Bob Mackin News Reporter ALBERTA’S Steve Sir netted 47 points Saturday to lead his team to an 88-69 win over B.C. in the first Canadian juvenile bas- ketball final at Capilano College Sportsplex. Sir hit seven three-point shots, was six-for-six from che free throw line, and added 10 field goals. Paul Marr was B.C.’s top scorer with 11] points. Sean Thistle of St. Thomas Aquinas had seven points while Brent Charleton of Carson Graham had four. Sir kicked off the game with his first three-pointer. He had another to break a 6-6 tie in the first half to give Alberta Locals shine in Bob Mackin News Reporter THE XO Pan American Games ended Sunday in Winnipeg and North Shore athletes got to share in the bounty. Canada won 196 medals, including 64 gold, 52 silver and 80 bronze, at its best ever Pan Am Games. Brent Olynyk of North Vancouver shared the gold medal in men’s doubles bad- minton with Iain Sydie. Sydic and Olynyk defeated Americans Howard Bach and Mark Manha in July 28s men’s doubles final 15-17, 15-8 and 6. Olynyk missed his second gold medal with partner Denyse Julien in a Joss to Sydie in mixed doubles 15-9, 15-6. Cindy O’Krane, a Horseshoe Bay resident, was fourth in the women’s 1,500 metres cn July 28. She ran the race i 4:19.63. Her teammate Leah Pells lost a photo finish to Marla Runyan of the U.S. for the gold medal. Canada was 0-5 in tbe round robin in women’s volley- The team, which included North Vancouver’s Jenny ae PAUL Eberhardi and his B.C. juvenile boys team came away with silver. a lead that the team would never relinquish. Alberta was up 45-28 at halftime. B.C. had a better second half, scoring 36 points. But Alberta kept pace with 43, Sir, a 16-year-old guard eer See ncouver’s Colin Dixon was part of Canada’s bronze medai winning baseball team. Rauh, faced stiff competition in group A against Brazil, Cuba, United States and Dominican Republic. Brazil - defeated Cuba for the gold medal Aug. 1. Burnaby’s Lise Leveilie, who qains at Flicka Gyranastics in North Vancouver, won the gold merdal in balance beam July 27. Her 9.612 score was one-tenth ofa point better than Argentina’s Barbara Stefanyshyn. On july 25, Leveille was part of Canada’s women’s team that edged the United States by -580 to win a team gold medal. North Vancouver’s Carol Montgomery had bronze in trom Ross Sheppard high school in) Edmonton, was named player of the game. Alberta also beat B.C. 79- 75 in the July 13 final at the Western Canada Summer Games in Prince Albert, Sask. B.C. coach Paul Eberhardt said the team lacked leader- ship in the national final, whereas Albert: had what it needed in Sir. Zarlier, Alberta’s girls team registered a 66-54 win over B.C. in the night’s other championship game. Katy Patterson of Calgary had a game high 19 points for Alberta. Dani Langford of Mission and Devon Campbell of Langley had 14 points cach. Team B.C.’s only local player was Ashley Burke from Argyle secondary in North Vancouver. Neither B.C. team suffered a loss in the tournament until the finals. Winnipeg ¥e 4 NORTH Vancouver’s Garol Montgomery won bronze with her time of 2:60.14.2 in the triathion. the women’s triathion July 25. The race included a 45 kilome- tre bike ride, 10 km run and 1.5 km swim. Her time was two hours, 14.2 seconds. Fellow North Van_ triathlete Mark Bates was sixth in the men’s race on July 24. West Vancouver’s Colin Dixon brought home bronze as part of (‘anada’s first medal- winning, baseball team at the Pan Am Games, Canada defeated Mexico 9- 2 Aug. 2 after a heartbreaking 3-2 semifinal loss to Cuba. The loss to the eventual gold medal- list prevented Canada from advancing to next summer's Olympics in Sydney. Diminish the effects of aging “EXOW old would you be if you didn’t know how old you was?” This famous quote was given to us by baseball hall- of-famer Satchel Paige. He obviously had the right attitude when it came down to how he perceived the inevitable aging process. But how many people share - his spirited philosophy, or . indeed are doing anything about it? Author and comedian Leo Rosenburg once commented dwecccornececes on his thoughts concerning men aging. He suggested that first you forget names, then you forget faces. Then you forget to pull your zipper up, then you forget to pull your zipper down! While Mr. Rosenburg obviously has a great sense of humour (well, I think sq), it does suggest an irreversible decline of our physical equip- ment and yet we don’t have to accept this scenario lying down. One of the most effec- tive ways to retain and main- tain a healthy, strong body irrespective of your chrono- logical status is to get involved with weight-train- ing. The four most widely Wednesday, August 11, 1999 — North Shore News - 29 Cruising to the B.C.’s CHRISTINA Wieting was among 42 North Vancouver Cruisers’ swimmers who qualified for the provinciais at last weekend’s Vancouver and District regional meet in Willian: Griffir: Pool. Wieting had bronze medals in the 200 m individual medley and 100 m breaststroke. The B.C. Summer Swimming Association event saw three meet records broken by Cruisers. Canada was 6-1 through the tournament. Dixon had a three-run homer in a 16-4 win over Brazil July 26. Dixon spent cight years with the Boston Red Sox and Colorado Rockies’ organizations. West Vancouver’s Mike Mahood backstopped Canada’s men’s field hockey team to a 1-0 gold medal victo- ry over Argentina Aug. 4. The Canadian team also included North Vancouver’s with prope;y strength training ~ regarded components for defining overall physical well- ness are; aerobic fitness, mus- cle strength, flexibility and body composition. Though all should be con- sidered of great importance, a properly designed strength- training program can impact positively in at least two cate- gories (strength and body composition) and, with some eeanive adjustments, go a long way in encompassin the others. 6 Whether you are nine or 96, lifting weights at a level Ian Bird, Peter Milkovich and Paul Wettlaufer. New Westminster’s Chris Gifford plays with Bird, Mahood, Milkovich and Wettlaufer on a West Vancouver club. Canada went 5-0-1 in round-robin play. Argentina ended the winning streak with a 3-3 draw. The win secured a berth in the 2000 Olympics. Kelly Kerr from North Vancouver joined with Roger appropriate for your age and the amount of experience you possess will go a long way in elping maintain a strong, heathy and attractive body. Teenagers There was a time when many medical experts believed weight-training for pre-pubescent children specif- ically and teens in general should be avoided at all costs. We now know the opposite to be true. A properly designed program (and I emphasize the word properly) Harripersad for a silver in rac- uetball. They lost the men’s doubles find’ 15-6, 15-5 to Douglas Ganim and Douglas Kachtik of the U.S. on July 30. Gerry St. Cyr, who was bor in North Vancouver but now resides in Las Vegas, was part of the country’s ill-fated roller hockey team. St. Cyr and the rest of the team had their gold medals revoked after goal- tender Steve Vezina tested pos- itive for steroids. can go a long way in helping to prevent sport-related injuries, as well as promote greater bone density. Indeed, in contact sports like hockey, football or amateur boxing, a specifically developed plan to strengthen certain muscles to withstand potential injuries should be mandatory. Women Many females are intimi- dated in a gym-like setting and often feel they don’t See Women page 30