Local for England team

Reporter: netball
Date published: 27 February 2009


GREENFIELD teenager Krista Enziano is among four girls from Oldham Netball Club to have been selected for England youth squads for international duty next month.

Krista (17), a pupil at Oldham Sixth Form College, plays as goal shooter and has been with Oldham since the age of 11, helping them to two national championships and featuring for the club’s Superleague side, Northern Thunder.

Kathryn Turner (15), from Rainhill, Merseyside, plays goal attack and has featured in Thunder’s youth squad during her two seasons with Oldham.

Southport’s Jenna Astwood, 16-year-old wing attack or goal attack, has been with Oldham for four years, helping them to two Nationals and featuring in the Thunder youth squad.

Emma Dovey (17) has been called into the England under-19 squad as goal defence. She hails from Leyland and also has Superleague experience with Thunder.

Krista, Jenna and Kathryn will represent England at the European Under-17s Championships from March 6-8 in Gibraltar, while at the same time Emma be in action at the Under-21s Championships, in Glasgow.