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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Teen Athlete Settles in With CBC Crew Olivia Taylor tossed the options around in her mind for months. Most girls would have given anything to be the captain of the Darien High School volleyball team after three years on varsity. When she learned Greenwich Education and Prep offered an internship opportunity in special education, however, Olivia's conflict began. "It was a hard decision,'' she says, "because I was in love with the volleyball team." She made the choice that would benefit her educational experience and left Darien High for the Greenwich private school. "I love my high school coach" Laurie LaRusso, Olivia says. "She…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

Stamford, CT

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Wrestling Keeps a Hold on Battinelli Mike Battinelli's sons have aged out of the Stamford Junior Wrestling program, so there's no reason for him to still be rolling on the mats, teaching moves and motivating children. But Battinelli, a 51-year-old firefighter who was a wrestling star at Stamford High in the 1970s, wouldn't dream of stopping. "I enjoy this more than coaching the high school kids,'' says Mike, a volunteer assistant for the Stamford High School team. "The kids get so much out of it. You see [them] develop from little kids to eighth-graders, and you can see them improve and grow." Battinelli has been involved in t…

by Tom Renner

11/05/2010

Westport, CT

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2 Weston Boys Ready to Run at Open For the first time in six years, Weston High School will not have its full team at Friday's State Open cross country championships at Manchester's Wickham Park. Instead, the Trojans will send two runners, senior Stephen Vento and sophomore David Stankiewicz. Weston's reign as the two-time Class SS champion ended last Saturday when Canton captured the team championship. The Trojans, beset by injuries and illness much of the year, finished eighth. The team's bad luck continued even in the state meet as one runner dropped out during the race with an injury. Vento led the Trojans with an 11th p…

by Tom Renner

11/04/2010

Darien, CT

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Teams Set for Volleyball Semis Darien's volleyball team will try to take the next step toward its 10th straight Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship Thursday when it meets St. Joseph in the semifinals of the league tournament at Fairfield Ludlowe High School. The top-seeded Blue Wave (19-0) will meet the fifth-seeded Cadets (15-4) at 7 p.m. No. 3 Ludlowe (16-3) meets No. 2 Greenwich (18-1) at 5 p.m. in the first semifinal. The winners advance to Saturday's championship game at 4 p.m. at Ludlowe. Darien has won 16 of the last 17 league titles. The Blue Wave's only hiccup during that stretch ca…

by Tom Renner

11/04/2010

Darien, CT

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Stormers Swing Away in Arizona Six young tennis players from several area towns were members of the Shippan Stormers team that played in the 2010 USTA 14-and-under National Championships during the weekend of Oct. 22-24 in Surprise, Ariz. Anna Rogers, Prashant Toteja and Brian Niguidula of Stamford, Digby Philpott of New Canaan, Kateri Martin of Darien and Lindsey Evans of Fairfield were the Shippan Stormers who played and each of them won at least one match. There were 16 teams in the 14-and-under division separated into four flights. Each played every other team in their flight. Team scoring was kept by the amount of g…

by Tom Renner

11/04/2010

Westport, CT

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Lesch's Goal Lifts Staples to Title Staples High School won its third straight Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference boys soccer championship Wednesday night at Norwalk High School. Not surprisingly, Brendan Lesch played a key part in the win. Lesch, a senior midfielder headed for the University of Notre Dame, scored the game-winning goal in the 53rd minute to snap a 1-1 tie against Fairfield Warde. It was Lesch's third goal of the playoffs and his second game-winner. "I've been watching Brendan for four years,'' Staples head coach Dan Woog said. "Every game he does something that surprises and amazes you. He p…

by Tom Renner

11/03/2010

Fairfield, CT

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Warde Falls Short in Soccer Final Fairfield Warde's boys soccer team pressed the attack in the final minutes of Wednesday's Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship game against Staples. Trailing by a goal, the fourth-seeded Mustangs threw everything they had at the second-seeded Wreckers. Warde fell short, 2-1, yet there were no complaints from coach Justin Ottavio. "We displayed the character that we have,'' Ottavio said. "After Staples scored that goal, we could've packed it in. We deal with adversity real well." The championship lived up to expectations. Staples (16-2-1), which won its third str…

by Tom Renner

11/03/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Soccer Finals Kick Off at Norwalk Two of the most highly anticipated soccer games of the year kick off Wednesday at Norwalk High School -- the boys and girls championships of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament. The girls begin at 5 p.m. as No. 5 Westhill meets No. 2 Greenwich. In the boys game, No. 2 Staples meets No. 4 Fairfield Warde at 7 p.m. Westhill (11-2-4) has won both its previous playoff games on penalty kicks. Goalkeeper Jenn Osher delivered the game-winning penalty kicks for the Vikings in wins over St. Joseph and Darien. Greenwich (12-1-3) defeated Fairfield Warde and Staples t…

by Tom Renner

11/03/2010

Stamford, CT

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Club Salutes Volleyball Champions The North Stamford Exchange Club will honor the Westhill High School volleyball team as city champions at its dinner meeting on Nov. 17 at The Habana Restaurant. The dinner begins at 7 p.m. The Winnie Hamilton trophy will be presented to the Vikings and their coach, Ali Walsh. Westhill defeated Trinity Catholic in three sets and Stamford High in five sets to take the city title. Prospective members are welcome.

by Tom Renner

11/03/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Beachside Tryouts Scheduled Beachside Soccer Club will conduct tryouts for several of its premier teams on Nov. 21. Tryouts for the under 15 boys, under 16 girls, under 17 boys and under 18 boys will be held at Dunning Field in New Canaan. Visit the Beachside Web site for times and more information.

by Tom Renner

11/03/2010

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