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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Cheerleaders Make Right Moves Cheerleaders Make Right Moves Cheerleaders Make Right Moves
Cheerleaders Make Right Moves The Aspetuck Wildcats cheerleading teams hope that their hard work, training three times a week at Joel Barlow High School, will pay off later this season. The teams, which have won multiple national championships, started out with nightly workouts in early August. The cheerleaders won first place in 2009 at nationals in the 11-year-old division; the 10-year-old division in 2007 and '08; the 13-year-old division in 2006; and the 10- and 11-year-old divisions in 2005. Aspetuck's teams will begin local competitions in mid-October. The top teams advance to regionals in November, and the nation…
Wilton Girls Run Past Darien Wilton Girls Run Past Darien Wilton Girls Run Past Darien
Wilton Girls Run Past Darien Sophomore Alosha Southern's strong kick down the stretch in Tuesday's cross country meet at Allen's Meadow delivered the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference East Division title to the Warriors. Southern finished sixth overall and fourth on Wilton's team. She sped past three Darien runners in the final stages of Tuesday's race to help nip Darien, 26-30. In complete results, Wilton also beat St. Joseph, 15-50, and Darien beat St. Joseph by the same score. In the boys race, Darien swept to victory by beating Wilton, 21-39, St. Joseph, 15-49, and Norwalk, 15-49. Wilton beat Nor…
Staples Runners Sweep at Waveny Staples Runners Sweep at Waveny Staples Runners Sweep at Waveny
Staples Runners Sweep at Waveny Staples' girls placed eight runners in the top 10 and swept a cross country meet against New Canaan and Fairfield Ludlowe Tuesday at Waveny Park. Staples' boys also won, and added wins over Harding and Brien McMahon. In complete results, Staples won the girls race 15-50 over New Canaan and 24-37 over Ludlowe. The Falcons' Heather Moriarty won in 15:29 over the 4,000-meter course. Teammate Marisa Klein took third in 16:40. Staples took the rest of the spots in the top 10, led by Ingrid Johnson (16:09) in second place. Emily Hanrahan, Caroline Smith, Alexandra Popkin and Judy Feng followed Kle…
Conley, Keane Pace Race at Wilton Conley, Keane Pace Race at Wilton Conley, Keane Pace Race at Wilton
Conley, Keane Pace Race at Wilton John Conley and Megan Keane won the individual races for Darien High School's cross country team in a meet Tuesday at Wilton. The boys beat Wilton, St. Joseph and Norwalk. The girls raced past the Cadets but lost a narrow decision to the Warriors. In the boys race, Darien defeated Wilton, 21-39; St. Joseph, 15-49; and Norwalk, 15-49. The girls topped St. Joseph, 15-50, and fell to Darien, 26-30. Conley won the boys race in 17:10 on the 3.1-mile course. Michael Johnston (third overall), Charlie Baird (fourth), Matt Gentile (sixth) and Michael Coe (seventh) were Darien's other scorers. Darien…
County Sports Group Honors Colby County Sports Group Honors Colby County Sports Group Honors Colby
County Sports Group Honors Colby Tyler Colby's stellar high school career as a standout two-sport athlete at Joel Barlow High came to a conclusion in June, and he has already begun his quest to use his versatile talents to play two sports as a collegian. The Easton resident will be one of the local honorees at the Fairfield County Sports Commission's Hall of Fame dinner on Oct. 18 at the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich. A three-year starter for the Falcons' football and baseball teams, Colby earned division, conference and state honors for his exploits. As quarterback of the football team, Colby rushed for 1,308 yards during hi…
Legion U-13 Sweeps Trumbull Legion U-13 Sweeps Trumbull Legion U-13 Sweeps Trumbull
Legion U-13 Sweeps Trumbull The Stamford American Legion U-13 team swept Trumbull in three games over the weekend to improve to 12-2 as it prepares for the upcoming playoffs. Stamford defeated Trumbull, 8-1, in the opener. James Gronberg pitched a complete game, striking out 11 batters and allowing only one hit. Gronberg and Kevin Stone ripped two hits apiece, while Johnny Spoto, Jeremy Benjamin and Eddie Meizels had key hits in the victory. Stamford swept a doubleheader on Sunday, 4-1 and 8-1. In the first game, Luke Dawson went the distance on the mound allowing only one hit, while striking out seven. Dawson also l…
Soccer League Offers Scholarships Soccer League Offers Scholarships Soccer League Offers Scholarships
Soccer League Offers Scholarships Stamford Youth Soccer League is offering scholarships to former players now enrolled in college. SYSL will donate $1,500 to one male and one female student who are currently in their second, third or fourth year of college. To be eligible, students must have participated in the SYSL and demonstrate that they have "given back" to the Stamford community and SYSL.    
Darien 7 White Blanks Norwalk Darien 7 White Blanks Norwalk Darien 7 White Blanks Norwalk
Darien 7 White Blanks Norwalk The Darien Junior Football League seventh-grade White team defeated Norwalk, 13-0, on Saturday to improve to 2-1-1 on the season. The team returns to action under the lights Saturday at 8 p.m. when it visits Wilton at Wilton High School in a Fairfield County Football League game.
Trumbull Nips Norwalk Freshman Trumbull Nips Norwalk Freshman Trumbull Nips Norwalk Freshman
Trumbull Nips Norwalk Freshman Norwalk's freshman football team dropped a hard-fought 7-6 contest to Trumbull last week at Testa Field. Trumbull scored on its opening drive. Norwalk turned it up defensively after that, and neutralized Trumbull's spread offense. Defensive backs Christian McKinnon, Justin Burke, Tyquan Bell and Ben Morales played well. Morales had his second straight game with an interception. Defensive ends Cory Barrett and Chris Lato helped the defensive effort by putting constant pressure on Trumbull's quarterback. Offensively the Bears were their own worst enemy. The Eagle defense forced three fumbles,…
Darien 6 Wave Routs Norwalk Darien 6 Wave Routs Norwalk Darien 6 Wave Routs Norwalk
Darien 6 Wave Routs Norwalk The Darien Junior Football League 6 Wave picked up another win by riding the strength of their dominant line to a 35-8 win over Norwalk. Brendan Berrigan, Eddie Miller, Will Stevens, Justin Plank and Brian Keating led a defensive front that only allowed two Norwalk first downs in the Fairfield County Football League contest. Quinn Fay, Zach Swetye and Connor Galante crushed the corners from their defensive end spots. Middle linebacker Jack Beatty led the team in tackles. Nick Percarpio made a touchdown-saving tackle on Norwalk's biggest breakaway run. Darien's offensive line also asserted i…
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