The first Malta Open a success

Last July, Malta High School seniors John Waters and Palmer Giblette both medaled in table tennis at the 2015 Big Sky Games in Billings.

This year the duo put together Malta's first table tennis tournament, the Malta Table Tennis Open which was hosted at the "Old Gym," last Saturday.

The idea was sparked after Waters, Giblette, and Giblette's father Thad realized they haven't played much this year. So they called up a few friends from out of town that also like to play.

"We never find the time or have other opponents to play against," Waters said. "It gets really boring when you play against t...