33 — North Shore Nows — Wednesday, February 9, 2000 = SPORTS — Emera Bob Mackin Sports Reporter RYAN Egilitis won his first ama- teur boxing matches Friday and Saturday at the B.C. Emerald Gloves tournament in North Vancouver. Egilitis, whe wains with | the Champlain Heights Boxing Club in southeast Vancouver, defeated = Mart Pecrak of Queensborough Friday in the 112 tb. novice junior C division. Eyilitis won the three-round fight in a judges’ decision at the Fraternal Order of Eagles’ Hall. That set up a Saurday night bout against Chris Bickerton of the Mid-[siand Boxing Club. Egilitis won that one early when the referee stopped the match in the first round. Paul Meija wasn't so lucky, He lost in a three-round decision Friday night to Nick Moss of Surrey in a 139 tb. interme- diate novice match. The event was a warm-up for the annual Gold Gloves meet at the PNE Forum March 10-11. Emerald Gloves promoter Ken MelInnis, the coach of the Champlain Heights club, is hoping to bring another card to the North Shore later this spring. McInnis, who mounted a successful one- nighe card last fall at the FOE hall, wants to open a club on the North Shore. Priday night — junior B novice: Cameron Bruce, Kelowna def. Hunter Griffic:, Campbell River; intermediate nov: Nick Moss, Surrey det) Paul Meija, Champlain, jr. Bonov: Grant: Whittaker, Nanaimo def. Dan Edwards, Mid-Istand, nov. jr. C: Ryan Egititis, Champlain def. Mart Petrak, Queensborough: Drew Kaiser, sro now: Savard’s det Mike Suricklen, Shaolin (hy disqualification ); sr. nov. Nobvo Sekiguchi def Rob Forsyth, Squamish (referee stopped in first round); sr. nov: Steve ConkSn, Delory def. Darren Darby, POWD: sr. now: John Hewert, Nanaimo def. Steve kwanwick, Delors (ref stop. ins 2nd) it. nov: Trevor Ribevre, Mid-IMand det) Larry Hiess, Champlain; je Co open: Benny Miller, Campbell River def Dawson Carlson, Kelowna; | sr nov. Aaron Morrison, Astoria det] Norbert: Anacu, Powell Rivers tr now: Darcy Hindes, Surrey det. Al Sanderson, Delory: sr. new: Shaun Reimer def. Ryan Ballingal, unaz- tached (ref. stop. in 2nd). Saturday night — junior B novice: Hunter Griffith def. Kelly Abbott, North Delta; ir. C open: Fred Wicks, Nanaimo def. Colby Dunham, Penticton (disqual.); sr. nov. Eric Herrera, Campbell River def. Nortbert Anacu; jr. C open: Nathan Kalezyki, Golden Ears def. Benny Miller (ref. stop in 3rd.j: jr. C novice: Mike Abbot, North Delta def. Kyle Denshaw, Squamish (ref stop in 3rd); Nov. jr. C: Ryan Egilitis def. Chris Bickerton, Mid- island (ref. stop in Ist); sr. open: Rob Stone, Queensborough def. Darren Darby, POWD; sr. Nov. Nobvo Sekiguchi def. Aaron Morrison, Astoria (ref. stop in 3rd); sr. open: Dave Reeves def. Eric Magnusson. rst step f NEWS phote Cindy Goodman GRANT Whittaker (right) beat Dan Edwards in 8 three-round decision Friday at the B.C. Emerald Gloves boxing tournament at the Eagles’ Hall in North Vancouver. Physical fitness will improve your child's self image From previous page The bottom fine is that some value on the subject) and steer them towards some of the myriad of activities ong value. them in an area that can be of seal and meaningful life it’s going to be the responsi- bility of parents to educate and encourage participation in physical activities that can be adopted as a part of one’s overall lifestyle. ; Help your youngster undersuad the importance of physical wellness (that is, of course, assuming you place A LEGACY THAT Is that are available right in your own back yard. If your nipper is in a pur- suit he or she enjoys and mis- behaves, never punish them by cutting back their partici- pation. Restrict TV viewing or increase their job responsi- bilities around the house, but for God's saxe don’t penalize I still remember vividly as a snotty-nosed 12-year-old a time when I was having diffi- culty coping with my own life and was precariously close to “going off the rails.” My father had died sud- denly and my mother was bedridden with rheumatoid arthritis. Times were very dif- 100% RSP-ELIGIBLE. BLC-EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD ASSET MANAGEMENT Edmond de Rothschild, synonymous with growth and continuity, established the family’s reputation as master investors in the world of finance for over 200 years. .To obtain farther information about the R Family of Funds, call toll-free: © R Money Market Fund 1 B00-LBC-1846 *R American Fund © R European Fund ficult for all five of us (four siblings) both financially and emotionally for several years. 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