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.
EAST ALTON/WOOD RIVER/ALTON- The East Alton Wood River High School Oilers and the Alton High School Redbirds are both hoping to gain their first win of the season in their individual matchups against the Bunker Hill Minutemen and the Belleville East Lancers respectively this Friday...
BETHALTO/JERSEYVILLE- For the first time in quite a while, the Civic Memorial High School Eagles football team has kicked off the season a strong 3-0 start.
“You know, we’re getting better,” Head Coach Justin Winslow said, maintaining a humble attitude towards his...
GODFREY- For Marquette Catholic and Alton High Schools , there is a bit of a rivalry between the schools within the same city.
The two schools' girls tennis teams hit the courts on Tuesday at Lewis and Clark Community College's tennis facility at in order to settle the rivalry...
EAST ALTON/WOOD RIVER- It was clear when Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood” came over the gymnasium speakers at East Alton Wood River High School , there was a rivalry at hand in the night’s volleyball game against Roxana High School .
At Tuesday’s game, the...
GRAFTON - The sights and sounds of autumn are in full force during Apple Festival at the Pere Marquette Lodge & Conference Center between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. this Sunday .
“It’s going to be a fun day, and we have a really good turnout,” Director of Marketing...
ALTON - The long-awaited unveiling of the Miles Davis statue took place in a special ceremony at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, on 3rd St. in Downtown Alton .
Several notable people, including Alton Mayor Brant Walker , Illinois State Representative Dan Beiser and Senator Bill Haine...
GRAFTON - Participants from all over the region swam upstream to the Twisted Cat Outdoor Classic fishing tournament , held between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, at the Grafton Harbor .
A total of 21 teams of fishing enthusiasts loaded up their boats and headed ou...
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