Rick Wiegand | Athlete of the Week - Republic-Times

Rick Wiegand | Athlete of the Week

Corey Saathoff- March 5, 2015

R-T Athlete of the Week, Rick Wiegand

Waterloo High School senior basketball player Rick Wiegand is this week’s Republic-Times Athlete of the Week. Wiegand, who led the Bulldogs in scoring this season, poured in 17 points in Monday’s regional loss to Mascoutah, and exploded for 26 points in Friday’s senior night home win over Civic Memorial. Last Tuesday, Wiegand scored 22 points in a win over Jerseyville. “I thought Rick really played his best basketball late in the season and he helped lead us to some victories late,” Waterloo head coach CJ Cruser said.

Great job, Rick!

The Athlete of the Week is sponsored by Mertz Ford.

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.