A forward and two coaches from Oakville Soccer Club are finalists for the 2026 Ontario Premier League awards, after only the club's second season in the league.
Nassima Benmessaoud is up for Forward of the Year in OPL2. Duncan Wilde is a Coach of the Year finalist in the OPL1 men's division, and Garrett Peters is a Coach of the Year finalist for OPL2 women, the club announced on Facebook.
The league, founded in 2014 as League1 Ontario, bridges high-level youth soccer and the professional leagues. OPL1 and OPL2 are divisions within it.
Oakville's season wrapped up in August. Peters' women's team finished fourth, scoring nine more goals and earning two more points than in its first season in 2025, the club says.
Players hoping to join the club's league teams next season can try out. Open tryouts start Saturday, Dec. 19, with women from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. and men from 4 to 6 p.m. The last session is Saturday, Jan. 2, 2027.
