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.
BETHALTO - The Civic Memorial High School Eagles football team has a final opportunity to increase their 6-2 season record with their non-conference matchup against Mt. Zion High School at home at 7 tonight.
After falling last Friday to the undefeated Triad High School Knights 35-13,...
GLEN CARBON - Most students enjoy their summer vacation swimming and enjoying the sunny weather.
For Columbus Elementary fifth-grade student Kaeden Hawkins , his vacation was spent hitting the ice with the Chicago Jr. Blackhawks hockey team.
In the spring of 2014, Kaeden began th...
JERSEYVILLE - After an emotional senior night ceremony, the Jersey Community High School Panthers volleyball team truly persevered and took down the Civic Memorial High School Eagles (26-24, 27-25, 25-18) Thursday evening on the Panthers’ home court.
As the first set began, bot...
ALTON - Three state tennis qualifiers from Marquette Catholic High School capped an exciting season Thursday with an appearance in Chicago for the IHSA Girls Tennis State Championship after a tough schedule.
Senior Shelby Jones squared off in Chicago singles competition, while he...
EDWARDSVILLE - On an already emotional night, the Edwardsville High School Tigers Girls Volleyball team fell in three matches to their opponents from Belleville West High School .
To start off the match, the Tigers honored their four graduating seniors, Emma Dyer, Sydney Wright, Allison...
ALTON - On the brisk yet beautiful Saturday afternoon, nothing was better than a nice hot bowl of chili to warm up any food enthusiast.
Beginning at noon, the crowd stretched from Piasa St. to the warehouse behind Elijah P’s to get their hands on tickets and spoons to sample...
GRAFTON- Sometimes, taking the time to unplug and enjoy the simple things in life is exactly what one needs.
A large group of demonstrators and vendors did just that this weekend for the annual Grafton Rendezvous in order to relive the frontier era before 1840 .
Gatherers at the rendezvou...
ALTON - The tough work of the 2015 girls tennis season is finally paying off for several area teams.
After Friday and Saturday’s IHSA Girls Tennis Sectional at Alton High School , the best of the best set their goals for State Championships in northern Illinois beginning...
The Grafton Rendezvous occured Saturday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., where a historical reenactment of frontier-era settlers set up camp along the Mississippi River.
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