The Girl’s team had another game today — their fourth or so. It was against St. Joseph’s, a local Catholic school that houses grades K-12. Their girls looked awfully small. And then we learned that they’re just sixth- and seventh-grade players. The eighth-grade players move up and play on the high school team.

That put things in a whole new perspective, to be sure.

Still, it’s not about winning and losing they say — and I happen to believe as well. The Girl did the best she could, shook off mistakes and kept going, and was a constant encouragement to her team members.