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Matt Kammer Wins James C. Metzger MVP Lacrosse Award

Cold Spring Harbor High School defeats Babylon in Class D Long Island Championships.

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Long Island Boys Lacrosse Championships James C. Metzger MVP Award for Class D was presented to Matt Kammer of Cold Spring Harbor High School by former high school, college and international player Vincent J. Sombrotto.
Long Island Boys Lacrosse Championships James C. Metzger MVP Award for Class D was presented to Matt Kammer of Cold Spring Harbor High School by former high school, college and international player Vincent J. Sombrotto. (V. Sombrotto)

Cold Spring Harbor High School defeated Babylon High School 6-3 in the Class D 2024 Long Island Boys Lacrosse Championships at Hofstra University on Wednesday, May 29. Freshman goalie Matt Kammer, who helped steer the close game for CSH with five timely saves, received the game's James C. Metzger MVP Award.

A 1970s Long Island lacrosse star and now a lacrosse benefactor, James C. Metzger received the 1977 Lt. Ray Enners Award as outstanding Suffolk County player and then was an All-American at Hofstra University. A member of the Hofstra Athletics Hall of Fame and the Suffolk Sports Hall of Fame, he is founder, chairman and CEO of Whitmore – The Agency, an insurance and financial services firm in Garden City now known as Acrisure.

The award was presented by Vincent J. Sombrotto, a 1970s Long Island lacrosse star who attended Chaminade High School in Mineola and was a Hofstra University All-American midfielder. He was named to the 1982 All-World Team and is a member of the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame.

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