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 – Spring has officially sprung around the area and as put away their winter coats and boots, some are exchanging their cold-weather necessities for some golf clubs and heading to their favorite courses.
Oak Brook Golf Club welcomes golfers of any skillset to come to...
ALTON – In this gorgeous Saturday morning's game, the Alton High School Redbirds girls soccer team landed a win on their new home field, the Piasa Motor Fuels Field , during a non-conference matchup with the Springfield High School Senators .
After an intense defensive battle,...
BETHALTO – This chilly Thursday matchup between the Civic Memorial High School and Southwestern High School baseball teams was not only a battle against the cold, windy weather.
The true battle of the game took place at the mound, where Southwestern junior Collin Baumgartner...
ROXANA - It’s not every day that one can see two coaches sitting side by side, sharing stories of the past and laughing about their futures.
That’s exactly what happened this Monday while Roxana High School hosted East Alton-Wood River in a friendly rival tennis match t...
WOOD RIVER - On this gorgeous but windy Tuesday afternoon, spring was certainly in the air at the ball fields of East Alton-Wood River High School .
As metal collided with the leather and laces, softball and baseball lived in perfect harmony as the ladies of the Oilers Softball team face...
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