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.
EDWARDSVILLE – On the night of their annual Volley for a Cure match, the Edwardsville Tigers girls’ volleyball team pushed passed the O’Fallon Panthers t o victory after three grueling sets (20-25, 25-21, 25-15) on Tuesday night.
“We were a little out of...
EDWARDSVILLE – Students, alumni, along with faculty and staff members of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville kicked off their busy Homecoming Saturday morning with the inaugural SIUE Cougars Unleashed Homecoming Run.
The 5K, 10K and 1-mile fun run gave the diverse...
ALTON - It was a knock down, drag out battle for the first win of the season for both teams this Friday night at Public School Stadium .
Unfortunately for one of the sides, one team was forced to walk away with the loss. There was a lot of mud with plenty of sweat and a few tears shed...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville High School's Addy Zeller carded a 1-over 73 Thursday to take medalist honors as her Tigers shot 319 on the day, good enough for second place in their Gary Bair Invitational Tournament at Oak Brook Golf Club, a par-72, 5,176-yard layout.
O'Fallon, led by Emily Marrs'...
WOOD RIVER - Edwardsville High School's Ben Tyrell led the field with a 1-over 73 to take the day's medalist honors as Edwardsville won the Southwestern Conference boys golf crown with a team 299 Monday at Wood River's Belk Park Golf Course, a par-72, 6,861-yard course.
The title was the Tigers'...
DOW – Autumn has finally arrived and while the pumpkin patches have been packed with patrons, something more sinister is on the horizon: Halloween.
Luckily for those love who getting spooked, “R” Acres of Terror is back and better than ever. The haunted attraction opens...
ALTON - The 8 th Annual Miles for Meso 5K and 3K Fun Run and Walk did its job in one of the best ways possible: raise awareness for mesothelioma, a terrible and rare type of cancer caused by asbestos, and have a great time while doing so.
In the race, which took place on Saturday, Sept....
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