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 American Little League Plans Registration Stamford American Little League Plans Registration
Stamford American Little League Plans Registration STAMFORD, Conn. – Registration will be held Thursday for Stamford American Little League at Stamford Baptist Church on High Ridge Road. Registration is from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday’s planned registration may be postponed due to the winter storm forecast for the region. Stamford American includes players in the Pepper Ridge, Belltown and Meadowpark areas of Stamford. For more information about the league, visit its website.

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Stamford Skating Teams Reach Top 5 At Eastern Meet Stamford Skating Teams Reach Top 5 At Eastern Meet
Stamford Skating Teams Reach Top 5 At Eastern Meet STAMFORD, Conn. – Two teams from the Stamford-based Southern Connecticut Synchronized Skaters finished in the Top 5 in their divisions at the Eastern Synchronized Sectional Championships last weekend in Lake Placid, N.Y. The Shimmers, a Pre-Juvenile team, earned a fourth-place pewter medal. The Shadows finished fifth in the Open Juvenile division. “I am very proud of both our teams,” head coach Gina Valenzano-Gomez said. “They have had a very successful season, and their hard work paid off in Lake Placid. It's a challenge just to make it to the finals at Easterns. To have both our teams r…

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New Canaan, CT
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New Canaan's Andrew Read Named Athlete Of The Month New Canaan's Andrew Read Named Athlete Of The Month
New Canaan's Andrew Read Named Athlete Of The Month NEW CANAAN, Conn. – During a two-week stretch in January, the New Canaan High School boys basketball team won nearly as many games as it had over the previous two seasons. Senior guard Andrew Read was a big reason why. Read was selected The New Canaan Daily Voice Athlete of the Month after leading New Canaan to four victories in five games in January. The Rams enter the last few weeks of the season needing just three more victories to earn a state tournament berth for the first time since 2008-09. In one of the Rams’ biggest wins, Read scored 17 points and hit seven-of-eight free throws i…

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Danbury, CT
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Wrestler Kevin Jack Named Danbury Athlete Of The Month Wrestler Kevin Jack Named Danbury Athlete Of The Month
Wrestler Kevin Jack Named Danbury Athlete Of The Month DANBURY, Conn. – Only a few select athletes from the decorated Danbury High School program have had their singlets hanging in the Hatters’ wrestling room. Kevin Jack is well on his way to joining them. Jack was named The Danbury Daily Voice Athlete of the Month for January after yet another string of outstanding performances. Jack, a junior, is undefeated on the season and won his second straight title in the prestigious Eastern States Classic in January. “He’s going to be in that elite territory,’’ coach Ricky Shook said. “He’s right up there. He’s not there yet, but he’s got another yea…

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Norwalk, CT
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Emma Oyomba Named Norwalk Athlete Of The Month Emma Oyomba Named Norwalk Athlete Of The Month
Emma Oyomba Named Norwalk Athlete Of The Month NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk High School’s Emma Oyomba worked every day to improve her versatility on the basketball court. The results are evident this winter as she has become the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference’s most valuable player. Oyomba was selected as The Norwalk Daily Voice Athlete of the Month after scoring double-digits points and rebounds in nearly every one of the team’s eight games last month. Among her top games were a 26-point, 21-rebound effort in a win over Bassick and a 20-point, 16-rebound night against Ridgefield. “I think I’m a lot more versatile th…

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Westport, CT
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Barlow's Drew Bartro Selected Athlete Of The Month Barlow's Drew Bartro Selected Athlete Of The Month
Barlow's Drew Bartro Selected Athlete Of The Month REDDING, Conn. – Joel Barlow High School senior Drew Bartro started playing basketball with teammates Sarah McAniff and Victoria Shea in fifth grade. Last month, Bartro and her teammates produced one of the Falcons’ longest winning streaks in years. Bartro led Barlow on a nine-game winning streak from late December through January. The senior center was selected The Weston/Redding/Easton Daily Voice Athlete of the Month. Bartro has been a force on both ends of the floor for the Falcons (11-6), who are locked in a tight battle for one of the South-West Conference’s eight playoff berths. In…

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Westport, CT
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Hannah DeBalsi Named Westport Athlete Of The Month Hannah DeBalsi Named Westport Athlete Of The Month
Hannah DeBalsi Named Westport Athlete Of The Month WESTPORT, Conn. – Staples High School freshman Hannah DeBalsi emerged during the cross country season as one of the top distance runners in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. During this winter’s indoor season, however, DeBalsi has been a record-breaker. DeBalsi set school marks in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters in the conference indoor track and championships last week. The performance earned DeBalsi the selection as The Westport Daily Voice Athlete of the Month. Remarkably, she did not win either event. In the 1,600, she ran 5:07.27 and finished third behind Fairfield…

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Westport, CT
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Easton's Brittney Dumas Sweeps College Hoop Awards Easton's Brittney Dumas Sweeps College Hoop Awards
Easton's Brittney Dumas Sweeps College Hoop Awards EASTON, Conn. – Hartwick College’s Brittney Dumas, a freshman from Easton who played in high school at Joel Barlow, was named the Empire 8 Conference’s Women’s Basketball Player and Rookie of the Week. It was the fourth time Dumas earned the rookie award, and her first Player of the Week honor. Hartwick is in Oneonta, N.Y. Dumas scored a career-high 27 points in a 52-46 win over Stevens. She also grabbed 10 rebounds to secure her second double-double of the season. Dumas has scored double digits in 15 of the last 16 games for Hartwick (16-5).  She leads the team in scoring with 14.5 poi…

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Cheer Team Wins New Jersey Competition Stamford Cheer Team Wins New Jersey Competition
Stamford Cheer Team Wins New Jersey Competition STAMFORD, Conn.  – Two cheerleading teams from the Stamford-based Gold Coast All-Stars won first place at a competition in Trenton, N.J.  last month. The victory by Haywire, a Senior 1 team for girls ages 18-and-under, earned the team a chance to compete in the U.S. Finals in May. Haywire won the Coastal Corporation Cheer and Dance Heavy Hitters Battle. Gold Coast’s Youth Mayhem team also won first place. Two other Gold Coast teams finished second and two more finished third. Haywire’s team is Leah Rozumov, Christina Hiebogiannis, Isabella Hiebogiannis, Leah Blank, Sarah Baden, Jennifer…

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Wilton, CT
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Shannon Quinlan Named Wilton Athlete Of The Month Shannon Quinlan Named Wilton Athlete Of The Month
Shannon Quinlan Named Wilton Athlete Of The Month WILTON, Conn. – Wilton High School junior Shannon Quinlan is a lacrosse player who also runs track. But even two league championships in school-record time won’t change her ultimate direction. Quinlan was selected The Wilton Daily Voice Athlete of the Month after winning the 55-meter dash and 300 meter run in last week’s Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships. She won the 55 in 7.46, tying Brynn Parsons’ school record that was set in 2009. In the 300, her time of 41.04 erased the record of 42.7 set by Julie Ring in 1984. It is also the third fastest time in the…

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