History runs deep in the Darien girls lacrosse program.
And that history often makes things as straightforward as the season-ending banquet even more meaningful.
So as coach Lisa Lindley spoke at last year’s gathering, Molly McGuckin, then a junior, and her teammates learned about Jon Schoen, who died of cancer at the age of 56 in 2017. Schoen was a star athlete at Darien and a parent of two former Wave girls lacrosse players.
Lindley then told the team that McGuckin had been selected to wear the No. 85 jersey for the 2022 season, honoring Schoen and his connection to Darien sports.