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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Ridgefield, CT

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Ridgefield's Matt White Selected In Lacrosse Draft FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Ridgefield native Matt White and New Canaan’s Charlie Streep, both members of the men’s lacrosse team at the University of Virginia, were claimed by teams in the Major League Lacrosse Draft last week. White was drafted in the fourth round by the Charlotte Hounds. Streep was drafted in 2012 by the New York Lizards in the seventh round. The New York team retained his rights after he missed the 2012 season due to injury. White has 55 goals in 36 starts during his career at Virginia. He made the 2011 NCAA all-tournament team when he scored eight goals in a first-roun…

by Tom Renner

01/15/2013

Wilton, CT

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Wilton Wahoos Take Honors At New York Swim Meet WILTON, Conn. – Swimmers from the Wilton Wahoos finished second in the boys division and third in girls team scoring at a recent meet in Nassau County in New York. The 13-and-over girls also won a team championship. The Wahoos sent a large group of swimmers ranging in ages 11 to 16 to swim at the Nassau County Aquatic Center. Wilton’s top 12-and-under swimmers consisted of Nick Killian, Jack Lewis, Ryan Looney, Matthew Martin, Richard Nolan and Sophie Sudano. The 13-and-over girls team consisted of Savannah Driscoll, Brooke Hendee, Emma Holmquist, Emma Kauffeld, Vedika Karandikar, Megan …

by Tom Renner

01/15/2013

Westport, CT

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Westport Race To Battle Lyme Disease Planned For April WESTPORT, Conn. – The fifth annual Walk/Run to Bite Back For a Cure on behalf of the Tick-Borne Disease Alliance will be held April 7 at Sherwood Island State Park in Westport. The event will raise funds to help fight Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. Registration and check in will begin at 9:30 am. The event includes a 5K and 10K run, as well as walks of 1.5 and three miles within the park. The races begin at 11 a.m. The walks begin at 11:15. Early registration fees are $25 per person and $70 per family. There will also be same-day registration. Children under 10 are free. …

by Tom Renner

01/15/2013

Greenwich, CT

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Greenwich Girls Help Synchro Skating Team Reach Worlds GREENWICH, Conn. – Two Greenwich girls were part of the Skyliners Synchronized Skating team Junior line that qualified for two important international competitions last weekend. Brooke Abbott and Alexandra Scarpulla, who are seniors at Greenwich High School, were part of the Skyliners team that finished second at the World Junior Team Selection Competition in Fraser, Mich. The second-place finish gave the Skyliners an invitation to the World Junior Synchronized Championships in Helsinki, Finland on March 8-9. They also have been selected to compete in the French Cup later this month in …

by Tom Renner

01/15/2013

Stamford, CT

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Trinity Boys, Stamford Girls Try To Stay Perfect STAMFORD, Conn. – Trinity Catholic High School’s boys basketball team and the Stamford High School girls team will put their undefeated records on the line in critical Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference games on Tuesday night. The Crusaders play at St. Joseph in Trumbull at 7 p.m. Stamford hosts Trumbull, also at 7 p.m. Trinity Catholic (8-0 overall, 6-0 league) is ranked No. 4 in the state in the latest poll conducted by the New Haven Register. Led by senior guard Schadrac Casimir, the Crusaders have breezed through their recent games. They have won their last three by …

by Tom Renner

01/15/2013

Fairfield, CT

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Unbeaten Fairfield Prep Takes On Top-Ranked Team FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield Prep and Hillhouse of New Haven, ranked No. 3 and No. 1 respectively in the latest poll by the New Haven Register, meet Tuesday in Fairfield in a mid-season showdown between state boys basketball powers. Tip off at Alumni Hall at Fairfield University is scheduled for 7 p.m. The Jesuits are 9-0 overall and 3-0 in the Southern Connecticut Conference. Hillhouse is also 9-0 and 3-0. Prep had an impressive 73-57 win last Tuesday over Career Magnet, the defending Class L champions. Senior Tim Butala scored 23 points to pace Prep. Paschal Chukwu, a 7-foot, 1-inch jun…

by Tom Renner

01/15/2013

Stamford, CT

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New Trinity Football Coach Seeks To Maintain Momentum STAMFORD, Conn. – Just like his predecessor, new Trinity Catholic High School football coach Donny Panapada bleeds green and gold. Now, he will try to continue the momentum established under former coach Pete Stokes. Panapada, a former assistant under Stokes, was named the team’s football coach Monday. He takes over a team that went 8-3 last year and reached the Class S tournament. It was Trinity’s best season since 1993. “I love this place,’’ Panapada said. “If there’s any job I ever wanted, it would be here. It’s a special place.” He knows the Trinity landscape: Panapada played under …

by Tom Renner

01/15/2013

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Hoop Team Values Versatility Of Saeed Soulemane NORWALK, Conn. – The Ridgefield’s boys basketball team found out Friday what other teams already knew about Norwalk’s Saeed Soulemane. The senior forward can hurt opponents in many ways. Soulemane had nine points and grabbed 10 rebounds in Friday’s 61-47 victory over the Tigers. But it was his 10 assists that caught the eye of fans. Soulemane has the unique ability to deliver pinpoint no-look passes to teammates for easy baskets. “He has great vision of the court,’’ Norwalk coach Tom Keyes said. “For a player his size, and the vision that he has, he’s starting to garner some attention fro…

by Tom Renner

01/15/2013

Stamford, CT

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Donny Panapada Named Trinity Football Coach STAMFORD, Conn. – Donny Panapada, a former player and assistant coach at Trinity Catholic High School, was named the team’s new head coach Monday morning in Stamford. Panapada replaces Pete Stokes, who resigned following the 2012 season to spend more time with his family. The Crusaders went 8-3 last year and lost in the quarterfinals of the Class S Tournament. Panapada played for Trinity Catholic from 1989-92, where he was a three-year starter on the offensive and defensive lines. He was a two-time selection on the All-Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference first team. Pa…

by Tom Renner

01/14/2013

Danbury, CT

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Danbury's Erin Boggan Shines For Scranton Basketball DANBURY, Conn. – Erin Boggan’s basketball journey started in Danbury, traveled to North Carolina and is winding up in Pennsylvania. In a little less than two months, the path that began as a second-grader in the Danbury Police Athletic League house division will end with the University of Scranton women’s team. “It’s definitely hard to believe,’’ said Boggan, who has started every game but one since joining Scranton in the 2011-12 season. “It’s definitely hit me. I’m trying to enjoy it for as long as I can.” Boggan, a 6-foot, 1-inch center, twice earned all-Fairfield County Interscholasti…

by Tom Renner

01/14/2013

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