Posted On April 11, 2016 by PUSC

Daylon Schiffel Latest Placer Alumni to Go Pro

Placer United alum, Daylon Schiffel, follows his sister Madelyn into the professional game signing with the UPSL Santa Clarita Storm. Daylon graduated last year from the University of Arkansas and is back in his native California playing the beautiful game. “Daylon is a midfielder with an excellent passing accuracy and what appears to be a […]Continue reading..

Posted On March 26, 2016 by PUSC

Coach Ron Travels to Honolulu with Region IV ODP

Over the spring break, Coach Ron traveled to Honolulu with the Region IV ODP staff for the Hawaii Sub-Regional event. The Hawaii Youth Soccer Association hosts the Region IV staff to give the Hawaiian ODP players more exposure to the ODP staff for possible inclusion into Regional Camp which will be held in early July […]Continue reading..

Posted On March 25, 2016 by PUSC

Placer United Boys visit historic Southern Methodist University in Dallas

  While out in Texas  competing in the 2016 Dr. Pepper Dallas Cup, the Placer United U17 and U16 boys took time off from their busy schedule to visit SMU. Founded in 1911 the nationally ranked private university is a distinguished center for teaching and research. SMU has about 11,000 + students and is known for its small classes, leadership opportunities, […]Continue reading..

Posted On March 22, 2016 by PUSC

Placer United Girls Have Great Success at Las Vegas Players Showcase

Five Placer United Gold teams finished up the 2015-16 season this past weekend at the Players College Showcase in Las Vegas. This event is one of the biggest college recruiting showcases of the season with over 300 colleges represented. The U15 age groups and under play in a tournament format and the U16 and above play in […]Continue reading..

Posted On February 17, 2016 by PUSC

Playing for a Cause – Roseville’s Ryan Kelly Honors Former Placer United Teammate

by Steven Wilson, Sports Editor – The Press Tribune photo Brent Robken Photography February 16, 2016 — Four days after Rocklin High student-athlete Trevor Wildberger lost his battle to cancer this past August, Roseville High’s Ryan Kelly slipped a fluorescent green bracelet over his wrist and it’s been there ever since. Scribed on the soft […]Continue reading..

Posted On February 16, 2016 by PUSC

All-Tournament Teams Announced for the 2016 US Youth Soccer ODP Region IV Championships

Congratulations to Placer United 2003’s Kellie Pagador and Emma Schafer, as well as 1999 Nicolette Lewis! US Youth Soccer is proud to announce the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) All-Tournament Teams for the 2016 ODP Region IV Championships, which took place Jan. 7-10 at Reach 11 Sports Complex in Phoenix. […]Continue reading..

Posted On February 16, 2016 by PUSC

Soccer Helped Kennedy High Girl Overcome Learning Disorder

by Andy Furillo, afurillo@sabee.com February 12, 2016–The soccer part looks easy for Jiovanna Mamola. She controls the midfield, muscles through traffic, distributes the ball as she pleases, and if you give her space from as far as 35 yards, you better tell the keeper to prepare for a rocket. Mamola’s talent on the pitch attracted […]Continue reading..

Posted On February 11, 2016 by PUSC

Placer United Alumna, Jessica Raybe ’97, Takes Home Two Women’s Soccer Awards at Arizona State University

Jessica Raybe, ’97, just finished up her sophomore season at Arizona State University.  It was a great year for Jessica as she found the back of the net FIVE times for the Sun Devils. Raybe received two awards at the end of the season sports event:  “Most Improved Player” and Co-Offensive “Most Valuable Player.” “These […]Continue reading..

Posted On February 8, 2016 by PUSC

Placer United Teams Come Up Short  at State Cup Finals

Saturday, February 6th will go down as an unlucky day for Pacer United when both our U12 04 Boys Gold and U13 03 Girls Gold teams lost out in the finals of State Cup. The U12 boys went into their last game of a really brilliant 2015/16 season with only one lost game all year, but came up […]Continue reading..

Posted On February 5, 2016 by PUSC

Going Coastal – Granite Bay’s Emily Talmi Earns Trip to Costa Rica with ODP Regional Team

By: Steven Wilson, Sports Editor – The Press Tribune February 6, 2016 — Granite Bay High sophomore Emily Talmi — along with her Placer United teammate, Abena Aidoo, from the under-16 ’00 squad — was selected as part of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) team to play in the Region IV friendly tournament in Costa […]Continue reading..