The Lake City Skiers Water Ski Show Team will host a tournament Saturday at Hidden Lake in Warsaw (Photo provided)

WARSAW – The Lake City Skiers Water Ski Show Team will host The City of Lakes Show Ski Tournament on Saturday, June 20.

This tournament is an invitational to allow teams to prepare for the upcoming Central Region tournament (Qualifying tournament for Nationals) to be held in Rock Island, Illinois on July 11-12.

There will be teams from Michigan, Ohio and the Lake City Skiers representing Indiana competing in the tournament.

Individuals competition will begin at 8 a.m. with girls swivel ski, adagio doubles and team jump competition. There will be a short break before the team competition begins. The time varies for team competition start time depending on the number of individuals.

Each team at around 10 a.m. will have 20 minutes to set up all equipment including stage props and sound, one hour to perform 13 acts and 10 minutes to clear everything out of the show site. The teams are judged on difficulty, execution and flow of the acts as well as tow boat driving, safety boat performance, dock/equipment, sound and announcing and showmanship. The setup and tear down are also part of the overall score.

The tournament is a USA Water Ski sanctioned event and is free to the public. Concessions will be available at the site, which is at Hidden Lake in Warsaw (at US 30 and State Rd.15 right behind Smith Tire).