Taylor Augustine | Athlete of the Week - Republic-Times

Taylor Augustine | Athlete of the Week

Corey Saathoff- January 27, 2017

Taylor Augustine

The Republic-Times Athlete of the Week is Waterloo High School basketball player Taylor Augustine.

The senior guard recorded her 1,000th career point during Saturday’s win at Valmeyer, leading the Bulldogs with 17 points on the day.

She added 17 points in Monday’s 70-35 home win over Mascoutah.

Pictured, Waterloo head coach Matt Lucash presents Augustine with her milestone 1,000th-point ball prior to Monday’s game.

Augustine, who is averaging 11.4 points per game this season, is the second-leading girls basketball scorer in school history behind Jennifer Conway. (submitted photo)

Corey Saathoff

Corey is the editor of the Republic-Times. He has worked at the newspaper since 2004, and currently resides in Columbia. He is also the principal singer-songwriter and plays guitar in St. Louis area country-rock band The Trophy Mules.