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.
ALTON – The Power of the Giraffe is a locally operated not-for-profit organization that reminds people to “stick their neck out” and put smiles on the faces of cancer patients.
On Saturday, the organization held its third annual 5K and walk in order to raise funds to provide...
SEE VIDEO OF ALTON-CM SOFTBALL GAME BELOW:
ALTON 10, CIVIC MEMORIAL 2: Ashlyn Betz, Tomi Dublo and Sydney Hartmann each homered as Alton defeated Civic Memorial 10-2 at Bethalto Sports Complex Friday. The Redbirds went to 16-5 on the year, while the Eagles fell to 7-9.
Betz...
ALTON - Alton Middle School's theater department is taking a walk on the wild side for their upcoming performances of their spring musical, CATS. Performances will take place this Friday, April 21, and Saturday, April 22, at 7 p.m in the newly dedicated Cliff Davenport Auditorium at AMS, located at...
EDWARDSVILLE - The Wildey Theatre, located at 252 N. Main St. in Edwardsville, has filled this week's schedule with amazing musical performances and renowned film screenings.
At 7 p.m. Monday, April 17, St. Gregory Church, Granite City's "Hrayr" ARF Gomideh, "Antranig," AYF "Rubena," and ARS Chapters...
BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial High School Eagles baseball team captured two victories over the Roxana High School Shells in the doubleheader match up that occurred on Saturday.
GAME ONE: Civic Memorial, 12, Roxana 7.
The Eagles were able to come out and score three runs in the first,...
BRIGHTON - Solid pitching by Collin Baumgartner led the Southwestern High School Piasa Birds to 3-1 victory over the Roxana High School Shells Friday.
As four-time defending conference champions, the Piasa Birds have a large reputation that precedes them.
"Right now, we're 3-0 for our conference....
EDWARDSVILLE - The Wildey Theatre, located at 252 N. Main St. in Edwardsville, will enchant and entertain audiences with this week's $2 Tuesday Movie and special musical performance.
On at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" will illuminate the Wildey's movie screen....
GODFREY - On Friday, seven incredibly bright teams from high schools around the region headed to Lewis and Clark Community College's River Bend Arena for the 10th Annual Trebuchet Competition. The battle between schools would simply "make you want to hurl."
"Hurling," in this instance, i...
EAST ALTON - Another Baalman took the mound for Calhoun on Friday against East Alton-Wood River and to no surprise, had a strong pitching outing.
Calhoun sophomore Drew Baalman notched the 9-4 win for the Warriors over the Oilers at Wood River on Friday. Baalman took the win for the Warriors with...
CIVIC MEMORIAL 14, EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER 0 (5 INNINGS): David Lane and Corey Price each went 3-for-3 with doubles as Civic Memorial defeated East Alton-Wood River 14-0 in five innings Thursday as Trenton Smith threw a five-inning no-hitter. The Eagles improved to 8-3 on the year; the Oilers...
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