Posted On May 9, 2016 by PUSC

Moms Receive a Big Gift on Mother’s Day from Placer Boys

Coach Pete’s Placer United U11B 06 Black gave their moms a huge gift on Mother’s Day by winning the U11 League 1 Championship at the Davis Legacy Tournament. The boys edged out a tough Santa Rosa team in their opening game to win 5-4 and followed up with wins of 9-0 versus Galaxy Blues and […]Continue reading..

Posted On April 29, 2016 by PUSC

Placer United ’94 Alumna, Jessica Santos, Gets Called Into the Guam Women’s National Team

  Jessica Santos will begin her international soccer career this summer for the Guamanian Women’s National Team. The ‘Masakada’ had tryouts and an ID camp in June of 2015 in which Santos was identified and ultimately selected. Santos, a 2011 graduate of Rocklin High School, starred for her college team, Notre Dame de Namur out […]Continue reading..

Posted On April 23, 2016 by PUSC

Madalyn Schiffel Joins Norwegian Club Avaldsnes IL in the First-tier Toppserien League

San Francisco University Women’s Soccer | 4/2016 Excerpt 2015 was a banner year for the University of San Francisco women’s soccer team – a program-record 13 wins; tied for second, the best conference finish in team history; the first-ever wins over Santa Clara and BYU; numerous precedent-setting individual accolades – but the team’s success this […]Continue reading..

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..