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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Tennis Coach Serves Clients, Country Joseph Oyebog provides tennis opportunities for children in Cameroon but needs American capital to do it. He leaves his wife, Nathalie, and two children, ages 1 and 2, for six months every year to teach tennis in Fairfield County. He returns to his native Cameroon in November to his academy, which is now 10 years old. "It's hard,'' says Oyebog, who teaches most of his students at Dwight Elementary School in Fairfield. "It's one of the ultimate sacrifices. In my country, there's no way to me to make a living playing tennis. It's hard to raise the money for the program back home." It would be…

by Tom Renner

09/02/2010

Stamford, CT

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Express Savors Cooperstown Trip The North Stamford Express baseball team went 4-2 on a recent trip to Cooperstown, N.Y., and finished among the top 20 teams in a field of 102. The team was comprised largely of players from the North Stamford Little League team that won the District 1 championship. After rain postponed play on Sunday, the Express won its opening game, 5-0, over the Carolina Lightning. Kevin Stone pitched a no-hitter, Connor Matheny had two hits and James Gronberg socked a home run. Due to the postponement, the ballplayers returned to start a game at 2:10 a.m. Tuesday morning. The Express blanked the Hudson…

by Tom Renner

09/01/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Grizzlies Are Ready to Roar The Norwalk Grizzlies have been practicing over the past several weeks in anticipation of this weekend's opening games. The Grizzlies, sponsored by the Norwalk Police Athletic League, have teams for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders. Games will be played against opponents in the Fairfield County Football League. The team practices at a field on West Cedar Street in Norwalk and will play home games at Norwalk High School.

by Tom Renner

09/01/2010

Stamford, CT

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Babe Ruth Seeks Players for Fall Teams Fall registration for Stamford Babe Ruth Baseball is open for incoming Little League players and boys ages 14-and-under. Players can register online at the Stamford Babe Ruth website. The season runs from Sept. 11-Nov. 7 and the cost is $125. Players must be Stamford residents.

by Tom Renner

08/31/2010

Stamford, CT

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Brother, Sister Thriving at Diving Sean and Rachel Burston swept the 1- and 3-meter diving competition for the Long Ridge Club at the Fairfield County Swimming League championships. When 14-year-old Sean was asked whether he had any diving idols, he struggled to name one. His 12-year-old sister Rachel, when asked the same question, had a surprising answer. "I actually do,'' Rachel said. "It's Sean." The answer astonished her older brother. "Aw, come on,'' he protested. Rachel explained why. "He has a lot more experience than me, and he helps me learn new dives,'' she said. "I think he's a good coach." Sean, who will start ni…

by Tom Renner

08/31/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Heins Leads Senior Golf Tourney Two-time defending champion Bobby Heins takes a two-shot lead into the final round of the Metropolitan Golf Association's Senior Championship at Rolling Hills Country Club in Wilton. The final round will be played Tuesday. Heins, who plays out of Old Oaks in Purchase, N.Y., shot a two-under-par 68 in Monday's opening round. Ed Whitman of Tenafly, N.J., is two shots off the pace. Among area players, Stamford's Joe Sommers (Winged Foot) shot 75, while Shorehaven's Jerry Courville shot 76. Peter Serafimoff of Millbrook in Greenwich also shot 76, along with Sean Garrity of Griffith Harris in Gr…

by Tom Renner

08/31/2010

Stamford, CT

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Hitting the Links for Hockey The Stamford Youth Hockey Association hosted its 20th annual golf tournament Monday at Silvermine Golf Club. Money raised from the outing benefits the association's scholarship program. Hockey teams will begin practicing next week.

by Tom Renner

08/31/2010

Stamford, CT

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Phillies Fall in President's Cup The Bridgeport Brewers completed a sweep of the Stamford Phillies to win the President's Cup in the Fairfield County Men's Senior Baseball League. Bridgeport defeated Stamford, 7-4, on Saturday to win the best-of-three series, 2-0. Bridgeport won Game 1 on Aug. 21, 9-5. The President's Cup included the teams that finished in fifth through eighth place during the regular season. Stamford finished fifth and advanced to the President's Cup final by defeating Westport. Bridgeport went 8-12 during the regular season and finished seventh. The Brewers knocked out Wilton before beating Stamford. In…

by Tom Renner

08/30/2010

Darien, CT

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Football Season Hits Town Players in the Darien Junior 5 Blue football team participated in a jamboree against Westport over the weekend in Westport. The team is getting ready to begin its season, with the first games only a few days away.

by Tom Renner

08/30/2010

Wilton, CT

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Lords Hit Center Court at Pilot Pen Michael and Alex Lord won more than the Family Classic finals last week. The tennis players also got to visit center court at the Pilot Pen Tournament in New Haven, where they received the championship trophy from eventual men's winner Sergiy Stakhovsky. The Lords, who play out of Four Seasons in Wilton, won the father-and-son tournament for players 14-and-under. The Lords won the final 6-1, 6-3 over Rajiv and Karan Narula of Wappingers Falls, N.Y.

by Tom Renner

08/30/2010

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