A junior star from the 90s was named Mackay Table Tennis Player of the Year at the association’s annual presentation dinner on Saturday.
Anne Sheridan won her first Mackay Closed women’s title in 1997 and has won five in total.
This year she represented the association at the Queensland Veterans championships in Mackay and the Australian titles at Darwin, and was runner-up to Emma Widdup for the Mackay Closed women’s title.
Emma, who won four medals at the Australian veterans titles, was presented with the President’s Award by association president Janice Kent.
Janice told the gathering there had been a sharp rise in membership in 2022, a trend which the committee aimed to repeat next year.
Janice said Tuesday morning and night fixtures, juniors on Wednesdays and senior social play on Friday mornings had attracted strong interest, and coaching sessions with Brisbane coach Bruno Levis and former Mackay junior Rebekah Stanley would continue in 2023.
By Charlie Payne