Staub And Webber Win James C. Metzger MVP Lacrosse Award

In a game-long defensive battle, Garden City High School defeated Comsewogue High School 9-6 in the Class B 2022 Long Island Boys Lacrosse Championships at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium on Saturday, June 4.

Catalysts in defending their zone by securing eight ground balls and causing four turnovers were senior defenseman Brendan Staub and junior defenseman Cole Webber. They shared the game's James C. Metzger MVP Award.

The award was presented by James C. Metzger and Alan Hodish. Metzger, a 1970s Long Island lacrosse star, now is a lacrosse benefactor. He received the 1977 Lt. Ray Enners Award as outstanding Suffolk County player and then he 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. Hodish is a Garden City attorney and former football and lacrosse coach at Hempstead High School. Recently inducted into the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation’s Hall of Fame, he oversees the Hempstead PAL lacrosse program.

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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.