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.
SPRINGFIELD SACRED HEART-GRIFFIN 53, CIVIC MEMORIAL 44: Kourtland Tyus led the way with 19 points, and Anna Hall added 12. But it wasn’t enough, as Sacred Heart-Griffin eliminated the Eagles in the Taylorville sectional final Thursday night at Dolph Stanley Court. Both Tyus and Hal...
ALTON – The Alton Police Department is seeking persons of interest regarding a shooting just before midnight Wednesday night. An unidentified 29-year-old male was shot in the shoulder and arm at a residence in the 2300 block of Salu around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday. Alton Police Chief Jason...
GAME VIDEO: SEE PLAY OF THE GAME: ALTON – Josh Rivers had 10 points to lead Alton, with the last three of them being the biggest. Rivers hit a three-point shot that rebounded to him at the buzzer to give the Redbirds a 44-43 win over defending IHSA Class 4A champion Belleville...
ALTON - One person was shot in an incident reported around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday on Salu Street in Alton. One person was airlifted to a St.Louis hospital after being transported to Alton Memorial Hospital. Detectives were called to the scene. On scene were Alton Police Department and Alton Fire...
EDWARDSVILLE - Edwardsville's Will Zupanci was a wrestler in the spotlight at 145 pounds Tuesday night at the IHSA Class 3A Taylorville Dual Team Sectional with his 3-2 victory that pushed the Tigers to a 30-28 win over New Lenox Lincoln-Way West. Zupanci defeated Garrett Geigner in his match...
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA – Edwardsville senior wrestler Noah Surtin concluded the individual season on Saturday at the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament with his 50th win in the semifinals and he ultimately brought home a second-place medal. Surtin, who won the championship at 113 pounds in 2018, brought...
TAYLORVILLE - Civic Memorial's girls basketball team captured a hard-fought battle against the Decatur MacArthur Generals 61-49 Monday night in the Taylorville Sectional semifinals. Anna Hall led the way for CM with 21 points, while Kourtland Tyus had 16 as the Eagles advances to the sectional...
ROXANA – On Saturday, Alex Maguire finished second in the IHSA Class 1A 152-pound division, losing the final to Brody Ivey of Sterling Newman Central Catholic in a 4-3 heartbreaker. On Sunday, Maguire was afforded a hero’s welcome back to Roxana as he returned home from the stat...
CHAMPAIGN-URBANA – Edwardsville’s Noah Surtin and Roxana’s Alex Maguire both finished second in their respective weight classes on the final day of the IHSA state individual wrestling tournament on Saturday at State Farm Center on the campus of the University of Illinois...
CHAMPAIGN - Civic Memorial's Caleb Tyus and East Alton-Wood River’s Jake Erlson were the area standouts Saturday morning and afternoon in the IHSA State Wrestling Tournament in Champaign. East Alton-Wood River’s Jake Erslon beat Colin Dvorak from Lenawins High School 6-3 in the IHSA...
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