Featured Inductee: Oshawa Turul 16/17 Boys (1988/89) - Soccer

Year Inducted: 2019
Home Town: Oshawa

More about Oshawa Turul 16/17 Boys (1988/89):
The Oshawa Turul 16-17 boys’ soccer teams had a tremendous two-year stretch, including winning provincial and national championships in 1988. The team came close to winning the Ontario Cup at the U15 level in 1987, losing in the final to a powerful Pinetto Azzurri side from Toronto. They would not be denied the following year, however, not only winning the Ontario Cup U16 title, but also going on to win the Canadian Petro Cup, out-scoring the opposition 21-2 along the way. Also in 1988, the impressive team was the finalist at the Robbie International Tournament, the Potomac invitational tournament in Maryland and the East Meadow invitational tournament in New York. In 1989, the Turul team won the National Soccer League minor division championship, the league conference title and the Summer Cup crown before falling in penalty shots to archrival Pinetto Azzurri in the playoff final. They were also finalists at the Gloucester invitational tournament in Ottawa and the Buckeye international tournament in Ohio. The team bowed out in the Ontario Cup semifinals with an overall record of 62 wins, four losses and eight ties. Many of the players on the 1988-89 Oshawa Turul soccer teams remain active members of the local sports community and give their time to charitable organizations. Team members are Vince Accardi, Fernando Aguilar, Mike Baccellieri, Steve Barich, Mark Basile, Jason Craine, Dave Dyer, Terry Gonsalves, Mark Halliday, Dwayne Howard, Joe Iantomasi, Andrew Kamondy, Mike Konopaski, Jason McKenzie, Dean Mizen, Dan Niemi and Chris Vanhaverbeke.