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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Stamford, CT

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Stamford Boys Defeat Westhill, 55-49 Stamford High's boys basketball team needed a win Monday to solidify its spot in the race for a berth in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference playoffs. Using a sterling defensive effort, the Black Knights got it by defeating crosstown rival Westhill, 55-49, on their home court. Anthony Davis scored 19 points and Luis Briddter scored 14 and grabbed 17 rebounds for the Black Knights, who improved to 11-6 overall and 10-5 in the league. Westhill fell to 12-5 overall and 11-4 in the league. "Tonight we played a zone defense that we've only played two or three times,'' Stam…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Limited Spots Remain for Beachside Juniors A limited number of spaces are available on the Beachside Juniors spring soccer session. The programs begin March 13. A few spots are available in the under-10, under-9, 5-year-old, 6-year-old and 7-year-old programs. There are also spots in the u-11 and u-12 sessions. Beachside Juniors is a training program that helps boys and girls ages 5 to 12 develop on and off the field. The program focuses on the individual, helping give each player the skills, confidence and motivation to play and enjoy soccer to its fullest potential. The program complements travel soccer programs. Contact the Bea…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Robertino Wins Hurdles at State Meet Norwalk High's Adam Robertino won the 55-meter hurdles to lead performances by city athletes in Saturday's Class LL track and field championships at the New Haven Athletic Center. Brien McMahon's Shellyann Lindo took second in the 55 dash and third in the 300 to pace the Senators Robertino, a junior, won in 7.84, edging Amity's Jesse Sanchez, who took second in 7.93. Robertinos teammate Billy Reyes took fourth in 8.1. Isiah Bell was fifth in the high jump for the Bears. In the girls meet, Norwalk's Crystle Hill took fourth in the 55 dash for the Bears' only points. Freshman Claire Turner…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston's Girls 3rd in Class M Track Weston's Kiki Litvak won the pole vault to lead the Trojans to a third-place finish in the Class M girls state track and field championships Saturday at the New Haven Athletic Center. Weston compiled 48 ? points. Hillhouse won with 107, followed by Career with 62. Emily Savage finished second in the pole vault, and the Trojans picked up points with one second-place relay, two third-place relays and a fourth-place finish by Kara Bucaro in the 1,000. Litvak, who placed second last year behind teammate Emily Ando, took the top spot this time by clearing 10 feet, 0 inches. Savage, a sophomore…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2011

Westport, CT

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Staples Athletes Set Marks at State Track Meet Staples athletes set meet and school records in a terrific performance at Saturday's Class LL track and field championships at the New Haven Athletic Center. The boys team finished second, the girls team third. The boys set a meet record in the 4x400 relay, winning the event in 3:29:07. Jonathan Heil, John Roche, Sean Gallagher and Raphael Ray took down the old mark of 3:29.69, set last year by Hamden. The time was about five seconds off the school mark set earlier this year. Dean Hefnawy won the pole vault for the Wreckers, clearing 12 feet. He was the only individual winner for the Wrec…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Greens Farms Girls Rout Wooster Greens Farms Academy's girls basketball team defeated Wooster, 40-4, in a non-league game Saturday in Danbury. Stephanie Garofoli scored 12 points to lead GFA, which improved to 13-6. Bridgette Foster and Hilary Shannon added six apiece for the Dragons. The team also turned in another sterling defensive effort, as Wooster became the fourth team this year to score fewer than 20 points. It was also the ninth time a team has scored fewer than 30 points. GFA also held Gunnery to four points earlier this season. The victory sets the stage for a key Fairchester Athletic Association game on Wedn…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston Seniors Leave a Lasting Mark With only the State Open remaining for the Weston High School boys track team, the seniors can look back on the last four years with pride. The final marks look like this for the Class S accomplishments: two state titles, one runner-up title and one third-place finish. When the Trojans finished second in 2008, it was by a mere point. A false start on one of the final relays, where Weston was the top seed, cost them the championship. "I think they used that as motivation throughout their careers,'' coach Matt Medve said. "They remembered that, and they didn't want that to happen to them again…

by Tom Renner

02/14/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Danbury Takes Fciac Wrestling Title Darien wrestler Lars Remole won a Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship while Norwalk, Staples, New Canaan and Wilton also had finalists in Saturday's meet at New Canaan High School. Danbury won the league title, followed by Greenwich, Fairfield Warde and Trumbull. The Hatters crowned three league champions, while Greenwich, Stamford and Westhill had two apiece. Remole, the top-seed at 140 pounds, won the final with a pin at 3:43 against Danbury's Tyler Arsenault. Remole had two first-period pins and a technical fall en route to the championship. In one of th…

by Tom Renner

02/12/2011

Stamford, CT

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Stamford, Westill Each Crown 2 Champions Seven wrestlers from Stamford schools reached the championship match of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships Saturday at New Canaan High School. Four earned crowns, two each from Stamford High and Westhill, giving city wrestlers one of their best performances ever in the history of the tournament. "We placed fifth, but look at the teams that are ahead of us,'' Stamford coach Tim Donnelly said. "They're all in the top 10 in the state. I couldn't be more proud of my guys." Stamford took fifth with 141 points, followed by Westhill. Ben Pierre-Saint (125) and…

by Tom Renner

02/12/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Warde's Sullivan Wins Wrestling Title Top-seeded Mike Sullivan of Fairfield Warde won the 160-pound championship as the Mustangs finished third in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference wrestling championships Saturday at New Canaan High School. Warde sent four wrestlers to the finals, but Sullivan was the only Mustang to come away with a victory. Danbury won the team title with 234 ½ points, followed by Greenwich (184), Warde (176) and Trumbull. Warde's Pharoh Eaton, Evan Fraser and James Neomanitis all lost in the finals, and all fell to No. 1 seeds. Sullivan, the top-seed at 160 pounds, pined Helms in 3…

by Tom Renner

02/12/2011

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