Nancy and Max Corish took slow steps Saturday morning across the high school field on which they had seen their only son, Connor, play lacrosse so many times.

In the middle of the field, in a neat line, the freshman team stood - awaiting the couple as a hush fell over the spectators who had gone to see Don Bosco Prep play Mountain Lakes.

Connor Corish, 15, died on May 9 when he and a friend, Christopher Cipolli - also of Nanuet, N.Y. - were struck and killed by a train in Rockland County.

The team presented the Corishes with a memorial banner bearing their son''s face and his name in huge letters.

"We''re doing this because it''s important for the family to come back and see what a community they have supporting them," said Beth O''Connor, whose son is on the team. "He was a wonderful boy."

The lacrosse "team mom," Michaela Donadio, recalled Corish''s sense of humor - the kind of kid who liked to crack jokes.

"He was really a typical 15-year-old," she said.

Corish and Cipolli apparently walked on the railroad tracks, while trying to get to the other side of the New York State Thruway, when they were struck by an NJ Transit train.

Corish was pronounced dead the following morning, and Cipolli remains hospitalized in critical condition, according to officials at the Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, N. Y.

Several memorial services were held last week for Corish. A parent had found a picture on the Internet of Connor at the last game he played. That parent ordered a print and presented it to the Corishes at one of the services.

Donadio said team members had worn their lacrosse shirts to memorials, and that at one service, each player went up to the Corishes, with many introducing themselves.

"His father asked each one what their name was, because, they all wear helmets, you know, and this was his first year playing here, so he wanted to place the name to the face and the stories he had heard his son tell about them," Donadio said. "Sometimes he said, ''Oh yes, Connor mentioned you.'' "