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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Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Wildcats Kick Off New Football Season FAIRFIELD, Conn. The Fairfield Wildcats youth football teams kicked off the new season Saturday. There are more than 200 boys in the program, a 10 percent increase from last year. The teams have new uniforms as well, reflecting the school colors of Fairfield Warde and Fairfield Ludlowe. The eighth grade team topped Westport North, 12-6. Danny King and Ross Gallace had touchdown runs, while Tyler Petry and Connor Byrne had interceptions. Alexei Alatakis also had a nice game running the football, while Mark Garcia, Joe Cartin, Chris Westervelt, Tim Kane, Tommy Chandler and Jack Caserta playe…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2012

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Coach Ready To Guide St. Luke's Football NEW CANAAN, Conn. Noel Thomas Sr. faces a big challenge his first year as head coach of the St. Lukes football team. But the Norwalk resident believes his squad is up to the job of matching or even improving last years one-loss season. Thomas is beginning his first season after taking over for Ryan Brown earlier this year. St. Lukes went 6-1 last season, with one game wiped out because of weather. Several key players return, including UConn-bound Noel Thomas Jr., the coachs son, quarterback Charlie Nelson and running back Myles Gaines. Thomas has instituted a spread offense, which sho…

by Tom Renner

09/05/2012

Greenwich, CT

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Greenwich, Stamford Rowers Finish 6th In London GREENWICH, Conn. Greenwichs Andrew Johnson and Stamfords Alex Stein led the United States Mixed 4 rowing team to a sixth-place overall finish at the Paralympic Games in London. After finishing second in its first race, the U.S. crew finished second in Saturdays repechage to earn a berth in the six-team final. While the crew did not earn a medal, Stein said she was proud of the teams effort. "We knew that everyone was going to be fast off the line, so we just wanted to go out and be in contention, put forth a full effort, hammering it out right from the start, Stein said on the USRowi…

by Tom Renner

09/04/2012

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Giants Open Youth Football Season FAIRFIELD, Conn. The Fairfield Giants Junior Pee Wee 2 team edged the Woodland Hawks, 12-6, to kick off the season in the Southern Connecticut Pop Warner youth football season. Nick Morris 15-yard touchdown pass to Finn Donelan produced the first touchdown for the Giants. Michael Innaimo scored on a 15-yard touchdown run in the third quarter to snap a 6-6 tie for Fairfield. Other standouts included Peter Strang, Tommy OConnell, Brendan Dunleavy, Max Spies, Owen Miller, Josh Pastore, Alex Joliet, Charlie Wilcox, Calvin Caione and Gavin Toth. The Giants Mighty Mites Junior team defeated …

by Tom Renner

09/04/2012

Westport, CT

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Weston 8th-Graders Win In Football League Debut WESTON, Conn. The Weston eighth-grade football team made a successful debut in the Fairfield County Football League with a 22-16 victory over Ridgefield on Saturday. Weston battled back after trailing 8-0 and 16-8. Weston took the lead with under one minute to play following an interception, then clinched the game with another interception of a Ridgefield pass on the final possession. It was team effort for Weston, which received contributions from its entire roster to pull out the victory. Ridgefields team went 7-3 last season as seventh-graders before losing in the league semifinals. …

by Tom Renner

09/04/2012

Westport, CT

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Westport Women Win Golf Honors In Fairfield WESTPORT, Conn. Westports Jo Rasmussen and Chris Lorusso won the major womens tournaments at Smith-Richardson golf course in Fairfield late last month. Rasmussen, who won the Longshore Womens Golf Association title in Westport earlier this summer, added the Smith-Richardson title to her collection as well with a victory in the Club Championship. Lorusso won the President's Cup, a net tournament that takes handicap scores into account. Lorusso is also a member of the Longshore group.

by Tom Renner

09/04/2012

Wilton, CT

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Wilton U9 Boys Win Ridgefield Soccer Tournament WILTON, Conn. The Wilton Boys Under-9 Blue soccer team won the Soccer Club of Ridgefield Labor Day Tournament. Wilton went 4-0 in the tournament, outscoring opponents 20-0. The team defeated the Ridgefield Colts, 6-0; Southbury Sharks, 6-0; Newtown Blue, 2-0; and the Southbury Warriors, 6-0. Wilton won with a team effort, as all of its members contributed goals or assists. The team is coached by Dan Pelletier. Team members include Jack Strickland, Dylan Koziol, Max Andrews, Parker Woodring, Dylan Bender, Conor Lillis, Tyler Moody, Tyler Casey, Andrew Zizzadoro, Zarius Eusebe, Dillon Man…

by Tom Renner

09/04/2012

Greenwich, CT

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Triathlons Worth Weight For Greenwich Club Leader GREENWICH, Conn. Ten years ago, Greenwich Triathlon Club co-president Michele Aulenti of Stamford never could have seen herself as an endurance athlete. But last weekend, she finished the half Rev race in Old Orchard Beach Maine, consisting of a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ride and 13.1-mile run. She completed the same distance at an event last year in Croton, N.Y., and has completed 12 triathlons over the past four years. But when Aulenti, now 28, graduated from Westhill High School, she weighed 260 pounds and hit 280 just a few months later. I stepped on the scale and said, Oh my, go…

by Tom Renner

09/04/2012

Darien, CT

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Darien Boys Cross Country Team Sets Goals High DARIEN, Conn. The Darien High School boys cross country team is poised for another run to glory this fall after one of the most successful seasons in the history of the school. After three strong months of summer training, I feel confident that we will perform as well as last year, co-captain Brian Davey said. Peter Kreuch, another co-captain, said the team knows it has tough competition but is preparing for it. We will face many strong teams at both the (Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference) and state levels," he said. "The competition will be tough but we are confid…

by Tom Renner

09/04/2012

Wilton, CT

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Wilton Swimmers Set Club Records At County Meet WILTON, Conn. Several Wilton swimmers broke club records and helped Shore & Country Club finish third at the Fairfield County Swim League county championships. The teams third-place finish was the best in team history. Shore & CC finished fifth last year and ninth in 2010. Emma Holmquist set a club record in the girls 14-and-under 50-meter breaststroke, 37.65. Jill Rutherford set the old mark in 1978. Holmquist took fifth in that event, and was sixth in the 100 meter individual medley and seventh in the 50 free. Stephen Holmquist set a club record in the boys 17-and-under 100 me…

by Tom Renner

08/31/2012

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