Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Letter From Region 6 PDP Director

Region 6 2001 Parents: Thank you to all the ‘01 boys and girls who did a tremendous job representing Region 6 last Monday night. All the coaches felt the soccer was of a high level and improved as the night went on. Region 5 coaches where VERY impressed with the talent levels in our region. […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Alejandro Perez to Atttend WCDA ID National Camp

Congratulations to Alejandro Perez who was selected to attend this year’s 2012 Western College Development Academy I.D National camp in Las Vegas for ‘99 age group players. The primary purpose of the program is to provide an identification path toward US Youth National Teams. This year’s camp will be run by US National staff members and top-level college coaches. […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Athletes Play in WCDA All-Star Games

Congratulations to the following Placer United players who have been selected to play in the High School Senior All-Star Game and High School Senior All-Academic Game at the 2012 Western College Development Academy Showcase in Las Vegas over Thanksgiving weekend. A big shout out to, Austin Burrows, Mark Calliguire, Dominic Cressa, Austin Ketchersid, Mitchell Pingree and Nick Schnable. The Placer United coaching […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United’s Cody Sunquist Attends National Camp

Placer United U15B player, Cody Sunquist, traveled to Home Depot Center in Carson this week for an eight day camp with the U14 US National Team. Born in 1999, Cody has represented Placer United on NorCal’s PDP 99 state team, US Club ID2’s ‘99 team and the San Jose Earthquakes 97/98 team at the MLS Adidas […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Erika Garcia Named to All-Ivy Division I Second Team

Erika Garcia, sophomore defender for Harvard University, collected All-Ivy second team honors this season.  Garcia, a member of Mexico’s U20 National team pool, moved from playing a forward position to anchor the defense for the Crimson.  Harvard posted seven  shutouts in the season. Garcia is a former Placer United player from the ’93 team.Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Lexi Giusti Named to First Team All NEC Division III

Sophomore forward, Lexi Giusti of Lesley University, was named to the All NECC Division III first team all conference.  Giusti tallied 9 goals and 7 assists in the season for the Lynx.  By winning the NECC Championship, the Lynx received an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. Giusti is a ’93 alumni player […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 22, 2012 by PUSC

Placer Alumni Gollnick and Mitnick Named PacWest Players of the Week

Lauren Gollnick      SAN RAFAEL, CA — Dominican University of California men’s and women’s soccer players collected weekly Pacific West Conference honors. Freshman LaurenGollnick has been named the women’s Player of the Week while sophomore Kolby Mitnick has been named the men’s Player of the Week. Gollnick, who earns the honor for the second time this season, led […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 16, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United Alumni Pick Up College Awards

Ryan Hollingshead, UCLA – Pac-12 Player of the Year The Granite Bay native and former Placer United Player is the fifth UCLA player to earn Conference Player of the Year honors. Hollingshead joins fellow Bruins Matt Taylor (2003), Patrick Ianni (2004), Michael Stephens (2008) and last year’s winner Kelyn Rowe (2011) to win this award. Hollingshead was […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 16, 2012 by PUSC

Former Placer United Player, Lauren Gollnick, Named 2012 Pacific West Conference Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Year

November 11, 2012 SAN RAFAEL, CA — Lauren Gollnick, Dominican University, has been named the 2012 Pacific West Conference Women’s Soccer Freshman of the Year. In addition, Gollnick was named to the All-PacWest First Team as a forward. Senior forward Julianna Bratsberg and junior goalkeeper Megan Herringboth earned Second Team honors while sophomore midfielder Mckenna Kimball earned an honorable mention. […]Continue reading..

Posted On November 14, 2012 by PUSC

Placer United’s Niko Hansen Comes Up Huge in High School Division 1 Final

The High School soccer final everybody has waited years to see, Jesuit versus Granite Bay, was just the platform Placer United dazzling senior midfielder, Niko Hansen, needed as he scored three of his team’s five goals to help Jesuit High School win its10th D-I section championship and third in four years. It was also Niko’s 2nd hat trick in two games as he […]Continue reading..