60°

Thursday, may 15

Tom Renner

Client Editor

trenner@dailyvoice.com

No one knows local sports quite like Tom Renner, The Daily Voice's Sports Editor. For 22 years, he covered the field for The Stamford Advocate. He's been in Fairfield County since 1987.

Tom was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

Tom Renner's Contributions

Sports

Greenwich Tackles Darien In Early-Season Football Showdown FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- After losing four straight games to Greenwich between 2004-07, the Blue Wave football team has won the last three meetings against the Cardinals. Saturday’s showdown figures to be one of the most important ones of the season for both teams. The teams kickoff at 4 p.m. Saturday at Cardinal Stadium in Greenwich. The Blue Wave and Cardinals got off on the right foot last weekend with wins over Stamford and Trinity Catholic, respectively. Both teams have postseason aspirations, and an early-season loss would leave both teams with little margin for error the rest of th…

by Tom Renner

09/25/2015

Sports

Norwalk Swim Team Visits Olympic Training Center NORWALK, Conn. -- ZEUS Swim Team of Norwalk took 22 swimmers to the U.S. Olympic Training Center for a weekend of high-altitude, high intensity training, team building and education. The U.S. Olympic facility, located in Colorado Springs, Colo. is regarded as one of the world’s greatest swimming facilities. It is the first time the ZEUS Swim Team had met all of the requirements and has qualified for access to the OTC. “This is a very proud moment for Zeus Swim Team. It is just amazing for our athletes to experience this level of professionalism in sports at such a young age. The training, th…

by Tom Renner

09/25/2015

Sports

Westhill's Football Team In Stamford Looks Good, Thanks To Alum At Nike STAMFORD, Conn. -- No matter what happens on the field this season, Westhill High School’s football team is bound to look good. The team is wearing uniforms donated by Nike and Westhill High grad Mark Parker. He is the CEO of Nike, and Chairman Phil Knight has recommended that Parker succeed him as the sportswear Goliath’s chairman. Parker is a 1973 graduate of Westhill, where he was a long distance runner. The Vikings received 80 home-and-away uniforms, each worth about $409. Coach Frank Marcucio contacted Parker about to see if he could offer any support for the team. Minutes later, the …

by Tom Renner

09/25/2015

News

Staffers From The Center In Stamford Talk At Sexual Assault Symposium STAMFORD, Conn. -- Jessica Buchanan and Charlotte Poth of The Center for Sexual Assault Crisis Counseling and Education, located in Stamford, joined the national conversation on sexual assault prevention education at The Fearless Conference: An Innovative Symposium on Sexual Assault held on Sept. 18 in New York City. Sponsored by The Do Write Campaign and Joyful Heart Foundation, the conference took an in-depth look at the issue of sexual violence and the social and political response today. Poth ran “The Call to Parents” workshop, where she stressed the importance of teaching healthy sex…

by Tom Renner

09/25/2015

Sports

Unbeaten Stepinac, New Rochelle Face Key Football Games WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- New York state’s top-ranked football team travels to Flushing Saturday when Archbishop Stepinac kicks off against Holy Cross. Stepinac, working on a 13-game unbeaten streak in regular season games, has averaged 39.5 points in its first two games. The Crusaders blew out Newburgh Free Academy, 31-0, and had an easy 48-6 win over rival Iona Prep last weekend. Senior quarterback Tyquell Fields has thrown for 443 yards already this season, with three touchdowns. His average of 221.5 yards per game is sixth in the state. Running back Antonio Giannico has rushed for 167…

by Tom Renner

09/25/2015

Lifestyle

Find Fall Fun & Fantastic Foliage at The Adventure Park In Bridgeport BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- As the temperatures moderate and the trees begin to turn to their beautiful autumn colors an exciting new scene reveals itself up in the treetops for climbers and zip liners at The Adventure Park at The Discovery Museum. The Park also recently switched to its fall operating hours. For as beautiful as the trees are in summer in all their lush greenery, they are truly spectacular when resplendent in their fall colors. And what better way to appreciate the fall foliage than to experience it up in the forest canopy, among the colors, walking, climbing and zip lining from tre…

Content Partner: The Adventure Park

Sports

Connecticut Boat Club Hosts Open House Saturday In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. -- Connecticut Boat Club will hold an open house for prospective rowers on Saturday, Sept. 26, at its newly-renovated boathouse in Norwalk. The open houses runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The boathouse is at 23 Platt St. in Norwalk. Girls interested in rowing will meet the coaches and team members. They can also tour the club's facilities, which includes state of the art equipment, showers and a changing area. Connecticut Boat Club is a high performance girls youth (middle school and high school) rowing club and Women’s Masters program based on the Norwalk River. Founded in th…

by Tom Renner

09/25/2015

Events

Animal Lovers Invited To Wine Benefit In Mohegan Lake MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- A fundraiser to benefit Town & Country K9 ResQ will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6, at The Winery at St. George in Mohegan Lake. The event runs from 5-9 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $35 per couple. Tickets can be purchased online. Event features include wine, hour d'oeuvres, live music, pet photographs, and raffles. For more information, click on the attached flyer or visit the event's Facebook page.

by Tom Renner

09/25/2015

Lifestyle

Westport Urgent Care Warns Parents To Monitor Kids At Start Of School WESTPORT, Conn. -- The first few weeks of school can be exciting for students as they work back into their routine. However, Dr. Deborah Mogelof of Westport Urgent Care believes parents should monitor their children early and often at the start of the school year for physical and emotional health concerns. Daily Voice asked Dr. Mogelof about some of the health risks parents should be particularly mindful of at this time of year. Read on to learn more. Particularly for first-year students and younger kids, what are safety issues that parents should monitor? What should parents be telling yo…

Content Partner: Westport Urgent Care

Events

Waters Edge At Giovanni's In Darien Hosts Food, Entertainment Businesses DARIEN, Conn. -- The Waters Edge at Giovanni's in Darien recently hosted eight Fairfield County businesses to unveil the newest trends in the food and entertainment world. Flowers & Flowers of Darien, DiMare Pastry Shop of Stamford, A Party Style of Hamden, Ruth Ridgeway Design of Stamford, Party Party of Fairfield, Erica O'Brien Cake Design of Hamden, Upper Crust Bakery and Cafe of Darien and Agabhumi Jewelry of Stamford displayed their products and services to guests. The Waters Edge at Giovanni's opened in 1987 and can be booked for special events and corporate meetings. The restaur…

Content Partner: The Water's Edge at Giovanni's

Prev Page 209 of 1238 207 208 209 210 211 Next

2,081 - 2,090 of 12,371 articles