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.
CHARLESTON — Civic Memorial junior Tullio Zamperi secured a spot in the finals of the Class 2A IHSA State Track and Field Meet in the 800-meter run on Friday, May 30, 2025, finishing ninth in the preliminaries with a time of 1:57.56. Zamperi advanced to Saturday's finals just behind Roxana’s...
CHARLESTON - Metro East Lutheran High School junior John Shank achieved a personal record of 4 minutes, 39.60 seconds in the 1,600-meter run on Thursday, May 29, 2025, at the 1A IHSA State Track and Field Meet in Charleston. Thursday was Shank's first time breaking the 4:40 barrier. The performance...
CHARLESTON - Marquette Catholic discus thrower Jack Beaber is preparing for the state finals after securing a spot among the top nine competitors with a throw of 46.8 meters (153 feet, 1 inch) on Thursday, May 29, 2025. The state finals are scheduled for Saturday, May 31, 2025, in Charleston, where...
CHARLESTON — Father McGivney’s 4x800 relay team of Will Rakers, Liam Boeving, Gus Range and Liam Schmidt secured a spot in the 1A IHSA State Track and Field Finals on Saturday, May 31, 2025, after finishing seventh in the preliminaries Thursday, May 29, 2025, with a time of 8:15.09 at...
GREENVILLE — Calhoun Warriors defeated Gibault Catholic Varsity Hawks 5-1 on Wednesday at Robert E. Smith Field in the 1A IHSA Greenville Sectional Baseball Semifinal game. The Warriors took the lead in the third inning when an error allowed them to score one run. Jack Goode earned the win...
GREENVILLE - Father McGivney Catholic Varsity Griffins defeated Christ Our Rock Lutheran Stallions 17-2 Wednesday at Greenville University, in the 1A IHSA Sectional Baseball Semifinals. The Griffins took an early lead in the top of the first inning, capitalizing on a fielder’s choice and a...
O'FALLON, Ill. — O'Fallon secured a 1-0 victory over Edwardsville in the IHSA Girls Soccer Sectional Semifinals Monday night, advancing to the next round after a tightly contested match on O'Fallon’s home field. The two teams met for the third time this season, having split their regular-season...
CHARLESTON - Father McGivney Catholic's Elana Rybak won the Class 1A championship in the 800 meters and 1,600 meters, while the Triad 4x100 meter relay team won the Class 2A title in the race, and other local athletes performed well in the IHSA girls state track meet finals, held Saturday at...
CHARLESTON - Triad High School’s Lady Knights captured the 2A state championship in the 4 x 100-meter relay at the state track meet, setting a new school record with a time of 47.39 seconds. The relay team, composed of Addie Field, Mikayla Niehaus, Izzy Stein, and Sophia Schardan, secured...
CHARLESTON — Elena Rybak of Father McGivney Catholic High School secured her fourth consecutive Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state championship in the 1,600-meter race Saturday, May 24, 2025, at the IHSA Girls State Track Finals in Charleston. Rybak entered the competition with...
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