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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Swim Meet Honors Norwalk Olympian Young swimmers competed Saturday in the Marie Corridon Mortell Invitational meet at Norwalk High School. The event was hosted by the Norwalk YMCA's Zeus swim team. Swimmers ages 9-and-under competed in the meet, whose namesake Mortell won a gold medal in the 4x100 meter relay in the 1948 Olympics. She is the only Norwalk athlete to win a gold medal at the Olympics. She died last year at the age of 80. The meet featured swimmers from Norwalk, Westport, Greenwich and Rye, N.Y. Mortell's grandson was among them. Members of her family were on hand to help celebrate. Zeus head coach Omar Cruz …

by Tom Renner

02/08/2011

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Whirlwind Divers Make Waves at Invitational Whirlwind Diving at the New Canaan YMCA hosted and won the annual Whirlwind Winter Weekend Dive meet this past weekend. Divers from throughout the Northeast region competed, with Whirlwind Diving taking overall honors with 441 points. The Greenwich Marlins finished second with 214. Carolina Sculti, 10, of the Greenwich Marlins, won the high point award with four gold medals in the girls 11-and-under and 12-13 1-meter and 3-meter events. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, 13, of Darien, won two gold medals in the girls 14-15 1-meter and 3-meter events. Katie Warburg, 17, Wilton, won a gold medal in the …

by Tom Renner

02/08/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Greens Farms Girls Win 6th Straight Stephanie Garofoli scored 18 points and Greens Farms Academy hit clutch foul shots in the final minute to defeat Greenwich Academy, 34-27, in a Fairchester Athletic Association game Monday. It was the sixth straight victory for the Dragons. Greenwich Academy trailed by three with 1:08 remaining. Senior captain Jenna Pittleman and sophomore Meighan Grady hit both ends of one-and-one foul shots to help GFA hold on. Garofoli added nine rebounds and six blocks for the Dragons, which improved to 6-1 overall in the FAA and 13-5 overall. GFA is tied for first place in the FAA with Hamden Hall. The…

by Tom Renner

02/08/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Greens Farms Boys Nip King in OT With cameras and crew from MSG Varsity on hand, Sean Obi scored 32 points and grabbed 22 rebounds to lead Greens Farms Academy to a 74-70 overtime victory over King on Monday in a Fairchester Athletic Association boys basketball game. Dan Chase added 27 points for GFA (13-5 overall, 7-5 FAA). Tre Tipton scored 25 points to lead King (12-8, 2-7). The Dragons led by six with less than 40 seconds to play before Tipton hit two NBA-range three-pointers to force overtime. Dan Chase, Will Pavlis and Hunter Eggers combined to go seven-for-eight from the free throw line during overtime. Chase score…

by Tom Renner

02/08/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston Boys, Girls Take SWC Track Titles Weston High's boys and girls track and field teams won South-West Conference honors at Sunday's league championship meet at the New Haven Athletic Complex. The boys held off Brookfield by four points, while the girls outdistanced Newtown. Weston's boys totaled 71 points. Stephen Vento (1,000, 3,200) was Weston's only individual winner. The Trojans also took first place with their 4 x 800 relay of Sam Reuben, Jack Curren, Brad Demarco and Noah Krassin and the 4 x 400 relay of Jack Steinharter, Demarco, David Stankiewicz and Paul Philpott. Kara Bucaro had a brilliant meet for the girls, who c…

by Tom Renner

02/07/2011

Darien, CT

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Darien YMCA 8th-Grade Girls Stay Hot The Darien YMCA eighth-grade girls basketball team defeated Greenwich on Sunday, 39-18, to improve to 17-6 on the season and 5-4 in the Fairfield County Basketball League. Daly Naughton scored nine points to pace a balanced attack for Darien. Lane Davis and Celia Martzolf added seven apiece, while Claire Naughton had five and Anna Moorhead added four. Claire Kelley, Elizabeth Fucigna and Mariah Matheis also contributed points. Caroline Benitez, Avery Malley and Erika Osherow excelled in a strong team effort. Darien, the defending FCBL division champions, showed it's ready to defend its crow…

by Tom Renner

02/07/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Ready Oar Not, Rowers Pulled to Indoor Meet Rowers of all ages emerged from winter hibernation Saturday to compete in the Connecticut Indoor Rowing championships at St. Ann's School in Bridgeport. The athletes rowed 2,000 meters on ergometers. Viewers monitored the race on a large-screen television, which showed the position of each rower, how far he or she had gone and what remained. Teams from Maritime Rowing Club, Connecticut Boat Club, Sono Rowing and Norwalk River Rowing Association in Norwalk; Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport; and high school athletes from Greenwich High, Brunswick, Convent of the Sacred Heart and Fairfield Pre…

by Tom Renner

02/07/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Fciac Basketball Standings FCIAC Boys Basketball East Division Overall and FCIAC records East Division Bassick 11-2, 11-1 St. Joseph 12-1, 10-1 Trinity Catholic 8-6, 7-5 Fairfield Warde 5-9, 4-8 New Canaan 4-11, 3-10 Darien 1-12, 1-10 Wilton 1-12, 1-11 West Division Westhill 10-3, 10-2 Staples 10-4, 9-3 Danbury 5-9, 5-7 Trumbull 6-8, 5-7 Greenwich 3-12, 2-11 Bridgeport Central 1-11, 1-11 Central Division Ridgefield 13-1, 11-1 Stamford 10-4, 9-3 Brien McMahon 10-4, 8-4 Harding 8-6, 8-4 Fairfield Ludlowe 7-7, 7-5 Norwalk 3-11, 2-10 FCIAC Girls Basketball East Division New Canaan 13-4, 12-3 Tri…

by Tom Renner

02/07/2011

Stamford, CT

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Babe Ruth Players Hit Spring Training Mode With two feet of snow on the ground and chilly temperatures, it's hard to imagine spring is around the corner. Baseball players in the Stamford Babe Ruth program are getting a jump on the season by working out every Sunday at Stamford High School. Players hit, run, throw, catch and pitch under the tutelage of the Stamford Babe Ruth coaches. Registration is open for the Babe Ruth program. Visit the league's website for more details. Watch for more pictures and a report on the camps later this week on TheDailyStamford.com. Has your young ballplayer started workouts in anticipation of the upco…

by Tom Renner

02/07/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Coach Pins Hope on Norwalk Wrestling Club When you look around the Norwalk YMCA on Tuesday and Thursday evenings during the winter, you can see the foundation being poured. The structure won't be evident for a while. It takes time to build a strong wrestling program, but Randy Haus has the energy and the drive to make it succeed. Eventually the young wrestlers who Haus and his coaches are tutoring will make their way into the starting lineups at the town's high schools. Then, the structure that Haus is creating will be out for everyone to see. "Everyone in the community has been helpful,'' says Randy, a former high school and col…

by Tom Renner

02/07/2011

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