Chris Rhodes, Reporter

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.

Metro East Lutheran played Nashville in boys basketball. Nashville won 46 to 19
Edwardsville Girls played Highland in a girls basketball game today. Highland won 47 to 45.
SEE PHOTO GALLERY: EAST ALTON – Edwardsville hockey goalie Mason Young has been one of the Tigers’ best players thus far, and on Thursday night at the East Alton Ice Arena, he came through again, making 36 saves on 40 DeSmet Jesuit shots. But a pair of early first period goals...
SEE PHOTO GALLERY BELOW: GLEN CARBON – A second-quarter run by Marissa, in which they outscored Father McGivney Catholic 21-3, including a string of 12 unanswered points, made the difference as the Meteors defeated the Griffins 66-33 Friday night in the home opener at the McGivney...
ALTON - A man robbed the Casey's on Washington Avenue in Alton late Friday night. Alton Police Officer Emily Hejna said Saturday morning that the department is investigating the report of an armed robbery last night at the Casey's on Washington, but aren't going to be releasing any more at the...
Father McGivney played Marissa in a boys basketball game friday night. Marissa won 66-33.
CIVIC MEMORIAL 71, WATERLOO 14: The Civic Memorial Eagles jumped out to a 40-8 halftime lead and were never headed in their Mississippi Valley Conference win over the Bulldogs at home. Anna Hall led CM with 22 points, eight rebounds and seven steals, Hannah Sontag scored 14 points and...
Edwardsville Hockey played DeSmet tonight. DeSmet won 4 to 1.
Civic Memorial Girls Basketball team had a home game tonight against Waterloo. Civic Memorial won the game.
ALTON – The Alton Community Unit School District Number 11 Board of Education declined to take further action following an investigation into an incident during Alton High School’s boys' basketball game against Riverview Gardens of Riverview, Mo., on Nov. 23. The Redbirds’ boy...