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.
ROXANA - In the season opener against the Carlinville High School Cavaliers , the Roxana Sr. High School Shells football team fell short of a victory at the game beginning at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 at Charles Raich Field.
The Cavaliers gained an early point advantage when they scored...
EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER-- The Civic Memorial High School volleyball team soared over East Alton Wood River High Schoo l during their five-set matches on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 6:00 p.m.
In their junior varsity matches , the Oilers started strong and gained an early lead of 8-2. However, th...
ALTON -- For the Alton Redbirds football team, this 2015-16 season is one of new beginnings.
Heading into this Friday, Aug. 28 ’s game at Public School Stadium , the home of the Alton Redbirds, new head football coach Eric Dickerson and his team are ready to compete against...
ROXANA - The Roxana Shells and the Carlinville Cavaliers football teams are both ready to face off against one another in their first game of the 2015 season at 7 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 28, on the Shell’s home turf at Charles Raich Field .
"We are extremely ready to get out there...
EAST ALTON-WOOD RIVER-- In their first game of the season, the East Alton-Wood River Oilers football team is heading to Columbia, Ill., to face the Eagles on Friday, Aug. 28, 2015.
“We are just ready to go out there and compete,” head coach Garry Herron said in regards...
EDWARDSVILLE -- When Nickie Cashdollar first moved to Edwardsville from Dubuque, IA., during her junior year, it was a little difficult adjusting to life at Edwardsville High School .
“At first, I had a really hard time,” Cashdollar said.
After one student named Izzy...
ALTON - After over a year of strenuous planning, fundraising and hard work, Grassroots Grocery , located at 415 Ridge St. in Alton , finally opened its doors to the public on Saturday, Aug. 22.
Grassroots Grocery is not your traditional supermarket; the store embraces its farmer’s...
EDWARDSVILLE 12, ST. JOSEPH'S 5: Edwardsville opened its girls tennis season Tuesday with a convincing 12-5 win over St. Louis-area power St. Joseph's Academy at the EHS Tennis Center.
“The kids played well,” Edwardsville tennis coach Dave Lipe said. “Anytime you...
ROXANA -- After just two matches, the Roxana Girls Tennis Team has already made a name for themselves as a serious contender against other teams this season.
Coming off of their 7-2 win against Vandalia on Monday, Aug. 24 , their first game of the season, the team, led by Head Coach Michael...
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