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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Greenwich, CT

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Cancer Can't Stop Old Greenwich Triathlete Karen Newman tackles breast cancer the same way she approaches triathlons: with a smile on her face, courage in her heart and determination in her soul. Newman, a 50-year-old resident of Old Greenwich, proves a positive attitude overcomes all. "Cancer entered our family, and we've turned it into love,'' says Newman, who got her competitive season off to a flying start by winning her age group in the Race for DARE 5K earlier this month in Easton. "I get to go and speak to cancer patients. I'm able to do things I've never been able to do. Your greatest challenges are your greatest lessons. I a…

by Tom Renner

04/13/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston Lacrosse Overpowers Notre Dame Weston High Schools boys lacrosse coach was happy with the final result after Tuesday's 17-1 rout of winless Notre Dame of Fairfield. As for how the Trojans achieved the victory, that was another matter. "I wanted the guys to make sure on the goals that we had assists,'' John Mathews said. "We knew we could overpower this team with 1-on-1 moves. That's not what we wanted to do. We wanted to work on our offensive execution. We didn't do a good job of that. Too many of our goals were individual efforts." Zach Kraft scored five goals and collected two assists for Weston (3-0). Lyle Mitchell…

by Tom Renner

04/12/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Notre Dame Lacrosse Falls to Weston The powerful Weston High School boys lacrosse team overpowered Notre Dame of Fairfield, 17-1, in a South-West Conference game Tuesday at Weston. David Fries scored the lone goal for the Lancers, 0-3. Goalie Chris Haray made 33 saves. The Lancers play again on Thursday when they host Bunnell. Do you have a high school score to report? Send information and pictures to [email protected]

by Tom Renner

04/12/2011

Norwalk, CT

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CBC Rowers Win 3 Races in Greenwich The Connecticut Boat Club won three races and finished second in another in a strong performance Saturday at the Greenwich Invitational. The Novice 8 raced for the first time and won by 11 seconds in a field of eight boats. The team included cox Stephanie Leone; Fairfield's Annika Heumann and Jessica Ferrante; Darien's Katie deHaas, Olivia Taylor, Amanda Miller, Emily Olsen and Erika Osherow; and Greenwich's Bea Nash. The Junior Varsity 8 in a tight battle won by 4 seconds in an eight-boat field. Team members included cox Anda Cara of Darien; Weston's Sarah Schwartz; Wilton's Maggie Roberts…

by Tom Renner

04/12/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Blue Devils Bounce Bethel The Norwalk Blue Devils kicked off their spring season Sunday with a 6-2 win over the Bethel Maroon. The Blue Devils, the Norwalk Junior Soccer Association's under-10 boys travel team, came out strong, with forward Jonathan Jiminez scoring unassisted in the first minute of the game. A second goal in the first half by forward Christian Gavrielidis was also unassisted. Goalkeeper Connor Belcastro led a strong defense, which included Jeffrey Ramirez, Marcus Blair and Brendan Duddy. Midfielders Eduardo Vargas, Liam Willkehr, Edward Boccanfusco and Seamus Carbin, along with forwards Altair Mar…

by Tom Renner

04/12/2011

Darien, CT

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Stamford Golfer Wins 2 Florida Tournaments Stamford's Mike Ballo is making a name for himself on the West Florida Golf Tour. He won two tournaments in four days, including a win Monday in The Founders Club Series in Sarasota. "It feels really great to be back from my ankle injury over the winter,'' Ballo said in an email. He is a graduate of Trinity Catholic and St. John's. "I've been working really hard on my game and it is amazing to win two events on the mini tours." Ballo won Friday in the IMG Series at the IMG Academies and Country Club. He shot 69 and defeated Brian Warde in a playoff. Ballo sank a 6-foot birdie putt to win …

by Tom Renner

04/12/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Weston Racquet Offers Junior Programs Weston Racquet Club will conduct a five-week spring program from May 16 to June 9 as well as a seven-week Summer Junior Program from June 27 to Aug. 12. The summer session is conducted on both the six outdoor and six indoor tennis courts. In addition to the "Hitting Hot" Summer Development program, a Junior Team Tennis Program will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and a High School Program will be Monday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. Please call 203-226-3349 or visit www.WestonRacquet.com for more information. Have information on a camp or clinic? Send information and a p…

by Tom Renner

04/12/2011

Wilton, CT

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Wahoos Shatter Records at YMCA Nationals Many new records were set and personal bests clocked last week when the Wilton Wahoos competed in the 2011 National YMCA Short Course Swimming Championship. The Wahoos finished a strong fourth overall, with the men finishing second and the women sixth overall. Christian Higgins set two National Records as he placed first in both the 200 and 100 breaststroke (1:55.81 and 53.69 respectively). These times were also new Connecticut senior resident and Connecticut resident records. Christian was second in the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:48.36, beating his seed time of 1:51.40 and achi…

by Tom Renner

04/12/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Fairfield County Team Cheers Its Way to the Top The Norwalk-based Xtreme Cheerleading team does everything to the extreme. That includes winning championships. Xtreme's 14-and-under Junior team, which includes 20 girls mostly from Fairfield County, captured the club's 10th national championship recently at the U.S. Spirit National Championships in Orlando. Competing in the level three class, the girls won the grand championship, accumulating the highest score out of 28 teams in a variety of age classifications. (Watch a video of the team here) "It was a big surprise to beat every team in level three,'' said Mike Talbot, who coaches the…

by Tom Renner

04/12/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Mustangs Continue Their Hot Start Fairfield Warde's baseball team has gotten off to a perfect 4-0 start. The first inning of Monday's 9-6 Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference win over Wilton reflected the Mustangs' quick getaway. Warde struck for eight runs, seven of them after a two-out error extended the inning. John Gallucci slammed a two-run home run to highlight the outburst. Connor Sullivan got the win with relief help from Mike Defillippis and Shane Goven. "I hadn't been hitting that well and I was looking for something I could rip,'' Gallucci said. "I got a curveball and it was right in my hitting …

by Tom Renner

04/11/2011

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