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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Norwalk 12s Win Ripken State Title Norwalk 12s Win Ripken State Title Norwalk 12s Win Ripken State Title
Norwalk 12s Win Ripken State Title Norwalk's Cal Ripken 12-year-old baseball All-Stars earned a long-awaited trip to the New England Regional Sunday with a 6-3 victory over New Milford in the championship round of the state tournament at Ewald Park in Southbury. Jeremy Linton's three-run home run in the first inning and strong pitching by Marco Latella and Noah Yokoi led Norwalk to the victory. Norwalk finished the tournament 4-0, and Linton and David Balunek each hit four home runs in the tournament. Latella picked up the win Sunday and Yokoi got the last out and hit a solo home run to help the team win. Norwalk will begin r…

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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Westport American Stays Alive Westport American Stays Alive Westport American Stays Alive
Westport American Stays Alive Westport American defeated Monroe, 11-9, Friday night in the District 2 Little League Baseball tournament for 12-year-olds. Westport will meet Fairfield American in the finals of the double-elimination tournament. Westport plays Fairfield American at 1 p.m. Saturday, and needs to win to force a winner-take-all contest. Friday's victory comes on the heels of a dramatic victory on Thursday, when Ian Burns hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the sixth to lift Westport American over Fairfield National.

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Reaches Ripken Final Norwalk Reaches Ripken Final Norwalk Reaches Ripken Final
Norwalk Reaches Ripken Final Norwalk's 12-year-old Cal Ripken today will play for the state championship Sunday after beating New Milford, 12-2, in the winners' bracket final Friday night in Southbury. Norwalk will play the winner of Saturday's losers' bracket final between New Milford and Newtown in Sunday's championship round at 10 a.m. If Norwalk loses, a winner-take-all game will follow. Noah Yokoi pitched five strong innings before getting relief help from Jeremy Linton.David Balunek and A.J. Iabarrondo hit home runs, while Linton blasted two home runs. The winner of the state tournament advances to the New Englan…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Ripken Team Resumes Play Ripken Team Resumes Play Ripken Team Resumes Play
Ripken Team Resumes Play After a couple of days off because of rain delays, the Norwalk 12-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars are prepared to battle for the state championship this weekend in Southbury. Norwalk meets New Milford Friday night at Ewald Park in the winners' bracket final. Norwalk is 2-0 in the tournament with wins over Bethwod (12-0) and New Canaan (10-6). If Norwalk wins Friday, it will advance to the championship round on Sunday at 11 a.m. A loss would drop Norwalk into the losers' bracket final on Saturday at 11 a.m. Norwalk lost in the District 1 tournament to New Canaan, but received an at-large berth…

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by Tom Renner
Fairfield, CT
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2 Fairfield Softball Teams Win 2 Fairfield Softball Teams Win 2 Fairfield Softball Teams Win
2 Fairfield Softball Teams Win Two Fairfield softball teams won games Thursday night to stay undefeated in Section 1 softball tournaments. Both teams are 2-0 in the four-game round-robin tournament as they try to advance to the sectional championship game. In the 12-year-old tournament, Fairfield defeated Darien, 6-5, in Darien. Fairfield plays Seymour on Monday at Middlebrook School in Wilton. The Fairfield 10-year-old team defeated Berlin, 6-0, and has outscored opponents 20-2 in its first two games. The 10-year-old team plays Seymour Saturday at 11 a.m.

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Baseball Camper Turns to Teaching Baseball Camper Turns to Teaching Baseball Camper Turns to Teaching
Baseball Camper Turns to Teaching Mike Condon works at Pier 1 Imports in Norwalk, but baseball remains his passion. A former player at Stamford High School, the 28-year-old makes time each summer to return to the Crusader Baseball Camp. He started out as a camper there 20 years ago and returns every July to work at the camp run by Trinity Catholic High School coaches Tracy Nichols and Mike Walsh. "I used to come here as a camper and I just moved up the chain,'' Mike says. He said he looks forward to the camp each year and makes certain to get the necessary time away from work. "Every year, I talk with some of the other couns…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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SportsNight Tickets Go on Sale SportsNight Tickets Go on Sale SportsNight Tickets Go on Sale
SportsNight Tickets Go on Sale Tickets for the sixth annual SportsNight Hall of Fame awards dinner are now on sale at discounted prices. SportsNight takes place Monday, Oct 18, at 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. From July 15 to Sept. 15 dinner tickets are $115, a $10 discount. Tables for 10 are $1,150, a $100 savings from the price after Sept. 15. The six newest inductees to the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame will be honored. They are: Garry Cobb, Amanda Pape, and the late Mickey Lione, all from Stamford; Stratford's John Hirschbeck, Bridgeport's Alvin Clinkscales and Trumbull's Vito Montelli. Sports Persons …

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by Tom Renner
Darien, CT
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Fairfield Nips Darien in Softball Fairfield Nips Darien in Softball Fairfield Nips Darien in Softball
Fairfield Nips Darien in Softball Fairfield defeated Darien, 6-5, in the Section 1 Little League softball tournament for 11- and 12-year-olds Thursday night at Buck Rogers Field in Darien. Fairfield improved to 2-0 in the tournament, while Darien is 0-1. Darien returns to action Monday at 7 p.m. against Berlin at Hatters Park in Danbury. Five teams are playing in the tournament. The top two at the end of round-robin play will meet for the Section 1 title next Friday at Darien High School. The Section 1 winner plays the Section 2 winner for the state title. In the 9- and 10-year-old softball Section 1 tournament, Darien defe…

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by Tom Renner
Stamford, CT
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Dawson Delivers for North Stamford Dawson Delivers for North Stamford Dawson Delivers for North Stamford
Dawson Delivers for North Stamford North Stamford advanced to the District 1 Little League final Thursday night with a 3-0 win over Darien National. Luke Dawson struck out 11 for Stamford in an complete game effort, and the his team took advantage of some timely baserunning to secure the win. With the score tied 0-0 in the bottom of the third, Jeremy Benjamin led off the inning with a single to right field. Dawson followed up by hitting into a fielder's choice, with Benjamin out at second. After Peter Horn walked, Kevin Stone ripped a double to right field to score Dawson and put runners at second and third with only one out.…

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by Sam Werner
Darien, CT
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Darien National Falls in Semifinals Darien National Falls in Semifinals Darien National Falls in Semifinals
Darien National Falls in Semifinals Darien National's season came to a close Thursday with a 3-0 loss to North Stamford in the District 1 Little League semifinals. Casey Brown pitched four innings and gave up only two hits while striking out seven for National, but a pair of passed balls in the third inning allowed North Stamford to get on the board. Charlie Travers added two innings of no-hit relief to finish the game for Darien. "Both pitchers pitched their hearts out," Darien coach Paul Voigt said. National appeared poised to take the lead in the top of the second after a Travers double and a Jamie Scofield single gave th…

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by Sam Werner
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