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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No Weather Worries This Year for Soccer Event No Weather Worries This Year for Soccer Event No Weather Worries This Year for Soccer Event
No Weather Worries This Year for Soccer Event Robby Casey keeps a close eye on the weather forecast. As the director of the Westport Invitational Soccer Tournament, he needs to know about the weekend. And he's especially sensitive to the forecast after last year's tournament. The tournament features nearly 100 teams, with the girls playing Saturday and the boys Sunday. Last year, the boys games never got played after a storm knocked out power to Westport for nearly four days. Downed trees made travel difficult. Staples High School, which hosts the tournament, was shut down. "What was interesting was we considered and got close to purch…

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Stamford, CT
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Crusaders Take Wild Ride to State Final Crusaders Take Wild Ride to State Final Crusaders Take Wild Ride to State Final
Crusaders Take Wild Ride to State Final Trinity Catholic basketball coach Mike Walsh will make his 11th trip to the state basketball finals since 1995 when the Crusaders meet top-seeded Career Magnet on Saturday at Mohegan Sun. This trip, however, might be the veteran coach's most rewarding. Trinity (17-9) meets Career at 11:30 a.m. in the Class M championship game after few people gave the Crusaders a chance at being there. The 18th-seeded Crusaders were 12-8 in the regular season and needed to win their final game to even make the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference playoffs. Trinity started out 0-3, and stood a…

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Norwalk, CT
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Crusaders Take Wild Ride to State Final Crusaders Take Wild Ride to State Final Crusaders Take Wild Ride to State Final
Crusaders Take Wild Ride to State Final Trinity Catholic basketball coach Mike Walsh will make his 11th trip to the state basketball finals since 1995 when the Crusaders meet top-seeded Career Magnet on Saturday at Mohegan Sun. This trip, however, might be the veteran coach's most rewarding. Trinity (17-9) meets Career at 11:30 a.m. in the Class M championship game after few people gave the Crusaders a chance at being there. The 18th-seeded Crusaders were 12-8 in the regular season and needed to win their final game to even make the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference playoffs. Trinity started out 0-3, and stood a…

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton Man Serves Up Paddle Tennis Tournament Wilton Man Serves Up Paddle Tennis Tournament Wilton Man Serves Up Paddle Tennis Tournament
Wilton Man Serves Up Paddle Tennis Tournament Bill Fanning was a late bloomer in the world of paddle tennis. But over the past 28 years, as director of the Wilton Open, the 75-year-old Wilton resident has made up for lost time. Fanning will oversee and compete in this weekend's event, which features 64 teams. It will be played at the Wilton YMCA and seven other clubs. The tournament fills up quickly with two-man teams competing in A and B Divisions. Fanning remembers a humble beginning. "We started back in '83 with just a couple of members,'' he says. "Then it was a member guest, and one guy brought in a ringer. Then everybody else d…

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Norwalk, CT
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Liberty Girls Reach NAA Final Liberty Girls Reach NAA Final Liberty Girls Reach NAA Final
Liberty Girls Reach NAA Final The Bondi Realty Group Liberty advanced to the finals of the Norwalk Athletic Association girls basketball playoffs with a 20-12 victory over JB’s Deli and Pizza Hoosiers during a playoff game at Nathan Hale School. Ashley Wilson scored nine points for Bondi, and Kaitlyn Covello added eight for the Bondi Realty Liberty, who are coach by Bert Santiago. The Liberty play the Raptors in Saturday's final at 12:30 p.m. at Nathan Hale. The 11- to 14-year-old championship game will be played at 1:30. An all-star game pitting kids against parents and coaches will be played at 11:30 a.m. Do you ha…

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Norwalk, CT
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Pacioretty May Return for Playoffs Pacioretty May Return for Playoffs Pacioretty May Return for Playoffs
Pacioretty May Return for Playoffs Montreal's Max Pacioretty, a New Canaan native who was injured after being hit by Boston's Zdeno Chara, could be back in action much sooner than expected. Montreal coach Jacques Martin said Pacioretty, who was injured on March 8, will be allowed to begin working out a week from Saturday. Pacioretty could begin taking contact from teammates in 3-5 weeks, and may be available for the playoffs. Pacioretty was wheeled off on a stretcher after the hit, in which Chara checked the Montreal forward into a stanchion by a team bench. Martin said Pacioretty will remain on complete rest until March 2…

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Westport, CT
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Weston Swimmers 2nd in Class S Meet Weston Swimmers 2nd in Class S Meet Weston Swimmers 2nd in Class S Meet
Weston Swimmers 2nd in Class S Meet Weston sophomore Jordan Berger won the 100-yard breaststroke to help the Trojans to a second-place team finish at Wednesday's Class S swimming championships at Wesleyan University. Weston finished with 382 points. Sacred Heart won the meet with 591.5. Weston won the title last year, followed by Sacred Heart, which also won in 2009. Coming into the meet with a lineup loaded with underclassmen, the Trojans had several impressive performances en route to the runner-up finish. Senior freestyler Spencer Kelley touched second in the 100 free and third in the 50 free. Kelley also swam on the s…

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New Canaan, CT
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Rams Fall in State Hockey Semifinals Rams Fall in State Hockey Semifinals Rams Fall in State Hockey Semifinals
Rams Fall in State Hockey Semifinals New Canaan's boys hockey team beat St. Joseph three times during its marvelous season. Wednesday night, however, with a berth in the state championship at stake, the Rams were stunned by their Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference rival. The fourth-seeded Cadets withstood a late rally to hold off the top-seeded Rams, 6-5, at Ingalls Rink in New Haven. St. Joseph (20-5) will play Fairfield Prep for the Division I title Saturday at Ingalls. New Canaan (25-1) settles for the memory of a near-perfect season. New Canaan defeated St. Joseph for the FCIAC title, 4-3, on March 5 by…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Prep Reaches Hockey Title Game Fairfield Prep Reaches Hockey Title Game Fairfield Prep Reaches Hockey Title Game
Fairfield Prep Reaches Hockey Title Game The road to the Division I boys hockey championship always goes through Fairfield Prep. After Wednesday's 4-1 win over South Windsor, the Jesuits look to be in the driver's seat for their fifth state title since 2004. Bryan Puffer, David White, David Griffin and Donald Carnicky scored goals as No. 2 Prep cruised past No. 3 South Windsor at Ingalls Rink. Goalie John Galiani stopped 29 shots for Prep, which will meet No. 4 St. Joseph in Saturday's Division I championship game at Ingalls. Game time is 2 p.m. Prep has been a fixture in the championship game. This will be the eighth time since…

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Norwalk, CT
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Thursday Scoreboard, Schedule Thursday Scoreboard, Schedule Thursday Scoreboard, Schedule
Thursday Scoreboard, Schedule Wednesday’s Games Boys Hockey Division I Playoffs Fairfield Prep 4, South Windsor 1 St. Joseph 6, New Canaan 5 Thursday’s Events State Open Diving at Hamden, 6 p.m. Are you surprised by the results of Wednesday's hockey games? Start the discussion below!

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