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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UConn AD Could Have Avoided This Mess I'm getting a kick out of the sanctimonious sports writers who are attacking Greenwich businessman Robert Burton for writing a scathing letter to UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway about not being part of the process in the search for a new football coach. Burton has been described as a petulant child, a bully, classless and an egomaniac. And that was just one writer. It's as if Burton's character has been placed on a kicking tee, and every sports writer in America is lined up and ready to take a whack at him. Here's a news flash for writers, Hathaway and anybody else quick to kick Burto…

by Tom Renner

01/27/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Host Family Easily Embraces Basketball Star Moments after Greens Farms Academy defeated Brunswick School during a boys basketball game last month, Sean Obi ran to the bleachers to find Steve and Bobbi Eggers. Their son, Hunter, Sean's teammate, had to pull Obi back to the court to shake hands with the opponents. It wasn't malicious or contrived, but for Obi, an unplanned expression toward the Greenwich couple with whom he lives. As easily as Obi, a native of Nigeria, has made the transition to the United States, the Eggers and their children have been quick to assimilate Sean into their family. "Sean has fit right in,'' Steve says. "H…

by Tom Renner

01/27/2011

Norwalk, CT

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UConn Booster's Letter Sparks Debate A Greenwich businessman's decision to seek the return of a $3 million donation to the University of Connecticut football team has triggered debate over how much influence boosters should have in college sports programs. Robert Burton, the chief executive officer of Burton Capital Management, wants the money returned and his name removed from the school's football complex. Burton is angry about the hiring of Paul Pasqualoni as the team's coach to replace Randy Edsall. In a scathing letter to athletic director Jeff Hathaway, Burton said he wanted to be involved in the hiring process of a new …

by Tom Renner

01/26/2011

Westport, CT

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Staples Boys Clinch State Playoff Berth Luke Yeager scored 21 points and Staples clinched a berth in the Class LL boys basketball tournament with a 66-61 victory over New Canaan in a Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference contest. Staples raced out to a 33-18 lead after one quarter and had a 45-30 lead at halftime. The Wreckers improved to 8-4 overall and 7-3 in the FCIAC. Gabe Seidman added 19 for the Wreckers, while Pete Rankowitz scored 12 points and Mike Argosh had 10. Staples hosts Harding Thursday at 7 p.m. and brings a three-game winning streak into the contest. What are your impressions of the Staples boys…

by Tom Renner

01/26/2011

Wilton, CT

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Wilton Girl Advances in Colgate Games Connecticut Elite teammates Kafesha Thomas and Brynn Parsons from Wilton High School competed in the semifinals of the Colgate Women's Games 200 meters on Saturday at the Pratt Institute Field House in Brooklyn. Thomas took seventh in the semifinal in 27.25 and Parson eighth in 27.66. The athletes who accumulate enough points to place them in the top six overall during the first five weeks of the series earn the right to compete in the finals at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Kafesha is currently in fifth place and will compete in the 200 meter finals at the Garden against other final…

by Tom Renner

01/26/2011

Westport, CT

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Registration Opens for Baseball, Softball Westport baseball and softball registration is now open for the spring season. Spring and summer programs are available for girls and boys from kindergarten (must be 5 years of age before May 1 for baseball or 5 by Jan. 1 for softball) into college (summer teams). You can sign up on the register online links on the new websites, which can be accessed by clicking on the link in blue. Evaluations for baseball (grades 3-8) and softball (grades 3-9) are Feb. 12 with a guaranteed registration cutoff date of Feb. 1. Register by Feb. 12 to avoid late fees. There are no evaluations for kindergart…

by Tom Renner

01/26/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Nigerian Student Makes Swift Transition Second of three parts: It should have taken Sean Obi some time to get acclimated to his new surroundings at Greens Farms Academy when he arrived from Nigeria last summer as a 15-year-old. But the transition has been seamless. The school community accepted him with open arms, and he has just been just as quick to embrace it. "There aren't too many 6-9 kids in the school,'' says basketball teammate Hunter Eggers, whose family is hosting Sean during his stay in the United States. "You walk by the lower school, and kids are always hugging him. Somebody said he doesn't go two feet without gettin…

by Tom Renner

01/25/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston's Welsh Hurt in Win Over New Fairfield The joy of a convincing 48-32 win by Weston High School's girls basketball team over a solid New Fairfield squad was tempered Tuesday night by a knee injury to guard Christina Welsh early in the fourth quarter. Welsh, a senior point guard, went down in a collision in the lane while defending a New Fairfield player. She is expected to have an MRI on Wednesday to determine the extent of the injury. If Welsh misses a significant amount of time, it could be a devastating blow for the Trojans, who improved to 11-1 overall and 7-1 in the South-West Conference. Welsh, an all-league player a year a…

by Tom Renner

01/25/2011

New Canaan, CT

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New Canaan Wrestlers Shine at Weekend Meets Seven athletes from the New Canaan Junior Wrestling team won gold medals and the team took home 15 awards at the Stamford Invitational meet Sunday at Westhill High School. Four other young wrestlers also medaled at the Derby Beginners Tournament. Joe Bucci, Nicky Hoge, Stevie Hoge, Richie Hoge, Tyler Sung, Justin Mastroianni and Carl Mazabras won gold medals for New Canaan at the Stamford meet. Lugi DeRubeis, Tripp Ferguson, Nicholas Khzouz, Owen Shin and Walker Swindell won silvers. William Arliss, Matthew Mazabras and Hayden Shin took home bronze medals. The meet featured teams from Con…

by Tom Renner

01/25/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Gymnasts Meet U.S. Olympian Members of the Stamford-based Arena Gymnastics team met Olympian Alicia Sacramone when they competed recently at a meet in Massachusetts. The girls gave Sacramone a performance to remember, winning more than 25 team and individual medals. With Sacramone (fifth from left) are Carolyn Janik, Erika Marr, Rayna Weiser, Kristen Onorato, Pamela Onorato, Nikki Psichopaidas and Emma Kircher. Have a youth sports result to report? Send photos and information to [email protected] or [email protected].

by Tom Renner

01/25/2011

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