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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Westport, CT
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Town Serves Up Tennis Festival Town Serves Up Tennis Festival Town Serves Up Tennis Festival
Town Serves Up Tennis Festival Westport tennis players can smack forehands, slam serves and run down balls during the town's annual Tennis Festival Day Saturday at Longshore Club Park. There will be lessons, competitions, food, raffles and prizes, all to keep players from ages 7 to 75 swinging their racquets. And it's free. "I think a lot of people are excited about the event this year because it's the 50th anniversary of Longshore,'' said Dave Kardas, who directs the town's vast recreational programs. One of the highlights is the 50th anniversary Mixed Doubles Tournament. It is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. Mixed Dou…

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Stamford, CT
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Kids Swing Away at Crusader Camp Kids Swing Away at Crusader Camp Kids Swing Away at Crusader Camp
Kids Swing Away at Crusader Camp The only thing Trinity Catholic High School's Frank Spoto may enjoy more than playing baseball is showing kids how it's done. Spoto, who also plays for the Stamford American Legion team, was one of the counselors working with players ages 6-12 at the Crusader Baseball Camp Friday at the high school. Trinity Catholic baseball coach Tracy Nichols and Mike Walsh, the school's basketball coach and a long-time coach of various summer teams in the Stamford Babe Ruth program, run the clinic. Friday's action wrapped up the two-week camp. "I love helping these kids out, making them better baseball …

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Stamford, CT
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North Stamford All-Stars Rip Weston North Stamford All-Stars Rip Weston North Stamford All-Stars Rip Weston
North Stamford All-Stars Rip Weston North Stamford defeated Weston, 21-1, to remain undefeated in the District 1 Little League tournament Thursday night and moved a step closer to qualifying for next week's elimination round. North Stamford is 4-0 in the tournament with two games remaining in pool play. The top two teams from two pools qualify for the semifinals. North Stamford is the only unbeaten team remaining in pool A. National Lione and Norwalk each have one loss. North Stamford meets Lione Saturday at Chestnut Hill Park and concludes pool play Sunday against Ridgefield American at Bisceglie Field in Weston. National Li…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk All-Stars Beat Wilton Norwalk All-Stars Beat Wilton Norwalk All-Stars Beat Wilton
Norwalk All-Stars Beat Wilton Norwalk Little League picked up a critical victory Thursday in the District 1 tournament with a 6-2 victory over Wilton. Norwalk improved to 2-1 in the round-robin format, with three games remaining in pool play. Matt Diurno pitched two innings followed by Danny Romanello for three innings. BJ Buckle closed the game. After Wilton scored a run in the top of the first with some aggressive base running, Norwalk answered with two outs and nobody on in the first. Mike Boguski singled and Edwin Owolo crushed a 3-2 fastball over the right center-field fence for a 2-1 lead. After a double by Romane…

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Darien, CT
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Darien National Remains Unbeaten Darien National Remains Unbeaten Darien National Remains Unbeaten
Darien National Remains Unbeaten Darien National stayed undefeated in the District 1 Little League tournament and two softball teams qualified for the championship games in action Thursday night. Darien National defeated Stamford American, 14-8, to improve to 4-0 in pool B play of the 11-12-year-old All-Star tournament. The Nationals have two games left in pool play, and are seeking to become one of the two teams to emerge from the pool for the championship round. Darien has games left against Federal and Springdale (3-0), which is also undefeated in pool play. In softball, Darien's 9-10-year-old team defeated Wilton, 15-3…

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Norwalk, CT
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Naramake Crew Up for Challenge Naramake Crew Up for Challenge Naramake Crew Up for Challenge
Naramake Crew Up for Challenge The crew from Naramake Elementary School will have a new look for Saturday's Community Challenge, a rowing competition hosted by the Norwalk River Rowing Association. Three members return from last year's Challenge winners, but the rest of the crew of nine is first-year rowers. "Some people had other commitments,'' said Scott Santaniello, one of the returning members and a third grade teacher at Naramake. "There was a lot of interest within the school so were able to get a new team." Diana Guaglione, Sarah Carmody , Penny Apazidis, Joan Smith, Sandra Fisher, Kathy Cahill, Lori Anrico and Al…

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Stamford, CT
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Families Needed to Host Players Families Needed to Host Players Families Needed to Host Players
Families Needed to Host Players Host families are needed to house players for the Babe Ruth 16-18-year-old New England Regional Tournament coming to Stamford June 22-27. Families are needed to house two players each. Contact Lisa LoRusso at [email protected] for more information.

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Norwalk, CT
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Lightfoot Series Continues Saturday Lightfoot Series Continues Saturday Lightfoot Series Continues Saturday
Lightfoot Series Continues Saturday The third race in the 33rd annual Lightfoot Summer Road Series steps off Saturday with a seven-mile race beginning at Brien McMahon High School. There are seven races in the series, each progressively longer. The series concludes with the Sam Elpern Half Marathon on Sept. 11. Runners are encouraged to pre-register for races. Registration for each of the individual races is $7. The entry fee for those 14 and under for each race in the series is $5 (with the exception of the Sam Elpern Half Marathon). The Sam Elpern Half Marathon requires a separate registration, which is $15 by Sept. 8, $…

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Norwalk, CT
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Semis Set in District 1 9-10 Tourney Semis Set in District 1 9-10 Tourney Semis Set in District 1 9-10 Tourney
Semis Set in District 1 9-10 Tourney National Lione of Stamford defeated Ridgefield National, 21-7, Wednesday night to finish undefeated in pool play of the District 1 9-10-year-old Little League Tournament. Lione finished 6-0 in pool B and will play North Stamford in the semifinals Friday at Scalzi Park at 7:30 p.m. Darien American, which won pool B with a 5-1 record, will play Wilton in other semifinal at 5:30 p.m. Friday’s winners advance to the championship game Sunday at 7 p.m. at Springdale. The district winner advances to the state championship, which will be played July 24-27 at Springdale. Darien American concluded …

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Westport, CT
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Rowers Take On the Worlds Rowers Take On the Worlds Rowers Take On the Worlds
Rowers Take On the Worlds Max Meyer-Bosse and Graham Anderson will have interesting How I Spent My Summer Vacation essays to write when they return to school in late summer. Meyer-Bosse, of Westport, and Anderson, of Weston, are spending July in Miami to train for the Junior World Championships next month in Racice, Czech Republic. The pair left last week to train with team coach Francisco Viacava at the Miami Beach Rowing Club. They will head to Philadelphia on July 24 for a week of training before heading to Racice. The competition runs from Aug. 4-7. Meyer-Bosse and Anderson will compete in the Men's 4x with Pat …

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