If you wish to be considered for an Appointed, Assigned, Assistant Chief or Chief official (Judge or Scorer) at either or both of the events listed below, please respond to Tom Nathan at tom.nathan@verizon.net to express your intent as soon as possible.

Officials should be a Regular or Senior Judge or Scorer holding three-event ratings in accordance with Rule 6.02 for Regionals and Rule 6.01 for Nationals.

2023 Western Regional Water Ski Championships

Bell Acqua Lakes, Rio Linda, CA

July 20-23, 2023

2023 GOODE Water Ski National Championships

Okeeheelee Park, West Palm Beach, FL

Aug. 9-12, 2023

The winter council meeting for the Western Region will be held the first week of January where selections for positions at both Regional and National events will tentatively be made from all interested parties.

Thank you for your participation and support.

Happy Holidays!

Tom Nathan

AWSA Western Region Judges/Scorers Committee Representative

Greg Badal is the recipient of The 2022 Western Region Merit Award.

The 2022 Outstanding Official, as selected by other officials at Regionals, is presented to Janie Fausold.

The minutes from the 2022 summer council meeting and the general membership meeting are now available.

Blaze Grubbs of Rio Lina, California is the winner of the $1500 “Big Al” Wagner – Western Region Scholarship. Blaze is an incoming freshman, planning to study Aeronautical Management Technology at Arizona State University. Blaze has also previously won the USA-WWF Dr. J.D. Morgan Boys 5 Scholarship in 2020 and 2021, awarded to the National Overall Champion at the U.S. Nationals.

“This scholarship means a lot to me because it shows that there are people within our incredible sport who really care about young skiers’ futures. Thank you to the Morgan family and others for their generous donations and I look forward to paying-it-forward to young skiers in the future,” Blaze says.

The “Big Al” Wagner/Western Region Scholarship is given annually to an AWSA Western Region Skier qualified for the Western Regional Water Ski Tournament.