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.
WOOD RIVER - Automotive care has been at the forefront of Mike Baggett’s mind since 1990 when he and his father opened their first shop in Belleville. In 1995, Baggett brought the business to Wood River as Pro Automotive Services.
“We moved this business from Belleville twenty-somethin...
ALTON - The Marquette Catholic High School Explorers football team (0-2) is ready to face off in their first Prairie State Conference battle of the season against the Nokomis High School Redskins (0-2). However, it might not take place on this potentially rainy Friday night.
Notorious...
ALTON - The public is invited to bring their furry friends to the Canine Carnival at the Alton Farmer’s & Artisans’ Market on Sat, Sept 10 th from 8:00 a.m. until Noon. At this free event organized by Alton Main Street and SNIP Alliance, there will be many activities to enjoy and pet-relate...
EDWARDSVILLE – The scenario is simple: two undefeated teams walk onto the court and only one can win.
That is exactly what happened Wednesday night at Edwardsville High School . The Tigers , fresh off a victorious tournament on their home court, faced off against the St. Joseph’s...
The St. Joseph Academy Angels traveled from St. Louis to face the Edwardsville High School Tigers girls volleyball team. The Tigers fell 2-1 to the Angels in the match.
ALTON - Though their team ultimately fell to the Quincy High School Blue Devils 35-21 last Friday night, the Alton High School Redbirds offense did what they could to ensure that their team would not be taking that loss quietly.
Without the help of Johnathan Bumpers and Darrell Smith duri...
ALTON - The Redbird Volleyball Classic came to a close this Saturday afternoon at Alton High School and while the competition was intense, the hosting team prevailed unscathed.
After winning each of their five matches throughout the weekend, Sydney Schmidt took home the honor...
ALTON - The Alton High School Lady Redbirds volleyball team stretched their record to 4-1 for the 2016 season in their first day of play in their own Redbird Volleyball Classic .
The two-day tournament, which began on Friday, Sept. 2, and continues Saturday, Sept. 3 , brings...
ALTON - In a tough battle all the way around, the Quincy Sr. High School Blue Devils ultimately defeated the Alton High School Redbirds 35-21 in their non-conference matchup this F riday night at Public School Stadium.
The Blue Devils expand their record to 1-1 while the Redbirds...
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