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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Rowing Sisters' Summer Is Heavy Medal Rowing Sisters' Summer Is Heavy Medal Rowing Sisters' Summer Is Heavy Medal
Rowing Sisters' Summer Is Heavy Medal Lucy and Rosie Grinalds might have the most interesting "How I Spent My Summer" report to write when they return to Fairfield Ludlowe High School next week. They won a national championship, made the Junior National team and won silver medals in international competition. The sisters returned this month from the World Rowing Junior Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. Lucy, a senior, won a silver medal with the women's 4. Rosie, a junior, won a silver medal in the women's 8. They made the team after the U.S. Junior Rowing Championships in June. Both rowed on the Connecticut Boat Club wom…

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Norwalk, CT
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Freed Finds Gold in Masters Rowing Freed Finds Gold in Masters Rowing Freed Finds Gold in Masters Rowing
Freed Finds Gold in Masters Rowing Yan Vengerovskiy frequently reminds Leslie Freed of what she said when she began rowing six years ago. "I told him I'm just a recreational rower,'' Leslie says, referring to one her coaches at Norwalk's Maritime Rowing Club. "I don't want to race." Freed's objective has changed. At the USRowing Masters Nationals earlier this month in New Jersey, the 64-year-old Freed won three gold medals, a silver and a bronze. The Stamford woman rows every day of the week and competes in all levels of racing. "It surprised me that I've become so passionate about it,'' Leslie says. "I never had a passion be…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Family Rallies to Net Title Fairfield Family Rallies to Net Title Fairfield Family Rallies to Net Title
Fairfield Family Rallies to Net Title Trish and Danny Pavoni didn't like this one bit. They lost in the Pilot Pen Tennis Family Classic finals when Danny was 11 without winning a game, and in Thursday's final of the Mother and Son 14-year-old division they dropped the first set 6-0 to Stamford's Louise and Daniel Soifer. "We didn't want to have déjà vu," Trish said. Trish and Danny fought back this time. They rallied to win, 0-6, 6-4, 10-7 to capture the championship. (The third set is a 10-point tiebreaker, and the team must win by two.) The Pavonis rallied after losing the first eight games to defeat the two-time defending cha…

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Wilton, CT
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Lords Come Up Aces at Pilot Pen Lords Come Up Aces at Pilot Pen Lords Come Up Aces at Pilot Pen
Lords Come Up Aces at Pilot Pen Michael and Alex Lord made it look easy Thursday at the Pilot Pen Tennis Family Classic finals. The Wilton duo won the Father and Son 14-year-old division with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Rajiv and Karan Narula of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., at the Yale Tennis Courts. "We played well,'' said Michael, who plays with his son out of Four Seasons Racquet Club in Wilton. "We were able to take control of the net and I think that was key. Alex was also serving really well." "It's always nice to win with my dad,'' Alex said. "It's a lot of fun whenever we play together." The Lords defeated six teams in th…

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Westport, CT
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Gai Captures Junior Golf Tourney Gai Captures Junior Golf Tourney Gai Captures Junior Golf Tourney
Gai Captures Junior Golf Tourney Andrew Gai of Westport captured his second straight Metropolitan PGA Junior Tournament of Champions title with a nine-stroke victory at Glen Oaks Club. Gai finished 36 holes with a total of 143, nine shots ahead of Matthew Lowe. Gai opened up a huge lead with a first-round 67. He finished up with a 76. Gai was the runaway winner in the Met PGA's Junior Player of the Year race with 1,600 points. He won seven of nine tournaments he entered. He will play golf at Campbell University next year. He is entering his senior year at Staples High School.

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Norwalk, CT
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Football Players Hit the Field Football Players Hit the Field Football Players Hit the Field
Football Players Hit the Field Lawrence Davis watches as player hit the blocking sled during a practice Wednesday night at Brien McMahon High School. Davis coaches one of Norwalk's two eighth grade teams, the Titans. The Norwalk Youth Football League opens its season Saturday. There are also three games on Sunday. On Saturday, the fifth grade Jaguars play the Shelton Seahawks at 10 a.m. At 12, the fourth grade Dolphins play Aspetuck and at 2 p.m. the sixth grade Buccaneers play Shelton. On Sunday, Davis' Titans meet Yorktown at 10 a.m. At noon, the Packers, also an eighth grade team, play Aspetuck. The seventh grade team p…

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Norwalk, CT
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Balin Falls to 14th at Met Open Balin Falls to 14th at Met Open Balin Falls to 14th at Met Open
Balin Falls to 14th at Met Open Burning Tree's Danny Balin shot 76 on Wednesday to fall into 14th place entering the final round of the Met Open at Bethpage Black Golf Course in Bethpage, N.Y. The final round will be played Thursday. Woodway's Mike Ballo shot 70 and is tied for 17th place with a 36-hole total of 146. He is one shot behind Balin. Evan Beirne shot a 66 on his home course to grab a two-shot lead entering the final round. Beirne is at 5-under-par 137. Greenwich's Reed Howard (76-75-151) and Shorehaven's Jerry Courville (77-76-153) also made the cut among Fairfield County golfers. Fans can follow the tournamen…

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Westport, CT
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Hussey Hustles Into Track's Fast Lane Hussey Hustles Into Track's Fast Lane Hussey Hustles Into Track's Fast Lane
Hussey Hustles Into Track's Fast Lane Kelley Hussey moves her feet fast. But she is now competing in an environment that is radically different than the one in which she excelled just a few years ago. Kelley, who is entering her senior year at Staples High School, made huge strides this summer as a sprinter with the Connecticut Elite track and field team. Until a few years ago, Hussey's nimble footwork landed her in international Irish Step Dancing competitions in Ireland and Northern Ireland. But Hussey gave up dancing after her freshman year to focus on sports. The benefits of competing in dance, however, have been far-reachin…

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New Canaan, CT
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Waveny Hosts Football Skills Contest Waveny Hosts Football Skills Contest Waveny Hosts Football Skills Contest
Waveny Hosts Football Skills Contest New Canaan children ages 6-15 can pass, punt and kick Thursday morning at Waveny Park. The New Canaan Flag Football League will be holding the NFL"S Punt, Pass and Kick contest beginning at 10:45 a.m. at the turf field near the water tower. Girls and boys will compete in five divisions. Division winners will compete in sectionals at a time and place to be determined. For more information log on to the NCFFL website.

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Norwalk, CT
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Bill and Tony's Aims to Three-Peat Bill and Tony's Aims to Three-Peat Bill and Tony's Aims to Three-Peat
Bill and Tony's Aims to Three-Peat Bill & Tony's Power Club is ready to try for a three-peat in the Norwalk Softball Wood Bat League. The two-time defending champions took the first step toward a third straight title Wednesday night with a 6-1 victory over Lajoie's Auto Parts in the first round of the league playoffs. Bill & Tony's (10-4) came into the tournament as the No. 2 seed behind the regular-season champion Gators (11-3). It was not power, however, that carried the team Wednesday. Instead it was pitching, solid defense and timely hitting. "It's pitching and defense in this league,'' said acting manager Antho…

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