Posted On December 20, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United U11G Black Finalists in State Cup

The Placer United U11G Black team finished off a great season with hard fought battle against local rival Folsom Lighting in the championship game for their U11 State Cup title. Their team this season took some time to find their “groove”, but their final battle is proof their coaching, dedication and passion for soccer, as […]Continue reading..

Posted On December 20, 2012 by PUSC

Maggie Bell Wins National Cross Country Title

Freshman Maggie Bell competed on the Varsity Cross Country team for Granite Bay High School. Maggie won her league competitions as well as the section and state title for D2. She also won the Del Oro Invitational and the Stanford Invitational during the season. As a top five individual finisher for the state, she was invited to […]Continue reading..

Posted On December 20, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Alumni Make Top 20 College Players Ranking List

Big congratulations to Ryan Hollingshead and Seth Casiple who are ranked in the 20 Best College Players list for the PAC 12 conference. Ryan, a senior at UCLA, was ranked the #1 player in the highly competitive PAC 12 Division, and Seth, a sophomore at Cal was ranked #13. All the coaching staff at Placer United are extremely proud of these […]Continue reading..

Posted On December 13, 2012 by PUSC

Placer Girls Teams In Tournament Action this Past Weekend

The U11G Black posted a 1-0 quarter-final victory over Mustang Blaze to move into the Silver 3 Norcal Cup Semi-finals this weekend. Our U9’s and U10’s competed in the Copa del Rey tournament hosted by Boca.  This was the final event of the season for these age groups. The U10G Red won their first two […]Continue reading..

Posted On December 13, 2012 by PUSC

Colleges Evaluate U16B Red in Prestigious Surf College Cup

“Black Friday” for the Placer United U16B Red team meant college coaches and scouts were shopping for top student-athlete talent at the recent Surf College Cup, held on November 23-25th, 2012 at the San Diego Polo Grounds.  Along with playing three fierce competitive matches, including a match with #3 nationally ranked (according to gotsoccer.com) Olimpica […]Continue reading..

Posted On December 12, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Represented at Casa Grande id2 Camp

Fresh from attending the US U14 National Camp, Cody Sunquist jetted off again to represent PUSC in Phoenix at US Club’s ID2 camp for  boys born in 1999 and 2000. The four day camp consisted of high-level training and off-field sessions at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Arizona. id2 Program Training Camps are invitation-only events that bring together […]Continue reading..

Posted On December 12, 2012 by PUSC

Placer ’93 Alumni, Erika Garcia, Named to All-NSCAA Regional Team

Erika Garcia, of the Harvard women’s soccer team, continues to receive postseason awards after she was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Mid-Atlantic Region third team recently. Garcia has played in every game since she has joined the Crimson and has recorded two goals and five points. The Carson City, Nevada […]Continue reading..

Posted On December 5, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United’s Jay Roundtree Attends US Youth Soccer Event

Placer United U14B Red goalkeeper, Jay Roundtree, was selected by Region IV ODP staff coach Paul Holocher to attend this year’s US Youth Soccer’s Interregional Event over Thanksgiving. The event was hosted at the home of Real Salt Lake’s USSF Academy teams in Casa Grande outside Phoenix, Arizona. Jay joined an elite group of eighteen players […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 28, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Girls Compete at Prestigious Surf Cup

Five Placer United girls teams travelled down to San Diego over the Thanksgiving weekend to participate in Surf Cup. There were over 400 college coaches in attendance recruiting for their respective collegiate programs. 140 teams from all over the country gathered in San Diego and the competition was amazing. All of our teams competed very […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 28, 2012 by PUSC

Sierra College Reaches Final Four & Two Alumni Named All-Conference

The Sierra College Women’s Soccer team reached the California CCC Final Four Championship. Their semi-final match will be held this coming Friday at Mt. Sac in Los Angeles. Placer United’s Jason Gantt is head coach and Crystal Chaidez is the assistant coach. In addition to reaching the Final Four, two Placer United alumni have been named […]Continue reading..