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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Tuesday's Scoreboard Tuesday's Scoreboard Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday's Scoreboard Boys Lacrosse Staples 13, Trumbull 6 Girls Lacrosse Staples 20, Warde 7

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Norwalk, CT
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Senators Sweep on Track Senators Sweep on Track Senators Sweep on Track
Senators Sweep on Track Brian Langley-Wade cruised to victory in the 300 intermediate hurdles for Brien McMahon during Tuesday's track meet against Stamford and Bassick. The Senators won a pair,105-39 over Stamford and 132-5 over Bassick.

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Westport, CT
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Westport Takes a Crack at Wood Bats Westport Takes a Crack at Wood Bats Westport Takes a Crack at Wood Bats
Westport Takes a Crack at Wood Bats Only a handful of leagues throughout the state require Little League baseball players to use wooden bats. Westport joined that selective group this year. Keith Stein, a member of the Westport LL board, said safety was the primary reason for the decision. “On a small field, you have some kids that are 70 pounds and some that are 150 pounds,’’ he said. “The technology is amazing with the metal bats. It’s like tennis racquets or golf clubs.” The danger with metal bats is the “trampoline affect,” Stein says. The ball jumps off the bat and fielders, particularly pitchers, can’t react quickly e…

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Norwalk, CT
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Quake Gets His Feet Wet at Norwalk Y Quake Gets His Feet Wet at Norwalk Y Quake Gets His Feet Wet at Norwalk Y
Quake Gets His Feet Wet at Norwalk Y Casey Quake had been working in the aquatics program at the Woodruff Family YMCA in Milford for about five years when he switched to the family automotive business. There he worked as the marketing manager but soon realized that he needed to return to the water. "I'm not a desk kind of guy," Quake says. "I had to go back to my roots, the YMCA is where I belong." Quake began working with swimmers at the Norwalk YMCA last month as the organization's Director of Aquatics. He has worked with a variety of aquatics teams and programs, and through his experience realizes why he's attracted to the Y…

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Norwalk, CT
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Tuesday's Scoreboard Baseball Ridgefield 7, McMahon 5 Softball Ridgefield 9, McMahon 0 Boys Golf Greenwich 145, Norwalk 201 Boys Track McMahon  105, Stamford 39 McMahon  132, Bassick 5

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Norwalk, CT
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MRC Quilt Helps Member Cope MRC Quilt Helps Member Cope MRC Quilt Helps Member Cope
MRC Quilt Helps Member Cope Fenella Pearson feels the love from the Maritime Rowing Club as she begins her battle against breast cancer. Women from the club created a quilt for Pearson, a Norwalk resident and a Masters rower. She took it to her first chemotherapy treatment at Norwalk Hospital earlier this month. "The hospital staff and other patients were like 'Where did you get that,''' Pearson says. "It has such good vibes." Between 30 and 40 women from MRC had a hand in the quilt's creation, says Karen Liffmann, who helped organize the process. She began by e-mailing members in early March and asked them to knit a 1…

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Westport, CT
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Monday's Scoreboard Monday's Scoreboard Monday's Scoreboard
Monday's Scoreboard Baseball Staples 19, Bassick 1 Softball Staples 23, Bassick 0 Boys Volleyball Staples 3, Trumbull 0 Boys Tennis Staples 7, Warde 0 Girls Tennis Staples 4, Warde 3

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Norwalk, CT
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Monday's Scoreboard Baseball Brien McMahon 6, Central 0 Softball Bridgeport Central 7, Brien McMahon 3 Boys Golf Warde 171, Norwalk 206 Boys Tennis McMahon 4, Danbury 3 Ridgefield 7, Norwalk 0 Girls Tennis Ridgefield 6, Norwalk 1

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Willkehr Leads Norwalk Runners in Boston Willkehr Leads Norwalk Runners in Boston Willkehr Leads Norwalk Runners in Boston
Willkehr Leads Norwalk Runners in Boston Five runners from Norwalk completed the Boston Marathon Monday. Competing in terrific conditions, Mark Willkehr led the locals across the finish line in 3:11:08, an average of 7:18 per mile over the hilly 26.2 mile course from Hopkinton to Boston. The other finishers included: Yvonne Miracle-Colburn, 3:57:56; Kate Stoker, 4:06:13, Alex Dino, 4:30:53; and Hally McGehean, 5:26:45. McGehean ran to raise money for Families First, a Boston-based group that teaches parenting skills. All five runners from Norwalk were competing for the first time in Boston.

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Westport, CT
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Martin Leads Westport Runners in Boston Martin Leads Westport Runners in Boston Martin Leads Westport Runners in Boston
Martin Leads Westport Runners in Boston Three runners from Westport completed the Boston Marathon Monday. Competing in terrific conditions, Jason Martin led Westport runners across the finish line in 3:13:08, an average of 7:22 per mile over the hilly 26.2 mile course from Hopkinton to Boston. Agnes Rethy completed the course in 3:54:23 and David Furth ran 4:01:28.

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