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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Byington Wins Oak Hills Tournament Byington Wins Oak Hills Tournament Byington Wins Oak Hills Tournament
Byington Wins Oak Hills Tournament Jim Byington shot a 69 net to win a non-senior 18-hole tournament at Oak Hills Golf Course. He edged Jeff Freidag by a shot. In another non-senior handicap tournament, Ron Baransky shot a net 67 (70 gross) to win by three shots over Larry Andronaco. In a Nassau Tournament, Jerry Keegan shot a handicap-adjusted 28.5 to win honors on the front side. Chris Weber (30), Fred Festo (30.5) and Scott Weber (32) followed. On the back nine, Les Morton's 32 led the way followed by Peter Anthansoulis (32.5), Jerry Lamb and Dennis Scallon, who each posted scores of 33.5. Scott Kuffel's 64 net led 18-ho…

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Westport, CT
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Peter's Spirits Advances in Playoffs Peter's Spirits Advances in Playoffs Peter's Spirits Advances in Playoffs
Peter's Spirits Advances in Playoffs For the first time over six years, Peter's Spirits won their second playoff game in one season, coming back late to defeat the Wild Things 10-5 in thrilling fashion, and remaining undefeated in this year's playoffs. After a scoreless crisp first two innings, the Wild Things broke through with thre runs in the third. The game stayed that way until the bottom of the fourth, when Peter's finally struck. A single by Mary Asphar and a double by Val Saltzman put runners on seconed and third with one out. A sacrifice fly by Julie Baisley and a key two-out single by Heidi Keeney brought two runs in …

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Zeus Swimmers Shine at Sectionals Zeus Swimmers Shine at Sectionals Zeus Swimmers Shine at Sectionals
Zeus Swimmers Shine at Sectionals Three members of the Zeus Swim Team qualified for the U.S. National Sectionals Championships at the recent Connecticut Long Course championships at Wesleyan University. Jillian Carter qualified in the 100 butterfly and 200 butterfly; Stephanie Czulewicz qualified for the 200 backstroke; andRachel Smolensky earned the national meet in the the 100 backstroke. Oscar Castillo (18), Natalie LeBlanc (17) and Tyler Pramer (18) previously qualified for the national meet, but will not attend. Thirteen Zeus age group swimmers qualified with long course time standards to be named an  Eastern Region…

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Stamford, CT
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Gidden Blossoms on World Stage Gidden Blossoms on World Stage Gidden Blossoms on World Stage
Gidden Blossoms on World Stage Vanessa Gidden yearns to carry a clipboard, blow a whistle and diagram plays for a basketball team. The 25-year-old's desire to shoot, rebound and block shots, however, supersedes her wish to begin a coaching career. "I was offered a coaching job in college, but I wasn't ready to give up playing yet,'' Gidden said. "I don't think I'm quite done yet." Gidden, a 6-foot-3 center, was a star at Stamford High under Curtis Tinnin and at Hofstra University. She now plays for the Jamaican national team and is considering her choices in Europe. She has played in Turkey – she was the league MVP in he…

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Norwalk, CT
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Cal Ripken Wins in Corbo Tourney Cal Ripken Wins in Corbo Tourney Cal Ripken Wins in Corbo Tourney
Cal Ripken Wins in Corbo Tourney Norwalk Cal Ripken took advantage of a balanced offensive attack to beat Cranbury Little League 7-3 in the Corbo Tournament Sunday. Ten different players reached base for Cal Ripken, which scored in every inning except one. "Our balance worked today because everybody hit," Cal Ripken manager John Thorme said. Mike Claps, Andrew Matthews, Johnny Thorme, Matt Clarke and Corey Acevedo all drove in runs for Cal Ripken. Acevedo had the biggest hit of the day when his two-RBI single in the bottom of the fourth inning gave Cal Ripken a 6-0 lead and put the game out of reach. Brendan Huertas starte…

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Rower Campbell Grabs 3rd in Worlds Rower Campbell Grabs 3rd in Worlds Rower Campbell Grabs 3rd in Worlds
Rower Campbell Grabs 3rd in Worlds New Canaan's Andrew Campbell took the bronze medal Sunday in the men's 1x at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. Germany's Felix Bach won the race. Campbell rows out of Maritime Rowing Club in Norwalk. A June graduate of New Canaan High, he will continue his rowing career at Harvard University. Campbell was in second place for the first 1,000 meters of the 2k-race. But Greece's Dionysios Angelopoulos moved into second place with 500 meters to go and held on to edge Campbell. Bach won in 7:01.33, followed by Angelopoulos in 7:05.18, and Campbell in 7:09.36. Campb…

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Fairfield, CT
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Catch Fairfield Girls In Action Catch Fairfield Girls In Action Catch Fairfield Girls In Action
Catch Fairfield Girls In Action Pictures from Saturday's East Regional Invitational tournament in Fleetville, Pa. New York defeated Fairfield, 5-4, in the championship game.

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Rowers Win Silvers at World Meet Rowers Win Silvers at World Meet Rowers Win Silvers at World Meet
Rowers Win Silvers at World Meet Southport's Lucy and Rosemary Grinalds and New Canaan's Marianne Hoeft helped stroke the U.S. to a historic performance Saturday at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Racice, Czech Republic. Lucy Grinalds helped the women's four win a silver medal. Her sister, Rosemary, and Hoeft were part of the women's eight that won a silver medal. It marked the first time the U.S. has won double medals in sweep events at the meet. The women's four finished less than a half second behind gold medalist New Zealand. "It was an amazing race," said Lucy, a three-time member of the U.S. junior team on …

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford 15s Rally for Ruth Win Stamford 15s Rally for Ruth Win Stamford 15s Rally for Ruth Win
Stamford 15s Rally for Ruth Win Stamford won its second straight game in dramatic fashion to advance to the winners bracket final in the Babe Ruth 15-year-old New England Regional in Quincy, Mass. Kyle DiVico's single to center scored Luis Lopez with the winning run as Stamford nipped Cranston, R.I., 4-3, in nine innings Saturday in Cranston, R.I. Stamford won its first game of the tournament with a walk-off, two-out, two-run double by Jeff Cortese to beat Portland, Maine. Stamford plays the winner of Saturday night's game between Plymouth, Mass., and Manchester, N.H., Sunday at 2 p.m. in the winners bracket final. The los…

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Player Returns As Volleyball Coach Player Returns As Volleyball Coach Player Returns As Volleyball Coach
Player Returns As Volleyball Coach Like a lot of recent college graduates, Mallory Nadro is finding it tough to land a job. Unlike a lot of them, however, Nadro has found a part-time position that she will enjoy for the job's duration. Nadro, a graduate of Stamford High, will serve as an assistant to Stamford High volleyball coach Mike Smeriglio. A recent graduate of Eastern Connecticut State University, Nadro is hoping to turn her degree in physical education into a full-time teaching position. She starts in a few weeks when the high school volleyball season gets under way. She got a preview of coaching while working at Sm…

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