gets underway Thursday with a trio of play-in games before the 16-team first round commences Monday and Tuesday.
Here are five players to keep an eye on in this year’s postseason:
Dimmock has followed up a 78-goal, 176-point season a year ago with a strong junior campaign. Heading into the district tourney, he has popped in 66 goals and compiled 155 points, which are good for sixth and seventh in the area, respectively. The fourth-seeded Colts (11-7), who won an MWP title in 2023 and were runners-up last spring, will take on No. 13 MICDS (5-7) in the first round.
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Greenwood has had a strong season dishing the ball for the Flyers. The junior is tied for the area lead in assists with 49, distributing it to scorers like Luke Donze, Mili Pavlovic and Shawn Gill, who have each scored at least 55 goals this season. Third-seeded Lindbergh (21-5) will face either Pattonville (0-8) or John Burroughs (3-7) in a first-round game.
Skale was an All-Metro third-team selection last season and has followed that up with an even stronger senior campaign. He leads the area with 96 goals and also paces all MWP players in points with 212 for a Chaminade team that has not won a district championship and is searching for its first title game appearance since 2008. The No. 2 seed Red Devils (20-5) will square off against either Summit (3-5) or Kirkwood (0-19) in the first round of districts.
Waeckerle broke out last season with 69 goals and an area-high 85 assists on his way to a nod on the All-Metro second team. As a junior this spring, he has kept up his strong offensive ways with 81 goals and 49 assists for 211 points. Waeckerle’s assist total has him tied for the top spot among area players and his point total is just two shy of his output last season. The No. 5 seed Lancers (18-8) will have a first-round matchup with No. 12 Parkway South (8-8).
The only returning member of the All-Metro first team is enjoying another strong campaign for the defending MWP champion Junior Billikens. Zimmerman has tallied 46 goals and 116 points, providing a dual threat on both ends of the pool for SLUH (14-3). The top-seed Jr. Bills’ journey for a record-extending 24th MWP district title with a first-round contest against either Clayton/Webster Groves (5-7) or Parkway North (4-4).
