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 - For some young female athletes, finding the sport that they love the most can occur with a series of trial and error.
Fortunately for the young ladies at this week’s Edwardsville High School Summer Volleyball Camps , it seems that they have discovered, or even sharpened...
BETHALTO - On this hot and windy Thursday afternoon, recreation league baseball was in full force at the Bethalto Field of Dreams.
The sports complex was lively with a number of games occurring this afternoon as the Vipers faced the Athletics in a matchup between two Tri-City Major...
EDWARDSVILLE - The highly anticipated Edwardsville Route 66 Festival will be cruising its way back into the downtown area this Friday and Saturday for two jam-packed days of classic cars, great food and family fun.
With new additions like the Classic Car Show prior to the festival's favorite...
EDWARDSVILLE – To Edwardsville High School boys’ head track coach Chad Lakatos , growing faster as a runner and an all-around athlete needs to start at a young age.
Boys and girls entering the first grade all the way to incoming freshman were welcomed out to the 2016 Tiger Speed...
EDWARDSVILLE - The City of Edwardsville Parks and Recreation summer softball season is off to a great start with its teams heading out to the ball diamonds of Vadalabene Park at 501 & 599 Voge Ave .
In a 6 p.m. Tuesday game, R.P. Lumber faced Brinkman Orthodontics. The two teams,...
ALTON - Despite the soggy weather, cyclists, supporters and people living with diabetes came out to bring awareness to the disease at the 2016 St. Louis Tour de Cure .
Beginning at 6 a.m. this Saturday morning at the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater , riders joined together in camaraderie,...
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