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Tom Renner

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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.

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Sports

Ridgefield's Bordash Named Patriot League Rookie Of The Year RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Ridgefield’s Will Bordash, a freshman at Bucknell University, was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Year after Saturday’s conference championship meet at Bethlehem, Pa. Bordash was the top freshman in the league championship race. He finished 26th and covered the 8-kilometer course (almost five miles) in 24:57. Bordash was the fourth runner for Bucknell, which finished second by Navy in team scoring. Bucknell’s team finish was its best since 2001, when it also finished second. The Bison will be back in action on Nov. 14 at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional at P…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2014

Sports

Fairfield Runners Help Virginia Cross County To 4th In ACC FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Runners from Fairfield and Westport helped the University of Virginia men’s cross country team to a fourth place finish at the Atlantic Coast Conference championships. Connor Rog, a sophomore from Fairfield and Fairfield Prep, was Virginia’s top runner in 14th place at 23:40 for the 8-kilometer course. Rog earned all-Conference honors. Wynne, a freshman from Westport and Staples High School, finished 43rd in 24:28. He was Virginia’s sixth runner. Virginia came into the meet ranked 13th in the nation. Syracuse, ranked No. 3 in the country, won the meet le…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2014

Events

Noted Nutrition Author Scheduled To Speak In Westport WESTPORT, Conn. -- Dr. Peter J. D’Adamo, who launched a revolution in the way we approach nutrition with his concept of personalized diets when he introduced his Blood Type Diet theory in 1996, will be among the first speakers at the new Westport/Weston Family Y. D'Adamo will give a lecture on Thursday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Family Center at 14 Allen Raymond Lane, Westport. The event is free and open to members and non-members. D'Adamo has authored 18 books on health and nutrition and further refined his research to include the emerging science of nutrigenomics. In his lec…

by Tom Renner

11/04/2014

Events

Beardsley Zoo In Bridgeport Offers Open Houses For Teens BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is holding a Teen Volunteer Open House on two nights in November for students ages 14 to 18. The open houses are Thursday, Nov., 6, and Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Hanson Building. Students who love animals and are considering animal-related careers are encouraged to learn more about volunteer opportunities. Students can also learn about the Zoo’s Explorer Post and Conservation Discovery Corp programs. For information, visit the Just 4 Teens section of the zoo’s website.

by Tom Renner

11/04/2014

Sports

Wilton U11 Boys Rally To Win Connecticut Cup Soccer Title WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton under-11 boys soccer team beat Westport, 3-2, on Saturday to win the Connecticut Cup championship at the Farmington Sports Arena. It was the first Connecticut Cup championship for a Wilton team in 15 years. The Connecticut (CT) Cup is a single-elimination, bracket-style tournament played every fall season at the U11-U14 age groups for both boys and girls and includes the state's top travel teams. Westport stunned Wilton with two goals in the first five minutes of the game. Owen English scored to trim the deficit to 2-1, and Tyler Moody flicked the ball into …

by Tom Renner

11/04/2014

Sports

2 Fairfield Giants Teams Reach Conference Title Games FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Two Fairfield Giants teams won playoff games and will player for the Southern Connecticut Pop Warner championship this weekend. The Junior Midgets beat Trumbull, 34-14, and the Pee Wee team shut out Amity, 7-0. The Junior Midgets won their ninth straight game and reached the title game for the second straight year. Finn Duran led the Giants with four touchdown runs, one, a 70-yard kickoff return. Brandon Moutinho also had a big night and scored Fairfield’s final touchdown. Fairfield’s dominant defense has allowed an average of 8 points per game and was once…

by Tom Renner

11/04/2014

Sports

New Canaan Football Climbs Into Top Spot In MaxPreps' Rankings FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- New Canaan moved into the top spot in the MaxPreps’ football rankings while Darien and Fairfield Prep also remained in the top 10 as the high school season hits the stretch drive. The Rams (7-0) crushed St. Joseph, 41-14, as Frank Cognetta rushed for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Mike Collins completed 10-of-20 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown. New Canaan’s defense limited the Cadets to 85 yards of total offense, including -5 passing. Darien (8-0) ranked fourth by MaxPreps, beat Wilton on Saturday, 41-0, and Fairfield Prep, ranked seventh, crus…

by Tom Renner

11/04/2014

Events

Darien's Nicholas Roberts Hosts Wine Tasting For Ethiopia Water Crisis NORWALK, Conn. -- Solving the water crisis in the remote south eastern area of Ethiopia known as Biliti Belewold Kebele is the focus of Nicholas Roberts of Darien's 9th Annual Harvest Tasting for the benefit of Turning Wine Into Water on Saturday, Nov. 8. The wine tasting will be held at the Ironworks facility at 1 Water St. in Norwalk. The event begins at 5 p.m. More then 50 wines will be available to sample and order that evening. All orders will benefit Turning Wine Into Water. This year, a special sherry tasting has been incorporated into the event. Additionally, for the first …

by Tom Renner

11/04/2014

Lifestyle

Eastchester Runner Finishes In New York City Marathon WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Runners from Westchester County were among the 50,000 athletes who hit the streets on Sunday, Nov. 2, for the TCS New York City Marathon. Runners faced chilly conditions and stiff, blustery winds for the race, where Wilson Kipsang won the men’s race and Mary Keitany led the women’s field. Both runners are from Kenya. Among the finishers was Eastchester's Tom Dube, who ran the race for Fred's Team, which raises money for cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering hospital. Dube has run 27 marathons, including his first in 1987 at New York. In 2004, Dube's 20…

by Tom Renner

11/04/2014

Sports

Ridgefield Runner Finishes 2nd Among State Finishers At NYC Marathon FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Ridgefield High School cross country coach Bryan Kovalsky finished second among Connecticut runners and 84th overall Sunday in the TCS New York City Marathon. Kovalsky ran 2:36:51 in difficult conditions for the 26.2-mile race as runners faced chilly temperatures and stiff, gusty winds. Joseph Darda of Willimantic was the top Connecticut finisher. Norwalk’s Elizabeth Campbell finished second among state women. Campbell, 24, finished sixth in the 20-24 age group and ran 3:06:07 in her debut marathon. Among the other notable Connecticut finishers was Stamford…

by Tom Renner

11/03/2014

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