The 89^th Battery Junior Basketball team, known as "The Carlisle Five” of "The Woodstock Carlisle” consisted of players C. Appleby, G. Troy, F. Stevens, A. Rogers, H. Mullis, W. Corey, McKinley, G. Gillis and J. Marston. The team was coached and managed by Russell McCLoskey, whose son Richard served as team mascot.

 The agility and sharp shooting of this group of young men was second to none in the province. Their individual speed and skill were molded into a winning team effort. In the winter of 1928, in a game played in the Woodstock Armory, the Carlisle’s easily defeated the Moncton Mic Macs 49-21 for the provincial title. Forward W. Corey, guard C. Appleby and F. Stevens came off the bench to pace the hometown team to victory.

 With the privilege of representing New Brunswick at the Dominion Junior Finals the team travelled to Ottawa to face the Ottawa Glebe, who were described then as "the finest junior team ever developed in Canada.” The final score, while apparently one-sided (and unrecorded), did not reflect the quality of the competition provided by the New Brunswick representatives. In an account of the game by the secretary of the Eastern Canada Basketball Association, the Five were said to have "done their part in putting New Brunswick on the basketball map.”

 Best in the province and the region, top two in the Dominion, this team was feted for their great accomplishments at a banquet in June 1928 and entered the annals of sports fame forever. This latest honor, awarded posthumously for team, coach and mascot, ensures that their story will endure in the community they called home.

~ INDUCTION MAY 13^TH, 2006 ~