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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Norwalk, CT

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Rowers Pull Away at Fundraiser As a member of the Norwalk River Rowing Association's varsity crew, Sam Oster usually rows on the Norwalk River. Put him on an ergometer, a machine that simulates rowing movements, however, and it's a completely different experience. "On the water it's a lot easier,'' Oster said after rowing 15 kilometers, or nearly 10 miles, in Saturday's Matthew Zucker Memorial Ergathon at the NRRA complex. "On the erg, you have to go back by yourself," he said. "On the water you have more momentum. It just seems so much harder." Oster was one of the rowers helping to raise nearly $25,000 for the fund, wh…

by Tom Renner

09/28/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Softball Playoffs Postponed Monday's games in the Norwalk Recreation and Parks softball tournaments have been postponed. They be played on Tuesday instead. Game times will remain the same. Four teams are still undefeated in the double-elimination bracket of the East Division. Defending champion Marinello's Pizzeria defeated the Wildcats, 8-7, on Friday and will play Saugatuck Construction in Wednesday's winners' bracket semifinals at 7 p.m. The Aces meet Smitty's Softball at 6 p.m. in the other semifinal. In East Division losers' bracket games on Tuesday, B.J. Ryans meets the Bandits at 6 p.m. The Gators play Petro at…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2010

Stamford, CT

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Area Women Fall Short at Mid-Am Stamford's Debbie Johnson and Greenwich's Deb Jamgochian finished tied after two rounds of stroke play at the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Golf Championship. Unfortunately, neither made the cut to advance to the match play portion of the tournament for women amateurs 25 and over. Johnson and Jamgochian finished with 36-hole totals of 12-over-par 171. The last qualifying score in the tournament at Wichita Country Club in Kansas was 162. Monroe's Daria Cummings was the only other Connecticut woman in the field. She shot 169 and also failed to advance. Johnson and Jamgochian shot identical rounds,…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2010

Greenwich, CT

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Floyd Falls in First Round of Mid-Am Greenwich's Raymond Floyd lost in the first round of the U.S. Mid-Amateur to Joseph Saladino Monday at Atlantic Golf Club in Bridgehampton, N.Y. Saladino won 1-up with a par on the 20th hole. Floyd, the son of the former PGA Tour star of the same name, and Saladino were locked in a tight match all day. Both players had leads at different points in the match. The biggest lead, however, was 1-up. Floyd squared the match with a birdie on the 16th hole, and the players stayed tied until the second extra hole. Floyd finished tied for 43rd in qualifying after shooting 73-79-152. Greenwich's John…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Fciac Football Standings East Division Team Overall League Darien 2-0 2-0 New Canaan 2-0 2-0 Wilton 1-1 1-1 Fairfield Warde 1-1 0-1 St. Joseph 1-1 0-1 Bassick 0-2 0-2 Trinity Catholic 0-2 0-2 Central Division Team Overall League Ridgefield 2-0 2-0 Norwalk 1-1 1-1 Brien McMahon 1-1 1-1 Fairfield Ludlowe 0-2 0-2 Harding 0-2 0-2 Stamford 0…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2010

Stamford, CT

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Stamford 13 Legion Sweeps Westport The Stamford American Legion under-13 team swept a doubleheader from Westport on Sunday, 15-9 and 11-4, to improve to 9-2 on the season. Stamford also lost to Bobby Valentine's Red Fury, 4-2, on Saturday. In the first game against Westport, Stamford fell behind 6-0 in the top of the first before answering with four runs in the bottom of the inning. Tyrell St. John started the game but was relieved by Peter Horn, who went the distance, allowing five runs over seven innings. Stamford got 14 hits and tied the game at nine in the fourth before blowing it open in the sixth with six runs. Luke Da…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2010

Westport, CT

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Aldrich Takes 4th in Invitational Ben Aldrich finished fourth overall as Staples High School's boys finished fifth in the Bethel Invitational on Saturday. Staples' girls finished sixth and were led by Ingrid Johnson's 15th place finish. Fairfield Prep won the boys title, paced by winner Connor Rog. He covered the 5-kilometer course in 15:23.8. New Milford won the girls race, while Pomperaug's Sara Greco took individual honors. Aldrich finished in 16:18:78. Jack Roche was 15th in 17:14, and Jeff Caffery (34th), Kentaro Higuchi (35th) and Patrick Nolan (36th) were Staples' other scorers. In the girls race, Caroline Smith too…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2010

Norwalk, CT

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3 Local Rowers Make U.S. Team Norwalk's Dan Walsh is back on the USRowing national team. Walsh, who won a bronze medal in the men's eight at the 2008 Summer Olympics, was named last week to the team that will compete in the World Rowing Championships in Lake Karapiro, New Zealand. Walsh will be in the third seat on the men's eight. The regatta begins Oct. 31. New Canaan's Charlie Cole was also named to the team in the men's eight. He is one of five rowers returning to the team that won the gold medal at last year's world championships. Weston's Nick LaCava also made the U.S. team in the men's lightweight four. He compet…

by Tom Renner

09/27/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Politicians Support Rowing for a Cause Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia, state Sen. Bob Duff and state Rep. Chris Perone attended Saturday's Matthew Zucker Memorial Ergathon at the Norwalk River Rowing Association. The event raised money for scholarship programs at the association, which provides low-income children with an opportunity to learn the sport of rowing. Norwalk River Rowing Association members and community supporters rowed 1.5 million meters on ergometers, or rowing machines, and collected pledges to donate to the its programs. Saturday's fundraiser was the 12th annual event. It is named after a young rower who died afte…

by Tom Renner

09/26/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Athletes, Supporters Take in Triathlon Athletes and their supporters came out Saturday for the Trifitness Fairfield Triathlon at Jennings Beach. A total of 454 athletes finished the race. Jonathan Fecik of Lancaster, Pa., won the men's race, and Christina Robeson of Westport won the women's division. For full results, click here.

by Tom Renner

09/26/2010

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