Tom Renner

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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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Yonkers, NY

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White Plains Hosts Talks On Home Energy Efficiency WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Discussions on how to make your home more energy efficient will be held on Wednesday, June 5, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains. The discussions are sponsored by County Executive Robert Astorino and the New York League of Conservation Voters Education Fund. “Building Blocks for Energy-Efficient Homes” will run 5:30-7:30 p.m. Homeownerscan learn about attic insulation, installing solar panels and costs to make your home more energy efficient. The event is free, but advance registration is requested. Guests can register online. . The event will includ…

by Tom Renner

06/04/2013

Stamford, CT

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Clairol's Win Streak Hits 12 Straight In Springdale STAMFORD, Conn. – Clairol ran its winning streak to 12 games in the Springdale Little League with a pair of wins last week. Clairol is 6-0 in the second half of the season and 12-4 overall. Both of Clairol’s wins last week came over Abercrombie, Burns, McKiernan & Co. Insurance. Boot Camp (4-2, 10-6 overall) held down second-place in the half by winning two from RMS Construction (2-4, 6-10 overall). First-half champs Carpentry Unlimited (2-4, 10-6 overall) split two with Instant Replay (2-4, 4-12 overall). View the complete report from the Springdale Little League by opening the …

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06/03/2013

Stamford, CT

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Westhill Athletes Rewrite History At State Track Meet STAMFORD, Conn. – Claire Howlett and Billy Thibault rewrote history for Westhill High School at the State Open track and field meet Monday. Howlett won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter races, and Thibault won the pole vault for the Vikings. They are believed to be the first athletes from the school to win the events at the State Open. Thibault was tied with two other vaulters with the top jump in last week’s class meets at 14 feet, 6 inches. The senior cleared 15 feet Monday. Howlett, who came into the 1,600 seeded third, ran a personal best 4:53.97. The junior won by a stride over Staples fr…

by Tom Renner

06/03/2013

Norwalk, CT

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Zumba Fundraiser For Westport Group Planned In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. – A Zumba fundraiser to support CLASP Homes and conducted by the Mid-Fairfield County Association of Realtors will be held June 4 from 6 to 7 p.m. at Intensity in Norwalk. CLASP Homes is a local, not-for-profit organization serving people with developmental disabilities. Money raised at the fundraiser will be used for portable generators for CLASP, which is based in Westport. Cannondale Generators and Realty Seven Foundation have kicked off the initiative by each donating one generator. The Zumba fundraiser costs $20 in advance or $30 at the door. To register, send an email…

by Tom Renner

06/03/2013

Fairfield, CT

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Boynton Named Football Coach At Notre Dame Fairfield FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Ted Boynton, a long-time assistant football at Notre Dame of Fairfield, was named the team's new head coach Monday. Boynton worked as an assistant for the past 10 years for the Lancers under several coaches. He is the team's third head coach in three years. Rico Brogna quit after one season, and Dawson Dicks was let go after last season. Boynton becomes the team's fifth head coach in the last six seasons. Notre Dame's last winning season was in 2007 under Jason Hart. The Lancers are 4-26 in the last three seasons and went 1-9 each of the last two seasons. "Ted has be…

by Tom Renner

06/03/2013

Stamford, CT

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Stamford Rowers Help Crews Reach National Regatta STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford’s Ashwini Rao and Steven Gerasimoff will join their teammates from New Canaan Crew in Oak Ridge, Tenn., this weekend to compete against the best crews from across the nation in the USRowing Youth National Championships. Gerasimoff, a senior from St. Luke’s, won a silver for New Canaan in the Northeast Regional last month in Massachusetts. His teammates included Mike Senf, Grahm Mink and Glen Wolyner. The four have earned gold or silver medals all season and have high hopes for their prospects in Oak Ridge. Raoi, a senior from Stamford High, coxed the Men’s Lig…

by Tom Renner

06/03/2013

Stamford, CT

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Springdale Little League Celebrates 60 Years In Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. – Springdale Little League will step back in time as it celebrates its 60th anniversary Saturday in Stamford. There will be an alumni game, 1950s pricing and visits from league alumni, including players from the 1987 and 1990 teams that won state championships and came within a whisker of traveling to Williamsport, Pa., for the Little League World Series. Ceremonies begin at 3 p.m. “I think one of the things that our league prides itself on is the sense of community,’’ said league president Jon Hoch, a former player in the league. “Our field is almost the hub of Springdale…

by Tom Renner

05/31/2013

New Rochelle, NY

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New Rochelle's Powell Invited To Elite Football Camp NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – New Rochelle freshman quarterback Gregory Powell, has been invited to Football University's (FBU) elite Top Gun Camp in Dublin, Ohio, on July 18. During the year, FBU holds 40 invitation only camps across the United States. From those camps players are selected at each grade level and invited to attend the Top Gun camp. Powell first attended FBU's three-day Northern Virginia camp as a quarterback. There he was coached by Matt D’Orazio, a former Arena Football quarterback and League MVP, and two time Arena Bowl champion and MVP. At the camp, players worked on techni…

by Tom Renner

05/31/2013

Norwalk, CT

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Tennis Fundraiser Planned For Saturday In Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. – A tennis fundraiser to support the Oyebog Tennis Academy will be played at Intensity in Norwalk on Saturday, June 1, beginning at 7 p.m. The fundraiser will feature a pro tournament and a pro-am tournament. Players expected to attend include Stamford native Todd Paul, a former college All-American at Wake Forest who was ranked No. 1 in Division 1 singles, and Javier Ferrin, the recently named director of racquet sports at Aspetuck Valley Country Club in Weston. He was formerly ranked the No. 1 junior in Argentina. The Oyebog Tennis Academy in Camerron introduces children …

by Tom Renner

05/31/2013

Norwalk, CT

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Triathlon Season About To Hit High Gear For Norwalk Athletes FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – When the calendar flips to June, so does the calendar for triathlons in Fairfield County. Some enterprising athletes have ventured elsewhere for their initial races of the season, and the Housatonic Valley Sprint Triathlon in Danbury on May 11 got the local season started. The racing season hits high gear this month, however, with triathlons scheduled for four of the five weekends in June. Many triathletes will get in their first races this weekend. The Ridgefield Triathlon, which is sold out, starts at 7 a.m. Sunday at Martin Park. There is also a kids’ race Sat…

by Tom Renner

05/31/2013

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