Max Hawkinson Wins James C. Metzger MVP Lacrosse Award

Cold Spring Harbor High School, behind the dominant faceoff wins and goals of senior midfielder Max Hawkinson, defeated Port Jefferson High School 9-3 in the Class D 2022 Long Island Boys Lacrosse Championships at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday, June 4.

By capturing 13 of 14 faceoffs and scoring three goals, Hawkinson received the game's James C. Metzger MVP Award. One of the team’s captains, Hawkinson is committed to Rutgers University.

The award was presented by James C. Metzger, a 1970s Long Island lacrosse star and now a lacrosse benefactor who 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, Metzger is founder, chairman and CEO of Whitmore – The Agency, a leading insurance services and estate planning company in the New York metropolitan area that is headquartered in Garden City.

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Mike Virgintino is the author of Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History, the story about America's theme park located in The Bronx. Published by Theme Park Press, it can be found on Amazon, Goodreads and other online retailers.