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.
GODFREY - Tap-toeing jazz routines, en-point ballet dances and more were all featured at this Friday's "Live. Love. Dance." recital hosted by DanceWorks Studio of Jerseyville.
Packing the Hatheway Cultural Center at Lewis and Clark Community College , dozens of dancers from the ages...
ALTON – In the first game of their Redbird Round Robin Tournament on Friday, the Alton High School softball team showcased what they were made of as they defeated the East Alton Wood River High School Oilers 6-1 in seven innings.
Coming off of a 6-3 loss against Edwardsville...
DanceWorks Studio of Jerseyville held their "Live. Love. Dance." recital this Friday, May 6 at the Hatheway Cultural Center in the campus of Lewis and Clark Community College.
An upward of 100 little girls to young women performed dances to over 40 different routines throughout the night. ...
In the first game of their Redbird Round Robin Tournament on Friday, the Alton High School softball team showcased what they were made of as they defeated the East Alton Wood River High School Oilers 6-1 in seven.
EDWARDSVILLE – A walk-off three-run home run by Edwardsville High School’s Sarah Hangsleben propelled herself, along with Rachel Anderson and Hayli Green across home plate for a 6-3 win Thursday against the Alton High School Redbirds .
“That’s definitely...
A walk-off three run home run by Edwardsville High School’s Sarah Hangsleben propelled herself, along with Rachel Anderson and Hayli Green across home plate to bring the score to 6-3 to this Thursday’s game against the Alton High School Redbirds.
EDWARDSVILLE – Within the Edwardsville School District , students go above and beyond what is expected of them in order to assist their communities in any way possible.
Amanda Mayfield , a student at Lincoln Middle School, has been nominated for this week’s Student Spotlight...
In preparation for the 10 th Annual Route 66 10K Race, which will be hitting the streets of Edwardsville on Saturday, June 11 th , training to reduce injury and get their bodies physically ready for the race is extremely important for the runners. However, it doesn’t mean that they cannot have...
ALTON – This Wednesday, which was otherwise known as International Star Wars Day, the force was definitely strong with the Roxana High School Shells softball team as they defeated the Marquette Catholic High School Explorers 16-5.
The batters from Roxana certainly kept this game...
This Wednesday, which was otherwise known as International Star Wars Day, the force was definitely strong with the Roxana High School Shells softball team as they defeated the Marquette Catholic High School Explorers 16-5.
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