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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Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Wrestler 3rd At Eastern Youth Nationals NORWALK, Conn. -- Norwalk's Jeff Cocchia finished third last weekend at the Eastern Youth Wrestling Nationals in Maryland. Cocchia, a sixth-grader at Roton Middle School who wrestles for the Norwalk Mad Bulls, finished 4-1 in the tournament. He won his first two matches before losing to the West Virginia champion in the semifinals. He won two more matches in the consolation rounds. “We keep talking about getting to the next level in our program; Jeff has certainly achieved this by being our first National Place winner and All-American, we’re a very proud coaching staff and team with his e…

by Tom Renner

05/07/2014

Darien, CT

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Darien Players Helps AAU Boys Hoops Team Win 2 Tourneys FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The United Sons and Daughters boys basketball team, which included players from Norwalk, Westport, Darien, New Canaan, Greenwich, Wiltonand Fairfield, won two prestigious tournaments over the weekend. The defending Connecticut AAU champions entered the Battle of the Hardwood tournament in the 15-and-under and 16-and-under divisions, compiling a 7-0 record. The team will defend its AAU title this weekend in Hartford. Players from area towns included Norwalk’s Peter Kotulsky, Westport’s Mack Muller and Justin Seideman, Hayes Kelchner of Fairfield, Darien’s Alex Pre…

by Tom Renner

05/07/2014

Darien, CT

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Darien Football Players Make College Commitments DARIEN, Conn. -- Three seniors from last season’s Darien High School football team have committed to continue playing at the college level. Silas Wyper, starting quarterback for the 2013 Blue Wave, will enroll at Middlebury College in Vermont in the fall. Daly Hebert, the record-setting kicker and punter, will play at St. Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y. Andrew Nault, a starting linebacker, will take his talents to Endicott College in Massachusetts. “We’re very proud of how many of our players continue their careers in college,” coach Rob Trifone said. “These three players will represe…

by Tom Renner

05/07/2014

Greenwich, CT

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Director Ron Howard's Greenwich Home Hits Market For $27.5 Million GREENWICH, Conn. – Film producer and director Ron Howard has put his six-bedroom home along the border of Greenwich and Armonk, N.Y., on the market for $27.5 million. Howard and his family lived at the 32-acre estate Conyers Farm for more than two decades. The home contains 23 rooms, including six bedrooms and five full baths. There are also four half-baths. Tamar Lurie of Coldwell Banker and Lyn Stevens of Sotheby’s International Realty are the listing agents. Complete details on the home are on the listing website. Interior features include seven fireplaces, a fitness room, indoor poo…

by Tom Renner

05/06/2014

Bedford, NY

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Chavkin Fires No-Hitter for Katonah's Harvey School KATONAH, N.Y. -- Harvey School baseball pitcher Mike Chavkin, a senior from Armonk, fired a no-hitter Monday, May 5, for the Cavaliers in a 3-0 win over Masters. Chavkin had a perfect game heading into the seventh inning when he walked the leadoff batter. The next batter hit a ball to deep left center field, but junior John Colangelo tracked it down for the catch. The following batter hit a hard ground ball to shortstop Corey Eisenband who threw to Ben Alper at second, and Alper fired to Curtis Rattner at first for a 6-4-3 double play to end the game and clinch the no-hitter for Chavkin. Ch…

by Tom Renner

05/06/2014

North Salem, NY

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North Salem Huntsman Proves Adaptable With Life, Dogs NORTH SALEM, N.Y. – As the Huntsman for Golden’s Bridge Hounds in North Salem, Ciaran Murphy has proved he is adaptable in his life, and with his pups. Murphy emigrated from Ireland in 2002 and worked for nearly a year in South Carolina before coming to Westchester County. He cares for 50-70 hounds, ranging in age from two months to 10 years old. Due to the changing ecological landscape, his hounds now chase coyotes in their hunts. When he arrived, his pups pursued foxes. “This was an opportunity to try and better myself,’’ Murphy said. “We all want to come here and do well and make a bet…

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Wilton, CT

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Former Wilton Resident Among Finalists On 'Food Network Star' WILTON, Conn. – Former Wilton resident Emma Frisch is one of 12 finalists on season 10 of the "Food Network Star." The show premieres on Sunday, June 1, at 9 p.m. Frisch, 30, graduated from Wilton High School and from the University of Pennsylvania with an individualized concentration in food studies and a bachelor's in environmental studies and public health. She started her own food blog, Frisch Kitchen (formerly Cayuga St. Kitchen), in 2011. On her biography on the Food Network page, Frisch is described as “the girl next door who has traveled the world – she is a first-generation Ameri…

by Tom Renner

05/06/2014

White Plains, NY

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Westchester Arts Group Will Receive Grant For Upcoming Exhibtion WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) recently announced that it will award $74.85 million in 971 grants to nonprofit organizations nationwide, including ArtsWestchester of White Plains, which is the recipient of a $35,000 grant for its upcoming Crossing Borders exhibition. Crossing Borders will examine universal concerns of memory, heritage and assimilation through the personal lens of the artist. It is slated to open in late January-early February of next year. All of the NEA's grants undergo a rigorous independent review process by national panels of artists and o…

by Tom Renner

05/06/2014

Stamford, CT

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Byrnes' Grand Slam Leads Team To Stamford Little League Win STAMFORD, CONN. -- Austin Byrnes hit a grand slam, his first-ever Little League homer, and pitched three no-hit innings with eight strikeouts to lead Boot Camp to a 6-4 win over RMS Construction in the Springdale Majors Division of the Stamford Little League. Top performers for RMS (0-5) were Matt Mailhot, who pitched five strong innings with six strikeouts, and Ethan Wilburn, who made a nice defensive play and collected his team’s sole hit. See the attached PDF for the complete report from Stamford Little League.

by Tom Renner

05/06/2014

Armonk, NY

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Wallauer's Schedules Grand Opening In Carmel For Friday CARMEL, N.Y. -- Wallauer’s in Carmel will celebrate the grand opening of its new Ace Hardware department on Friday, May 9. Specials will run throughout the weekend. The store is at 1924 Route 6 in the Putnam Plaza. The store will bring the company’s blend of personal, knowledgeable and helpful service paired with quality home maintenance expertise and products to Putnam residents, store officials said. Wallauer’s Ace Hardware has been designed to reflect the needs of the community, including solutions to everyday home maintenance needs, as well as an extensive array of high-quality produc…

by Tom Renner

05/06/2014

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