Peter Charron (left) is joined by fellow inductees Lily Doyle and Nathan Lamb.
The complete package.
The three stellar athletes who comprise the 69th class inducted into the Coupeville Sports Hall o’ Fame were leaders on the field, in the classroom and in their community.
They left a sizable impact on Wolf Nation during their time repping CHS, but have also all gone on to accomplish even more after graduation.
So, with a strong round of applause, we welcome our newest trio into these hallowed digital walls, as we call on Lily Doyle, Peter Charron and Nathan Lamb.
After this, you’ll find them camped out with their compatriots atop the blog, hanging out under the Legends tab.
Our first inductee, Doyle, is the daughter of one of Coupeville’s truly legendary educators, Barbara Ballard.
Lily made her own mark, however, as one of the classiest student/athletes to ever emerge from Cow Town.
A highly accomplished swimmer, she balanced life between two schools, attending classes in Coupeville while swimming with the Oak Harbor High School squad.
With no pool to call their own, Wolves like Doyle and fellow Hall o’ Famer Amanda Streubel had to make a greater commitment to pursue their sport than many Coupeville athletes, and yet they never wavered and continued to post top times.
Swimming remained a passion for Doyle during her college days, as well, as she put together a successful career in the pool at Vassar.
But take away all the athletic accomplishments (and there were many) and you would be left with an amazing woman who would deserve to be hailed every day.
Smart, high-achieving, a friend to all, Doyle is a true winner.
Those traits are shared by Lamb, who excelled in both soccer and tennis and was the very personification of a calm leader who was a coach’s dream.
The third member of his family to enter the Hall (after sisters Erica and Taniel; it’s not personal Jordan, your moment is on the horizon, as well), Nathan was smooth.
Whether wielding a tennis racket, dropping shots into the tiniest of gaps effortlessly, or sprinting down a soccer field, about to cash in with a game-winning goal, he seemed to glide at all times.
Lamb put a lot of effort into perfecting his game, but in the heat of battle, he seemed invincible largely because no matter what you did, you couldn’t ruffle his deceptively placid exterior.
Like all of his siblings, he would take down his rivals with big, bold moves, slicing them off at the knees and leaving them to (metaphorically) bleed out, and yet he never gloated, never rubbed it in, never was less than the consummate professional.
He was, for lack of a better word, a gentleman, and he treated wins and losses the same (at least in public).
Few Coupeville athletes have possessed his skills, even fewer his grace.
Combine the two as he and Jordan did, following in the epic, and just as classy, footsteps of their older sisters, and it’s no wonder their family towers so large in Wolf fan’s memories.
Our final inductee, Charron, is the oldest of our trio, but his achievements continue to live on just as large.
“Flash” was a standout football player, an exceptional thrower in the world of track and field and a trailblazer at CHS as one of the first male cheerleaders when the Wolves were a co-ed competition squad.
He also went to nationals as part of a combined Oak Harbor/Coupeville cheer squad, then later tried out for a professional gig before moving into the world of video game creation and 3D work on movies.
Charron had power, he certainly had speed (hence the nickname) and he had a work ethic and commitment to the cause rarely seen at any level.
While his track records may have been eclipsed by a new generation, he doesn’t need his name up on the big board to be remembered as one of the great ones.
And it’s true for all three of today’s inductees.
Time may have passed, whether it be a few years or two decades, but the legacy left behind by Doyle, Lamb and Charron — that you can be a successful athlete while also being a successful student and a great person — will live on forever.
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