Posted On August 25, 2015 by PUSC

Fun & Sun at the Placer Juniors Cup

On a recent weekend at Del Oro High School, cries and sighs could be heard throughout the town of Loomis from parents and grandparents of U8-U11 boys and girls soccer players during the 2nd Annual Placer Juniors Cup. The spectators enjoyed watching their favorite players as they kicked, headed, tackled and blocked every ball, as well […]Continue reading..

Posted On August 7, 2015 by PUSC

Placer United U9G 07 Gold Reach Championship at Mustang Stampede

Placer United’s U9 Girls Gold reached the championship game last weekend at the Mustang Stampede in Danville. In the Premier Division, the girls played Alternativo Futbol in game one and came away with a 2-2 draw. In game two, the girls lost a heart breaker to Pleasanton Rage 1-0 in a hard fought battle. That was […]Continue reading..

Posted On August 5, 2015 by PUSC

’95 Alum, Abbie Faingold, Selected to Compete in the 2015 Maccabi Games in Germany

Abbie Faingold was selected to join the 2015 U.S. Maccabi Women’s Open soccer team as a goalkeeper for the European Games which was held in Berlin, Germany from July 27–Aug 5, 2015. Abbie received her goalkeeper training at Placer United from Gene DuChateau, Matt Scammacca and Matt Bernard. The aforementioned coaches provided Abbie with a solid […]Continue reading..

Posted On August 4, 2015 by PUSC

The Sun Shined on Placer United at soccerloco Surf Cup

The Placer United U12B 04 Gold and U13B 03 Gold continued exactly where they left off from the Davis College Showcase two weeks ago as both teams finished in the top of their brackets and advanced to the knock out rounds at the 2015 soccerloco Surf Cup in San Diego this past weekend. In the quarterfinal rounds Sunday afternoon, […]Continue reading..

Posted On August 4, 2015 by PUSC

U12B 04 Black Win Suntan Classic

Placer United U12B 04 Black team was crowned champions at the Sacramento United Suntan Classic this weekend at Cherry Island. The boys were undefeated in bracket play scoring eight goals and conceding zero. In the semi-final and championship games the boys continued their mean defensive play again conceding zero goals while scoring four in the […]Continue reading..

Posted On July 31, 2015 by PUSC

Mackenzie George Selected for Norcal PDP State Team Trip to Portland

Norcal Player Development Program has selected a team to represent northern California at a 4-day event in Oregon this week. Mackenzie George, of the Placer United U17G 99 Gold team, and her PDP teammates will train at Southern Oregon University. The team will travel up to Portland to compete against the Washington PDP State team […]Continue reading..

Posted On July 28, 2015 by PUSC

Ryan Hollingshead Takes Unique Path to FC Dallas

Frederick Dreier, Special for USA TODAY Sports, July 20, 2015 — FC Dallas midfielder Ryan Hollingshead has spent this season proving his versatility on the field. One of just two FC Dallas players to compete in all 20 games, Hollingshead, 24, has played five different positions, attacking the opponents as a winger and protecting his own goal […]Continue reading..

Posted On July 23, 2015 by PUSC

Anna Gregg Named to TopDrawerSoccer.com Spring All-America Second Team

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Anna Gregg, a 2015 graduate of St. Francis, was named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Spring All-America Second Team, as announced on the website. Gregg will play soccer on scholarship at Colorado College this fall. Gregg led St. Francis to Sac-Joaquin Section final on May 17. She scored a Delta League best 32 goals […]Continue reading..

Posted On July 21, 2015 by PUSC

Placer United Receives 2015 Top Club Award

Placer United was named the “Top Club at the 2015 Davis College Showcase Series” with an impressive nine teams making the semi-final rounds, five moving on to play for championships, and four taking home the winners trophy and t-shirts. Congratulations to all our coaches, players and families on doing an outstanding job over the last […]Continue reading..

Posted On July 20, 2015 by PUSC

Placer United Sizzles in July Sunshine

July means two things to families in our soccer club, very hot sunny weather and lots of weekend games as the busy tournament season gets under way. Over the past two weekends, Placer families have clocked hundreds of miles traveling up and down the various California freeways and highways supporting  their teams. Placer United boys and girls […]Continue reading..