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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Westport, CT

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Staples Football Rushes Past Wilton With senior quarterback Chet Pajolek out for the season with an injury, Staples turned to freshman Jack Massie and senior Tyler Jacobs to lead the undefeated Wreckers past Wilton, 35-7, on Friday night at Fujitani Field. Massie threw for one touchdown and ran for another. Jacobs, who also saw time at quarterback in the Wildcat formation, added a touchdown run. Staples is 8-0; Wilton fell to 3-5. Pajolek sustained an injury in last week's win over Ludlowe. In stepped Massie, who threw a 35-yard touchdown pass and ran for a score. Jacobs and Rob Gau also ran for touchdowns, and Chris Coyne bl…

by Tom Renner

11/06/2010

New Canaan, CT

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Jones' Fund-Raising a Runaway Success The struggling U.S. economy has impacted nearly every American household. That makes Alex Jones' fundraising story for his first run in Sunday's ING New York City Marathon an even more astonishing tale. Jones, a 37-year-old New Canaan runner, has raised over $15,000 for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. It's an astronomical amount and he raised it all in about two months. "I'm pleasantly surprised by the generosity of the people I've called upon,'' says Jones, who works in sales in New York City for Sterne Agee. "I tried Facebook, and it wasn't all that great. The only thing I got…

by Tom Renner

11/06/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Runners Shine at State Open Runners from Fairfield led individual performances from Main Street Connect communities while Fairfield Prep's boys took fourth and Wilton's girls took fourth in Friday's State Open cross-country championships at Wickham Park in Manchester. Fairfield Prep's Connor Rog took second in the boys race while Fairfield Warde's Harry Warnick was 12th. In the girls race, Caroline Edison of Warde finished 10th, and Ludlowe's Heather Moriarty was 13th. Weston's Kara Bucaro took 18th. Prep finished with 175 points in the boys race to place fourth. Tolland won the race with 111 points. Darien's boys wer…

by Tom Renner

11/06/2010

Fairfield, CT

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Warde Falls in Hockey Final Fairfield Warde had an opportunity in the first half to make Darien sweat on its way to a fourth straight Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship. The Mustangs trailed by just one goal for most of the half and had multiple chances to tie the game. But Darien turned back the early challenge, adding a late goal in the first half and two more in the second and going on to beat the Mustangs, 4-0. "We had some opportunities in the first half,'' Warde coach Jodie Shannon said. "Their defense is totally beatable. They just play the whole field, and they're so deep. Today w…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

Darien, CT

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Darien Takes 4th Straight Title Darien's field hockey team garners a lot of attention for its offensive firepower. Although the attention is deserved, the Blue Wave's defense is pretty solid, too. In Friday's 4-0 victory over Fairfield Warde in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship game, the Darien defense helped the Blue Wave turn the momentum that helped it win its fourth straight league title. After Leslie Gill scored the first of her three goals at 3:45 into the game, Warde had several opportunities to tie the score. On one sequence midway through the period, the fourth-seeded Mustangs …

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

Fairfield, CT

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3 Giants Teams to See Playoff Action Three Fairfield Giants football teams will play for Southern Connecticut Pop Warner championships in games Saturday at West Haven. The winners advance to the New England playoffs beginning next weekend. The Giants Pee Wees kick off the action with a 1 p.m. Saturday contest against Danbury. Fairfield is the No. 2 seed in the division, while Danbury is the No. 1 seed. Danbury won the regular season matchup between the two teams, 20-8. Fairfield advanced last week with a 14-8 win over New Haven. Top-seeded Fairfield meets No. 3 Stratford in the Division 2 Patriot finals. The Giants advanced wi…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Playoffs Resume in Youth Football The quarterfinals of the Fairfield County Football League playoffs for teams in grades 3 through 8 resume this weekend with games at New Canaan's Dunning Field on Saturday and Sunday, and Darien, Westport, Wilton and Fairfield also hosting games. Six games are on tap for Saturday at New Canaan beginning at 9 a.m. The top-seeded New Canaan Black play fourth-seeded Westport North to kick off a full day of football. The final game of the day is the top-seeded New Canaan Red vs. eighth-seeded Westport North in an 8:30 p.m. kickoff. New Canaan's seventh-grade squad was one of the top teams in the…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

Darien, CT

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Darien, Warde Vie for Field Hockey Title Fairfield Warde just might be the team to stop Darien from winning its fourth straight Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship. The fourth-seeded Mustangs will try at 4 p.m. today at Brien McMahon High School when they meet the top-seeded Blue Wave in the league title game. Darien (17-0) advanced to the championship game with an 8-2 win over New Canaan on Tuesday. The Mustangs (11-4) moved forward with a 4-0 victory over Greenwich. The Blue Wave blazed through every team during the regular season except Warde, which gave Darien its hardest battle in a 2-0 setback …

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Row for the Cure Embraces Family Feel Saturday's Row for the Cure at the Norwalk River Rowing Association is a family affair for Brian and Penny Nathanson. Both will be among the event's rowers, as will their daughter, 12-year-old Cali. Older daughter Marni is excused because she's away at school. Otherwise, it's all Nathanson hands on deck for an event that benefits the Connecticut affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. People interested in rowing can register online. "I think the emotional part of rowing is just as important as the physical benefits," says Penny, who rows for the Saugatuck Rowing Club. "I find it to be a tr…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Mom, Daughters Tackle Trump Climb Mindy Johnston recruited her family to join the Fight For Air Climb: Tackle Trump Parc. Johnston, development manager for the American Lung Association in Connecticut, said they don't have much of a choice. "I've got my daughters in, my son is coming from North Carolina," Mindy says. "It's something we all like to do." Saturday's second annual event at Trump Parc begins at 10 a.m. Climbers start in 20-minute intervals, beginning with racers followed by runners, walkers and firefighters. Organizations solicited donations to raise funds for the lung association, and Johnston is hopeful of rea…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

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