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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Fitness Buffs Put Own Spin on Cancer Fight Fitness fans and recreational athletes from all over Fairfield County pedaled, whacked and exercised Sunday at Intensity in Norwalk at SpinOdyssey to raise money for breast cancer research. Organizers said 672 fundraisers contributed either in Spinning, tennis, Zumba, Body Pump or a fitness class with Herman Walker. A second Zumba studio was also taking place at Studio M in Norwalk. Money raised also supports the Whittingham Cancer Center at Norwalk Hospital. Westport's Patty Kondub and Norwalk's Terri Polley served as co-chairs and were aiming to raise $450,000 for its causes. Teams from N…

by Tom Renner

03/06/2011

Darien, CT

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Darien Pee Wees Skate Great Brothers Brian and Kevin Williams earned a coveted title last weekend after eight years of coaching in the Darien Youth Hockey Association. The Darien Pee Wee A1 team captured the Connecticut Hockey Conference Tier III state championship with a 3-2 overtime win over the Western Connecticut Colonials. This is the first time since we started coaching that we even had a sniff at hardware, Kevin Williams said. I think after a month or so of practice we knew we had exceptional goaltending and that the overall talent level was pretty close. The team really came together. The players are mo…

by Tom Renner

03/06/2011

Stamford, CT

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Stamford 7th-Graders Fall to Carver Center March Madness isn't confined to college or high school basketball. Matchups in the Fairfield County Basketball League can be equally thrilling. The Norwalk Carver Center seventh-grade boys won its quarterfinal Saturday by rallying from a 14-point deficit to defeat Stamford, 57-52, at Weston High School in the B South Division. Carver (17-6) advances to Sunday's semifinals against the winner of a game between Weston and Newtown Blue. Stamford finishes its season at 11-9. Tyrell Alexander scored 14 points and Joey DeVito scored 13 for Stamford. Matt Labella added eight while Aaron Pettiford…

by Tom Renner

03/05/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Carver Center 7th-Graders Stun Stamford March Madness isn't confined to college or high school basketball. Matchups in the Fairfield County Basketball League can be equally thrilling. The Norwalk Carver Center seventh-grade boys won its quarterfinal Saturday by rallying from a 14-point deficit to stun Stamford, 57-52, at Weston High School in the B South Division. Carver (17-6) advances to Sunday's semifinals against the winner of a game between Weston and Newtown Blue. Stamford finishes its season at 11-9. "We worked on getting the ball inside,'' Carver coach David Williams said. "My players told me we could take it to the bas…

by Tom Renner

03/05/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk 8th Grade Girls Nipped by Fairfield The Norwalk Black eighth grade girls basketball team lost a 10-point lead in the final quarter Saturday and fell to Fairfield PAL, 34-33, in the B Division a Fairfield County Basketball League playoff game. Norwalk (14-12) will play either Bridgeport or Newtown Sunday at 11:20 p.m. at St. Joseph High School. If Norwalk wins, it will still advance to the title game of the tournament and could meet Fairfield again for the tournament title next Sunday. Claire O'Neill, Kendra Fitzpatrick and Kyle Courtney scored six points apiece for Norwalk. Norwalk led 33-23 with five minutes left before Fai…

by Tom Renner

03/05/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield PAL 8th Grade Girls Nip Norwalk March Madness isn't confined to college or high school basketball. Matchups in the Fairfield County Basketball League can be equally thrilling. The Fairfield PAL eighth-grade girls rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter Saturday to stun Norwalk GBA Black, 34-33, at Weston High School in a B bracket game. Fairfield (16-4-1) plays either Bridgeport or Newtown Sunday at Joseph High School at 12:45 in the semifinals. Jackie Brewster scored 13 points, including seven in the fourth quarter, to lead Fairfield. Katie Gardella added 10. "I was concerned when we got behind in the fourt…

by Tom Renner

03/05/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Sign Up for Norwalk Cal Ripken Sunday Norwalk Cal Ripken baseball will be have its final signup session Sunday, March 6, from 9 a.m. to noon at The Batter's Box, 327 Main Ave., Norwalk. Registration forms will be available, but they can also be downloaded from the Norwalk Cal Ripken website. Registrations may also be mailed to the address on the registration form. Player evaluations will also be conducted Sunday to ensure that all teams are as even as possible. Players ages 8, 9 and 10 should be present by 8:45 a.m. Players ages 11 and 12 should arrive by 10:15 a.m. Only players who are new either to the Minor Division (ages 8,…

by Tom Renner

03/04/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Wrestlers Aim for New England Honors Wrestlers from Main Street Connect communities will be competing this weekend in the New England Championships at the New Haven Athletic Center. First-round matches are scheduled for Friday evening. Norwalks Brandon Riggins, Stamfords Ben Pierre-Saint, Westhills Pascal Medor, Dariens Lars Remole, Greenwichs Ben Ceci and Fairfield Wardes Mike Sullivan will see action at New Haven. Pierre-Saint and Ceci came close to winning State Open titles last weekend. Pierre-Saint lost in the 125-pound final to Tilbe Tyler of Nonnewaug, while Ceci dropped a 7-1 decision to Norman Aren of Bacon Ac…

by Tom Renner

03/04/2011

Stamford, CT

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King Star Clears 1,000 After Early Setback Scott Carson cut Tre Tipton as a freshman from the King boys basketball team. The decision, painful at the time, ended up helping Tipton to become one of the top players in school history. He is just the seventh King boy to surpass 1,000 points for his career after the Vikings' final regular-season contest against Masters. He finished his career with 1,020 points just nine Carson's career total. "To be honest, I was mad when I got cut,'' Tipton said. "But instead of being frustrated, I went to the gym every day. I worked on my game when no one was there. I played against guys who were big…

by Tom Renner

03/04/2011

Stamford, CT

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Madwed, Michigan Soar to Big 10 Titles Stamford's Dan Madwed had a big meet last week in leading Michigan to the Big 10 championship in men's swimming. The former Westhill High star set Michigan, Big 10 and Big 10 meet records in winning the 200-yard butterfly. He also won the 200-yard freestyle for the third straight year and was part of winning relays in the 800-yard freestyle and 400-yard medley. He also placed second in the 200-yard individual medley. Madwed was named to the All-Big 10 first team for the third year in a row. He won Swimmer of the Week honors for third time in his career in January and will head to the NCAA C…

by Tom Renner

03/04/2011

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