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Placer United Girls Teams Compete over the Memorial Day Weekend

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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Stanford Memorial Shootout Champions

Congratulations to Coach James Kavanagh and 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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All City Athletes

May 10th was an exciting day for a number of Placer United and CDA players. The Sacramento River Cats in partnership 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 players:

A.J. Agha

Cole Alexander

Austin Bravo

Seth Casiple

Kody Duff

Jacob Feener

Evan Hodge

Connor Hallisey

Evan Johnston

Tyler Kin

Austin Kinn

Gabe Padilla

Tanner Roland

Jacob Feener was named “High School Soccer Player of the Year”

In addition, Catlin Clark (Girls Gold 93) was named for girls soccer and Emma Freeman (formerly Girls Gold 93) and Karlie Garcia (formerly Girls Black 95) 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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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!

This Bid is our story — the story of all fans whose passion for the game courses through our country: the busy mom coaching her kid’s soccer team; the lifelong fans who brought their love for soccer from other nations; the weekend warriors who play in city parks and parking lots.

The Bid Committee has created a new video telling this story. They’ve traveled to communities across the country, speaking with players and fans of every kind, capturing what soccer really means to the American people. Take a look at the video and pass it to everyone you know:

http://gousabid.com/ourstory

I’m excited about the USA Bid effort because I’ve seen soccer come such a long way in the United States since I first set foot on the pitch more than 30 years ago.

Soccer is America’s game — the perfect sport to match our nation’s diversity, creativity, and cooperation. And now, with your help, we can bring the game’s greatest tournament back to America, and welcome the world.

Watch this great new video and share it around:

http://gousabid.com/ourstory

Thanks again for all your support.

— Mia

College Bound

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!!”

College Bound

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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Placer United U17 and U16 Boys Advance to the Nor-Cal Finals

Congratulations to Placer U17 and U16 as both teams advance to the Nor-Cal finals for the second year in a row on May 8th.

The U17 Boys beat out a strong Walnut Creek team in the quarter final game 2-1, but suffered a huge blow as goalkeeper Luca Liccardi picked up an injury which ruled him out of the semi final game against a highly fancied Morelia team that put 4 past a good San Jaun team.

The boys were already missing some key players due to spring break and injuries, but with the help of some U16 players, Benedict twins, Grant and Kyle, as well as, Sam O’Brien, and with field player Noe Romero standing between the sticks, Placer beat Morelia 1-0 and advanced to their second straight Nor-Cal final which will be played May 8th.

Over the two days, Placer had strong performances from all players, especially Eddy Arreola, Ben Steiner, Brian Ramanis, Paul Villa, and Connor Puhala, to name a few.

The U16 Boys won their quarter final by the score of 5-1 against Tri Valley United who had a player red carded early in the game. The boys did a good job of being patient with the ball and taking their chances at the right time, especially as Tri Valley was coached by the former US Mens National Team, and MLS coach Lothar Osiander. Goals from Gio, Danny, Bert and Swifty sealed the win, and moved them into the semi’s which they won 3-1 against the Aztecs who beat a surprised Marin the day before with a 3-1 victory.

The game was played in heavy rain and gale force winds which affected the short passing game of the Aztecs who couldn’t deal with the high pressure game of the Placer team in these conditions. Coach Jason Gantt praised the overall team performance against two strong teams and takes the boys into the Nor-Cal finals for the second straight year.

Again congratulations to both teams.

College Bound

Abby Williams Commits to Lafayette College

“Lafayette was the perfect academic and athletic fit for me and, for lack of better words, everything just clicked”, said Abby. “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.”

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.