More honours for local curler

Jenna Enge’s curling résumé just keeps getting better and better.
After taking part in both the 2008 Canadian junior women’s tournament in Sault Ste. Marie in early February and then the CIS/CCA curling championship last week in southern Ontario, the Devlin native has added impressive personal honours to her already long list of accomplishments.
Enge was named a second team all-star at the Canadian juniors after shooting 75 percent as the second for the Ashley Miharji rink from Thunder Bay.
Only Manitoba’s Liz Peters was more accurate during the tournament (77 percent).
Adding to that recognition, Enge also brought home an All-Canadian nod as a second following her outstanding play with the Lakehead University Thunderwolves last week.
“It’s a really great honour,” said Bill Enge, Jenna’s father. “These are Canadian Curling Association sanctioned events, so it’s really an outstanding achievement.”
Enge first participated at the national level when she made the trip to the Canadian juniors with a rink that came out on top of the provincial playdowns in Geraldton earlier in the year.
At the time, Enge said reaching the national stage was the fulfillment of a major goal.
“I guess I’ve reached my goal,” she said in a January interview with the Times. “Now I have to set higher ones.”
The Northern Ontario team finished in a three-way tie for third at the Canadian juniors with an 8-4 record. A tie-breaker loss to Saskatchewan prevented Northern Ontario from advancing.
As a member of the Lakehead University curling rink, the Thunderwolves finished the tournament with a 2-4 record—failing to qualify for the playoffs, which made Enge’s All-Canadian nod even more noteworthy.
Also receiving All-Canadian honours were Stephanie Davis of Memorial University (lead), Samantha Peters of Brock University (third), and Tracey Horgan of Laurentian University (skip).
The Sportsmanship Award went to Kaileigh Strath of Manitoba.