Tom Renner

Client Editor

[email protected]

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.

Tom Renner's Contributions

Westport, CT

Your Community

Barlow Teams Open Spring Sports Seasons The Joel Barlow baseball team opens its season at home against Abbott Tech as the high school spring season sprints into action on Wednesday. Barlow will also have home games Wednesday in boys lacrosse against Simsbury and in boys tennis against New Milford. The softball team travels to Danbury to meet Abbott Tech. The girls lacrosse team plays at Lauralton Hall, the boys volleyball team meets Fairfield Warde, and the girls golf team plays at Smith Richardson in Fairfield against Fairfield Ludlowe and Darien. The boys golf team meets New Milford at Candlewood Valley in New Milford. The com…

by Tom Renner

04/06/2011

Fairfield, CT

Your Community

Fairfield Teams Sprint Into Spring Seasons A crosstown match between boys lacrosse teams from Fairfield Ludlowe and Fairfield Warde kicks off the high school sports season on Wednesday. The boys lacrosse teams meet at Fairfield Warde at 7 p.m. Warde also hosts Stamford in baseball at 4 p.m. Warde's teams are also home Wednesday for games in boys volleyball against Joel Barlow, girls lacrosse against Guilford and girls tennis against Brien McMahon. The boys tennis team plays its opener at McMahon, the softball team plays at Stamford and the girls track team runs at Fairfield Ludlowe against the Falcons, Bassick and Harding. Warde's c…

by Tom Renner

04/06/2011

Wilton, CT

Your Community

Wahoo Swimmers Grab Seconds at Nationals Christian Higgins and Robby Harder grabbed second place finishes for the Wilton Wahoos in the first night of finals Tuesday at the National YMCA Short Course national swimming championships in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Harder took second in the 500 freestyle in 4:25.9. Higgins grabbed second in the 200 individual medley in 1:48.58. Higgins is from New Canaan. In other events on the first night of the finals, Kristen Moss was 17th in the women's 100-yard backstroke; Michael Pilyugin was 13th in the 100-yard back and 18th in the 50 free; Katy Luchansky was 16th in the women's 500 freestyle; Eri…

by Tom Renner

04/06/2011

Stamford, CT

Your Community

Stamford Teams Start Spring Season Westhill High School opens the softball season Wednesday as the defending Class LL champion as the high school spring sports season sprints into high gear. The Vikings travel to Norwalk for a 4 p.m. game. Westhill won its first title since 1992 last year. In home games Wednesday at Westhill, the baseball team meets Norwalk at Cubeta Stadium at 3:30 p.m. and the boys lacrosse team plays Greenwich at 5 p.m. Girls tennis plays Danbury at home at 4 p.m. The boys tennis and girls track teams travel to Danbury. The Westhill spring sports schedule is available on the CASCIAC website. Stamford's …

by Tom Renner

04/06/2011

Norwalk, CT

Your Community

Norwalk, McMahon Teams Open Spring Season Pete Tucci returns to coach the Norwalk High baseball team, and new leaders take the helm of the Brien McMahon girls lacrosse and softball teams as the spring sports season gets underway Wednesday. Tucci leads the Bears into their season opener against Westhill at Stamford's Cubeta Stadium. Norwalk also opens its season in girls lacrosse at Wilton, in softball at home against Westhill, in girls tennis at home against New Canaan, in girls track at Ridgefield, in boys tennis at New Canaan and in boys golf against Greenwich at E. Griffith Harris. The complete Norwalk High sports schedule is av…

by Tom Renner

04/06/2011

Westport, CT

Your Community

Weston Teams Open Their Seasons The Weston High School boys lacrosse team takes the field in defense of its Class S state championship Wednesday in the season opener against Bunnell. The game begins at 5:30 at Weston as the Trojans begin the quest for a their third state title. In other home games Wednesday, the softball team meets Notre Dame of Fairfield at 4 p.m., the baseball team plays Platt Tech at 4 p.m. and the boys tennis team hosts Newtown. The boys golf team battles Pomperaug at Aspetuck Valley Country Club. The girls golf team plays against Fairfield Ludlowe and Darien at Smith Richardson golf course in Fairf…

by Tom Renner

04/06/2011

Darien, CT

Your Community

Darien Runner Climbs Wall To Reach Boston Brad Wellington of Darien hit the wall 17 miles into his first marathon in May. But he didnt let it derail his desire to run the Boston Marathon. Wellington, 34, will stand on the starting line in Hopkinton, Mass., on April 18 for his first run to Boston. He has respect for the distance after completing the Providence Marathon last May, when he was on pace for a 3:05 finish before fatigue set in with more than eight miles remaining. He ended up finishing in 3:25:04 Undaunted, Wellington vowed to rebound and bounced back in October to run the Portland Marathon in 3:06:08 to qualify for …

by Tom Renner

04/06/2011

Fairfield, CT

Your Community

St. Thomas Girls Win New England CYO Crown The St. Thomas girls varsity eighth-grade basketball won the New England CYO championships Sunday with a 22-20 victory over St. James of Norwich. The tournament was played in Manchester, N.H., and the championship game was played at Saint Anselm College. After a first round bye, the Fairfield-based team won two games Saturday to reach the championship game. St. James entered the final undefeated and jumped out to a 16-13 halftime lead. A change in its defense to a 2-3 zone in the second half proved effective. "Given the size of their front line, we decided to go our 2-3 matchup zone defense…

by Tom Renner

04/06/2011

Wilton, CT

Your Community

Wahoos Make Waves at State Meet The Wilton Y Wahoos had lots to cheer about at the 2011 Connecticut Swim Club Age Group Championships at Wesleyan University last month. The team finished first in the overall combined 12 & under team score and second in the overall team score. Some 45 Wahoo 12-and-under swimmers raced their way to an impressive 158 best times, while the team's Senior contingent saw many new best times and new Y National qualifying times as well. Many Wilton swimmers put in standout performances at the event. Stephen Holmquist took home the High Point and the Distance High Point awards for the 13/14 a…

by Tom Renner

04/05/2011

Norwalk, CT

Your Community

Weston Rower Selected for Elite Camp Weston rower Natalie King, a sophomore who competes for Yale University, is among 18 athletes selected to participate by USRowing in its 2011 Women's National Team Pre-Elite Camp this summer. The camp will focus on developing athletes for the under-23 and senior national teams. It will teach the skills needed to compete at the elite level by introducing and developing sculling, focusing on small boats and increasing fitness and strength-to-weight ratio. Athletes will have the opportunity to race at the 2011 USRowing Club National Championships July 13-17 in Indianapolis. The camp will sta…

by Tom Renner

04/05/2011

Prev Page 1007 of 1236 1,005 1,006 1,007 1,008 1,009 Next

10,061 - 10,070 of 12,354 articles