Lucius attended Saint Agnes schools and he started play- ing basketball early while attending high school.

Besides being an outstanding basketball player, Lucius was also an excellent baseball and softball player. He played senior baseball with both the New Waterford Strands and the New Waterford Dodgers baseball teams from 1946-48. Lucius also played softball in the Dosco Colliery Softball League and the New Waterford Softball League, both ex- cellent leagues containing the finest softball players in Cape Breton

Lucius joined the New Waterford Strands Intermediate Basketball Team in 1945 after developing his skills in the Saint Agnes Minor Basketball Leagues.

He was especially good around the basket; making his "twirling" shots with either hand.

Lucius was a valued member of the 1947 Strands which won the Canadian Intermediate Basketball Championship. He was one of the high scorers in the series.

The Strands were inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame for this feat.

Lucius was married to the former "Flo" MacKinnon who deceased him. They had one child, Frankie.

The Coal Bowl is proud to have the Lucius Ryan Division in the 1988 Classic.

"Fox" as he is known to most sport fans in New Waterford, contributed a great deal towards sport in our town.

Jim attended St. Agnes school and played all of the sports, such as hockey, baseball, rugby and basketball. He was a member of the first Rotary sponsored baseball team which won the Cape Breton Cham- pionship. He later coached the Mount Carmel High School Baseball Team which won this same tournament.

"Fox" joined the army in 1942 and was wounded in battle in 1944. He spent from 1945 to 1950 in hospital as a result of his injuries. When Jim arrived home in 1951, he started his coaching career which lasted over 20 years.

Some of Jim's accomplishments were:

1) Manager and assistant coach of the 1950-51 Mount Carmel High School N.S. Basketball Champions.

2) Coached rugby at Mount Carmel from 1950 to 1955. 3) Coached rugby at Central School 1955-56.

4) Started coaching baseball in 1952 Midget, Juvenile.

5) 1st president of the New Waterford Rotary Little League.

6) Physical Education Instructor at St. Agnes High School from 1958 - 1970 in charge of total sports program.

7) Coached two Nova Scotia High School Girls Basketball titles while Phys Ed. Instructor at St. Agnes.

8) Coached one N.S. High School Boys Soccer Championship at St. Agnes.

9) Coached two N.S. Juvenile Baseball Championships for New Waterford.

10) Coached one N.S. Junior Baseball Championship - New Waterford. 

11) Coached one N.S. Intermediate Women's Basketball Championship - New Waterford.

12) Coached the only New Waterford High School Boys Hockey Team to the N.S. Finals losing to Bridgewater in a total goal series. 

The Coal Bowl is honored to have the James "Fox" Chiasson Division in the 1988 Coal Bowl Classic.