A year ago, there were no Cherry Bombs. No players, no matches, no Mary T. Cherry, no pink smoke rolling across Lents Park. Then Portland showed up — and by the time the inaugural season wrapped, more than 2,000 fans had packed a public park for a summer women's soccer match, jersey sales had raised over $9,500 for Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette, and 150+ players had applied for a roster of just 32 spots. Here's how it happened.

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