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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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."

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).

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.

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

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. Read More...

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!

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.

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

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

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
	95's - Grant Mook, Tommy Thompson

May 22, 2008 - The California Storm of the Womens Professional Soccer League is offering special rates to soccer teams. See attached flyer.

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!

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.

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!

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. Read More...

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