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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Runners Race for Place in Marine Corps Marathon Runners Race for Place in Marine Corps Marathon Runners Race for Place in Marine Corps Marathon
Runners Race for Place in Marine Corps Marathon Runners from many area towns competed last October in the Marine Corps Marathon. Wednesday, the race began for runners to grab a spot in this year’s field. Registration opened Wednesday for the race, which will be run on Oct. 30 in Washington, D.C. According to the results from last year’s race, New Canaan’s Ryan Lynn was one of the event’s top runners, finishing 306th overall in 3:08.04. He was the fourth Connecticut runner to finish. There were 21,948 finishers. Greenwich’s Michael Blumenthal was 330th in 3:10.26 and fifth from Connecticut. There were 261 Connecticut finishers. To regis…
2 Zeus Swimmers Win State Titles at 8U Meet 2 Zeus Swimmers Win State Titles at 8U Meet 2 Zeus Swimmers Win State Titles at 8U Meet
2 Zeus Swimmers Win State Titles at 8U Meet Lucas Balderrama and Lauren Daignault won events to lead a strong performance by the Zeus swim team at the 8-and-under state championship meet at Hopkins School in New Haven. Lucas won the 50 breaststroke. Lauren won the 50 backstroke. Lucas added a second-place finish in the 100 individual medley, sixth in the 50 free and eighth in the 25 free. Also for Zeus, Hugh Ireland was seventh in the 100 free and 16th in the 50 free. Catherine Sheehan was sixth in the 50 back, 10th in the 25 free, 14th in the 50 free and 17th in the 100 individual medley. Jorge Chajon, Grace DeCesare, Max Parizot…
FAA Boys Begin Playoff Action FAA Boys Begin Playoff Action FAA Boys Begin Playoff Action
FAA Boys Begin Playoff Action St. Luke's hosts Brunswick and teams from King and Greens Farms Academy will also see action Wednesday as the first round of the Fairchester Athletic Association boys basketball tournament tips off. St. Luke's plays Brunswick at 4:30 p.m., and GFA hosts Rye Country Day at 5:15. King visits Hamden Hall at 6:15 and Hopkins meets Masters in the other semifinal. Wednesday's winners advance to Friday's semifinals. The championship game is Saturday. St. Luke's (14-8 overall, 10-4 FAA) earned the second seed while Brunswick (4-20, 3-10) is seeded seventh. Brunswick defeated St. Luke's, 55-53, on…
Playoff Race Comes Down to Final Day Playoff Race Comes Down to Final Day Playoff Race Comes Down to Final Day
Playoff Race Comes Down to Final Day Trinity Catholic will try to clinch a berth in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference boys basketball playoffs Wednesday when it visits Wilton for a 7 p.m. contest. The Crusaders (11-8 overall, 10-7 FCIAC) are currently eighth in the playoff race. If they defeat the Warriors (2-17, 1-16), they will qualify for the tournament. Trinity could also qualify if Harding loses its game against Brien McMahon. Harding is also 10-7 in the league. Trinity defeated Harding during the regular season and has the tiebreaker advantage. St. Joseph, Ridgefield, Westhill, Bassick, Staples, …
Walker Will Get You Moving at SpinOdyssey Walker Will Get You Moving at SpinOdyssey Walker Will Get You Moving at SpinOdyssey
Walker Will Get You Moving at SpinOdyssey Each week, Herman Walker leads clients of his Give It Up Fitness studio at 110 Post Road East in Darien and Intensity in Norwalk in workouts that strengthen, reshape, and beautify their muscles.   On Sunday, March 6, everyone will have the chance to experience Walker’s ultra-motivating personality and challenging, body-changing fitness program. Walker will lead a two-hour master class at SpinOdyssey 2011, the fun and fitness fund-raiser for American Cancer Society breast cancer research. SpinOdyssey takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Intensity, 490 Westport Ave. From 9 to 11 a.m., Walke…
New Canaan Girls Fall to Ridgefield New Canaan Girls Fall to Ridgefield New Canaan Girls Fall to Ridgefield
New Canaan Girls Fall to Ridgefield The Tigers never found a way to contain Sarah Mannelly during the regular-season contest between New Canaan and Ridgefield. In Tuesday's Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference semifinal, the Tigers found an answer to stopping the brilliant Rams' guard. And her teammates couldn't pick up the slack. Ridgefield advanced to Thursday's title game with a 51-33 victory at the Webster Bank Arena. The Tigers (18-4) will meet Trumbull for the championship. New Canaan (16-6) will await next week's state tournament. New Canaan was seeking its first appearance in the league title game. "We…
Greens Farms Girls Advance in FAA Playoffs Greens Farms Girls Advance in FAA Playoffs Greens Farms Girls Advance in FAA Playoffs
Greens Farms Girls Advance in FAA Playoffs Stephanie Garofoli scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Greens Farms Academy's girls basketball team to a 38-26 victory over Hopkins Tuesday in the first round of the Fairchester Athletic Association tournament. GFA will meet Masters Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Westport for a berth in the league title game. GFA (15-8) used a stellar defensive effort to upend Hopkins, which beat the Dragons on the final day of the regular season last Friday. This time, GFA held Hopkins to just 10 first-half points. Meighan Grady (seven points) and Jenna Pittleman (five points) shut down Hopkins' two o…
Staples Shoots Down Ludlowe Staples Shoots Down Ludlowe Staples Shoots Down Ludlowe
Staples Shoots Down Ludlowe Gabe Seidman and Jake Felman scored 17 points apiece Monday night as the Staples High's boys basketball team stopped Fairfield Ludlowe, 54-42, in a Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference game. The Wreckers, who already had secured a spot in the upcoming FCIAC playoffs, led 17-6 after the first quarter and 31-16 at halftime. They improved to 14-5 overall and 13-4 in the league. Luke Yeager added 10 points for Staples. Erik Krumins scored 10 points to pace Ludlowe (9-10, 9-8). The Falcons were eliminated from FCIAC playoff contention and finish up the regular season Wednesday ni…
Matchups Set for Girls Hockey Playoffs Matchups Set for Girls Hockey Playoffs Matchups Set for Girls Hockey Playoffs
Matchups Set for Girls Hockey Playoffs Darien High's girls hockey team captured the No. 2 seed for the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference playoffs Monday with a 3-2 victory over Wilton in the regular-season finale for both teams. Darien (14-6 overall, 11-3 FCIAC) will meet the Warriors again in the first round of the FCIAC playoffs Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Darien Ice Rink. Wilton (14-4 overall, 10-4 league) settled for the No. 3 seed in its first league playoff appearance. New Canaan (17-1 overall, 12-0 league) earned the top seed and will meet No. 4 Ridgefield at 8 p.m. at Darien in the second semifinal. Rid…
Weston Swimmers Help Wahoos Win States Weston Swimmers Help Wahoos Win States Weston Swimmers Help Wahoos Win States
Weston Swimmers Help Wahoos Win States Several Weston swimmers helped the Wilton Y Wahoos clinch their 25th consecutive Connecticut YMCA State Swimming Championship title earlier this month. Eight-year-old Katie Parks posted personal bests in each of her events, including the 8 and under 25 and 50 freestyle and the 25 backstroke. Among the many Weston swimmers scoring points in individual events was Karyn Bartosic, who took third in the 10 and under 50 back, fifth in the 50 fly and 11th in the 100 breast. Siera Daly was third in the 10 and under 100 back, fourth in the 100 fly, and seventh in the 100 breast. Also in the 10 and u…
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