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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Stamford, CT

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Happy Birthday To A Stamford Legend STAMFORD, Conn. -- Whether you have grown up in Stamford, or you are currently living/working in the High Ridge area, you are probably a fan of Dougie White. If you don’t know who I am referring to, he is built like an ox with bulging calf muscles and he can be seen riding and pushing his bike down busy streets in the area, returning bottles at the A&P on High Ridge Road, or resting at Starbucks. His loud, booming voice is enough to startle anyone who doesn’t know him and when he says hello or thank you to a female, he always likes to give them a kiss on the cheek. For some, this is v…

by Robyn Blosio Bova

02/13/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Connecticut Hockey Players Help USA Roll To Win In Olympic Opener FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Players from Connecticut helped the United States defeat Slovakia, 7-1, in a men’s opening hockey game Thursday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. New Canaan’s Max Pacioretty and Greenwich native Kevin Shattenkirk picked up assists for Team USA. Hamden native Jonathan Quick stopped 22 of 23 shots in goal. Team USA broke the game open with six goals in the second period. Paul Stastny, who plays on a line with Pacioretty, scored two goals. John Carlson, Ryan Kesler, David Backes, Phil Kessel and Dustin Brown also scored for Team USA. Pacioretty assisted on …

by Tom Renner

02/13/2014

New Rochelle, NY

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New Rochelle's Shattenkirk Assists In U.S. Hockey Team's Olympic Win WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – New Rochelle’s Kevin Shattenkirk assisted on one goal for the United States in a 7-1 men’s hockey hockey victory Thursday at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Team USA broke the game open with six goals in the second period. Paul Stastny scored two goals. John Carlson, Ryan Kesler, David Backes, Phil Kessel and Dustin Brown also scored for Team USA. Shattenkirk, a defenseman, assisted on Stastny’s goal in 13:30 into the second period and gave Team USA a 5-1 lead. The team's second game will be against Russia on Saturday at 7:30 a.m. EST. Its third game w…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2014

New Canaan, CT

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New Canaan Native Makes Olympic Hockey Debut Thursday For Team USA FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Players with ties to Connecticut on the U.S. men’s hockey team will make their Olympic debut Thursday when it plays Slovakia in Sochi, Russia. The game is scheduled to face-off at 7:30 a.m. EST Thursday. Slovakia is also playing in its first game. New Canaan native Max Pacioretty, Greenwich native Kevin Shattenkirk and Hamden native Jonathan Quick will play for Team USA. Pacioretty, 25, is a forward who plays for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. Shattenkirk is a 24-year-old defenseman who plays for St. Louis and Quick, 28, is a goalie for …

by Tom Renner

02/13/2014

Bedford, NY

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Tickets Going Quickly For Art Garfunkel At Katonah's Harvey School KATONAH, N.Y. -- Only a few tickets remain for Art Garfunkel’s performance at The Harvey School Friday, March 14, the school announced Wednesday. The Harvey School’s LasdonTheater in The Walker Center for the Arts will host a special evening with the world-renowned singer/songwriter in a performance billed as "Harvey Presents: An Intimate Evening with Art Garfunkel." The Rock &Roll Hall of Fame member and diamond-selling artist is currently on tour in the South continuing his comeback from a vocal ailment that had forced him to take time off from performing. His 90-minute show inclu…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2014

New Canaan, CT

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New Canaan Divers Help Whirlwind Win Own Invitational NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan YMCA Whirlwind Diving Team captured the team first place prize at the annual Whirlwind Winter Weekend Invitational Diving Meet held at the New Canaan YMCA last weekend. There were 214 registered divers competing for 18 teams at the meet. Whirlwind easily won in both the boys and the girls team competitions for a total combined score of 483.50 points, besting the second place team, High Dive Champions of Purchase, NY, by over 65 points. Whirlwind Diving had individual double winners at both ends of the age range. Representing the 9-and-under boys, W…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2014

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Diver Helps Whirlwind Win Own Invitational In New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- The New Canaan YMCA Whirlwind Diving Team captured the team first place prize at the annual Whirlwind Winter Weekend Invitational Diving Meet held at the New Canaan YMCA last weekend. There were 214 registered divers competing for 18 teams at the meet. Whirlwind easily won in both the boys and the girls team competitions for a total combined score of 483.50 points, besting the second place team, High Dive Champions of Purchase, NY, by over 65 points. Whirlwind Diving had individual double winners at both ends of the age range. Representing the 9-and-under boys, Whi…

by Tom Renner

02/13/2014

Yonkers, NY

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Figure Skater Who Trained In Yonkers Completes Competition At Olympics WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – United States figure skater Felicia Zhang, who once trained in Yonkers, finished in 12th place Wednesday with partner Nathan Bartholomay in the Winter Olympics at Sochi, Russia. Zhang and Bartholomay moved up two spots after Tuesday's short program. Their total of 110.31 was the 12th best score in the long program. Russia went 1-2 in the pairs, and Germany took third. The U.S. team of Marissa Castelli and Simon Shnapir finished ninth. Complete results are online. "We weren't too worried about the placement coming in here because we're a fairly new team,'' Zhang …

by Tom Renner

02/12/2014

New Rochelle, NY

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New Rochelle's Shattenkirk Set For Olympic Debut On Thursday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – New Rochelle native Kevin Shattenkirk and the United States men’s hockey team makes its Olympic debut Thursday when it plays Slovakia in Sochi, Russia. The game is scheduled to faceoff at 7:30 a.m. EST on Thursday. Slovakia is also playing in its first game. Shattenkirk, 24, is a defenseman for the St. Louis Blues. These are the first Olympic Games for Shattenkirk, who represented Team USA at the World Championships in 2011 and the Junior Championship in 2009. The 5-foot-11, 207-pound Shattenkirk was born in Greenwich, Conn., but grew up in New Rochelle. He is…

by Tom Renner

02/12/2014

Fairfield, CT

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Connecticut Player Scores But U.S. Women's Hockey Team Falls To Canada FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Canada scored three goals in the third period Wednesday to defeat the United States, 3-2, in women’s hockey at the Sochi Olympics. Hillary Knight, who played in Connecticut while in prep school, had one of the goals for Team USA. The game was a preliminary contest between the two teams that are expected to contend for the gold medal. The teams could meet again next week in the medal round. Knight’s goal in the second period gave Team USA 1-0 lead. Canada scored three goals in a 12-minute span in the third period. Meghan Agosta scored a power play goal 2:21 into t…

by Tom Renner

02/12/2014

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