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 River Rowers Have Strong Hand at Helm The Norwalk River Rowing Association looked hard last year for a new coach for its adult and competitive youth rowing programs. The group did not have to look very far. In fact, they found their man just about a half mile south on the Norwalk River. Yuri Kolomiets, the former assistant coach to Yan Vengerovskiy at the Maritime Rowing Club, took over as head coach at the NRRA in November. Kolomiets brings a fresh approach and experience to the NRRA, including three years at Maritime and head coaching experience at the Albany Rowing Club and Shenendehowa Crew in Clifton Park, N.Y. "To be t…

by Tom Renner

04/15/2011

Westport, CT

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Staples Track Sweeps to Perfect Start Raphael Ray and Dan Marriott won two events each for Staples as it swept a tri-meet Thursday against Bridgeport Central and Brien McMahon. The Wreckers beat Central, 129-20, and the Senators, 102-48. Ray won the 400 and 200, while Marriott captured the discus and shot put. High jumper Colin Davis set a personal best in the high jump, clearing 5 feet, 10 inches, to win the event. The sophomores previous best was 5 feet, 6 inches. He qualified for the Class LL meet with the result. Other individual winners for the Wreckers included Henry Wynne (1,600), Ben Aldrich (3,200), Jeff Caffrey (80…

by Tom Renner

04/15/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Biker Makes Boston Her Maiden Marathon Running a marathon was one of the items on Lisa Joaquim's "bucket list." She's doing it in perhaps the best one of them all. The Fairfield woman will run the Boston Marathon next Monday, her first attempt at the 26.2 mile distance. Normally, runners need to qualify for Boston. Joaquim is running for a charity, the Connecticut Challenge, and did not need to meet qualifying criteria. She found out in January that the organization had spots available for its charity team. She had been considering running the New York City Marathon for charity anyway. The chance to run at Boston was too good to…

by Tom Renner

04/15/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Xtreme Cheerleaders Crown 4 Champs in New Haven Four teams from Xtreme Cheerleading of Norwalk won first place Sunday in the Xtreme Spirit Elite International Championships in New Haven. The Shimmer, which won a national competition in Florida last month, won as did the Shine, Dazzle and Blaze. The coed Blaze and the Shine, a group of teenage girls, won Grand Champion honors. The Shimmer battled back from adversity to become Grand Champions. Early in the routine, one of the "flyers" a girl who is supported by teammates fell and suffered a back injury. "They were upset, they felt like the routine was over,'' coach Dana Talbot said. An…

by Tom Renner

04/15/2011

Westport, CT

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Seniors Shine for Saugatuck Coach The senior class at the Saugatuck Rowing Club holds a special attachment for coach Sharon Kriz. It is the first group to spend all four high school years with her, and most of them will continue their rowing careers in college. "It's been fun to guide them along the way,'' Kriz said at the club's Westport home. "They're kind of like my first class, really. A lot of them were here in eighth grade when I started. It's nice to see them succeed." Some will be headed to Ivy League schools, which are nationally ranked in rowing. Max Meyer-Bosse (Harvard), Graham Anderson (Columbia), Susan Greenbe…

by Tom Renner

04/15/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Seniors Shine for Saugatuck Coach The senior class at the Saugatuck Rowing Club holds a special attachment for coach Sharon Kriz. It is the first group to spend all four years with her, and most of them will continue their rowing careers in college. "It's been fun to guide them along the way,'' Kriz said at the club's Westport facility. "They're kind of like my first class, really. A lot of them were here in eighth grade when I started. It's nice to see them succeed." Some of them will be headed to Ivy League schools, which are also nationally ranked in rowing. Max Meyer-Bosse (Harvard), Graham Anderson (Columbia), Susan Gr…

by Tom Renner

04/15/2011

Westport, CT

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Former Coach Inspires Masters' Swimmers The Westport Weston Family Y Masters swim team will take inspiration from former coach and fellow swimmer Maura Marden when it competes in the Masters National swim meet this week in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Marden lost her struggle against cancer in September. "Maura was a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen and loved the song 'No Surrender,'" said Jacquie Tumminia, senior director of aquatics and competitive swimming for the Family Y. "The song had a strong meaning as Maura believed that she would 'not surrender' to her cancer. I think it's wonderful for the team to rally together and remember her …

by Tom Renner

04/14/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Gymnast Wins 2 Events at State Meet Fairfield gymnast Alley Meyer won the vault and floor exercise competitions at the Level 7 state gymnastics competition earlier this month at St. Paul Catholic High School in Bristol. Meyer, 15, scored 9.6 on the vault and 9.1 on the floor. She placed third on the uneven bars with an 8.65. Alley competed against Level 7 gymnasts ages 15 and up from facilities throughout the state. Allie trains at the Gymnastics and Cheerleading Academy of Connecticut at the Sportsplex at Fairfield, where she has been training since it opened a year and a half ago. Her coaches are Melissa Zigmont, Amanda Goo…

by Tom Renner

04/14/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Saugatuck Rowers Win 3 Races at Greenwich Meet The Saugatuck Rowing Club won three races to highlight a strong opening performance in the spring season at the Greenwich Invitational. Saugatuck won the Boys Varsity 8+ with coxswain Greg Zales, Remi Amadei, Max Meyer-Bosse, Alex Vogt, Jake Petterson, Griffin Traynor, John Morrison, Max Malec and Marco Grant. Saugatuck won the Boys Lightweight 8+ with coxswain Zales, Max Malec, Marco Grant, William Ritter, Brian Clark, Brian Fairfield, Jeff Monahan, Jeremy Rubel and Chris Fincher. In the Novice 8+, the club's winning crew consisted of cox Lauren Hochman, Jeff Monahan, Ian O'Malley, Gene Ts…

by Tom Renner

04/14/2011

Stamford, CT

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North Stamford LL Celebrates Opening Day North Stamford Little League opened its season Saturday without a hitch. During the opening day ceremonies, it 2010 12-Year Old All Star and 11-Year Old All Star teams were recognized for winning the District 1 Championships. Michael Beluk, a former president of the league who is still active and always at the field, was given a trophy for his dedication and devotion. Doug Horn, Lt. Jim Matheny, Frank Spoto and Steve Dawson received Volunteer of the Year awards. Mayor Michael Pavia acknowledged the league's devotion to the players and threw out the first pitch after the ceremonies. North S…

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04/14/2011

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