The 2025 Post-Dispatch All-Metro spring series continues with water polo. Click on each player’s name to access their game by game statistics throughout the season.
Read more about boys water polo and girls water polo, and other high school sports, at STLhighschoolsports.com.
All-Metro water polo first team
Peyton Dimmock, junior, Parkway Central
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Dimmock followed a solid sophomore season with an even stronger junior campaign this spring. He finished second in the area with 85 goals and was third in the area scoring race with 194 points to help lead the Colts to a third-place finish in the Missouri Water Polo district tournament.
Luke Donze, senior, Lindbergh
Donze had a solid spring season for the Flyers, who finished fourth in the Missouri Water Polo district tournament. He finished fourth among all players with 70 goals, and he was seventh in the area scoring race with 170 points.
Nevaeh Kerber, senior, Marquette
Kerber was dominant again this spring in winning her second consecutive Missouri Water Polo Colleen Lischwe player of the year award for the two-time district champion Mustangs. She led all MWP players (male or female) in goals (128) and points (311) this season, surpassing both of her totals from last year. Kerber has signed to play at Wagner.
Danny McAuliffe, senior, SLUH
McAuliffe was one of the linchpins for the Junior Billikens in their run to a second successive Missouri Water Polo district championship. He was top 10 in the area with 42 assists and compiled 130 points, but he was even more impactful on the defensive end, earning the MWP Wil Edens defensive player of the year award. McAuliffe will play club water polo at Mizzou.
Mikey Skale, senior, Chaminade
Skale, an All-Metro third-team selection last season, enjoyed a strong senior campaign this spring. He was the area’s top boys scorer with 113 goals and 248 points for a Chaminade team that won 21 games and earned the No. 2 seed in the Missouri Water Polo district tournament.
Owen Waeckerle, junior, Lafayette
Waeckerle broke out last season with an All-Metro second team selection, and he kept up his strong offensive ways this year with 84 goals and 52 assists for 220 points, totals that were good for third, third and second, respectively, in the area and earned him a nod as the Missouri Water Polo Dick Newman offensive player of the year.
Evan Zimmerman, senior, SLUH
The only repeat member of the All-Metro first team, Zimmerman was a key cog in the Junior Billikens’ run to repeating their Missouri Water Polo district championship. He tallied 53 goals and 130 points, providing a dual threat on both ends of the pool for SLUH, which extended its own record with its 24th MWP district title. Zimmerman will play club water polo at Boston College.
All-Metro water polo second team
Olivia Brzyski, junior, Marquette
Brzyski was the area’s top female goalie with a 19-1 record, 6.71 goals against average and 214 saves for the two-time defending district champion Mustangs. She also tied for first among all female players with 66 assists.
Gio Bucci, freshman, MICDS
Bucci made an immediate impact in his first high school season by finishing in the top six in three scoring categories — tied for sixth in goals (67), tied for fifth in assists (48) and fourth in the area scoring race with 182 points.
Nolan Budnick, junior, Lafayette
Budnick was among the area’s top goalies this season with a first-team all-district nod after a 10-win campaign that included an 8.29 goals against average and 167 saves.
Alan Conway, senior, Parkway Central
Conway ranked second among all area players with 55 assists this season, while also tossing in 36 goals and compiling 127 points for the Colts, who finished third at the district tournament.
Mili Pavlovic, freshman, Lindbergh
Pavlovic had an outstanding rookie campaign for the Flyers, who finished fourth at the district tournament, tallying 67 goals (tying for sixth in the area with fellow freshman Gio Bucci of MICDS) and 163 points, which was good for eighth in the area scoring race.
Cooper Venneman, senior, De Smet
Venneman was a key cog in the Spartans’ surprising run to a runner-up finish at the district tournament with 67 goals (tied for sixth in the area) and 46 assists (seventh) for 180 points (fifth). Venneman has signed to play at Mercyhurst.
Welek had a steady season for the Cadets with 49 goals and 39 assists (tied for 10th in the area) for 137 points, which placed him 11th in the area scoring race.
All-Metro water polo third team
Gabe Ahlers, junior, Chaminade
Ahlers tossed in 65 goals and added 48 assists for 178 points this season, all of which ranked in the area top 10, including his sixth-place point total.
Shawn Gill, junior, Lindbergh
Gill finished 10th in the area with 61 goals and was 12th in the area scoring race with 135 points.
Noah Hoffman, junior, Parkway Central
Hoffman followed in the footsteps of all-time great Ian Conway with a strong season in goal, compiling a 14-7 record with an 8.99 goals against average and 215 saves, which ranked third in the area.
Cassidy Kerber, sophomore, Marquette
Kerber had another standout season for the two-time defending champion Mustangs with 95 goals and 65 assists for 255 points, all of which were third among area female players.
Max Moore, junior, Parkway West
Moore was a proficient offensive player for the Longhorns with 68 goals (fifth among all area players) and 146 points, which was the 10th-best scoring total in the area.
Derek Nester, senior, SLUH
Nester was a key contributor this spring for the two-time defending champion Junior Billikens with 35 goals and 25 assists for 95 points.
Talia Ramsey, senior, Lafayette
Ramsey was a strong offensive weapon again this season with 106 goals and 278 points, both ranking second among all area female players, while tying for the area lead with 66 assists.
St. Louis University High junior Nick Zimmerman is the All-Metro water polo player of the year.
