By Michael Wojtychiw

Having a twin is a special thing. You get an instant friend, someone that always seems to know what you’re thinking and doing, a confidant and oh so much more.

In Emma and Grace Curry’s experience, they also got a teammate.

The New Trier girls lacrosse players have been playing on teams together for all their lives, starting with youth lacrosse to club lacrosse to New Trier. The stretch will continue next year when the two head off to play lacrosse at George Washington University.

It wasn’t a given that the two would attend and play at the same university, however.