They planned.
They checked.
They repaired.
They played, tough as always. After losing, SF United said their good-byes. Next fall, the boys will have one team and the girls another. So, one of childhood's rituals -- coed sports -- came to an end.
Later in the day, their big brothers played, with terrific intensity.
They defended.
They attacked.
Under a cloudy sky, with a cold breeze coming in from the Pacific, they ran and jumped and fought.
In the end, they lost a close game, 2-1. With that, the members of CRZ Fusion said good-bye. Most of them are headed to high school in the fall; the rest will have to join try to attach to new teams for the remaining year before they go to high school.
Kids grow through so many transitions so rapidly, they become better at managing them than their parents. They were all smiling and partying afterwards. We wore more wistful looks.
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