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.
ALTON - Rayna Raglin of Alton won state titles in the 100-meter and 200-meter races and placed eighth in the 400 on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the IHSA Class 3A Girls State Track and Field Meet at Eastern Illinois University’s O’Brien Field in Charleston. Raglin, a senior, finished firs...
CHARLESTON - Edwardsville’s Jayla Gathing won the girls discus state championship Saturday, May 23, 2026, after a tiebreaker decided first place, while teammate Joi Story surged from 10th to third, giving Edwardsville two top-three finishes in the event. Gathing threw 46.17 meters, matching...
CHARLESTON — Morgan Allen ended her Jersey girls track and field career with a seventh-place finish in the high jump at the IHSA Class 2A Girls Meet on Saturday, May 23, 2026, in Charleston. Allen cleared 1.55 meters, or 5 feet, 1 inch, in the finals. Mendota’s Mariyah Elam won the event...
CHARLESTON — Edwardsville senior Joi Story won the shot put title Saturday, May 23, 2026, at the 3A IHSA State Track and Field Meet, taking first place with a toss of 13.52 meters, or 44 feet, 4.25 inches, in the championship round. Jaloni Wiley of Homewood-Flossmoor finished second with ...
CHARLESTON - Triad advanced several individuals on Friday, May 22, 2026, to the IHSA 2A state girls track and field finals on Saturday, May 23, 2026, and, like nearby Edwardsville, is primed to compete for a team state championship. Morgan Allen, Jersey High's high jump star, also made the finals,...
CHARLESTON – As expected, Edwardsville and Alton are set for strong finishes in Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A State Girls Track and Field Finals. Sophie Shapiro led Edwardsville qualifying in the 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, and two relays. Rayna Raglin of Alton qualified in all three of...
CHARLESTON - Sarah Rider of Civic Memorial High School said competing in the 100-meter hurdles at state was an overwhelming but rewarding experience after qualifying with a personal record at the Triad Sectional and finishing 29th in the preliminaries. Rider, a junior at CM, ran 16.27 in the 100...
CHARLESTON - Kaylee Shields returned to the IHSA 2A state track and field meet and tied for 13th in the preliminaries Friday, May 22, 2026, clearing 3.20 meters after missing the previous year, as the Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Female Athlete of the Month said she was focused on reaching the finals...
CHARLESTON — Carrollton sophomore Chloe McAdams and Gillespie freshman Ella Brawner advanced Thursday, May 21, 2026, to Saturday’s finals at the IHSA Class 1A Girls State Track and Field Meet in Charleston, turning in top-four qualifying performances in the discus and pole vault. McAdams...
SPRINGFIELD - Triad High School claimed the IHSA 2A Girls Track and Field Sectional title on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Springfield Southeast with 119.33 points, edging East St. Louis with 115.5 points. Springfield Sacred-Heart Griffin was third with 63 points, Highland fourth with 57 points. Roxana...
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