Madelaine Gerard is a Staff Writer and Photographer for RiverBender.com.
Born in Alton, Gerard has always been a native of the Riverbend. After attending Bethalto Community District No. 8 schools, she went on to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville where she received her BA in Mass Communications. She is currently working toward her Master's degree.
In her free time, Gerard loves to binge-watch television shows on Netflix, go to the movies, and look at funny cat pictures on the Internet.
After over a week of rain cancellations, the boys are back on the field as the Belleville Hilgards Junior One team took on Bethalto on the away team’s home turf at the Bethalto Sports Complex on June 22, 2015.
Heavy rain and the threat of severe weather turned teams away from their...
Edwardsville High School’s varsity head coach Mike Waldo, along with his assistant coaching squad, hosted a second basketball camp in the school’s Lucco-Jackson Gymnasium starting on June 22, 2015.
The camp’s second session allowed boys who are entering 3 rd grade through...
The Edwardsville High School baseball coaching staff hosted a Tiger Baseball Camp on Wednesday, June 17, at the school’s sport complex.
The first sessions of the Tiger Advanced Hitting Camp and the Baseball Academy, designed for 3 rd -9 th grade boys, began on June 15. These camps gave...
The threat of rain did not keep Edwardsville’s legendary Coach Lori Blade from holding the Lady Tigers Softball Camp in the high school’s gymnasium on June 15.
“I do not even mind being inside when we are doing all of this basic fundamental work,” Blade said. “We...
Edwardsville High School is hosting a speed camp this week under the direction of Tigers' head coach Chad Lakatos, who has coached three state championship track and field teams. Lakatos tries to motivate the kids in their sprinting with positive reinforcement.
Photo Gallery for Speed Camp is below:
Stretches, skills and sprints. Oh my!
Edwardsville High School head track and field coach Chad Lakatos instructed the second week of the 2015 Tiger Speed Camp, which was held at the Winston Brown Track and Field Complex that began on Monday,...
Edwardsville High School varsity boys’ soccer coach Mark Heiderscheid hosted a soccer camp for elementary school boys and middle school boys from Monday, June 8 to Thursday, June 11, 2015.
“It’s been a hot week, and some of the kids are doing other sporting activities in the...
Alison Krauss, Jerry Douglass & Union Station and the Harman Family Bluegrass Band rocked the house at the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater on Saturday, June 13. The crowd was entertained by the entertainers who have a similiar, yet each of their own styles. Rain delayed the concert for a small amount...
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June 13 was a night to remember for guests who enjoyed Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas at the Feed the Need Concert, presented by Senior Services Plus, at the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater.
The Champaign, Ill., native...
As the heat of the day began to subside, the 2015 Junior Boys Baseball teams hit the fields of Gordon F. Moore Park on Thursday evening.
The teams, whose names were inspired by two of the great St. Louis squads, the Cardinals and the Blues, squared off against one another at Diamond #8....
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