Three Placer United girls teams are in the hunt for the NPL Champions League title to be decided this weekend at the NPL Showcase in Davis.

The U15G Gold are currently tied for 2nd place and have a chance of winning the title after they knocked off first place Santa Clara Sporting.

The U16G Gold are sitting at the top of the standings after beating FC Elk Grove Navy.  If the girls win, they will be the Norcal NPL Champions.

The U18G 97 Gold are tied for 3rd place with a game in hand. If they win this weekend, they are likely to bring home the title.

The winner of the Champions League will receive an automatic bid to play for the NPL National Championship in Westfield, Indiana July 9-13, 2015.  The NPL Finals features the champions of all 19 NPLs across the United States in the U13 through U18 boys and girls age groups. Teams will play several group games before advancing to knock-out rounds to determine the NPL National Champion in every age group.

One of the most prestigious championships in the country, the NPL finals is the target destination for all NPL teams throughout the year-long, league-based competition each season.

Additionally, there will be a large number of college coaches at the event for recruiting purposes.   This is a very exciting time for our program.

The Placer United U18 97 Gold boys team won the National Championship earlier this year!

Good luck ladies! Go Placer!

The Olympic Development Program girls state team pool was announced this week. The boys announcement will follow in two weeks.

The Olympic Development Program is a national process for identifying and developing the best youth soccer players. The process promotes players to the U.S. National Teams, which represent the United States in international competition, such as the Youth World Cup and the Olympics. The main ODP objective is to identify, evaluate and train highly talented male and female youth soccer players. As part of this national effort, Cal North ODP is dedicated to developing the highest level of youth soccer. This objective must be achieved in an atmosphere of integrity, fairness and impartiality. The player’s physical and cognitive skills and attitude must be the only criteria for the program. The procedure to achieve this objective must be approved by the Cal North Board of Directors and must not conflict with any US Youth Soccer or United States Soccer Federation (USSF) policies. Learn More

Placer United Players Selected for Cal-North Olympic Development Program (ODP):

• Nicolette Lewis ’99
• Abena Aidoo ’00
• Clare Murphy ’00
• Isabella Perez ’00
• Emily Talmi ’00
• Tanya Bills ’01
• Taylor Ramos ’02

The players will now go through training sessions. Travelling teams will be formed to compete in the ODP Championships in Arizona in January.

Congratulations girls! Go Placer!

Placer United U10B Black reach State Cup Final Four

The Placer United U10B Black team has made it to the FINAL FOUR of the Norcal State Cup! In the second round, the boys had two wins and one draw to secure a spot in the quarter-finals. They defeated the Gryphons 1-0 and Manteca 3-1. Then they had a 0-0 draw with Livermore to advance to the quarters. In the quarter-finals, the boys ran up against a very solid Fresno Chaos team. Fresno was up 1-0 and then the boys equalized. The game went to golden goal overtime and our boys scored the winner to move onto the State Cup semi-finals! The semi-final match is scheduled for November 15th, 9:20am at Woodward Park in Manteca.

Aaron Lopez, #11, Scores the Golden Goal for the U10B Black

The U10G Black opened up the 2nd round with a 2-1 loss to Mill Valley. The girls quickly rebounded to win the next two games, 5-1 against Barcelona Bay Area and 3-0 over Folsom. They then advanced to the Red Premier 3 quarter-final and were up-ended by CCSA Black 4-0.

The U10B Gold started off the 2nd round in great fashion winning their first two games. They defeated San Jose 5-2 and Burlingame 6-1. In Game 3, the boys had an outright battle with Briceno Soccer Club and came up a bit short, losing 3-2. In the Red Diamond 2 quarter-final, the boys lost 5-2 to Santa Rosa United.

The U10G Gold opened up with two wins as they defeated Burlingame 10-1 and Clovis 3-2. In Game 3, the girls had a tough match-up with Mustang and lost 3-1. They did qualify for the Red Diamond 1 quarter-final and defeated Pleasanton White 2-0. The girls now play in the semi-final on November 15th, 12:00 p.m. at Woodward Park in Manteca.

The U10B White had a very difficult 2nd round draw and faced Mustang, Stockton and SMC Star. The boys battled but came up on the short end.  In the White Platinum 3 quarter-finals, the boys lost to Vacaville United.

The U9G Gold won all three of their second round games. They defeated San Carlos 5-0, Livermore 3-0 and Force Black 1-0. They then played the Red Premier 2 quarter-final against Sac United Red and were defeated 2-1 in a tight battle.

The U9B Gold opened up the second round with two victories. They defeated Livermore 5-0 and Napa Olympico 5-1.  In Game 3, the boys lost a hard fought battle with San Ramon. The boys did advance to the Red Premier 3 quarter-final and lost 3-2 to Castro Valley Green in a back and forth affair.

The U9B Black had one win and two losses in the 2nd round of the Cup. They were defeated by Castro Valley and Madera. They did have an impressive 3-1 victory over Ajax United. In the quarter-final, the boys lost a tightly contested battle versus Rocklin.

Congratulations to all of our U9 and U10 teams on a great State Cup run. Good luck to the U10 boys black as they look to capture the Norcal State Cup Championship and the U10G Gold as they try and secure the Red Diamond 1 Championship!

Placer United Alumni Connor Hallisey’s strong season in the PAC12 continues as he picks up yet another award.

Fresh off his game winning goal against #1 Ranked UCLA which moved the CAL Bears up to #5 in the nation. Cal senior midfielder Connor Hallisey earned his third Muscle Milk Student Athlete of the Week honor after recording three points in an undefeated weekend with wins over SDSU and top-ranked UCLA.

Hallisey continued his torrid pace thus far in 2014, assisting the game-winning goal against the Aztecs on Thursday before notching a game winner of his own to shutout the No. 1 Bruins. With the win in Los Angeles, the Bears completed the first season sweep of UCLA since 2006. The Granite Bay, California, native continues to lead the Pac-12 in points per game (1.86) and ranks second in total points with 26 on the year.

Way to go Connor!

Go Bears!

Go Placer!

U13B Black, Santa Rosa United Nike Harvest Cup Champions

The U13B Black team, coached by Matt Scammacca, had a great undefeated run through the Santa Rosa United Nike Harvest Cup soccer tournament. They scored 13 goals and conceded 0.  In Game 1, the boys got off to a great start by defeating Santa Rosa AC Milan 3-0. In Game 2, they defeated the Black Oaks of Healdsburg, 7-0.  The boys had already clinched a spot in the finals before their third game. In Game 3, the boys went up against Santa Rosa Black Oaks and the game ended in a 0-0 draw. In the championship game, the team once again faced Santa Rosa Black Oaks who won their division as well.  The rematch was quite a different story with the Placer boys posting a convincing 3-0 victory. It was 0-0 at the half and then the boys exploded for three unanswered goals to claim the title.

The U12B Black team, coached by Jorge Fernandez, also had a great run through the tournament. In Game one, the boys had a 2-2 draw with Sacramento United Reds. In Game 2, the boys were pitted against the 2013 Norcal State Cup Finalist, Santa Rosa United Celtic. The boys ran into a buzz saw and came out on the losing end. In Game 3 the boys needed a win to advance to the championship game and they did just that, beating the Rohnert Park Rage 4-1. In the final, the boys once again were matched up against Santa Rosa Celtic. Placer ended up on the short end with a 5-2 defeat but competed very well.

Congratulations on a great weekend boys!

The 2014 US Youth Soccer ODP Girls Thanksgiving Inter-regional will take place November 21-28 in Boca Raton, Florida

The competition is for girls in the 1997-2000 age groups. The top players in our region have been invited to train and compete against the other regions from around the country.

Congratulations to Maggie Bell (98) and Emily Talmi (00) who have been selected to participate and to Sydney Talmi (97) who was chosen as an alternate.

Great job ladies!

Seven Placer United players were invited to participate in the Sac Republic’s Girls Futures Game Thursday, September 4 at 5:00 p.m. at Bonney Field. The match precedes the Sac Republic game at 7:30 p.m.

Top younger female players from throughout the Sacramento Region have been invited to play in the game coached by Placer United’s Director of Coaching, Ron Benjamin

Placer United Players:

• Maggie Bell
• Isabella Castro
• Emily Curry
• Megan Kuo
• Izzie Lueken
• Mikayla Reed
• Savanna Thompson

After the Future’s match, Sac Republic FC will host Oklahoma City Energy FC.

Good Luck Girls! Go Republic!

Wednesday afternoon was a big day for the Placer United Soccer club when local NAIA college William Jessup hosted NCAA Division 2 Dominican University at their Rocklin Campus. Over the course of the pre-season scrimmage, there were no less than fourteen players with ties to Placer United and one Placer United head coach. 

William Jessup beat Division 1 UC Davis  recently and took another big scalp out of Dominican as they continued their preparation for the upcoming season  with a convincing  3-0 win against the Division 2 team.

Representing Dominican University:

• Mark Caliguire – Bela Vista High School
• Chase Goulart – Granite Bay
• Kolby Mitnick – Del Oro High School
• Chandler Roselli – Rocklin High School

Representing William Jessup University:

• Head Coach Robert Handy
• Joe Cisneros – Del Campo High School
• Zack Kammerer – Rocklin High School
• Ryan Longley – Lincoln High School
• Mike Mazzoni – Granite Bay High School
• Mitch Pingree – Del Oro High School
• Kyle Sakurada – Del Campo High School
• Nick Schnable – Whitney High School
• Christian Soria – Rocklin High School
• Justin Soria – Rocklin High School
• Joey Tappero – Rocklin High School.

Congratulations to Coach Rob and all our former players. Good luck in your upcoming college season.

Go Placer!