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Chaminade's Ryan Walsh celebrates a birdie on the sixth hole during the Class 5 District 1 golf tournament on Monday, May 9, 2022, at Aberdeen Golf Club in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ County, Mo. Gordon Radford | Special to
Chaminade's Ryan Walsh tees off on the 11th hole during the Class 5 District 1 golf tournament on Monday, May 9, 2022, at Aberdeen Golf Club in ×îÐÂÐÓ°ÉÔ´´ County, Mo. Gordon Radford | Special to
2022 All-Metro boys golf first team
Max Boland, senior, Webster Groves
Max Boland, Webster Groves golf
Helped lead the Statesmen to the Class 4 team championship, the program’s first since 1954. Boland finished in a tie for ninth place at the season-opening Bantle Memorial Tournament before embarking on a strong postseason run that included second-place finishes at both the Suburban Conference Red Pool and Class 4 District 2 tournaments and a sixth-place effort at state. A second-team All-Metro selection last season.
Joey Friedel, senior, Fort Zumwalt South
Joey Friedel, Fort Zumwalt South golf
For the second consecutive spring, Friedel pulled double duty for the Bulldogs' boys golf and baseball teams and again excelled at both. He earned medalist honors at the GAC Central Tournament and also had top-10 regular-season finishes at the Bulldog Battle and Bogey Hills Invitational, as well as tying for eighth at the Class 4 District 2 tournament and posting a third-place finish at the Class 4 state tourney. A Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete selection, Friedel will play golf at Missouri S&T.
John Guerra, junior, Chaminade
John Guerra, Chaminade golf
Guerra fired a two-day total of even-par 144 to earn a third-place finish at the Class 5 state tournament, the highest finish for any area golfer in the state's largest classification. He also garnered a pair of top-10 regular-season outings with a tie for fourth at the Bantle Memorial Tournament and a tie for sixth at the Bulldog Battle.
Andrew Hennen, senior, Lutheran South
Andrew Hennen, Lutheran South golf
The only repeat member of the All-Metro first team, Hennen had another strong campaign as a senior. His standout regular season included his second successive White Division title at the Warrenton Invitational. He carried that success over into the postseason with a first-place performance at the Class 4 District 1 tournament and a runner-up showing in the Class 4 state tourney for the second season in a row.
Trey Rusthoven, junior, Fort Zumwalt East
Trey Rusthoven, Fort Zumwalt East golf
An All-Metro third-team pick last season, Rusthoven had a strong year on the amateur circuit and carried that over into a solid high school season. He finished third at the GAC Central Tournament, fourth in the White Division of the Bogey Hills Invitational, tied for fourth at the Lake Forest Challenge and tied for sixth at the Bulldog Battle. Rusthoven also had a strong postseason with a medalist performance in the Class 4 District 2 Tournament and a tie for fourth at the Class 4 state tournament.
Trip Sanfelippo, senior, Lafayette
Trip Sanfelippo, Lafayette golf
Posted a quartet of top-four finishes this spring. Sanfelippo lost in a playoff and finished second at the Seckman Invitational, tied for second at the Webster Cup, came in third at the Lake Forest Challenge and finished in a tie for fourth at the Class 5 District 2 Tournament. Sanfelippo capped off his season with an all-state finish at the Class 5 state tourney by tying for 14th.
2022 All-Metro boys golf second team
Benjamin Berger, junior, Francis Howell Central
An All-Metro second-team selection for a second successive season, Berger had an another strong campaign that featured a first-place finish at the GAC South Tournament and a runner-up finish in the Blue Division of the Bogey Hills Invitational after losing a four-hole playoff. He also finished fourth in the White Division at the Warrenton Invitational, tied for fourth at the Class 5 District 2 Tournament and tied for ninth at the Class 5 state tournament for his second consecutive all-state finish.
Caden Cannon, senior, O'Fallon
The repeat All-Metro second-team pick won the Southwestern Conference Tournament, including a personal-best 66 in the opening round, and he also fashioned a tie for fifth place at the Alton Tee-Off Classic. Cannon tied for 14th at the Class 3A Lockport Sectional to qualify for the state tournament, where he finished in a tie for 28th. Cannon has signed to play at Florida A&M.
Kal Kolar, senior, Maplewood-Richmond Heights
The All-Metro boys golfer of the year as a junior, Kolar wrapped up a stellar high school career with a strong senior campaign. He won the Class 2 District 1 Tournament by 11 strokes and then finished fifth at the Class 2 state tournament, his third top-five state finish in as many tries. Kolar also won a playoff to capture medalist honors at the Seckman Invitational and tied for fourth at the Lake Forest Challenge.
Mason Lewis, freshman, Edwardsville
Lewis burst on to the high school golf scene last fall with a strong freshman campaign. He fired a 1-under-par 71 to win the Class 3A Collinsville Regional and also captured medalist honors at the Crusader Invitational. Lewis also had a pair of top-four outings with a tie for third place at the Alton Tee-Off Classic and a fourth-place finish in the Southwestern Conference Tournament.
Trigg Lindahl, sophomore, Hermann
Lindahl carded a two-day total of 6-over-par 148 at the Class 2 state tournament to become the first boys golf individual state champion in school history. That round included a 1-under 70 in the opening round. He also fired a 1-under 70 to win the Four Rivers Conference Tournament by seven strokes and then won the St. James Tournament two days later. Lindahl also won all five nine-hole matches he competed in this season.
Blake Skornia, senior, De Smet
Skornia followed up a strong junior season with a solid senior campaign. He won the prestigious Webster Cup tournament title and also tied for medalist honors at the Class 5 District 2 Tournament, both times shooting a 1-under-par 71. Tied for 24th in the Class 5 state tournament. Skornia has signed to play golf at SIU Carbondale.
2022 All-Metro boys golf third team
Harper Ackermann, freshman, CBC
Ackermann became an immediate force on the high school golf scene with a strong first season that included a co-district championship, a second-place finish at the Bulldog Battle, a tie for second at the Webster Cup and a tie for sixth at the Bantle Memorial Tournament. Tied for 17th in Class 5 state tournament, helping Cadets tie for third as a team.
Max Bruening, junior, Althoff
Bruening posted a strong junior campaign for the Crusaders, highlighted by a postseason run that included a second-place finish at the Class 2A Salem Regional and a fifth-place showing at the Class 2A Effingham Sectional, which led to a 26th-place effort in the 3A state tournament. Bruening also finished in a tie for third at the Alton Tee-Off Classic.
Carter Goebel, senior, Mater Dei
Capped standout high school career, which included a Class 1A team title in Oct. 2019, with a strong senior season. He won the Class 2A Salem Regional and tied for sixth at the Class 2A Effingham Sectional, helping Knights win team title in both tournaments before capping it off with a tie for 11th individually at the Class 2A state tournament. Goebel has signed to play golf at Southern Indiana.
Augie Johnson, junior, Francis Howell
Johnson had a standout season in which he was the first Vikings boys golfer in at least 15 years to shoot in the 70s or better in every 18-hole tournament. He tied for third at both the Bulldog Battle and Bogey Hills Invitational’s Blue Division and was fourth at the GAC South Tournament. Johnson then tied for seventh at the Class 5 District 2 Tournament and achieved all-state status with a tie for 14th at the Class 5 state tourney.
Dominic Mazzola, sophomore, Marquette
Mazzola, whose brother Blake was an All-Metro first-team selection last year, had a strong postseason run that included a tie for seventh at the Class 5 District 2 Tournament and a tie for ninth at the Class 5 state tournament. He also finished in a tie for ninth at the Lake Forest Challenge and a tie for 11th at the Webster Cup.
Matthew Politte, senior, Priory
Politte had a strong postseason for the Ravens, who had the area's highest team showing in Class 5 with a second-place finish. He tied for fourth at the Class 5 District 2 tournament, in which Priory won the team title, and he followed that up with a tie for fifth at the Class 5 state tournament.

