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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Fairfield, CT
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Battista's Punt Return Boosts Giants Battista's Punt Return Boosts Giants Battista's Punt Return Boosts Giants
Battista's Punt Return Boosts Giants Patrick Battista's Fairfield Giants Junior Midgets teammates call him sneaky. Coaches call him smart. Waterbury players and coaches called him a lot of other things after he scored the game-winning touchdown on a 33-yard punt return Sunday. Battista's run lifted the Giants to a 12-6 victory over Waterbury in the semifinals of the Division I Southern Connecticut Pop Warner playoffs. Faced with fourth and long on its own 22, Waterbury punted and got off a short kick to the 33-yard line. Players raced toward the ball. Waterbury players did not touch it, however, and play seemingly stopped. Batt…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Stunned in Soccer Playoffs Norwalk Stunned in Soccer Playoffs Norwalk Stunned in Soccer Playoffs
Norwalk Stunned in Soccer Playoffs Norwalk High's boys soccer team enjoyed a sensational 14-2 regular season en route to securing the No. 1 seed for the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament. That is small consolation for the Bears, however, who saw their quest for a league title derailed by eighth-seeded New Canaan on Friday night at Testa Field. The Rams won, 4-3, in penalty kicks. The score of the penalty kick tiebreaker was also 4-3. Andres Torres scored three goals for Norwalk, which built one-goal leads on three occasions. New Canaan rallied to tie the game each time, including a goal by Rams' …

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by Tom Renner
Darien, CT
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Short Goes Long to Help a Neighbor Short Goes Long to Help a Neighbor Short Goes Long to Help a Neighbor
Short Goes Long to Help a Neighbor Lissa Short found her ING New York City Marathon inspiration right in her own Darien neighborhood. Her former neighbor, 10-year-old Logan McGovern, has been battling cystic fibrosis since birth. Short will run the marathon Nov. 7 to raise money for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which focuses on raising awareness, education and the quality of life for people with cystic fibrosis. "To me, Logan has been a huge inspiration because he handles it so well,'' Lissa says. "It's just remarkable what he goes through on a daily basis." People interested in supporting Short can view her fundraising pag…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Watch as CBC Rowers Challenge Charles Watch as CBC Rowers Challenge Charles Watch as CBC Rowers Challenge Charles
Watch as CBC Rowers Challenge Charles Teams from the Connecticut Boat Club finished third, fourth and 19th in events last weekend at the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta in Cambridge, Mass. Watch the rowers in action in this video sent to Main Street Connecticut by the club. The Norwalk-based team includes rowers from many Fairfield County municipalities.

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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Thomas Trains a Giant for a Run Thomas Trains a Giant for a Run Thomas Trains a Giant for a Run
Thomas Trains a Giant for a Run What do Easton's Chris Thomas and Tom Coughlin have in common? They both coached Amani Toomer, the former New York Giants receiver who will run the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 7. Thomas, 38, owns Personal Training Professionals in Southport and is one of the nation's top triathletes. For the past six months, Thomas has coached Toomer as he prepares to run his first marathon. "It's been a pleasure,'' says Chris, who will run with Toomer. "He's a humble person who doesn't take himself too seriously. It has been a nice experience." Toomer visits Thomas' Southport facility twice a month.…

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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Staples Tops Trumbull in OT Staples Tops Trumbull in OT Staples Tops Trumbull in OT
Staples Tops Trumbull in OT In a game that featured the best of postseason soccer, Staples High School's boys team edged Trumbull, 1-0, on Friday in the first round of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament at Loeffler Field. Brendan Lesch's goal off a sweet pass from Greg Gudis with 7:59 left in overtime gave the second-seeded Wreckers the win. "We needed a game like this,'' Staples coach Dan Woog said. "Every team needs one like this. To have it early in the FCIAC tournament is key." Staples advances to Monday's semifinals at Fairfield Ludlowe at 5 p.m. Lesch, a senior midfielder who wil…

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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Weston Runners Shoot for Title Weston Runners Shoot for Title Weston Runners Shoot for Title
Weston Runners Shoot for Title If everything breaks right, Weston High School's boys cross country team could win its fourth Class SS  championship in five years. Unfortunately for coach Marty Ogden and the Trojans, there are a lot of "ifs" that need to break right. The biggest concerns are injuries and illness. Senior Stephen Vento strained an Achilles muscle in last week's South-West Conference championships. Noah Krassin has been bothered by a hip flexor. Brad DeMarco has been sidelined by mononucelosis. In addition, Canton has a powerful team and is hungry to unseat the Trojans after falling short by just five points…

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Fairfield, CT
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Giants Build Football Powerhouse Giants Build Football Powerhouse Giants Build Football Powerhouse
Giants Build Football Powerhouse Over the past few years, the Fairfield Giants have developed one of the top Pop Warner programs in New England, if not the country. Further evidence comes this weekend when four teams compete in the semifinals of the Southern Connecticut Division 1 playoffs at Fairfield Ludlowe High School. It is the first time the league, which began in 1966, has teams at every age level vying for a league championship. "The professionalism of the coaches, the training the players get, the players have really flourished with it,'' says Johnny Vasquez, a league spokesman. "The majority of our coaches worked …

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Norwalk, CT
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Rowers Ready for World Meet Rowers Ready for World Meet Rowers Ready for World Meet
Rowers Ready for World Meet Rowers from Norwalk, Rowayton, Riverside and New Canaan will be competing for the United States when the World Rowing Championships begin Sunday in Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. Brian de Regt of Rowayton will compete with Jon Winter of New Haven in the lightweight men's double. They will race Sunday in the first of three heats against Greece, Great Britain and Germany. The top two finishers advance to the semifinals. Weston's Nick LaCava will also be in action Sunday in the lightweight men's four. They race against Japan, Thailand, Austria and Switzerland. The top two advance to the semifinal…

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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LaCava Visits Kids in New Zealand LaCava Visits Kids in New Zealand LaCava Visits Kids in New Zealand
LaCava Visits Kids in New Zealand Weston's Nick LaCava is just days from competing for the United States team in the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand. Thursday, he took time to speak to a group fourth- and fifth-grade New Zealanders who are interested in the sport. LaCava and his lightweight four crew of Will Daly, Ryan Fox and Anthony Fahden joined lightweight single sculler Julie Nichols in talking to the students. Their school is just a few miles from Lake Karapiro, where the World Rowing Championships are set to begin Sunday. Sitting in front of some 60 fourth and fifth grade boys and girls, who wore blue unifo…

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