doubles Competition, Marty Campbell and Shannon Giese placed 4th, and Mark and Amanda Anderson placed 6th. Matt Pfister placed 4th at the Crandon Figure Eight Barefoot Competition.
1994
Sliding Rock Resort was our theme during our 12th year. We competed for the first time in Division I and placed 8th at the State Tournament and 5th at the Wausaqua Tournament. We qualified again for the prestigious National Tournament and placed 9th in the Nation. Rachel Suslick took 2nd in Swivel at State. Shannon Giese and Marty Campbell took 2nd in Doubles at State, Mark Anderson and Amanda Anderson took 5th. Dave Stock and Kelly Czechowicz placed 1st at the MasterCraft World Indoor Doubles Competition and 3rd in the Nation in Strap Doubles.
1995
We finished 7th at State in Division I. Rachel Suslick took 3rd in Swivel at State. Kelly Czechowicz and Dave Stock took 3rd in Doubles at State, Amanda Anderson and J.K. placed 5th, and Ashley Anderson and Mark Anderson placed 6th. We had a fun and entertaining theme with the Beverly Ski Billies.
1996
Our theme was Grease and we finished 7th at State. This placement qualified us for Nationals held at Rockford, Illinois where we placed 12th in the Nation. Ashley Giese and Todd Zuberbier placed 3rd in Doubles at State, Ashley Anderson and Mark Anderson placed 5th, J.K. and Amanda Anderson placed 7th. Ashley Giese and Todd Zuberbier placed 5th in Doubles at Nationals and Ashley Anderson and Mark Anderson placed 9th.
1997
Our theme was The Road To The Super Bowl and we finished 10th at State. Ashley Giese and Todd Zuberbier placed 5th at the MasterCraft World Indoor Doubles Competition at Think Tank 21. Ashley Anderson and Mark Anderson placed 4th in Doubles at State. Our first year with 2 twin rigs as we purchased the white Dyna-Ski tow boat. Our Packer Theme was very popular in the wake of Super Bowl XXXI.
1998
We finished 8th at State with our James Bond theme. Again we qualified for Nationals where we placed 12th in the Nation at Hamilton, Ohio. Ashley Anderson and Dave Stock placed 4th in Doubles at State, Amanda Anderson and J.K. placed 10th, Kristy Edinger and Dave LaBarge finished 11th.
1999
We had a great theme with Swing! Fundraising took on a tremendous challenge as we lost our outboard motor sponsor and were forced to purchase all new Yamaha Outboards. We placed at the State Tournament.
2000
Low water conditions at the Brown County Fairgrounds in DePere forced us to move to the Brown County Park in Wrightstown. We had another fantastic fundraising year to help build (and move) our club. Our theme was a humorous Late Night Ski-V with David Skierman. We placed 11th at the State Tournament as we decided to move to Division II.
2001
A very exciting year as our club continued to grow. We purchased a new MasterCraft Skier 19 Inboard towboat. We placed 5th at the Wisconsin State Tournament with fast-paced theme, Basic Training. We won Best New Act with a 3-high, backwards pyramid and best Comedy Act for the three "Whistlers".
2002
We had an awesome year as our club celebrated it's 20th year of show skiing. Tyler Jahn and Kristy Edinger placed 1st at the MasterCraft World Indoor Doubles Competition at Think Tank. We purchased a 2002 Mastercraft inboard to match 2001 model. We took our exciting theme, The Warrior 500 - Nascar on the Fox, to the Wisconsin State Tournament and placed 1st in Division 2. Ashley Anderson placed 12th in the swivel competition, and the team won Best Comedy Act, Best Dock & Equipment Personnel and Best Pick-Up Boat Crew. 2 weeks later, we traveled to Rock Island to compete in the Division 2 National Championship, where we won first place! Our team won awards for the Best Barefoot Act, Best Dock & Equipment Personnel, Best Pick-Up Boat Crew and Best Ballet Line. Our team continued to grow in membership and increase our fundraising and sponsorships.
2003
We had another great year in 2003 as we celebrated our 21st year of show skiing. We continued to increase our membership, fundraising and sponsorships. We purchased a 2003 Mastercraft inboard to match our 2002 model. On August 9, 20 local kids attended our Learn to Ski Clinic, held annually at our show site. We performed on the road as part of Celebrate DePere on Memorial Day, at Shopko Fireworks Celebrate Americafest in downtown Green Bay on July 4th, at the Children's Hospital Lakeshore Weekend for Kids in Manitowoc on August 10 and at Marina Fest in Sister Bay on Labor Day weekend. We also took our exciting theme, FLASHBACK ? Then & Now to the Wisconsin State Tournament and placed 1st in Division II for the second consecutive year! At the tournament, Tyler Jahn and Ashley Anderson placed 2nd in the doubles competition, Ashley Anderson placed 7th in the swivel competition, and the team won the following categories: Ballet Line, Barefoot Act, Dock & Equipment, Sound & Announcing, Safety Boat Driving and Tow Boat Driving. Ashley Anderson also won the first ever Janie Dibble/Michelle Cook Award for Outstanding Female Skier in Division II.
The end of the year banquet was a huge success with about 60 members particpating in a fun night of bowling.
Here are the awards that were given out...
• Most Promising 1st Year Skier - Kendall Thiry
• Most Valuable Non- Skier - Brian Jahn
• Most Improved Male - Ryan Schutte
• Most Improved Female - Charissa Johnson
• Most Valuable Skier - Paige Wade
• Most Dedicated Skier - Amanda Rusch
• Toughman Award - Todd Zuberbier
• Jumper John Award - Tom Wedige
• Sportsmanship Award - Eric Vandersteen
2004
The off-season has been busy as we winterized all of our boats, trailers and skis. We have weekly winter practices from mid January through the end of April. During February, we held our indoor practices at the new National Railroad Museum in Ashwaubenon. In January, March & April we practice in the gym at Calvary Lutheran Church in Green Bay. Our fourth annual snow skiing trip took us to Marquette, Michigan over New Year's Eve. In December, we had members ringing the bell for Salvation Army in downtown Appleton, which included interviews and coverage by a local TV station. Briana Johnson and Paige Wade water skied at the Winter Waterland, January 10th on the Rock River. At Think Tank in Oconomowoc during March, we had 14 member families attending. We look forward to the challenge in 2004 as we return to Division I for the first time since 2000.
Bungle in the Jungle was our theme for 2004 in a year that started with ironically, too much water! Record spring rains during May and June caused the Fox River to overflow its banks, and the high water and severe current made it impossible to ski at our site in Wrightstown. Thanks to the cooperation of St. Norbert's College, we were able to practice on a limited basis at their site in DePere. With a very little preparation, we took our show to the State Tournament and placed 6th in Division One, after competing for the past four years in Division Two. Ashley Anderson placed 7th in the swivel competition and the young team of Jesse Schutte & Shelby Wedige placed 8th in the doubles competition. Crazy Keith and the human caterpillar won the Best Comedy Act. We took our show on the road to perform at Faith on Fire in Oshkosh, Shopko Fireworks Celebrate Americafest in Green Bay, Lakeshore Weekend for Kids in Manitowoc and MarinaFest in Sister Bay. We also skied a show in late September as part of the first annual Taste of Wrightstown, which included cardboard boat races at our site.
Our year-end Awards Banquet was well attended with over 50 members present, and included several spirited games of Dodgeball.
2005
Our theme for 2005 was WILD WILD WEST, and we had another exciting year of show skiing. The year started off with indoor practices from January through April. It was the first year with our new equipment trailer, thanks to the help we received from Stock’s Harley Davidson, Krueger Sentry Gauge and Maki Sign Corporation. Our road trips took us to downtown Green Bay for Shopko Fireworks Celebrate Americafest, Lakeshore Weekend for Kids in Manitowoc and MarinaFest in Sister Bay. At the Wisconsin State Show Ski Tournament in Wisconsin Rapids, we placed 5th place in Division 1, where Ashley Anderson placed 7th in the Individual Swivel Ski Competition. As part of the Wrightstown Business Alliance, we proudly participated in their Taste of Wrightstown, which raised over $23,000 for the American Red Cross Katrina Hurricane Relief Fund. Our year-end Awards Banquet was held at the Beaver’s Hut in Freedom, and included games of Volleyball and Dodgeball.
