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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Former McMahon Coach Casagrande Remembered The death on Monday of former Brien McMahon football and wrestling coach Jack Casagrande cast a pall over the Norwalk high school. Casagrande was 73 and died from cancer. Athletic director Joe Madaffari remembered Casagrande as a dedicated coach and teacher who was selfless in working with students. "He coached with his heart,'' Madaffari said. "He made sports a positive experience for kids. He instilled pride in the kids that played for him. It wasn't about how many wins he had. It was about how many wins the kids had. He just wanted the kids to be successful." Casagrande coached the Senat…

by Tom Renner

12/14/2010

Westport, CT

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Westport Rower Commits to Penn Rowing has played a large part in defining Sue Greenberg as an athlete. The Westport teen won a silver medal at the U.S. Junior championships in June with the Saugatuck Rowing Club 4x, and she competed with Alex Zadravec at the World Rowing Juniors in August. When it came to her college choice, however, the sport played a secondary role in her decision to attend the University of Pennsylvania. The Staples High School senior said the lure of a major in market and social systems engineering persuaded her to call Philadelphia home for the next four years. According to the Penn website, the majo…

by Tom Renner

12/14/2010

Stamford, CT

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King Girls Go Cold in Loss to Greens Farms King's girls basketball team never got warm from the floor during Monday's Fairchester Athletic Association game against Greens Farms Academy. And during one second-half stretch, the Vikings were so cold they seemed to be suffering from frostbite. GFA escaped with a 32-28 victory, rallying from a 23-14 deficit with 10:15 left in regulation. The Vikings (3-3) went 8:08 without a basket, allowing the Dragons to force a 25-25 tie at the end of regulation. The Vikings, who shot 10 for 59 from the field (17 percent) stayed cold in overtime, shooting just 1 for 7 with three turnovers. King was al…

by Tom Renner

12/13/2010

Westport, CT

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GFA Hangs Tough on Defense to Beat King Greens Farms Academy's girls basketball team never truly found its offensive rhythm in Monday's Fairchester Athletic Association game against King of Stamford. Fortunately for the Dragons, the Vikings endured similar offensive futility. GFA's Alex Dudley scored five of her 13 points in overtime as GFA topped King, 32-28. The Dragons trailed by as many as nine points in the second half. Alexa Sullivan added 10 points and seven rebounds, while Meighan Grady had 10 rebounds. GFA (2-3) won despite shooting 9-for-43 in regulation from the floor, just 21 percent. After falling behind 23-14 with…

by Tom Renner

12/13/2010

Westport, CT

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Aspetuck Cheerleaders Win 2 National Titles Two Aspetuck Wildcats teams won national championships at the American Youth Football and Cheerleading national championships Saturday in Orlando. The Division 12 team won its third straight national championship. The Wildcats Division 12 team includes: Caroline Terrell, Caitlin Dotson, Claudia Gombos, Allie Loder, Melanie Gold, Jacquie Goetz, Julia Skrtich, Rachel Garner, Alexa Resnick, Charlotte Abrams, Rita Gordon, Nikki Wallin, Emma Scavo, Kylie Longo, Alison Stauffer, Emma Nayden, Kelsey Cina, Bridgette Dight, Natalie Mullen, Angela Socci, Rachel Buddenhagen, Kerianne Rogers, Ally S…

by Tom Renner

12/13/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Darien, Norwalk Runners Earn Cross Country Honors Darien's Alex Ostberg and Norwalk's Chris Madaffari earned All-American honors with their performances at Saturday's National Junior Olympic Cross Country championships at Hoover, Ala. Ostberg finished 10th in the Youth Boys Division, while Madaffari, a junior at Brien McMahon, took 24th in the Intermediate Boys race. Ostberg finished the 4-kilometer course in 13:12, just 17 seconds behind winner Miguel Bautista. Ostberg, competing for the Wilton Running Club, was the highest finisher among boys born in 1997. The nine runners who finished ahead of Alex were born in 1996. There were 304 …

by Tom Renner

12/13/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Fairfield County Almanac: Fciac Some of the most recognizable names in the vast landscape of sports in the United States got their start in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC). Steve Young, Calvin Murphy, Bobby Valentine and Kristine Lilly are some of the stars whose high school careers began on the playing fields at FCIAC schools. The league comprises 18 public and private high schools, primarily in lower Fairfield County. It includes some of the wealthiest communities in the country along Connecticuts Gold Coast and some areas that are far less affluent. The league hosts more than 100 tourn…

by Tom Renner

12/13/2010

Fairfield, CT

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Is a Girl on the Go Brooke Mackno faces choices, a lot of them. Sometime in the next few months, the Fairfield Ludlowe senior will decide on a college, sport and career path. She doesn't know which direction she'll go. "Whatever college I get into will determine what I'll do,'' she says. Brooke, who plays soccer and tennis, is the state's best teenage female skier in Alpine events. She will conclude her high school career with 12 varsity letters, the maximum an athlete can earn. Brooke is also a two-time member of the National Honor Society, a violinist, community volunteer and recreational athlete in kayaking,…

by Tom Renner

12/13/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Crown With OT Win Pastime Athletic Club scored on the final play in regulation time and scored on its two possessions in overtime to stun previously undefeated Damato Landscaping, 20-12, to capture the Jack Casagrande Touch Football League championship Sunday at a rainy Testa Field. The Norwalk Recreation and Parks sponsors the league. Quarterback Justin Floody hit Abe Prior with the game-winning touchdown pass in overtime. Jesse Butler, who scored Pastime's first overtime touchdown, intercepted Mike Abate's pass to seal it. "We knew we had a chance,'' Butler said. "We just had to keep making plays." After a…

by Tom Renner

12/12/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Club Aces Its 1st Usta Event Player feedback has been positive for two United States Tennis Association-sanctioned tennis tournaments for junior players hosted by Slammer Tennis World and the Norwalk Recreation and Parks Department. "l wanted to start with juniors first, said tournament director Marvin Tyler of Slammer Tennis World, who is trying to bring more tennis tournaments to Norwalk. [Players] were happy to have a USTA-sanctioned tennis tournament in Norwalk. The parents that I spoke with were happy to have them here." Volunteers helped Tyler run the tournaments, which attracted players from throughout Con…

by Tom Renner

12/12/2010

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