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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Greens Farms' Sean Obi Surpasses 1,000 Point Mark Greens Farms' Sean Obi Surpasses 1,000 Point Mark
Greens Farms' Sean Obi Surpasses 1,000 Point Mark WESTPORT, Conn. – Sean Obi scored 15 points in his first game with the Greens Farms Academy boys basketball team on Dec. 6, 2010. Now, 52 games and 37 victories later, he surpassed 1,000 points for his career. Obi, a native of Nigeria who now lives in Greenwich, scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds Monday to lead the Dragons to a 102-40 win over Chase Collegiate. Obi now has 1,001 career points and has averaged 18.9 points during his brilliant career. Hunter Eggers, whose family is hosting Obi while he lives in the United States, added 31 points for Greens Farms (6-1). Darien’s Pat Ry…

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Danbury, CT
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Danbury's Rachel Gartner Named Athlete Of The Month Danbury's Rachel Gartner Named Athlete Of The Month
Danbury's Rachel Gartner Named Athlete Of The Month DANBURY, Conn. – Danbury High’s Rachel Gartner knows when to step up when her team needs her. The junior guard proved it again last month in a girls basketball holiday tournament. Gartner earned MVP honors in leading the undefeated Hatters to the tournament championship in the News-Times Greater Holiday Festival. For her efforts, Gartner was named The Danbury Daily Voice Athlete of the Month. Gartner collected 33 points, 22 rebounds, 17 assists and eight steals for Danbury (8-0) in wins over New Milford and Brewster, N.Y. The Hatters won the tournament despite missing Gartner’s sister, …

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Westport, CT
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Weston's Anna Mahony Named Athlete Of The Month Weston's Anna Mahony Named Athlete Of The Month
Weston's Anna Mahony Named Athlete Of The Month WESTON, Conn. – The Weston’s girls basketball team needed a leader to emerge this season. Senior Anna Mahony has confidently accepted the role. Mahony, a three-year starter, averaged 15.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game in December and has led the Trojans to a 3-4 record. Mahony was selected as The Weston Daily Voice Athlete of the Month for her terrific overall play. Weston went 8-13 last season but came into this year with a young and inexperienced squad. Ellie Martin, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder last year, graduated. And Taylor Swanson elected not to play after suffering …

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New Canaan, CT
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Olivia Hompe Named New Canaan Athlete Of The Month Olivia Hompe Named New Canaan Athlete Of The Month
Olivia Hompe Named New Canaan Athlete Of The Month NEW CANAAN, Conn. – The success of New Canaan hockey player Olivia Hompe goes beyond the amazing numbers she has accumulated in becoming the state’s all-time leading scorer. Hompe, a senior who surpassed 300 career points last month, has done it with new linemates nearly every year. Hompe was selected The New Canaan Daily Voice Athlete of the Month after scoring 11 goals and 14 assists in December to lead the Rams to a 5-0 record. Coach Rich Bulan believes she is the first player in the state, male or female, to accumulate more than 300 points in a career.  Hompe has 315 points for her ca…

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Darien, CT
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Matt Staubi Named Darien Athlete Of The Month Matt Staubi Named Darien Athlete Of The Month
Matt Staubi Named Darien Athlete Of The Month DARIEN, Conn. – Darien boys basketball coach Kyle Marian is determined to rebuild the Blue Wave program, junior guard Matt Staubi got the team off to a good start in the recent LaVista Tournament. Staubi earned MVP honors by scoring 59 points in two games, including 23 in a 50-47 win over Staples in the LaVista championship game. Staubi was named The Darien Daily Voice Athlete of the Month for December for his efforts. Darien went 2-18 last year. But led by Staubi, a transfer from Rye Country Day, the Blue Wave are on track to be one of the most improved teams in the Fairfield County Inte…

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Ridgefield, CT
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Kurt Steidl Named Ridgefield Athlete Of The Month Kurt Steidl Named Ridgefield Athlete Of The Month
Kurt Steidl Named Ridgefield Athlete Of The Month RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Kurt Steidl wanted to get off to a good start in his senior year with the Ridgefield High School boys basketball team. It’s hard to imagine how it could have been better. Steidl averaged 30 points over one three-game span in December and has led the Tigers to a 5-1 record entering Tuesday’s game against Staples. Steidl was named The Ridgefield Daily Voice Athlete of the Month for his efforts. After opening the season with a tough 48-42 loss to St. Joseph, the Tigers and Steidl have found their stride. Steidl scored 37 points in a 79-38 win over the Wilton in the second…

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Norwalk, CT
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Nicole Lue Named Norwalk Athlete Of The Month Nicole Lue Named Norwalk Athlete Of The Month
Nicole Lue Named Norwalk Athlete Of The Month NORWALK, Conn. – Fourteen goals would be a good season for many girls who play hockey. Brien McMahon’s Nicole Lue accomplished that feat in two games. Lue, a junior who plays for the Wilton-McMahon co-op team, was named The Norwalk Daily Voice Athlete of the Month. She scored seven goals for her team in wins over Stamford and Daniel Hand last month. “I still can’t believe it,’’ said Lue, who has 18 goals and seven assists in the team's first six games. “The most I scored in a game before that was five. It’s great because I know what it’s like to feel frustrated. When it’s going like that,…

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Stamford, CT
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Schadrac Casimir Named Stamford Athlete Of The Month Schadrac Casimir Named Stamford Athlete Of The Month
Schadrac Casimir Named Stamford Athlete Of The Month STAMFORD, Conn. — There was not a better basketball player in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference than Trinity Catholic’s Schadrac Casimir. There may not have been a player in the state, either. Casimir, a senior guard at the high school in Stamford, has averaged 28 points a game to lead the Crusaders to a 7-0 record. He was named The Stamford Daily Voice Athlete of the Month for December. His best game scoring-wise came in an 89-81 double overtime win over Greenwich on Dec. 14. Casimir hit three-pointers at the end of regulation and the first overtime and then hit se…

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Westport, CT
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Weston Club Pro Shares State Mixed Paddle Tennis Title Weston Club Pro Shares State Mixed Paddle Tennis Title
Weston Club Pro Shares State Mixed Paddle Tennis Title WESTON, Conn. – Greenwich’s Juan Arraya teamed with Kerry Delmonico to win his fourth straight title in the Connecticut State Mixed platform tennis championship Saturday at Aspetuck Valley Country Club. Arraya, tournament director and head racquet professional at Aspetuck Valley, won three straight titles with Sherri Shea. Arraya and Delmonico defeated Sebastian Bredberg and Lisa Rudloff in the finals Saturday. In the B draw, Darien’s Scott and Kallie Hapgood beat Frank Lorenzetti and Haley Stuhr in the final. The tournament featured 32 two-player teams in each draw. Aspetuck Valley hos…

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New Canaan, CT
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Evans Aims To Build Basketball Winner At New Canaan Evans Aims To Build Basketball Winner At New Canaan
Evans Aims To Build Basketball Winner At New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. – For a young man, Mike Evans has been around a lot of good basketball teams. But the first-year coach of the New Canaan High School team has his work cut out to bring the Rams back to respectability. Evans, a  29-year-old former star at Weston High, picked up his first career win for the Rams last Wednesday against Trumbull. It is likely the first victories of many for Evans at New Canaan, who called the position “a destination job.” But it won't be an easy job. Evans is the team’s third coach in three years. The Rams’ last winning season was 2007-08, when they went 19-…

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