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News7_10Th.jpg) July
30, 2010 - Placer United U-13
Girls Champions of Lake Oswego Nike Cup!!! - The
U-13 Girls Gold
team traveled to Lake Oswego, OR over the July 24-25th
weekend to play in the Oswego Nike Cup.
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July 27, 2010 - Placer United Teams
had Great Success this Past Weekend in Tournament Play!
- Many Placer United Teams were in action this past
weekend. Read
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July 17, 2010 -
Placer United Goalkeeping Program - 2010-11 Season
- The Placer United Soccer Club would like to
announce our new Goalkeeping Program and coaches for the
2010-2011 Season. Read
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 June 23, 2010 -
Placer United To Join The Western
College Development Academy - A new premier
youth soccer program focused on established, elite clubs
delivering consistent, high-quality competition and
college readiness services for its members launches
today. Twenty-four youth soccer clubs across the western
United States have formed the Western College
Development Academy, which debuts this summer with teams
representing clubs in Washington, Oregon, California,
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Colorado.
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9-11, 2010 - Placer United
Prestige Cup - Congratulations to the Placer
U12GoldBoys team and coach Paul O'Brien for being the
finalists at the Placer Prestige Cup last weekend. The
boys did very well, won all the preliminary games and
semi-finals, scoring 17 goals and only allowing 3. They
fought a hard battle in the finals against Juventus
Aztecs, and lost 1-3, getting 2nd place. Way to go
Placer U12Gold. |
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 July
15, 2010 - Prestige '97 Girls Gold
Crowned Davis Legacy College Showcase Champs -
The numbers - 5 games played, 16 goals for, 1 goal
against, 3 days, 100+ degrees heat - gives a glimpse of
the weekend, but doesn't tell the entire story. This
cohesive team has endured a great deal of hardship in
the past couple of months - 3 friends/teammates down due
to serious injury and a loss of a long-term coach.
There's one thing however, that this team did not lose -
their drive and will.
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July
15, 2010 - CDA 93/94 Concludes
Successful First Season - The CDA 93/94 team
concluded their season at the US Soccer Development
Academy Playoffs in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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 July
6, 2010 - Placer United Girls
Train with the US National Team Staff Coach -
Paige Crouch, Lauren Gollnick and Madeline Schiffel
(94's) were selected to participate in the Player
Development Program (PDP) through NorCal Premier and US
Club Soccer.
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 July
6, 2010 - CDA player invited to
Fiorentina Tryout - Congratulations to Dalton
Pando who was invited was one of 18 players to a
showcase game in front of Fiorentina coaches at Santa
Clara University. Dalton scored all three goals ont he
3-0 win for his team. NorCal Premier hosted this PDP
event where the coaches from Fiorentina scoped the
talent. In June, Dalton was contacted by the coaches who
invited him to Italy for a tryout with their youth
academy team. Dalton will be leaving August 21 for 10
days. Dalton played 2 years with Placer United and 2
years San Juan before joining the the current CDA
Pre-Academy team. Best of luck to Dalton in Italy. |
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June 29, 2010 - Placer United Girls
Teams Compete Well at Cal Cup - The U11-13 Placer
Gold Girls competed at the Cal Cup this past weekend.
All of our teams were placed in difficult brackets and
played very well. Here are their results:
U11 Girls Gold - 0-2 to Ajax, 12-0 over Santa
Rosa, 2-4 to Cal Northstars, 2-1 over Santa Clara
Sporting
U12 Girls Gold - 1-2 to Santa Rosa, 2-1 over
Walnut Creek, 0-2 to Elk Grove and 0-2 to Mustang
U13 Girls Gold - 5-0 over sac Utd, 4-1 over
Heritage, 3-0 over SCA, 0-0 draw with Modesto Ajax in
the semi-finals and were defeated in penalty kicks.
Congrats to all of the teams for a job well done !! |
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June 27, 2010 - U16 & U18 Boys in US
Soccer Academy Playoffs - The California
Development Academy (CDA), a collaboration of the Placer
United Soccer Club (PUSC) and the San Juan Soccer Club
(SJSC), announced today that their U16 and U18 boys
teams had advanced to the US Soccer Academy playoffs in
Greensboro , NC , to be held June 25-29. The CDA teams
are the official U.S. Soccer Federation Academy teams
for Northern California, and are intended to provide the
highest level of soccer training, development, and
competition to the very best U.S. youth soccer athletes
in the region.
Supporters may watch CDA games streaming live online as
the CDA U16 take on PDA; June 27 at 4:00pm ET; and June
29 as the CDA U18 play Vardar at 10:00am ET. The games
may be viewed at
www.ussoccer.org.
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June 27, 2010 - Placer is pleased to
announce we have created a full-time Technical Director
position - As part of Placer United Soccer Club's
ongoing commitment to providing the best youth soccer
development program in Northern California, we are
pleased to announce that with the support of the Board
of Directors, current Placer United Pro Staff Coach
Kelcey Chaidez has been promoted to the position of
Director of Technical Development for the U9-13 boys and
girls age groups.
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 June 27, 2010 -
Megan Hanson of 94' Gold Girls
Commits to Dominican University!! - I have
verbally committed and accepted a scholarship to
Dominican University in San Rafael, California. The
reasons I chose to attend DU are because of the
beautiful location, the great nursing program, and the
excellent soccer program! Dominican University is a D2
soccer program and competes in the Pacific West
Conference. I can't wait to attend Dominican University
in the fall of 2011! |
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June 23, 2010 - Placer United
Participates in US Club Regionals and Reno Event -
A number of the Placer United Girls teams were in
action this past weekend. These events, for most teams,
were the kickoff event for the new season!!
Reno, Nevada
U12 Girls Black 99 - 1 win, 2 losses and 1 draw
U14 Girls Black 97 - 3 wins and 1 loss - Semi-Finals
(lost in pk's)
US Club Regionals in Modesto
U13 Girls Gold 98 - 1 win and 2 losses - Super Group
U14 Girls Gold 97 - 3 wins and 1 loss - Semi-Finals
- Super Group
U15 Girls Gold 96 - 1 win and 2 losses - Super Group
U16 Girls Gold 95 - 1 win and 2 losses - Super Group
U16 Girls black 95 - 2 wins and 1 loss - Premier Group
U17 Girls Black 94 - 2 wins and 1 loss - Premier Group
Congrats to all players on a great start to the
season!! |
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June 21, 2010 - Placer United
Players Survive PDP Screening -
Move on to Training with US
National Team Coach -Three female players from
the Placer United Soccer Club were selected, after a
tryout, to an exclusive training session with US
National Youth Team Coach, Mike Dickey.
The players that were selected : Paige Crouch and
Madalyn Schiffel from the 95' Gold team and
Lauren Gollnick from the 94'Gold team.
The Player Development Program (PDP) held the workouts
last Sunday in Oakland. The PDP program is a tool that
NorCal Premier Soccer (www.norcalpremier.com
) uses to identify the top players in Cal-North and
other states. There were 3 different sessions for the
following age groups (96, 95, 94)
The girls participated in a "Invite Only" training
session/screening and then were informed that they will
move on to the exclusive session for only 21 players in
the 94 age group. That session will be held June 29th in
Santa Rosa.
Congratulations to the girls and we look forward to
having them train with the US National Team Staff !!!!! |
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June
5, 2010 - Thank You to Nathan
Williams and Congratulations to Ron Benjamin and Paul
O'Brien - On behalf of the entire PUSC Board of
Directors, I am pleased to announce to you that we have
promoted Girls Director of Coaching Ron Benjamin and
Boys Director of Coaching Paul O'Brien to the positions
of Co-Directors of Coaching. The Board made this
decision, and Ron and Paul accepted the positions, last
night. Read
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June
5, 2010 - A letter from Nathan
- Dear Friends, Colleagues and Soccer Enthusiasts, I
hope that you are well. I just wanted to bring you up to
speed with some changes that have been going on in my
life. Last week I was offered an opportunity to join the
Twin City Youth Soccer Association in Winston Salem,
North Carolina, as their new Director of Coaching. After
much discussion with my wife, we feel that this will be
a fantastic move for us as a family.
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June
4, 2010 - Placer United U-13 Girls
Gold - Finalist at Stanford Memorial Day Tournament -
The U-13 Girls Gold team had an awesome showing
at the first tournament of their season. The girls
played up 1 age group in this tournament and by the way
they played and performed you would have never been able
to tell. Overcoming all of the obstacles that playing up
represents, the girls were awesome matching their
opponents in every facet of the game along the way.
The girls battled with Carson Valley to open the
tournament and coming up just short 3-2 however, anyone
watching that game would admit they deserved at least a
tie.
In the next two game the girls maxed out points handling
both Sagebrush 3-0 and Nevada Elite 7-0. The team
finished group play with 22 points putting them into the
final game.
In the Final game the girls met a very tough Santa Rosa
Blizzard team who are a very solid team in the U-14 age
group. The girls had an incredible showing in the Final
match. Solid in every area of the game Goal Keeping,
Defending and Attacking. It truly was a beautiful team
effort with every girl on the team contributing. The
girls were unbelievably composed in the Final coming up
just a bit short 1-0 on a penalty kick.
Congratulations to an awesome group of girls and a great
team!! |
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June
3, 2010 - Placer United Girls
Teams Compete over the Memorial Day Weekend - The
Placer United Girls teams played in their first events
of the year over the Memorial Day Weekend !!!
Stanford Memorial Shootout (most of our teams played
up an age group)
- U11 Black - 1-0 over San Juan / 0-1 to Walnut Creek 0-3
to Palo Alto
- U12 Gold - 2-0 over Nevada Prem / 3-0 over Nevada Elite
/ 0-2 to Sac Utd / 0-0 with Santa Rosa (lost in pk's)
4th
- U12 Black - 0-1 to SJ White / 0-2 to MP Strikers / 0-2
Nevada Elite
- U13 Gold - 3-0 over Sagebrush / 2-3 to Carson Valley /
7-0 Nevada Elite / 0-1 Santa Rosa in Final 2nd
- U13 Black - 1-2 to EDYSL / 0-3 to Burlingame / 0-3 to
Central Valley
- U14 Black - 6-0 over San Ramon / 2-0 over Nevada Elite /
0-2 to Burlingame / 1-0 over West Valley 3rd
PDA College Showcase in New Jersey
(over 200 college
coaches at the event)
- U17 Gold - 0-0 with Wall Wombats-NJ / 1-1 with
Brentwood-TN / 0-0 with Chantilly-VA
- U18 Gold - 0-0 with FC Stars of Mass / 1-2 to Syosset-NY
/ 2-2 with Montclair-NJ
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 June
1, 2010 - Stanford Memorial
Shootout Champions Congratulations to coach James
Kavanagh and his Placer U11 Boys Gold for winning the
their age division at the 2010 Stanford Memorial
Shootout. The boys were dominant in group play, scoring
8 goals and only allowing 1. In a hard fought battle,
the Placer boys defeated the Sunnyvale Alliance 4-3 in
the finals. Way to go Placer! |
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 May
18, 2010 - Concord Cup Champions
- Placer U11 Girls Gold defeated Diablo FC 2-1 in the
Final to become 2010 Concord Cup Champions.
Congratulations Girls! Go Placer United! |
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 May
14, 2010 - All City - May
10th was an exciting day for a number of Placer United
and CDA players. The Sacramento River Cats in
partnerships with MaxPreps.com named the "All City" high
school teams in 22 different sports. They are the
Sacramento area high school "Dream Teams".
13 of the 16 players named for boys soccer are CDA
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Evan Hodge
Connor Hallisey
Jacob Feener
Gabe Padilla
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Austin Bravo
A.J. Agha
Evan Johnston
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Kody Duff
Austin Kinn
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Jacob Feener was named "High School Soccer Player of the
Year"
In addition, Catlin Clark (G93 Gold) was named for girls
soccer and Emma Freeman (formerly G93 Gold) and Karlie
Garcia (formerly G95 Black) were named for cross
country. Karlie was selected as "High School Cross
Country Athlete of the Year."
Congratulations to all of our "All City" athletes. |
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May 13, 2010 - USA Bid Committee
will delivers Bid Book to FIFA - It's official:
our Bid is in. Tomorrow, the USA Bid Committee will
deliver our Bid Book to FIFA. We're another step closer
to earning the honor of hosting the World Cup!
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 April
28, 2010 - Keslie Cooper accepted
into United States Air Force Academy - "Next year
I will be attending the United States Air Force Academy
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. When I received my
appointment, I was both honored and ecstatic. Although
my four year Air Force experience will be drastically
different from a normal college lifestyle, I truly
believe that my long term gains are worth giving up
short term luxuries. I chose this sacrifice because I
honestly believe in the motto "service before self" and
hope to learn to live my life in accordance with the Air
Force values. When I graduate, I want to leave a better
person than I was the day I walked off the bus for my
first day of Basic Cadet Training, rather than a more
educated version of the person I am today. To top it all
off, soccer is what got me this opportunity and I am
thankful for all the challenges and experiences I had
due to playing with Placer United. I will be playing in
the Division 1 Mountain West conference, and am looking
forward to the challenges that will soon be presented to
me on the field. It was a long road to finally receive
my appointment, and it feels amazing to have reached
this milestone. Thanks Placer!!" |
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20, 2010 - Erika Garcia verbally
commits to Harvard University - I chose Harvard
because a once in a lifetime opportunity like that
usually doesn't happen to a girl like me. I come from a
little town in Northern Nevada, and I am a part of the
first generation of my family that was born here in th
U.S. My parents are legalized immigrants from Mexico.
They came here 23 years ago with the hopes to have my
sister, my brother, and myself go to college to have an
easier and better life for ourselves. When I was younger
and playing soccer I was content with having good grades
and staying in Nevada for school... But, then came
Placer Soccer Club and huge doors were opened! Harvard
saw me and my coach, Ron, made everything a reality
instead of just a dream. I chose Harvard for my family,
for an outstanding education, for my club, and for
myself. |
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April 17, 2010 - U15-19 Tryout are Completed -
Thank you to all the players who attended this years
tryouts.
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April 15, 2010 -
Placer United U17 and U16 Boys
advance to the Nor Cal Finals on May 8th. Congratulations
to both teams as they Advance to the Nor Cal finals for
the second year in a row.
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 April
15, 2010 - Abby Williams commits
to Lafayette College Lafayette College is located
in Easton, Pennsylvania (approximately one hour from New
York City and 90 minutes from Philadelphia). It is a
small, Division 1 liberal arts school which competes in
the Patriot League. Lafayette was the perfect academic
and athletic fit for me and, for lack of better words,
everything just clicked. I plan on majoring in Policy
Studies, a multidisciplinary course of study in the
design, management, and evaluation of policies and
institutions while minoring in French. |
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 March
31, 2010 - Eric Bryant commits to
San Diego State - Eric has been playing soccer
for Placer United for 4 seasons and is currently playing
on the CDA U18 team. I choose San Diego State
because of the location of the school and the high
quality of soccer. When asked what are you most
looking forward to, Eric said "I am looking forward to
playing at the next level in the Pac 10. My biggest goal
in college soccer is to earn to starting spot and be in
the NCAA Tournament. Thanks again for everything you
have done for me to make me the best soccer player that
I can be and the person that I am!" |
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 March
31, 2010 - Evan Johnson commits to
Chico State |
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March 22, 2010 - Congratulations
to Kevin and Todd - Congratulations to Todd
DeCarlo & Kevin Unsworth for completing their US Soccer
Federation National "C" License this past winter. Both
coach's are now well on their way to pressing through
the National Licenses. Kevin spent a week in Southern
California while Todd traveled to Colorado to complete
the course.
This demonstrates Placer United's commitment to having
level coaches on each of our teams. Coach Education is a
crucial part of becoming not only a stronger coach, but
also a leader and a person of influence..
Congratulations Kevin and Todd
Nathan Williams, Executive Director of Coaching
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March 16, 2010 -
The Las Vegas Showcase concluded this past weekend and what a weekend it was for
the Placer United Girls U15-17 Gold Teams. There were over 400 college coaches
in attendance at the event to scout the 92`-95` age groups. The event also
brought hundreds of the best teams in the country together to compete.
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March 16, 2010 - Prestige Girls
Team Recaps - Placer United U14 Gold 96` Team
Advances in Premier Group of NorCal State Cup & U15-U18
Teams End Season with Strong Outings at the Las Vegas
College Showcase & Diablo Cup.
U15-18 Girls Weekend
Results
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13-14, 2010 - The Prestige 95
Girls Black Team took to the field March 13-14 at
the 11th Annual Diablo Cup, Concord. They faced very
challenging teams to make their way and ended their
season in the finals.
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March 9, 2010 - Placer United and
CDA Teams have Success at Juventus Spring Showcase
-Three Placer United Teams and the CDA U18 girls
travelled down to the South Bay to compete in the
Juventus Spring Showcase.
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 February
23, 2010 - Placer United Girls
Teams Have Strong Showing at President's Day Tournament
in Phoenix - The U15, U16 and U17 Placer United
Gold Teams travelled to Phoenix, AZ. for the President's
Day Tournament.
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February 11, 2010 - Placer United
Soccer Club to Host Training Session by College Coaches
- The Placer United Soccer Club will host a Boys College
day on February 28th from 1-3pm at Del Oro High School
Stadium. College coaches, Mike Linenberger Sacramento
State, Donnie Ribaudo Chico State, and Ben Ziemer,
Sonoma State will run the training session. This
training session is open to all male sophomore, junior
and senior players from inside or outside of the Placer
United Soccer Club. Please see the attached
flier. |
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February 8, 2010 -
Placer United College Signing
- Placer United recently hosted a College Signing at
their Corporate Office in Loomis. Twenty three CDA
and Placer United Soccer players came together to
sign their commitment letters. Sports Anchor, Del
Rodgers, carried the
event live on KCRA Ch. 3 during
the 6:00pm news Wednesday, February 3rd.
CDA/PUSC College Letter of Intent Signing Ceremony
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February 8, 2010 - Placer United
Gold Girls Earn One 1st Place and Two Second Placer
Finishes in Region 6 Norcal Playoffs - It was a
great weekend for the Placer United U15-U17 girls gold
teams at the Region 6 League Playoff Championships.
In Saturday's semi-finals, the U15 gold girls beat Davis
3-1. The U16 girls gold beat the Cal Cougars 1-0 and the
U16 gold girls beat Davis 3-0.
In Sunday's semi-finals, the U15 girls won the
championship defeating San Juan 1-0. The U16 girls fell
1-0 to San Juan. The U17 girls tied with Cal Rush 1-1
and eventually came up short on penalty kicks.
It was a great weekend of competition and Placer United
was the only club to have all three of our teams in the
Final.
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February 2, 2010 - Strong Showing
for Placer United Girls Teams in NorCal Playing League
- Here is a
recap
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February 1, 2010 - Placer United 93,
94 and 95 Gold Girls Head into League Playoffs this
Weekend - The Placer United U15 (95) U16 (94) and
U17 (93) will play in the semi-finals of the Region 6
League Playoffs this weekend at the Playfields in Davis,
Ca. The league season began in September and the
seedings for the playoffs have been set. The Semi-finals
will be held on Saturday February 6th and the Finals
will be held on Sunday February 7th. A large number of
college coaches have been contacted and will be watching
the games this weekend.
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January 26, 2010 - Placer United
Soccer Club to Host Training Session by College Coaches
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The Placer United Soccer Club will host the
Women`s Coaches from Fresno State University and the
University of San Francisco on Sunday January 31st from
1-3pm at Del Oro High School Stadium. This training
session is open to all female players inside or outside
of the club that were born in 1993, 1994 and 1995.
Please see the attached
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 Placer
United to Host NSCAA State & Regional Goalkeeping
Diploma - April 24th & 25th Placer United will be
hosting the NSCAA State & Regional Goalkeeping Diploma
this spring. Placer United`s Executive Director of
Coaching, Nathan Williams says, "As a club we are making
a bigger effort than ever to educate our coaches on how
we can best incorporate our goalkeepers into our
training sessions, and offer better training and support
to them." The entire Placer United Staff will be
attending the course which is being held at the Placer
United office with field sessions at Del Oro High
School.
Anyone interested in enrolling in the course should
complete the
application.
More information on the NSCAA State & Regional Diploma`s
can be found out
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Club Break Dates - Placer
United Teams will have the following breaks during the
2010/11 season. There will be no scheduled trainings or
games during these times. We recommend these dates for
vacations. Break Dates
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2010/2011 Coaching Staff - Placer United
is pleased to announce our
Coaching Staff
for U9-U14 age
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 January
11, 2009 - Placer United Boys
continue Christmas Spirit - The 2nd annual Cassy
Rowe benefit tournament was held January 2nd and 3rd for
Cassy Rowe, a Sierra Soccer U19Girls Xtreme player, who
was injured while playing in a game back in August 2008,
resulting in a crushed vertebrae in her neck.
Cassy
continues to need costly therapy. Kyle Benedict, Joey
Haug, Sam O Brien, Zack Kammerer, Mike Swift and Grant
Benedict, all from Placer United's U16 Boys Gold team,
kept the spirit of Christmas alive and stepped up to
generously donate their time to referee games at the
benefit tournament for Cassy.
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 December
31, 2009 - Placer
United Volunteers - In the spirit of
the holiday, several Placer United players donated their
time to volunteer (20 hours total!) for the Salvation
Army as bell ringers taking donations at the Roseville
Galleria. This is in addition to the 100 lbs. of canned
food collected at the Alumni Game. Tim Clark, Placer
United parent and advisory board member to the Salvation
Army says, "The donation will help feed 10 families of
four up to one week." Thank you to all who participated
this year!
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 December
21, 2009 - Congrats to
Austin Bravo and Seth Casiple -
Congratulations to Austin Bravo, invited to participate in a U18
National pool ID Camp in San Diego.
Austin currently plays for the CDA 18 team and
previously played for Placer United.
 CDA
would also like to congratulate Seth Casiple on being
invited to the U.S. Soccer U-18 Men's National Team
training camp in Carson, California. The camp will take
place from December 27, 2009 - January 3, 2010, and will
be coached by Head Coach Mike Matkovich. Seth was
selected into the camp after being identified by the US
National scouts playing for CDA in the US Development
Academy.
Seth is currently playing for the CDA U16 team. Seth
played for Placer United last season after his family
was relocated from San Diego.
We all wish you the best of luck to both Austin and
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 December
21, 2009 - Placer
United 95 Girls Have Holiday Spirit The
Placer United 95 Girls Gold team decided to forgo their
annual Christmas party of exchanging gifts with each
other, and adopt a family in need. On Sunday, December
20 the girls all met at Walmart with shopping list in
hand and picked out items the family had listed as
needs, and wants. They spent about 1 1/2 hours choosing
wisely and then off to wrap and have a cookie exchange
with each other. It was such a great opportunity for the
girls to realize how little some families have and be
able to sacrifice their own time and money for someone
else.
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20, 2009 - NorCal State Cup
Champions - It is said that "A journey of a
thousand miles begins with one step" and boy what a
journey it's been for the Placer United Prestige '97
girls -- A journey that began in mid-September and
culminated in the eventual Northern California State Cup
Championships on a brisk Saturday afternoon in Woodland,
CA in mid-December. A journey that began amongst 51
other U13 teams and included victories against some of
the best teams in the State and the country. And the
numbers? - 8 wins, 0 losses, 1 tie, 17 goals for, and 2
goals allowed. Read
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January 22, 2010 - ODP Pool Selections
- Congratulations to Joey Haug, Steven Carlisle,
Giovanni Reader, Tamren Johnk, Destiny Butcher,
Melissa Grattan, Paige Verniuelle, Mikayla Arnstein,
Stephen Hakala and CJ Hoversten for being selected to the state ODP
pool in their respective age groups.
 
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 December
17, 2009 - Nathan
Williams selected to assist at the 2010 MLS Combine in
Florida - New York - Major
League Soccer today announced the initial list of 62
college seniors from 44 Division I schools who have been
invited to participate in the 2010 adidas MLS Player
Combine. The annual player combine will be held at
Central Broward Regional Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Jan. 8-12, 2010.
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December 15, 2009 -
2010/2011 Coaching Staff - Placer United
is pleased to announce their 2010/2011 coaching staff
for U9-U14 age
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December 11, 2009 -
Placer U11 Boys Enjoy Success @ Nor Cal Finals -
Placer United had 7 Boys teams competing
in the Final rounds of Nor Cal State Cup this last
weekend Dec 5th-6th.
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December 7, 2009 -
The Placer United Girls had a strong showing at the
U11-U13 NorCal State Cup Championships! -
The U11 girls gold won their Premier
Quarter-final match vs. Sonoma County Alliance 2-1. In
the Semi-final, the girls beat Mustang Velocity 1-0 in
penalty kicks !! The 99 gold will now play in the
Premier Final the weekend of Dec 19-20 in Woodland.
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United Tango 00 Girls Black Team -
Congratulations to the Placer United Tango 00 Girls
Black team for 1st place in the Nor Cal State Cup Bronze
Bracket.
After getting a bye in the quarterfinals at
Granite Regional Park, the team headed to Woodward Park
in Manteca for the semi-finals. There they played Novato
United and beat them 3-0. Sylvia Sloss scored two goals
and Camille Diviak had one goal.
Returning to Manteca
the following day for the big final the girls pulled out
a win against DeAnza Force 2-0 in a hard fought
championship match. Goals were scored by Makenna
Blackburn and Sylvia Sloss. Cathilyn McIntosh had two
shutouts in goal.
Congratulations to the Tango for their
great run to the championship and their amazing efforts
throughout the year!
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December 2, 2009 -
Placer United and CDA Girls Teams Show Strength once
again in Surf Cup and Surf Thanksgiving Tournament in
San Diego !!!
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The Placer United U15, U16, U17 and the CDA U18 girls
flexed their muscles once again down south in the San
Diego Surf Tournaments.
In total, there were over 300 college coaches in
attendance as they scouted future collegiate players.
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 November
29, 2009 - Placer United Prestige
97 Girls - So how dominant was the Placer United
Prestige 97 Girls team during their pursuit of the
U-13Fall League Cross-Divisional Championship? To begin
with, this collective of 15 special girls dominated
Region 6 by going 7-1-0 and outscoring their opponents
17 goals for with only one goal relinquished.
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29, 2009 - Placer U-12 Girls Gold
Advance to Cross Regional League Playoffs - The
U-12 Girls team took 1st place in the playing league
with 6 wins 3 ties and only 1 loss!! This was an awesome
accomplishment for these girls especially when
considering how tough the competition was game in and
game out. Being consistent is the most difficult thing
to do in team sports and this groups of girls were just
that throughout the entire playing league. Awesome job
girls!! Read
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Save The Date! -
Placer United Soccer Club Annual Alumni Game
- The Annual Alumni Game is scheduled for December
18, 2009 at 7:00p and is the place
to be to celebrate Placer United Soccer Club! This will
be THE event of the year! Help welcome our PUSC alumni
home for the holidays and greet them with pride! Come
cheer on your favorite coach or your favorite alumni as
they battle it out on Del Oro's Stadium turf!
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| November 19, 2009 -
Two Former
Placer United Players win Sac-Joaquin Section Cross
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Karlie Garcia,
former player on the PUSC 95 Black and Emma
Freeman, former player on the PUSC 93 Gold
won their respective divisions at the Sac-Joaquin
Section, high school cross country championships
last Saturday. Both girls will race at the CIF State
Championships on November 28th.
Karlie, representing Oakmont High School, ran the 5K
course in a blazing time of 18:11. She won the
division II title by more than a minute over second
place. Emma, running for Del Oro, won the division
III title with a 19:13 in a race to the finish
against last year’s division III winner.
Karlie and Emma made the difficult choice to leave
soccer this season and focus on running. We miss
them at Placer United but look forward to following
their continued successes in cross country and
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November 18, 2009 -
Placer Alumni (Girls) College Update -
Read
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 November
18, 2009 - Placer
United Keeper Comes Up Big - Goalkeeper
Bryan Oliver helps Sacramento State advance to NCAA
tournament for the 1st time in their history. With the
game tied 2-2 in overtime, Oliver came up huge in both
extra time halves. In the first extra session, New
Mexico had four chances, including one on goal, but were
unable to find the back of the net as Oliver made life
hard for New Mexico. In the second overtime period,
Oliver made three saves in goal for the Hornets, as
Sacramento State held on to force the shootout.
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 November
17, 2009 - Current
and former Placer Players enjoy a successful weekend
Current and former Placer United players
had plenty of success on the soccer field this weekend
representing their High schools and colleges..
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November 9, 2009 -
Former Placer United Player picks
up another award -
Missouri State senior defender Johannes Demarzi was
named MVC Defensive Player of the Week by the league
office today. Demarzi tallied his league-leading 10th
assist of the season on the game-winning goal in
Missouri State`s 1-0 win over Evansville on Wednesday to
clinch the conference title.
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November 11, 2009 - U11B White
- Buoyed by their hard fought 3 - 2 win vs. BOCA98Blue
in the final Norcal Fall League game of the season the
previous day, saw Placer United U11B White enter the
Norcal State Cup 2nd Round game vs. Davis Barcelona99
full of confidence. Having lost to Davis only a few
weeks earlier 6 - 4 in a gripping encounter, the boys
knew this game was winnable should they work hard and
apply themselves properly.
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27, 2009 -
Congratulations U12G Black - Placer U-12
Girls Black team battled their way into the Finals of
the Placer tournament and came out victorious.
The girls went 1 win and 2 ties in the group stage of
the tournament scoring 3 goals and allowing only 1. The
girls met a very tough team, the Woodland Velocity in
the Final. The Final game was an awesome showing from
both teams and the action was end to end. Both teams
battled and gave their all making very sure they left
everything they had on the field once the final whistle
blew. The final score was 2-0 in favor of Placer.
Awesome job girls!! A well deserved result to awesome
bunch of girls!!
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September 25, 2009 -
UCLA Downs San Diego, 2-1 - San Diego,
Calif. - No. 10/3 UCLA improved its record to 4-1 after
defeating San Diego, 2-1, Friday night in San Diego. It
was UCLA's first win over San Diego in Torero Stadium
since 2001.
The Bruins received a goal in the 10th minute from
freshman Ryan Hollingshead and a penalty kick goal in
the 48th minute from senior Kyle Nakazawa after a foul
in the box. The goals were the second of the season for
both players. Nakazawa also had an assist on
Hollingshead's goal, along with Chris Cummings.
Sophomore goalkeeper Brian Rowe made a career-high eight
saves on San Diego's 15 shots, with the only goal
allowed a penalty kick by Andrew Feld in the 62nd
minute.
UCLA will next host UNLV on Sunday at Drake Stadium at 5
p.m.
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 October 15, 2009 - Former Placer United Player, Johannes Demarzi,
picks up award
- Bears' Demarzi Named MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week.
Johannes Demarzi leads the Bears with four assists.
Senior Missouri State men`s soccer player Johannes Demarzi
was named Prairie Farms/Missouri Valley Conference
Scholar-Athlete of the Week by the league office today.
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October 1, 2009 - 97
Girls Gold are taking on the Cowtown Half Marathon
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This Sunday, October 4th, Nathan Williams & the U13
Girls Gold team will be competing together in their
first race as a team. The girls have spent the last 3-4
months preparing for the race, staying after training to
grind out miles on the track at Del Oro High School,
meeting on Fridays and weekends at what they call the
family running club where they would run together as a
group and the parents would join them for some extra
fitness.
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 Sept.
29, 2009 - U16G
Black win in Dublin - In the first game
of the Dublin Premier Fall Classic, the 94 Black team
out possessed and outshot their opponents 2 to 1, but
only came up with a 1-1 draw. Avery Hutchinson scored
from a corner kick sent in by Alex Fidler.
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 Sept.
29, 2009 - Samantha
Myers named to ID2 Regional Training Pool. Emily Burns
named as Alternate - Samantha Myers has
been selected to participate in the 2009 id2 Regional
Training Camp in Frisco, Texas, which will be held Nov.
12-15 at Pizza Hut Park. Emily Burns has been named as
an alterante. Both girls play for Placer United Gold U15
95`s coached by Gene Duchateau.
The id2 program is US Club Soccer's revolutionary
approach to identifying the nation's best youth soccer
players. U.S. Soccer National Team staff will be on site
at each id2 Regional Training Camp to scout attendees
for inclusion in U.S. Soccer's Youth National Team
programs. Samantha will compete with some of the top
players in the country. (95-96 Birthdates)
Congratulations to Samantha and Emily for being
identified and selected !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| September 21, 2009
- Placer United would to congratulate the following
players who made the 98/99 PDP player pool: |
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Cody Sundquist, Ryley Kraft and
Scott Walsh all who play for Matt Scammacca`s U12
Boys and Adrian Hoyes who plays for Kevin Crow`s U11
Boys. All of the above players have been involved
with Placer United Soccer Club for @ least 3 or more
year and have graduated from the Junior ranks. Great
Job Guys.. |
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 September 18, 2009 -
Former Placer United player and 2009 Placer Alumni game
MVP Luis Martinez scores for Chico against highly ranked
Sonoma State..
Wildcats tie 11th-ranked Sonoma State on
the road
ROHNERT PARK - It's often been said that nobody wins in
a tie, but the Chico State men's soccer team hopped on
the bus in Rohnert Park to come home to Chico with
winning smiles after a 1-1 deadlock with the 11th-
ranked Seawolves Sunday. The tie snapped a 10-match
losing streak against the rival Seawolves and snapped
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September 9, 2009 -
U11B Black Advance to Consolation Match in Sonoma
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Over Labor Day weekend the U11 Boys Black team advanced
to the Consolation Match in the Sonoma County Classic
after some tough battles in group play. In their first
game, Placer faced a well-organized Sonoma County
Alliance team. Sonoma dominated the first half with most
of the possession until Placer's "super sub" Alexander Hanle applied pressure, got by three defenders and then
nearly scored just before half time.
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September 1, 2009 -
Placer Alum Scores in Cal State Stanislaus Season Opener
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August
24, 2009 - DOC
summer review 2009
Dear Placer United Families,
As we close out the summer we look back at another
incredible season of success. The support shown by the
parents to our soccer club again this summer was
incredible...The countless number of volunteers that
helped out at our tournament to run check-in, work the
snack bar, collect trash, along with many other jobs was
very impressive to say the least.
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 August
31, 2009 - Placer
U15 Boys Gold Summer Tournament Highlights
- Placer Gold began their summer tournament
season with the Placer Cup. After tying their first game
against the Ceres Earthquakes, Placer United came back
and beat the Nevada state champs, Sagebrush United, 1-0.
A Saturday tie allowed a semi-final berth where Placer
won in PKS against a very tough Juventus Sport team. The
final game pitted Placer against San Juan where Placer
fought their way to a 2-1 win for the Placer Cup
championship.
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 August
31, 2009 - U-11
Boys Gold Team - Finalists at 2009 Mustang Stampede -
The U-11 Boys Gold Team, coached by
Kevin Crow, took 2nd place in the U-11 Boys Gold
Division at the 2009 Mustang Stampede, August 21-23.
The team played brilliant soccer over the three day
tournament. The first two days, the team won their games
and advanced to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, the
boys played to a 2-2 tie after regulation time.
Following two overtime periods the score was still tied.
The game was then decided by penalty kicks, which
resulted in our team coming out on top thanks to the
goalkeeping of Kyle Kellogg. In the finals, the boys
played with heart and determination, but came up short
in the second half. Overall this was a successful
showing for the team with every player contributing to
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August
25, 2009 - U12 and
U13 Girls Dominate at District 6 ODP try outs -
Tryouts for the '97 girls District 6 ODP team started
in June with 56 girls trying out. After nine weeks of
evaluating and cuts, the final team roster of 20 has
been posted. Eight girls of the 20 team roster are
members of the U12 and U13 gold teams. Five girls from
the U12 gold team, coached by John Chimienti. Three
girls from the U13 gold team, coached by Nathan
Williams. Congratulations to the following girls who
have been selected for the team. U12's - Samantha Clark, Kayleen Cendana, Hayley Flemming, Jordan Purvis, Paige
Verneille. U13's - Tamren Johnk, Sydney Pagador, and
Sydney Talmi. What a great showing by the Placer girls,
great job!
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 August
24, 2009 - 94B
Black at Ballistic United Summer Classic -
The Prestige 94 Boys Black Team coached by Martin
Sims showed determination and fortitude in the Ballistic
United Summer Classic in Pleasanton August 15th-16th.
Behind a strong defense and keeper Luigi Nardoni's
stunning performance, 94 Black gave up only two goals
the entire weekend and the team advanced to the
semi-finals. 94 Black won the first match with a shutout
(2-0) against the highly ranked team, Real Athletico
Chivas.
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 August
11, 2009 - Gabe
Padilla commits to Georgetown - Placer
United is pleased to announce that Gabe Padilla has
committed to playing college soccer at Georgetown
University. When asked why he wanted to go to Georgetown
Gabe said... "I chose Georgetown because it`s a great
opportunity. I'll be attending one of the best colleges
in the country academically, and at the same time, play
Division 1 soccer in the Big East."
He told us he is most looking forward to his first game
as a Hoya and hopefully making the NCAA tournament. One
of Gabe`s biggest goals are "to make an impact at
Georgetown and eventually play pro-soccer."
We wish him all the best!!
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August 11, 2009 -
Prestige '97 Girls Gold Mustang Stampede Semi-Finalists
- You would think that there would be
some let down after winning the Nike Oswego Championship
only two weeks earlier, but the band of girls aka -
Placer Prestige '97 Girls Gold - were not about to lay
down without making a run at one of the most prestigious
tournaments in the country. For three days, on the
second weekend in August, the U13 girls battled some of
the toughest teams in the country, and just fell short
of making the finals of the Mustang Stampede Tournament.
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 August
11, 2009 - 95G Take
First Place - Prestige 95 Girls Black
Team, coached by Todd De Carlo and assisted by James
Kavanagh, took first place in the U16 Girls Gold
Division of the Sacramento United Suntan Classic August
8-9, 2009. The squad, playing up an age group, battled
with determination against the older girls teams and
gave up only 1 goal the entire tournament.
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 August
11, 2009 - U10 Boys
Gold Win in Overtime -The U10 Boys Gold
were crowned Champions in the Nike California Rush State
Fair Tournament. On Saturday, August 1st, the boys
defeated MSC Top Gun 4-3 and the Cal Odyssey White 11-0.
Sunday, August 2nd proved just as successful for the U10
boys as they defeated the Benicia Arsenal 4-1 in the
semi-final.
The U10 boys faced the hosting team, Cal Rush Nike 00,
in the Championship game Sunday afternoon. Tied 1-1, the
final game headed into overtime. The Placer boys stayed
focused and were able to score 2 goals during overtime,
defeating Cal Rush 3-1 in the final.
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 August
5, 2009 - U11 Boys
Black Advance to Semis, Lose in PKs -
The U11 Boys Black team kept their run of good
tournament play alive August 1 and 2 in the Nike Cal
Rush State Fair Tournament, advancing to the semi-finals
only to lose in penalty kicks. The boys advanced out of
group play undefeated and in first place after 5-3 and
3-0 wins over Cal Rush and Butte, respectively.
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August 4, 2009 -
Congrats U16G - Shelby Brown knocked in
a penalty kick to lift the Placer United Prestige 94
Gold to a 1-1 draw with the SD Surf GU15 White team in
the 2009 Surf Cup on Saturday, August 1 at the Polo
Fields. Click
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 July 29, 2009 -
Prestige '97 Girls
Gold - Lake Oswego Nike Cup Champions -
It's truly amazing what hard work, perseverance, and
determination can achieve. Those are some of the
qualities displayed on the last full weekend in July by
the Prestige '97 Girls Gold team as they battled
grueling heat and fought some of the toughest
competition in the Pacific Northwest to win the 2009
Nike Oswego Cup.
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 July 29, 2009 -
Congratulations
U14B White - Congratulations to the U14
Boys white team who recently traveled to Stockton to
compete in the Stockton Explosion tournament against
some quality opposition and came away as Champions.
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  July 29, 2009 -
Placer United & CDA
at the Lake Oswego Cup in Oregon and the Pleasanton Rage
College Showcase - The Placer United U16
and U17 gold teams and the U18 CDA squad were in action
this past weekend at 2 different venues.
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 July 28, 2009 -
Casey Meuser
commits to San Diego State - Placer
United would like to congratulate Casey Meuser on
recently committing to play college soccer at San Diego
State.
When asked why Casey chose SDSU he replied, "I had hoped
to play down South, in a Division 1 school. It was a
bonus they play in the PAC 10". Playing soccer in the
PAC 10 will give Casey the opportunity to play against
some of the top Division 1 schools on the country like
likes of UCLA, Cal and Stanford.
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July 27, 2009 - Kenna
Son Rolls in Style - Congratulations to
Placer's own Kenna Son who won first place in a City of
Roseville essay contest and earned a spot in Style
Magazine. The article can be found
here.
Congratulations Kenna on a job well done. |
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 July 25, 2009 -
U11B Black Team Wins
Placer United Invitational Championship -
Placer United’s U11 Boys Black team won their first
tournament of the 2009 soccer season July 18 and 19 at
Placer’s first Invitational spotlighting younger aged
teams. The team dominated play scoring 31 goals and only
allowing two.
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24, 2009 - Congrats
Placer U11G - CONGRATULATIONS to the
Placer U11G Gold who battled against opponents and the
draining waves of heat to come up just short (2-1) vs.
Ajax of Modesto in the Placer United Invitational final.
Although finishing in the runner-up position, the
players and families should be extremely proud of the
girls’ great work, scoring 20 goals for vs. 3 against
during the four weekend games. The players showed the
true meaning of “team” with great contributions all-over
the field. Not to be satisfied, the girls went directly
back to training on Monday, working on finishing!
Great job ladies! |
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2009 - Congrats
U15G Black - CONGRATULATIONS to the U15G
Black squad which made its first trip back a final since
early last season. The girls demonstrated a great work
ethic in the heat, pounding the attacking third and
coming away with a 3-1 victory early on Sunday vs.
Mustang Velocity.
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 July
22, 2009 - U13 Black
Finalists at Elk Grove Cup - This past
weekend the Placer United u13 boys black team showed
tremendous resolve and dedication to reach the finals of
the Elk Grove Cup. Led by a hat trick from forward Diego
Buenrosto the team opened up the tournament with a big
6-0 win over Elk Grove Arsenal in their Saturday AM
game. After a tougher second game, the placer boys found
themselves advancing into the semi finals as the #2 team
from their bracket.
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 July
9, 2009 - Austin
Bravo commits to St Mary`s... - When
asked why he wanted to attend St Mary`s, Austin said
"St. Mary`s had been a college I`ve been interested in
for a while. First, it is a great school academically
and has a great reputation. It`s also a Catholic School,
and I have attended Catholic schools all my life.
Second, I`ve known Coach Cooper for a while and really
like him and the great job he`s done with the soccer
program in just 3 years."
The Placer United Board of Director`s and Coaching staff
would like to wish Austin all the best as he enters the
next stage of he soccer career.
Nice Job Bravo.... |
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 July
9, 2009 - Liverpool
FC U16 Academy coach attend's CDA training session... -
Phil Roscoe, Head Coach of the Liverpool
FC Academy team in England, headed out to Del Oro to
watch both the U18 & U16 CDA Academy teams train.
Impressed with the quality of some of the players, he
talked with the boys about there training habits and
what it takes to be disciplined enough to make it at the
next level.
Phil - CDA & Placer United would like to thank you for
taking the time to watch the boys and we look forward to
seeing you again in the future. |
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July 1, 2009 -
Jake Feener Commits to Seattle University -
The Placer United soccer club, would like to
congratulate Jacob Feener who has recently committed to
playing college soccer at Seattle University.
Jake one of the countries top goal keepers is currently
playing in the U18 CDA Academy team. He has been with
the Placer United program for about eight years and is
looking forward to pursuing his dream of playing
division one college soccer.
When asked what he is most looking forward to he said
“getting a chance to play D1 soccer as well as possibly
being a leader and being on the first team in the school
history to make the NCAA tournament.”
Jake – We wish you all the best for the future.
Nathan Williams,
Executive Director of Coaching |
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June 27, 2009 -
U14 Girls Gold Reach Semis at US Club Regionals
- Take one month of training, five brand new players,
and one new coach. . . . and what do you get? You get a
trip to the semi-finals in the girls U14 Super Group
division of the US Club Regionals in Turlock. The girls
battled from game one coming from behind to beat Marin
FC 2-1 on Saturday, June 20. Placer met Juventus
Firebrands for a June 21 Father’s Day rematch (Placer
beat Firebrands in PKs in the USClub State Cup finals)
and emerged with 1-0 win. A 0-0 tie with Avalanche
(Utah) advanced them to the semi-final round. The
semi-finals on Monday afternoon against Lamorinda United
was another hard-fought, with contest. Although the
Placer girls scored first, Lamorinda came from behind to
win 3-1.
It was truly a great tournament for the team and coach
Gene DuChateau! |
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June 23, 2009 -
Casey Cram's 5 Big Minutes
- by Kelcey Chaidez
I would like to take a moment to share an amazing string
of events in the Placer U15B Black team’s final match at
Cal Cup vs. CVSA Cyclone. Truly legendary stuff here,
take a minute to read.
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June 1, 2009 - U.S. Soccer
Development Academy Spring Showcase - Having just
returned from an incredible weekend of soccer in Florida, I thought I
would provide a run down on how the trip went.
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy Spring Showcase kicked off a busy
weekend with a full slate of games, capped off by the U.S. U-17 Men's
National Team match against a Development Academy Select Team. All 146
Development Academy teams were in action for the first of five days of
games as the event continued throughout the holiday weekend.
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 May
30, 2009 - Walk 'N Rock for Kids
- In a prime example of Placer United`s commitment to community service,
the U15 Boys Black team on Saturday, May 23, participated in the
inaugural Walk `N Rock for Kids 5K walk in Sacramento. The team raised
more than $1,700 in pledges, with 100% of the donations going to the
Keaton Raphael Memorial, a Roseville-based non-profit organization that
provides services and programs for children battling cancer in Northern
California.
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May 19, 2009 - Congrats to U15B
Gold and Coach Gantt - Congratulations to the boys and
coach Jason Gantt of the U15B Gold team who defeated Atletico Santa Rosa
on Saturday, May 16th, by the score of 4-1, in the Premier Division of
Norcal State Cup. Until that final game, Atletico had not been scored on
through out the entire tournament. The championship game took place in
Manteca, in the heat well above 100 degrees, and the boys played hard
and did not give up. Atletico went ahead in the first half and Placer
came back and scored three goals in the first half and the fourth goal
was scored with two minutes left on the clock.
Winning this tournament gives the team an automatic berth in the Surf
Cup (July). Congratulations to Jason and the team.
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 May
19, 2009 - California Development
Academy U18 Boys first training session draws Head college coaches from
around the country.. Sunday May 17, 2009, marked a day
that will forever change soccer in the Sacramento region. Placer United
& San Juan who joined forces to bring the US Soccer Development Academy
to Sacramento had it`s first training session.
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May 19, 2009 - And The Winner
Is... - Congratulations to Michelle Schiffel who won the
Free Training raffle sponsored by the U17B team. Michelle has a daughter
on the U16 Gold team and a son playing on the Academy. Thanks to all the
Placer families and friends who supported the raffle.
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May 14, 2009 - Placer Juniors
Program - The Placer Juniors program will be starting
soon and places are filling up fast. The program is for younger players
who may not be ready for competitive soccer yet but still want to
improve their skills working with the Placer coaching staff.
The program will run from June 1st - August 22nd, you can sign up for
the program by completing the registration form linked below.
More Information...
Download registration form
here.
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April 30, 2009 -
Placer Teams Head to
Semi-finals in Nor Cal State Cup Premier Bracket - Placer has
two teams headed to the semi-finals of Nor Cal State Cup on May 9th.
The U16B Gold team defeated DeAnza 2-0 in the quarter finals and the U15B
Gold defeated Stockton 3-2. Opponents in the Semi Final games are still to
be determined.
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April 27, 2009 - Scholarship News
- Congratulations to Nicole Rodine of the Placer United U17 Gold Girls!
Nicole, an instrumental part of the `92`s and PUSC, has accepted a
scholarship offer to attend and play soccer at the
University of Texas,
Permian Basin, a Division II program. We wish her the very best in the
next phase of her student and soccer life.
- Ron Benjamin, Placer
United Soccer Club, Director of Coaching - Girls
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April 20, 2009 -
Placer Teams roll into the
Quarter Finals - Placer United went 6 for 6 in the State
Cup round of 16 teams this weekend in Morgan Hill. Below is a recap:
GIRLS
Placer Gold '95 U14 girls - 1-0 win over San
Ramon Azurre
Placer Gold '94 U15 girls - 1-0 win over Almaden Elite
(State Finalist)
Placer Gold '93 U16 girls - 4-0 win over Livermore
Elite
BOYS
Placer Gold '95 U14 boys - 3-2 win
over Ballistic
Placer Gold '94 U15 boys - 3-2 win over Central Valley
Placer Gold '93 U16 boys - 5-1 win over Ceres
All six teams will
compete in the quarter finals on Sat. April 25th.
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April 7, 2009 - Placer United and San Juan
Soccer Clubs join forces to attract U.S. Soccer's Elite Developmental
Program The Placer United Soccer Club of Loomis and San Juan Soccer Club of Folsom
today announced that they are jointly launching the California Development
Academy (CDA) in the boys U14, U16 and U18 age groups for the 2009-2010
season.
The CDA will be part of the national U.S. Soccer
Development Academy program, which is designed for the top soccer clubs
and elite players from around the country. Currently 78 clubs nationally
participate in the Development Academy program and CDA will be one of only
five Northern California programs.
www.cdasoccer.com
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April
14, 2009 -
California Development
Academy (CDA) U18 - 1992 Girls - The San Juan and Placer
United Soccer Clubs have joined forces on the girls side for the 2009-2010
season. The 92' U18 girls will have an open tryout for all players
beginning the week of April 20th. The name of the new club is the
California Development Academy. CDA will be headed by the Executive
Directors of Coaching, Nathan Williams and Billy Wiskel.
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April
14, 2009 -
Christina Keady of the
Placer 91 Gold Girls Commits to UC Santa Barbara -
Senior Christina Keady has committed to UC Santa Barbara and the women`s
soccer team ! Keady is a senior at Granite Bay HS and is currently playing
center back for the Placer United Soccer Club. Prior to that she played
with Eureka Soccer Club.
Christina has the tools to compete at the
next level. She is very technically and tactically sound. Her work rate is
very good, she is excellent in the air and has the right mentality to play
at the next level. She is also very gifted with size and speed.
We
are so proud of Christina and what she has accomplished for herself and
the soccer club. We wish her the very best in the next phase of her life !
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 April
9, 2009 - Salata earns Scholar
All-Region honor - Chico State senior and ex Placer United
defender Byron Salata has been named to the 2008/09 NSCAA/Adidas Scholar
All-West Region team. Salata, a history major, helped anchor the Chico
State defense this season from his sweeper position.
Salata, a
four-year starter, wrapped up his career by leading the Wildcats to a
13-5-1 record and the team's first postseason berth since 2003. He played
1,616 of the team's 1,737 minutes this season, second only to goalkeeper
Michael Keohane. He captained a defense that registered eight shutouts and
allowed only 17 goals in 19 matches. Salata, who earned a CCAA
All-Academic award following the 2007-08 academic year, 20saw action in 73
matches over his four-year career.
Bryon was a member of the very
successful Placer United Boys 87 team, that was ranked in # 5 in the
nation in the 2003/2004 season, they 3 peated @ Cal Cup 2003, 2004,and
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2009 Summer Soccer Skills
Academy - July 13-17 & August 10-14
Camp Information
Flyer
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March
30, 2009 - Kicking Cancer Event
- San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy in the California Classico.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 - Oakland Coliseum - 1:00 Game Time -
Flyer
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 March
10, 2009 - Congrats!
- Congratulations to Placer United Alumni Ryan Hollingshead who has
committed to playing soccer UCLA this coming Fall. Ryan signed his
National letter of Intent and will be heading down to LA in the summer.
We are very proud of Ryan as he is following in the footsteps of older
brother Scoot who graduated from UCLA this past summer after three very
successful seasons with the Bruins. Ryan is pictured with younger
brother Kevin who currently plays for Paul O`Brien on the Placer United
93 Boys Gold Team
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February 4, 2009 - Coaching
Announcement - Placer United is pleased to announce the
coaching staff for the 2009/10 season. Click
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 Feb. 24, 2009 -
Placer U11B Gold team wins Nor Cal
State Cup - Placer United`s U11 Boys Gold were crowned
Champions of the NorCal State Cup Gold Division this weekend with a 2-0
victory over the Modesto Ajax. This was the 5th meeting between the two
teams this season. In these matches, Placer were 0-4-1, so the U11 Gold
had a something to prove.
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February 18, 2009 - Cal State
Stanislaus Signs Shelby Cargile - Cal State Stanislaus
has announced that Shelby Cargile of the U18 Girls Gold team has signed
a letter of intent to join the women`s soccer team. Cargile, of
Newcastle and Del Oro High School, plays right back and right midfield
for Placer United. "Shelby brings exceptional energy and effort to the
soccer field. Her speed and competitive spirit will be a great asset to
our team," said Cal State Stanislaus Head Coach Gabriel Bolton. |
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February 13, 2009 - U18 Girls Gold`s
Harris and Murphy to Play at South Carolina State - South Carolina State University (SCSU) announced on Wed., Feb. 10, that
Sara Harris and Danielle Murphy of the PUSC U18 Girls Gold team have
signed letters of intent to join its soccer program in the fall 2009.
Harris, a defender, and Murphy, a goalkeeper, join a current class of 11
signees from three states and two countries.
"The 2009 class is the largest and, maybe, the most talented in the
history of the program," said Lady Bulldog Head Coach Glad Bugariu. "Our
staff feels that these players will not only change the soccer program
as a whole, but also compete at a high level."
SCSU is located in Orangeburg, S.C., and the women's soccer team
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February 9, 2009 - 9.5 Reasons My
Kids Play Competitive Soccer -Is It Worth It?-
This is an especially important question since I have a 12 year old son
who is in the thick of playing competitive soccer. In addition, we're in
the midst of trying economic times and competitive soccer carries a
hefty price tag. As I contemplated this question over the course of
several weeks I came to a very strong, simple and emphatic conclusion:
"Yes!" As part of that conclusion I developed 9.5 reasons for my answer.
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Jan. 23, 2009 - U17 Boys invited to
Dallas Cup - Placer United is pleased to announce that
the 92 Boys Gold team have been invited to compete in the prestigious
Dallas Cup in April.
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2008 Third & Fourth Quarter News Articles |
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Dec. 27, 2008 - Placer Is Excited To
Be The First In The Area To Implement An ACL Injury Education And
Exercise Program - As Placer United Soccer Club is
completely dedicated to player development, we are pleased to announce
the start of our ACL Injury Education Program for the
2009/2010 season.
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 September
4, 2008 - Placer U14B Gold Gets
Gold at NHB over the Labor Day Weekend tournament in Southern
California! - After a slow start, loosing their first
game against Independente with a score of 2-0, the boys kicked it into
high gear and won their next 5 games! After loss to Independente, the
offense led by Tommy and Tanner Thompson kicked it into high gear to
lead Placer over SoCal’s NV Tango 3-1. On Sunday they started off with a
win against San Tan Legacy out of Arizona 3-0. Then onto the
quarterfinals where Placer squeaked-out a 1-0 win against Chivas Jr. In
the Semi-Final match-up on Monday, the boys took on the high powered and
local rival San Juan Lightning Blue team. Led by Tim Fairley and
Placer’s lock-down defense the boys came away with another hard-fought
victory, 3-2!
The Championship game was a nail-biter all the way. It ended regulation
play 2-2. Placer was finally able to put away the undefeated CZ Elite
team from Pasadena 4-2 after the second overtime behind some phenomenal
saves by guest goalie Joe Cornelius who was subbing for injured goalie
Greg Patenaude.
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 September
3, 2008 - U15B Black played hard at
California Rush Open - Martin Sims' U15 Boys Black team
faced some tough competition, against some state ranked teams, at the
California Rush Open tournament this past weekend. The team shut out
Turlock United Arsenal in their first game Saturday (1-0). Their second
game was a 4-0 loss against the ACC Mavericks Alliance. Luigi Nardoni,
the keeper, was injured during an intense save against the Mavericks and
Justin Remy stepped up to fill the keeper shoes for the rest of the
weekend. On Sunday, the team fought hard against the Tracy FC Atletico
and scored a goal in the final 45 seconds of the game winning 2-1,
moving them on to the consolation round. Although Placer played hard and
didn`t give up, they lost to Delta United Elite earning a 4th place
finish.
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 September
3, 2008 - Congratulations U12G
Black! - The U12 Girls Black team defeated Elk Grove
Storm 2-0 to win the championship at Cal Rush this weekend. The game was
tough and both goals were scored midway through the second half. The
team tied Ajax United 0-0 in their first match, but went on to beat Sac
United 3-0 and Manteca 4-0. No goals were scored against our team during
the tournament. The team is coached by Joe Black.
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 Placer
Girls are State Cup Champs! - The
Placer U19 Girls beat the DeAnza Strykers 1-0 Saturday at Morgan Hill to
win the State Cup Championship and clinch a spot in the Far West
Regionals in Hawaii. The team is coached by Emmy Barr. The game was
ref`ed by Karrie Seitz, World Cup referee and was a well-played and
hard-fought game for both teams.
The U19 Boys, coached by Jason Gannt, played in the State Cup final and
lost a tough game to five-time winner SCC Breakers.
The U19 Girls will join the U12 Boys, also State Cup champs, for the
Regionals in Hawaii.
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 August
27, 2008 - The 95 Girls Gold had a
fantastic showing at the Pleasanton Soccer City Warm Up, which concluded
with a trip to the Finals - The 95 Girls Gold won their
first match against the Pleasanton Rage AC with a score of 4-0 with
goals by Anna Goddi, Olivia Konttinen, and Paris Loomis.
The game verse Mustang United had a similar ending with a score of 3-0
with goals by, Olivia Konttinen and Kaleigh Landberg. The final game of
the preliminary round was against the ACCYSL Mavericks.
With maximum points already scored to advance to the finals, the Placer
Team held the Mavericks to a 0-0 tie and looked forward to their
appearance in the finals.. The Defense, headed up by Maddy Schiffel in
goal, was able to shut out all their opponents through out all three
games of the preliminary round.
The finals matched Placer United with the Ajax Elite. After a very
physical and hard fought battle the Placer team walked away with a
second place finish after a successful free kick opportunity by the Ajax
team resulted in a 1-0 win.
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August
20, 2008 - Tracy Summer Classic
- Several Placer Teams competed in the Tracy Summer Classic this last
weekend and many went home with medals. Congratulations to all of our
teams. Read More...
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August
13, 2008 - U17 Boys Claim Sporting
Invitational Championship - Climb to #10 in the Nation -
The Placer U17 boys took home the championship at the Santa Clara
Sporting Invitational which is ranked the #1 tournament in Northern
California . The team finished bracket play with 2 wins and a tie. In
the medal round all three games went to PKs. At this point, keeper Jake
“The Wall” Feener took over. He blocked a total of 6 shots in the three
games and would not let his team lose. The final was a rematch of the
opening game with Stanford Landslide and ended in a 0-0 tie. Once again
Feener led the way while the Placer strikers were nearly perfect. Ude
Moreno made the game winning shot to make it 4-3 and the hard fought
game finally ended as Placer struck gold. Coach Nathan Williams comments
"I am proud of this team. After their disappointing exit from
state cup last season, they are competing at a high level and looking to
make a statement this season."
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August 13, 2008 - U15G Black Mission
Viejo - In the first tournament of the year, the Placer
94 Girls Black went 3:0 in the preliminaries scoring 10 goals and
allowing 0 ( 4-0 vs. Mission Viejo Knockout, 4-0 vs. Lake Forest and 2-0
vs. Federal Way Reign93). In the finals PSA Canyon , Placer United
fought hard and had numerous occasions during the first 65 minutes.
During the final 15 minutes PSA had 2 goal opportunities and scored on
both leading to a 2-0 victory over Placer United 94 Black (Girls).
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August 7, 2008 - Congratulations to
the U12 Girls Gold for taking 3rd Place at the Santa Cruz Breakers Cup -
The team got better as the tournament went on. Losing
the first game 1-0 to Santa Rosa was tough, but in the second and third
games came back from a goal down to win both 2-1. In the 4th game of the
tournament the girls played awesome and beat a very good Walnut Creek
team 3-0. The U12 Girls Gold are coached by Nathan Williams.
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July 28, 2008 - US Club Soccer
National Championship Update - The Placer United 93
Gold, U16 girls are advancing to the US Club Soccer National
Championship final. It’s been an incredible two days for the 93 Gold.
They are in Virginia Beach, Virginia competing in the National
Championships, Super Group. Placer advanced to the National Championship
after winning the Regionals in Modesto.
The girls have faced two teams from New Jersey. Both teams won their
respective regional championships. In their first game the G93 beat the
Twin County Crew 1-0. In their second game the girls faced Montclair
United. The Montclair Thunderbolts are ranked 10th in the Nation.
Placer United faced the wind in the first half. Coach Ron Benjamin had
the girls play a low pressure, defensive first half. This was clearly
frustrating the high powered offense of the Montclair Thunderbolts.
Placer held on playing impenetrable defense and attacking as
opportunities presented themselves.
In the second half, with the wind at their backs, Ron put the girls on
the attack. The game really opened up with heart stopping scoring
opportunities from both teams. With eight minutes to go, Placer United
scored. Ron Benjamin put the girls back into low pressure to protect the
lead.
Montclair is not the kind of team to give up and they went on the
attack. The G93 defense had to dig deep and find the strength to win.
They did. Although Placer United still faces the Bridlemile Daredevils
from Oregon tomorrow, they have mathematically already advanced to the
finals.
They play Bridlemile tomorrow at 8 am EDT and the finals on Tuesday at 8
am EDT. Follow along at
www.usclubsoccer.com
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June 27, 2008 - Placer Girls Win Us
Club Soccer Regionals -
The
Placer United Prestige 93 Gold, coached by Ron Benjamin, won the US Club
Soccer National Cup, Northern California Region on Monday with a
convincing 4 to 0 win over the California Cougars. At halftime, the
score was still 0-0. Placer really opened the game up in the second half
with a three goal hat trick by Candace Edwards. Lindsey McCall slammed
the door shut with the fourth goal.
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 June 25, 2008 - 96 Boys Black Cal Cup
Finalists – Placer’s
96 Boys Black team survived stiff competition, plus extreme heat last
weekend to reach the finals of the California Cup Tournament. They
battled the ACC Mavericks Eagles into overtime before falling 3-2 in the
championship game. After playing two games Friday, the Placer boys had
to come back on Saturday in 100+ degree heat to finish bracket play and
qualify for the semi-finals. With a few of the players suffering
heat-related issues, Placer earned a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Elk
Grove to secure a spot in the final. Sunday morning’s final started
ominously with Placer quickly falling behind 2-0. But just as quickly
they battled back to a 2-2 tie at the half. After a back-and-forth 30
minutes, the second half ended tied 2-2 to send the game into overtime.
Although the team just missed the championship, the team earned the
respect of many area teams and sent the message that the Placer 96 Boys
Black team is a force to be reckoned with!
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June 12, 2008 - Karissa Garcia Signs
on with Pepperdine - Placer player Karissa Garcia (Class
of 2008) has chosen to play her college soccer at Pepperdine University
in Malibu, CA. She is the Team Captain of the U18/19 Girls Team which
recently won the State Cup title. Read more about Karissa and her recent
signing in the
Pepperdine webpage.
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June 7, 2008 - Hi Placer Parents
- The drawing for the "Free Fees" raffle was held
on Tuesday night at the Del Oro stadium with Nathan drawing the winning
name. Congratulations to Kian Zanganeh U15 Boys Black team and his
family. They have won free training fees for the year.
Thank you to everyone who participated and supported our team. All money
made will go toward the boys Hawaii trip to Regionals on the 16th.
Go Placer!!
The `96 Boys Gold team
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June 4, 2008 - Sac State Tournament
- Placer teams did well at the Sac State 6 v 6 tournament this past
weekend:
- U10 Boys - Copa 99 1st Place Premier Champions, Predator 99 5th or 6th
Place Premier Division, Galaxy 99 3rd Place Gold Division
- U10 Girls - Pulse 99 1st Place Champions, Tango 99 2nd Place,
Earthquakes 99 5th Place
- U9 Boys - Copa 00 3rd Place, Predators 00 2nd Place,
Fire 00 6th Place
- U9 Girls - Pulse 00 1st Place Champions, Tango
00 4th Place
- U13 Girls Black - Finals of Premier Division
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May 23, 2008 - Placer ODP Players
Going to Colorado Showcase -
Placer will be sending 14 players from the State ODP Pool to
the Colorado Showcase in Denver on May 23-26.
| Girls |
Boys |
| 92's -
Keslie Cooper |
92's -
Austin Bravo, Eric Bryant,
Jake Feener, Kyle Henderson |
| 93's -
Savannah Coiner,
Candace Edwards |
93's -
Ty Thompson,
Grant Silvester |
| 94's -
Christy Cooper |
94's -
Tanner Thompson,
Zack Kummerer |
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95's -
Grant Mook,
Tommy Thompson |
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May 22, 2008 - The California Storm of the Womens Professional Soccer
League is offering special rates to soccer teams. See attached
flyer.
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May 13, 2008 - U19 Girls Achieve High
Ranking - The Placer U19 Girls are currently ranked #1
in Northern California as per gotsoccer.com :
#1 in Northern California
#3 in Region 4 (Far West)
#4 Nationally!
Congratulations!
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April 19, 2008 - Keslie
Cooper Obtains Level Three Coaching Diploma - Keslie Cooper plays
Keeper for the U16 Gold team and is also a current Cal North ODP State
Team member. She just completed the NSCAA National Goal Keeper coaching
Course. Being only 15 years old, Keslie is one of the youngest coaches
to ever obtain a National level three diploma. Keslie has a passion for
the goal keeper position and shows it on and off the field. She hopes to
assist Placer Coach Gene DeChateau with training of the younger goal
keepers in the club this year. Keslie feels it is important to give back
to the sport that she loves so much and can think of no better way than
to help coach and mentor the clubs younger players.
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April 19, 2008 - Nathan
Williams to Coach ODP - Congratulations to Coaching Director
Nathan Williams who has been named as the Region IV ODP Head Coach for
the 93 girls this year!
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April 3, 2008 - Placer U16 Boys Gain Valuable
Experience in ODP Tournaments - Austin Bravo and Eric
Bryant, from Placer’s U16 team, are members of the ODP Region IV player
pool. Region IV consists of a pool of approximately 30 players from 14
Western States, of which 18 are selected to travel to interregional and
international events. They traveled to Florida over the Thanksgiving
weekend to compete in the US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Thanksgiving
Interregional held at Disney’s Wide World of Sports.
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