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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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Football Manhandled By Stamford Norwalk Football Manhandled By Stamford
Norwalk Football Manhandled By Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. – Norwalk High School’s football team made a name for itself last year with its tough, physical style en route to a Class LL playoff berth. That same trait was noticeably missing, however, in Friday’s 48-6 loss to Stamford. The Black Knights gouged the Bears for 221 rushing yards in the first half alone, led by Cameron Webb’s 140 yards and two touchdowns. Webb also caught a touchdown pass, one of three thrown by Stamford’s Tyler Kane. Norwalk, meanwhile, had just two first downs in the first half and a paltry 58 offensive yards. “That was not physical football,’’ coach Sean …

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Fairfield, CT
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Notre Dame Fairfield Football Coach Stays Positive Notre Dame Fairfield Football Coach Stays Positive
Notre Dame Fairfield Football Coach Stays Positive FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Coach Dawon Dicks believes it’s a matter of when, not if, the fortunes of his Notre Dame of Fairfield football team get turned around. One game into his career, the former Georgetown University standout and Notre Dame alum believes he’s already seeing results. “If this was last year, we wouldn’t have had that long run for a touchdown when we were losing, [and] guys wouldn’t be getting on fumbles,’’ Dicks said after Saturday’s 46-18 loss to Weston. “Coach [Jeff] Bevino told me when I played here to celebrate the small victories. I’m not leaving here upset. We have a lot of …

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Darien, CT
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Darien Coffee Bar Owner To Make Triathlon Debut Darien Coffee Bar Owner To Make Triathlon Debut
Darien Coffee Bar Owner To Make Triathlon Debut DARIEN, Conn. – Darien’s Rachel Haughey is nervous about bike riding, hates running and has not raced competitively in swimming since high school. But she is lining up for Saturday’s ITPMAN Triathlon as a first-time racer. “Last April I started working out for the first time since school sports teams, and in May, a customer loaned me a bike,’’ said Haughey, who owns NEAT, a Darien artisan coffee bar. “Riding a road bike had scared me, but I discovered that I liked it and became motivated to train for the triathlon. I was on the high school swim team, so I knew I probably wouldn’t drown. I fi…

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Westport, CT
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Kids Can Run, Swim And Ride In Westport Triathlon Kids Can Run, Swim And Ride In Westport Triathlon
Kids Can Run, Swim And Ride In Westport Triathlon WESTPORT, Conn. – Kids ages 6-15 can try their hand at the triathlon Saturday at Staples High School. The third annual Strong Kids Triathlon sponsored by the Westport Weston Family Y begins at 8:30 a.m. There also is a 100-yard dash for children ages 3-6. Children ages 10-15 start at 8:30 a.m. with a 150-yard swim, 2.5-mile bike ride and 1-mile run. Children ages 6-9 start at 9 a.m. wth a 75-yard swim, 1.25-mile bike ride and half-mile run. The pre-registration fee is $25. Race-day registration is $35 and begins at 7:30 a.m. Children must be registered by 8 a.m. to participate. The 100-yard…

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Westport, CT
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Weston's Football Balance Hard To Stop Weston's Football Balance Hard To Stop
Weston's Football Balance Hard To Stop WESTON, Conn. – Weston football coach Joe Lato has a lot of options when it comes to directing the Trojans’ offensive attack. In Saturday’s season-opening 46-18 win over Notre Dame of Fairfield, Lato unveiled all of them. Five players scored touchdowns and the Trojans showed balance running and passing en route to the victory. Quarterback Tyler Hassett ran for two and passed for three, but he has a lot of weapons surrounding him. “Everyone can get the ball,’’ said running back Justin Schaffer, who rushed for  57 yards and caught four passes for another 57 yards and one touchdown. “You never…

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Westport, CT
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Weston 8th-Grade Football Team Flying High Weston 8th-Grade Football Team Flying High
Weston 8th-Grade Football Team Flying High WESTON, Conn. – The Weston Youth Football eighth-grade football team has emerged as a force in its first season in the Fairfield County Football League. Weston has rolled to a 3-0 start after Sunday's 20-7 win over the Fairfield Wildcats. Weston is among four teams in the eighth-grade still unbeaten in the league. Buoyed by its strong running attack, Weston built a 20-0 lead in the third quarter. Weston rushed for 225 yards behind an offensive line that included Peter Achar, Jackson Aguas, Dom Decaro, Nate Jacobson, Peter Jegan, Jon Murphy, Michael Otworth, Brandon Postlethwaite, Steven Tyl…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Youth Basketball Offers 6th Grade Clinics Norwalk Youth Basketball Offers 6th Grade Clinics
Norwalk Youth Basketball Offers 6th Grade Clinics NORWALK, Conn. ? Young Norwalk basketball players can work on improving their game at a series of clinics lead by Norwalk High basketball coach Tom Keyes and his Brien McMahon counterpart, Ken Dustin. The free sessions for Norwalk boys in sixth grade will begin Wednesday, Oct. 3, and run through mid-October. They are sponsored by the Norwalk Youth Basketball Association. “This is a great opportunity for us to teach basketball skills at an early age to players who might play for us one day,’’ said Keyes, who is entering his second year at Norwalk High and spent this past summer working at Fa…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Prep Cross Country Ready For Season Fairfield Prep Cross Country Ready For Season
Fairfield Prep Cross Country Ready For Season FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield Prep’s cross country team has established itself as one of the best programs in the state.  This year’s squad has a hard assignment, though, in replacing last year’s State Open champions. “I’m sure they feel pressure, but we’d never say you have to replace the guys from last year,’’ coach Bob Ford said. “They’re not the guys from last year. They’re a different group, they have a different chemistry. But they have high expectations. I’m sure they feel like there’s pressure on them.” Fairfield Prep won its first invitational of the season on Saturday, capturing th…

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New Canaan, CT
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3 Generations Of New Canaan Family Finish Triathlon 3 Generations Of New Canaan Family Finish Triathlon
3 Generations Of New Canaan Family Finish Triathlon NEW CANAAN, Conn. – The family that swims, bikes and runs together sticks together. That proved true for three generations of athletes from one New Canaan family that competed in the Westport Kiwanis Triathlon on Sept. 9 at Compo Beach. Luke Stewart, 12, won his age group at the race while his sister, Georgia, celebrated her 10th birthday at the race. They competed with their father, Christian. Their grandmother Beatrix McKane of Long Island also won her age group in the 70-74 age division. Saskia McKane, 16, and Ava McKane, 13, who are cousins of the Stewarts, joined Georgia on a relay team…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Boys Cross Country Gets Back On Track Darien Boys Cross Country Gets Back On Track
Darien Boys Cross Country Gets Back On Track DARIEN, Conn. – Teams that thought Darien’s boys cross country squad might take a step back this fall after losing many runners to graduation are finding out otherwise. In the first week of the season, the Blue Wave stamped themselves as league and state contenders. A year after winning the Class L championship and qualifying for New Englands for the first time, this Darien team has championship pedigree. “We had a good sophomore group that has stepped up and is running well,’’  coach Tyson Kaczmarek said after Darien won the small school division of the Wilton Invitational on Saturday. “We…

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