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had been given to clearing the field,

and it was still a foot deep in snow.

A snowblower was run down both

sides of the field so we could see the

sidelines. Though it was still

snowing, the clouds had partially

cleared, and the temperature had

dropped further. It was close to zero.

The wind was blowing ice crystals of

snow that felt like miniature needles

into exposed skin.

The other team, being a home

team, set up lots of gas heaters for

themselves. Two fathers from our

team had each brought one. We got

one, and the cheerleaders got the

other. But I didn’t have to worry. I