Tena Bennett, Ed.D.

Mom to an amazing young lady; wife; sister; AVC for Auxiliary Enterprises & Student Affairs; one who loves to have fun; BBF.

[Chancellor Austin A. Lane @SIUChancellor]

47th Annual Sunset Concert Series 🎶

The music returns! Join the crowd this Thursday, June 11, at 7 p.m. on the @SIUC Shryock Auditorium Lawn as the Sunset Concert Series kicks off.

Concerts take place every Thursday (excluding July 3) through July 23.

Southern is proud to support this beloved community tradition.👏

Series List 📅 https://t.co/N7QNn02KVX

[Tena Bennett, Ed.D. @tena_b]

Love these ladies!🧡🦁💙🥎

[Illinois High School Association #IHSA @IHSA_IL]

Carterville are your 2026 IHSA Class 2A Softball State Champions!!! 🥎🏆

[The SIRR Conference @The_SIRR_Conf]

Congratulations to the 32nd Southern Illinois River to River Conference's IHSA State Championship Team, the 2025-26 Carterville Lions Softball 🥎 Team!
https://t.co/wTe9LHtS5f

[Will @capie7_will]

Congratulations to our All-Conference Selections! #GoLions

[Ryan Zeigler @Zigyphoto]

Congratulations to the Carterville Lady Lions Class 2A State Champions and the Waltonville Lady Spartans Class 1A State Runner Up.

[Tena Bennett, Ed.D. @tena_b]

Congrats to all these ladies on a great year!

[Will @capie7_will]

Congratulations to our All-Conference Selections! #GoLions

[Carterville Athletics @CHS_Lion_Ath]

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS, THE CARTERVILLE LIONS ARE STATE CHAMPS 🏆🏆

[Will @capie7_will]

Fun Fact about the 2026 Carterville Lady Lions: This years schedule included 4 teams that played for State Championships today!

Waltonville
Dakota
Chatham Glenwood
Lincoln Way West

#GoLions @RRSportsCentral

[ICA Softball @ica_softball]

Championship games:
Class 1A
Dakota 2 Waltonville 1.

Clas 2A
Carterville 3 Seneca 1.

Class 3A
Antioch 7 Glenwood 2.

Class 4A
Lincoln-Way West 6. Mundelein 1

Congrats to all four state champs.

Tuesday, June 9th we will release all state teams.

Enjoy summer.

[Will @capie7_will]

The Lady Lions improve to 38-1 with a 3-0 win over #12 Williamsville. They will play for the State Championship on Saturday!!! #GoLions @ica_softball @RRSportsCentral

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

This one goes into the history books at 9:35 p.m. as a 6-0 Carterville win.
Lions 37-1, Red Bud 30-9. Musketeers finish the best season in school history.

[James (Bucky) Dent @writingump]

That was a 3-run 4th inning for Carterville, highlighted by Colbie Bennett's laser double to the LF wall that knocked in a run. A bunt scored a second run and a throwing error on the same play upped the Lions' lead on Red Bud to 5-0.
Musketeers are up against it now.

[Ryan Zeigler @Zigyphoto]

Carterville Lady Lions 3-Peat as Sectional Champions with a win over Mt Carmel 8-0. Next up Super Sectional vs Red Bud.

[Will @capie7_will]

Elite 8!! The Lions get the W over #14 Mt Carmel 8-0 and improve to 36-1. Next up…Super Sectional at SIU on Monday! #GoLions @ica_softball @RRSportsCentral

[Ryan Zeigler @Zigyphoto]

Carterville wins another Regional over Harrisburg 5-0. Congratulations to the Carterville Lady Lions.

[Tena Bennett, Ed.D. @tena_b]

🧡🦁💙 a 6peat is a beautiful thing!

[Will @capie7_will]

The Lady Lions improve to 34-1 and win their 6th straight Regional Championship today with a W over Harrisburg 5-0 #GoLions @ica_softball @RRSportsCentral

[Will @capie7_will]

The Lions get win number 30 tonight with an 8-2 W over 3A #3 Waterloo. Finish out the regular season at home with games vs 1A #8 Sparta and #11 Edwards County. #GoLions @ica_softball @RRSportsCentral

[Tena Bennett, Ed.D. @tena_b]

Great day to be a 🦁!

[Channel1450.com @Channel1450com]

Glenwood and Carterville split their Saturday doubleheader at Carterville. We have full highlights from both games featuring the #1 ranked teams in 2A and 3A
Game One
https://t.co/lRAKZUrhBC
Game Two
https://t.co/mtDWhpApb4

[Darren Kinnard @deuceandabuse]

Carterville explodes for 4 in the 6th. Emi Ford’s 2-run 2B tied it. Colbie Bennett’s RBI single out Carterville on top, then Kendall Henrikesen followed with a perfect squeeze bunt. The Lady Lions lead Glenwood 4-2 heading to the 7th. @RRSportsCentral

[Darren Kinnard @deuceandabuse]

2A #1 Carterville rallied with 4 in the 6th to beat 3A #1 Glenwood 4-2 in game 1 of a doubleheader. Here’s Lady Lions head coach Will Capie after the win with his team. @RRSportsCentral @ica_softball