EDWARDSVILLE - Madeleine Ducey is a junior guard and a key player for the girls' basketball team at Alton High School, where she and the Redbirds are enjoying another successful season, and she and her teammates are hoping it goes one game better than last season.
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The Redbirds went 34-3 last year and finished third in the IHSA Class 4A state tournament in Bloomington-Normal. This year, the Redbirds are now 24-2. Ducey has averaged more than 10 points a game on the season.
Ducey is an Auto Butler Female Athlete of the Month for the Redbirds.
In a recent postgame interview, Ducey said the senior leadership on the Redbirds squad is very important in the 2025-2026 season.
"We have seven seniors," Ducey said, "and we depend on them a lot. I think our chemistry this year is really good, and we're just showing up every day and putting in the work."
The main goal for the Redbirds, after their highly successful campaign last year, is to go one game better, and bring the state championship back to A-Town. Ducey likes her team's chances very much in the postseason.
"I think we have had a good season so far," Ducey said. "We lost three big seniors, but I thought we all stepped up our game, and as I said, we are showing up and giving 100 percent every game and every practice."
Ducey is also a girls' volleyball player for Alton.
Ducey's basketball goals and aspirations for herself and the Redbirds are very straightforward.
"I just want to show up and give 100 percent every day," Ducey said.
