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, CT
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Girls Hockey Stars Shine in Playoff Opener Girls Hockey Stars Shine in Playoff Opener Girls Hockey Stars Shine in Playoff Opener
Girls Hockey Stars Shine in Playoff Opener The Mid-Fairfield Connecticut Stars under-14 girls hockey team had already defeated the Connecticut Polar Bears four times this season. The fifth time may have been the hardest. The Stars scored two third-period goals to top the Polar Bears, 3-1, in the first game of the Tier I New England Regional at the Shelton Sports Center. The Stars play two more preliminary round games Saturday. The semifinals and finals are scheduled for Sunday. With two players in the penalty box, Katie Savage scored a shorthanded goal with 14:08 left in the third period to give the Stars (38-5) their first lead of …

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by Tom Renner
New Canaan, CT
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Registration Still Open for Young Lacrosse Players Registration Still Open for Young Lacrosse Players Registration Still Open for Young Lacrosse Players
Registration Still Open for Young Lacrosse Players Registration will close March 31 for young players in the New Canaan Lacrosse Association. The deadline for many of the programs was Feb. 28. Players can register until the end of the month. Players will be added to a wait list. Children in first grade can register until April 1 without having to play a late registration fee. Evaluations for boys in grades 6-8 will be held this weekend at Sono Fieldhouse in Norwalk and Dunning Field. Girls evaluations for grades 6-8 will also be held this weekend at the Water Tower Field. Check the association's website for complete schedules. Have informat…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Teams Square Off for Titles in Hoops League Teams Square Off for Titles in Hoops League Teams Square Off for Titles in Hoops League
Teams Square Off for Titles in Hoops League The Fairfield County Basketball League wraps up its season with championship games scheduled at various sites. Teams from every Main Street Connect community will have teams playing in championship games Saturday and Sunday. Among the key games Saturday are the sixth-grade A Division girls championship, where Wilton will meet Norwalk at Ridgefield High School at 4:30 p.m. Teams from Greenwich, Westport and Fairfield will be playing earlier in the day. Also tomorrow at Darien High School, the sixth-grade boys championships will be played. At 3 p.m., the title game will feature New Canaan Bla…

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Fairfield, CT
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Prep's Rog Ready for Indoor Nationals Prep's Rog Ready for Indoor Nationals Prep's Rog Ready for Indoor Nationals
Prep's Rog Ready for Indoor Nationals Fairfield Prep’s Connor Rog is scheduled to compete Friday in the 2-mile run at the New Balance Indoor Nationals at The Armory in New York. Rog is coming off a sensational meet at last week’s New England Championships, where he and Fairfield Warde’s Harry Warnick ran home with medals. Rog will compete in the 3,200 at the New Balance meet, which features 30 of the top runners in the country. Rog has run the distance in 9:25.28, the 40th fastest time in the nation, according to ESPNrise.com, which tracks the top track and field performances in the country. At last week’s New England meet at…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Coach Hops for Hoops Norwalk Coach Hops for Hoops Norwalk Coach Hops for Hoops
Norwalk Coach Hops for Hoops If there's a basketball team in Norwalk, Ricky Fulton has probably coached on it. Or is coaching on it. Or will be coaching on it. Fuller's task this weekend is to try to win a championship in the Fairfield County Basketball League, where his sixth-grade girls play Wilton for the A Division championship in Ridgefield at 4:30 p.m. "I'm pretty confident, but I'm not taking anything for granted,'' said Fulton, whose team takes a 20-7 record into the game. "We have to go out and play our best. This is what we've been working for." Fulton has brought the best out of his young players in the five…

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Norwalk, CT
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Jet Helps Sawyer's Cause Take Flight Jet Helps Sawyer's Cause Take Flight Jet Helps Sawyer's Cause Take Flight
Jet Helps Sawyer's Cause Take Flight Vlad Ducasse didn't have to be asked twice about helping out his former Stamford High football teammate, Jamel Sawyer. "He's a Black Knight,'' said Ducasse, an offensive tackle with the New York Jets. "That's all that matters." Ducasse was one of many Stamford High football members, past and present, who supported Sawyer at a dinner Thursday at Giovanni's. The Stamford High School Football Boosters Club put the event together to support Sawyer, a 2008 graduate and former running back for the football team. Sawyer, who now lives in Norwalk, became paralyzed from the waist down in November. …

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Norwalk, CT
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Friday Scoreboard, Schedule Friday Scoreboard, Schedule Friday Scoreboard, Schedule
Friday Scoreboard, Schedule Thursday's Games Boys Hockey Division III Playoffs Staples/Weston/Shelton 4, St. Bernard/Bacon/NFA 3 Friday's Games Boys Basketball Class LL Playoffs Glastonbury at Westhill, 7 p.m. Brien McMahon at St. Joseph, 7 p.m. Xavier at Fairfield Prep, 7 p.m. Class M Playoffs Trinity Catholic at Bethel, 7 p.m. Stonington at Notre Dame-Fairfield, 7 p.m. Ice Hockey Division II playoffs Westhill vs. Trumbull at Wonderland of Ice, 7:30 p.m. Wilton vs. East Catholic at Northford Ice Pavilion, 7:30 p.m. Do you plan to take in any of the games Friday? Start the discussion below!

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Westport, CT
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Staples' Pole Vaulter Jumps Into Record Book Staples' Pole Vaulter Jumps Into Record Book Staples' Pole Vaulter Jumps Into Record Book
Staples' Pole Vaulter Jumps Into Record Book The sky is the limit for Staples High School junior Lexie Schachne. Of course, you could say that about any pole vaulter. The difference is Schachne is clearly gaining on it. Schachne set the Staples record in the event earlier this year, clearing 11 feet, 6½ inches. She now owns the indoor and outdoor record at the school. She is ranked 53rd in the event by the ESPNRise.com website, which monitors track and field performances. Schachne will take to the skies Friday in the New Balance Indoor Nationals at the Armory in New York City for the final time during the indoor season. "It's ridiculo…

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Norwalk, CT
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Signup Begins for Wilton Open Paddle Tennis Signup Begins for Wilton Open Paddle Tennis Signup Begins for Wilton Open Paddle Tennis
Signup Begins for Wilton Open Paddle Tennis The Wilton YMCA and seven other clubs in Fairfield County will host the 28th annual Wilton Open paddle tennis tournament Saturday, March 19. The competition will feature Open and "B" draws. Players can register online at www.paddlepro.com/wiltonopen. The event will feature music by Wilton Steel, as well as favors, a barbecue lunch, drinks and prizes. The entry deadline is Monday, March 14. Each draw limited to first 32 teams. All proceeds benefit the Wilton Family YMCA. Fans can support the players beginning at 8 a.m. March 19 at the Wilton Y, Wilton Riding Club, New Canaan Country Club, …

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Westport, CT
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Weston Skiers Wrap Successful Seasons Weston Skiers Wrap Successful Seasons Weston Skiers Wrap Successful Seasons
Weston Skiers Wrap Successful Seasons Weston's boys and girls ski teams recently wrapped up successful seasons with strong performances at the State Open championships at Mount Southington. The girls finished fourth at the State Open and third in Class S. The Trojans were also the South-West Conference runner-up, and went 12-5 overall, 6-3 against Class S teams. Freshman Shelby Merberg led the team at the State Open with a ninth place finish in the 90-skier field. Bonnie Guthrie (22nd), Ava van Daalen (24th), Kelly Quinn (26th), Caroline Quinn (30th) and Anna Dickstein (40th) rounded out the top six. Weston's junior varsity…

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