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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New Canaan, CT
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NC Teams Dominate Youth Football NC Teams Dominate Youth Football NC Teams Dominate Youth Football
NC Teams Dominate Youth Football The success of the New Canaan High School football team can be traced back, in large part, to a junior program that has set the standard for the rest of Fairfield County. This fall, New Canaan teams shared the league championship in the sixth- and seventh-grade divisions. New Canaan's third-graders also went undefeated in the Fairfield County Football League, giving it champions in three of the league' s six classifications. The most astonishing run for the junior programs was with its seventh-grade squads. The Red team, coached by Mike Cognetta, Brian Hetherington and Mark DeFranco, finish…

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Norwalk, CT
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Kids Invited to Join Fun Run Kids Invited to Join Fun Run Kids Invited to Join Fun Run
Kids Invited to Join Fun Run More than 500 children from Norwalk schools will run from Veterans Memorial Park to the Maritime Aquarium on Saturday in the 20th annual Norwalk River Fun Run. As the name says, it's a noncompetitive event designed to get kids moving. "The idea is to go out, get some exercise and have a good time,'' said Joe Madaffari, the Brien McMahon athletic director. He took over as the main organizer of the event when Tom Kretsch retired. Kretsch, a former physical education teacher at Columbus Magnet School, started the event in 1990. The run begins at 10 a.m. Students will walk or run the 1.2-mile d…

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by Tom Renner
Stamford, CT
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Bobby V Gets Sunday Night Baseball Gig Bobby V Gets Sunday Night Baseball Gig Bobby V Gets Sunday Night Baseball Gig
Bobby V Gets Sunday Night Baseball Gig Bobby Valentine won't be in a major league dugout next season. He will have plenty to say about the game, however, as an analyst on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball crew. The network announced Wednesday that Valentine will join Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser as the new team for its Sunday games. Valentine joined ESPN this year and worked primarily in the studio. He did call games on radio during the playoffs. The new crew replaces Jon Miller and Joe Morgan, who worked together for 21 years as the Sunday team. "Dan has broad knowledge of the game, an ability to articulate baseball's analytics …

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Darien, CT
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Scenes from Darien's State Victory Scenes from Darien's State Victory Scenes from Darien's State Victory
Scenes from Darien's State Victory Darien advanced to the Class L quarterfinals of the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference playoffs with a 31-7 win over Wethersfield Tuesday night. The Blue Wave meets Masuk Saturday at 2 p.m. at Shelton High School in the semifinals. Tickets are on sale at the Darien High School main lobby, Thursday and Friday from 7:30-11:30 a.m.Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for students and seniors.

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Westport, CT
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Hogan Bridges Communication Gaps Hogan Bridges Communication Gaps Hogan Bridges Communication Gaps
Hogan Bridges Communication Gaps Catherine Hogan builds bridges, bringing students with communication skill differences together with students who have typical communication patterns to learn from each other in her Inclusion Teaming program. "And that's unique,'' Hogan says. Working in teams, the students learn how communication differences are related to brain wiring and how communication differences reflect what information is selected and considered useful. The program is unique in that learning goes both ways. "I know from my own experience that kids are hurting and parents are always seeking opportunities for their ch…

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Norwalk, CT
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Agostino 2nd at Foot Locker Regional Agostino 2nd at Foot Locker Regional Agostino 2nd at Foot Locker Regional
Agostino 2nd at Foot Locker Regional Tyler Agostino went into the senior race of last weekend's Foot Locker Northeast Regional championships hoping to medal with a top 24 finish. But he had to adjust his goal early in the race. The Norwalk resident, who runs for Fairfield Prep, cruised to a second place finish, running in 17:20.8 over the 3.1-mile course at Sunken Meadow State Park on Long Island, N.Y. Prep teammate Connor Rog finished 21st in the seeded race. The events were part of the Foot Locker regional series, with runners from participating from Mid-Atlantic and New England states. The top 10 boys and girls from the seed…

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by Tom Renner
Stamford, CT
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Honor Makes it Official for Filippetti Honor Makes it Official for Filippetti Honor Makes it Official for Filippetti
Honor Makes it Official for Filippetti Many athletes have a hard time knowing when it's time to hang it up. The same applies to basketball officials. Lou Filippetti ran up and down high school and basketball courts for 45 years. Filippetti, 71, turned in his whistle six years ago and is now the coordinator of officiating for the Eastern College Athletic Conference. "If I told you I didn't miss it, I'd be a liar,'' says Lou, who will be one of the honorees by the Stamford Old Timers Association at its annual dinner at 6 p.m. Monday at the Italian Center, 1620 Newfield Ave. Tickets are $65. "It kind of gets in your blood." Filippe…

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Darien, CT
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Fitzpatrick, Sodokoff Win Diving Titles Fitzpatrick, Sodokoff Win Diving Titles Fitzpatrick, Sodokoff Win Diving Titles
Fitzpatrick, Sodokoff Win Diving Titles Darien's Elizabeth Fitzpatrick continues to make waves in the national diving scene. Competing for the Whirlwind Diving team based at the New Canaan YMCA, Fitzpatrick won gold medals in the 1- and 3-meter competitions in the girls 12- to 13-year-old division at the Lord of the Boards Invitational last month in Bridgewater, N.J. Whirlwind teammate Justin Sodokoff of Greenwich won the boys 11-and-under divisions. Joe Somma coaches the Whirlwind team. Kylie Towbin of New Canaan took second in the girls 12-13 age division's 3-meter board, and third on the 1-meter board. Katie Warburg of Wilton …

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Norwalk, CT
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Pierre-Louis Is 2nd in Rookie Voting Pierre-Louis Is 2nd in Rookie Voting Pierre-Louis Is 2nd in Rookie Voting
Pierre-Louis Is 2nd in Rookie Voting Boston College's Kevin Pierre-Louis was the runner-up in voting for the Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Results were announced Tuesday night. Florida State's Xavier Rhodes won the award. Pierre-Louis, a Norwalk resident who played at King in Stamford, took the field in all 12 games for the Eagles. The linebacker finished second on the team in tackles with 86, including 55 unassisted tackles. He also broke up three passes and recovered a fumble. He had 14 tackles, including 11 solos, against Virginia. BC (7-5) closed its regular season with a five-game winning s…

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Darien, CT
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Sites, Times Set for Football Semifinals Sites, Times Set for Football Semifinals Sites, Times Set for Football Semifinals
Sites, Times Set for Football Semifinals Darien High School will play Masuk High at 2 p.m. Saturday in the semifinals of the Class L football tournament. The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference released sites this morning for semifinals in all four football classifications. The fifth-seeded Blue Wave defeated fourth-seeded Wethersfield, 31-7, on Tuesday night to reach the semis. Darien, 10-1, is shooting for its first state championship since 1996. Top-seeded Masuk advanced with a 49-23 win over No. 8. Bristol Eastern. The Panthers are ranked No. 2 in the state in the latest state football poll conducted by the New Have…

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