Chris Rhodes is a photographer and reporter for RiverBender and EdGlenToday.com. He is a graduate of Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey, IL with a degree in Criminal Justice. He also runs the Madison County Scanner Page.
Chris loves camping,fishing, and photography. Chris is an Eagle Scout and lives in East Alton.
ROXANA – Austin Wilburn, a senior football player has been named the October Male Athlete of the Month for the Roxana Shells. Wilburn, who plays for second-year head coach Wade DeVries. Wilburn has been playing football for six years and he said the best part is for sure the physicality involved...
ALTON - Senior soccer player Braden Schrimpf is the October Male Athlete of the Month for Alton High School. Schrimpf has been playing soccer since he was 13 years old. “I would like to thank my parents Matt and Jen for allowing me to play soccer at a high level from a young age," he said....
JERSEY - Bria Tuttle, a freshman golfer, is the October Female Athlete of the Month Jersey Community High School. Tuttle's coach is Stote Reeder. Tuttle has been playing golf for about a year. What she likes most about it is that it may be the most frustrating sport she plays, but it is the most...
JERSEY - Cole Martinez, a sophomore cross country runner, is the October Male Athlete of the Month for Jersey Community High School. Martinez's coach is Harold Landon. Martinez has run cross country since freshman year. He enjoys everything about the sport and running in general, from hitting times...
ALTON - East Alton’s Joe Unverzagt had the honor of being Smoothie King in Alton’s first customer Saturday for a grand opening celebration. Unverzagt arrived at 9:50 p.m. Friday and remained in that position until the Smoothie King opened at 8 a.m. Saturday. The first 50 individuals...
BOYS SOCCER IHSA CLASS 1A REGIONAL FINAL AT MARQUETE CATHOLIC MARQUETTE CATHOLIC 8, HILLSBORO 0: Nick LaFata had a hat trick, while Luke Atkinson had a brace (two goals) as Marquette built a 7-0 halftime lead in going on to win its IHSA regional over Hillsboro. LaFata scored in the...
GRANITE CITY - Emma VanBuskirk, a senior tennis player, is the October Female Athlete of the Month for Granite City High School. VanBuskirk's coach is Linda Ames, and she has been playing tennis all four years of high school. "I think learning how to play an individual sport over the past four...
SOUTHWESTERN - Gavin Day, a sophomore football player, is the October Male Athlete of the Month for Southwestern High School. Day is coached by Pat Keith. Day has played football for 9 years. "I would like to thank my parents for keeping my confidence up and believing in me," Day said. His accomplishments...
BETHALTO - Both Carlinville and Civic Memorial swept their respective groups to advance to the championship match on Saturday afternoon at the Civic Memorial Volleyball Tournament. Carlinville finished in first place in Group A, winning all three of their matches over Metro East Lutheran,...
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - Alton Main Street hosted the highly anticipated Downtown Alton Chili Cook-Off Saturday along the Mississippi Riverfront at Argosy Casino. A packed crowd sampled the chili and voted on prize winners throughout the day. There were 18 teams registered this year,...
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