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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Westport, CT

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Runners Ready To Race in Easton for DARE Runners will go to the starting line Saturday for the 12th annual April Fool's 5K Race for DARE at Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton. The gun goes off at 9:30 a.m. Runners can register online through March 31 and in person on race day beginning at 8:30 a.m. There will be a post-race raffle and refreshments, and an awards ceremony at 10:30 a.m. The 2010 race had 422 finishers and was won by Tim Milenkevich. Rebecca of Blanchard of New York won the women's race, followed by Easton's Kristin Mazzeo. Complete information is available on the race website. Do you plan to run in Saturda…

by Tom Renner

03/30/2011

Wilton, CT

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Wahoo Swimmers Storm to State Title The Wilton Wahoos swim team, which competes out of the Wilton YMCA, won the 2011 Connecticut Senior Open Championships, taking top honors in the men's, women's and combined team categories. Stephen Holmquist took home the men's distance high point award and Ariel Bond (Oxford) was the women's distance high point winner in the championships, held earlier this month at Wesleyan University. It was a meet full of Wahoo highlights, including 13 new Y-National cuts and three new Junior National qualifying times. Robby Harder made Junior Nationals in the 1,650 free and 200 back, and Greenwich's Er…

by Tom Renner

03/30/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Runners Ready To Race for DARE Runners will go to the starting line Saturday for the 12th annual April Fool's 5K Race for DARE at Samuel Staples Elementary School in Easton. The starting gun goes off at 9:30 a.m. Runners can register online through Thursday and in person on race day beginning at 8:30 a.m. There will be a post-race raffle and refreshments, and an awards ceremony at 10:30 a.m. The 2010 race had 422 finishers and was won by Tim Milenkevich. Rebecca of Blanchard of New York won the women's race, followed by Easton's Kristin Mazzeo. Complete information is available on the race website. Do you plan to run i…

by Tom Renner

03/30/2011

Westport, CT

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Determination Carries Westport Runner to Boston Determination can take a runner a long way. It took Westport's Kathy Muro all the way to Boston. Muro will run the Boston Marathon for the first time next month. She had qualified for the race previously but missed it with an injury. Forced to qualify again, Muro missed meeting her four-hour standard by about eight minutes in the 2009 Hartford Marathon. But she made it to Boston last fall, when she ran 3:57:54 in the Bay State Marathon in Massachusetts. After eight years of running, she finally made it to the recreational runner's grand stage. "I was determined to qualify for Boston,'' says…

by Tom Renner

03/30/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Future Stars Can Register for Summer Girls Camp Future Stars Basketball is registering girls for its summer camp from July 11 to 15 at St. Thomas School in Fairfield. The camp runs from 9 a.m. until noon and is for girls in grades 4 to 8. They will learn skill building and play contests and games. Frank Oleynick, a former NBA player with the Seattle Supersonics, runs the camps. There is a $25 discount on the enrollment fee for players who register by April 15. The tuition is $175, and enrollment is limited to 30 players. Visit wearefuturestars.com for more information. Have a sports camp to tell us about? Send information and a picture…

by Tom Renner

03/30/2011

Stamford, CT

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Former Greenwich Resident Wins Art, Writing Awards Former Greenwich resident Titian Butash won a creative writing award and two arts awards at the Minn-Wi-Kota Regional Chapter Convention's ceremony at Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minn.Butash received the top individual award in the creative writing, non-fiction category and the first place award for the short story, a memoir of her life in Greenwich, titled Me and Mr. Jones.To say that I am grateful for the recognition is truly an understatement, Butash said. For I share the honor of this award with both my editor, Vennie White, and my English professor, Dr. Richard Campbe…

by Tom Renner

03/30/2011

Westport, CT

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Westport PAL Hosts Free Football Clinic The Westport Police Athletic League will hold a free clinic for coaches and athletes April 16 at Saugatuck Elementary School. The clinic will be run by Thurmond Moore, who has 28 years of coaching experience at the pro, college and high school levels. The clinic runs from 1 to 5 p.m. Athletes ages 12 to 17 are required to arrive at 2 p.m. for check in with shorts, T-shirts, running shoes, cleats, water and desire. Moore has worked with several NFL players, including Pro Bowlers Dwight Freeney and Joey Porter. He will provide hands-on tackling techniques. The clinic is free. It is provided b…

by Tom Renner

03/30/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Sterling Farms Pro Provides Perfect Fit Advancements in technology have drastically changed how golfers buy their clubs. They also have changed the way Angela Aulenti sells them. Aulenti, a Fairfield resident and head professional at Sterling Farms Golf Course in Stamford, opened the Aulenti Fitting Studio last year. As part of the fitting process, golfers hit balls from an indoor bay to an outdoor range. Aulenti's equipment, called TrackMan, measures up to 20 variables, including ball flight, distance, spin, land angle and launch angle. "Club fitting is very competitive, and it has become all about technology,'' says Aulenti, wh…

by Tom Renner

03/29/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Sterling Farms Pro Provides Perfect Fit Advancements in technology have drastically changed how golfers buy their clubs. They also have changed the way Angela Aulenti sells them. Aulenti, a Fairfield resident and head professional at Sterling Farms Golf Course in Stamford, opened the Aulenti Fitting Studio last year. As part of the fitting process, golfers hit balls from an indoor bay to an outdoor range. Aulenti's equipment, called TrackMan, measures up to 20 variables, including ball flight, distance, spin, land angle and launch angle. "Club fitting is very competitive, and it has become all about technology,'' says Aulenti, w…

by Tom Renner

03/29/2011

Darien, CT

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Special Kids Meet Baseball Challenge Mitchell Wisinski has worked with Oliver for three years in the Darien Little League's Challenger program, which serves children with physical and mental disabilities. But it's difficult to tell who gets more out of their relationship. "I get a good feeling whenever I'm with him,'' said Mitchell, a junior at Darien High School. "I know after we're together that he had fun, and I also had fun. We had an instant connection and enjoy being with one another." Charlie Santos-Buch started the Challenger program 13 years ago for the Darien Little League. The philosophy is to give all children an …

by Tom Renner

03/29/2011

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