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Darien Scores and Standings, Aug. 8

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• Diving: Sammy Scribano led Darien's contingent in the U.S. junior national diving championships in Knoxville, Tenn., as he had two top-five finishes in the boys U-11 division.

Scribano finished third on the one-meter board and fith on the three-meter board.

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Lee Christensen qualified for the finals in the one-meter diving in the boys 14-15 age group and finished 10th. Jason McGoldrick placed 12th in the same event.

Christensen (14th) and McGoldrick (21st) did not qualify for the finals on the three-meter board.  

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Timothy Lutz finished 14th in the one-meter and 12th in the three-meter.

On the girls side, Elizabeth Fitzpatrick competed in the all three events in the 14-15 division. She was  19th on the platform, 21st in the one-meter and 25th in the three-meter.

Fitzpatrick actually was competing with a broken heel and will undergo surgery in Boston on Wednesday.

• Special Olympics: The fifth annual Bender Financial Group Golf & Tennis Tournament to Support Special Olympics will take place on Sept. 19 at the Country Club of Darien.

To register, call 203-380-9990, ext. 604 or email debbieh@soct.org. Advance reservations are required. Sponsors and auction items are also being sought for the event.

The cost to golf is $400 per person; $1,600 per foursome. Lunch will be provided at noon, followed by a shotgun start at 1 p.m.

Registration also includes greens fee, soft drinks and snacks on the course and a cocktail & buffet reception and auction that will follow the tournament at 6 p.m. Beer will be available for purchase on the course. Additional guests may attend the reception only. The cost is $100 per person.

The cost per tennis player is $100. Check-in and warm-up time for tennis players is 1:30 p.m. Cold beverages and snacks will be provided. Tournament start time is 2 p.m., followed by awards at 5 p.m. The format for the tournament will be men’s doubles and women’s doubles. Singles may register and will be paired up. Tennis players may opt to attend the cocktail & buffet reception and auction at 6 p.m. at the (additional) cost of $100 per person.

Wilton’s J. Philip and Lisa Bender and the Bender Financial Group founded the golf tournament, which has raised over $300,000 over the past three years.

Funds from the tournament have allowed Special Olympics athletes from Connecticut to compete locally and travel to Port St. Lucie, Fla., for the Special Olympics National Golf Tournament. It also has helped the organization broaden its reach and expand its programs for children and adults with intellectual disabilities who reside in and around Fairfield County.

"Our partnership with Special Olympics began over eight years ago," Phil Bender said. As an office, we wanted to encourage our financial representatives and their families to work collectively to give back to such an important organization. Special Olympics shares our company’s values of personal growth, enduring relationships and commitment to self and others."

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