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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Westport Umpire Gets East Region Assignment Westport Umpire Gets East Region Assignment
Westport Umpire Gets East Region Assignment WESTPORT, Conn. – Brian Kurtz’ baptism as an umpire came when he worked men’s recreational softball games in Brooklyn and Queens in the early 1990s. “It really hardened me,” said Kurtz, who started calling balls and strikes as a 16-year-old in the Spring Valley Little League in Rockland County in 1974. “If you made a call someone didn’t like, you really were in danger. It was heavy duty stuff.” Kurtz sharpened his skills, however, and became a much better umpire. Next month, he’ll get one of little league’s marquee assignments when he heads to the Junior League East Regional. Kurtz is one of…

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Stamford, CT
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North Stamford 10 All-Stars Win With Walkoff Homer North Stamford 10 All-Stars Win With Walkoff Homer
North Stamford 10 All-Stars Win With Walkoff Homer STAMFORD, Conn. – Adam Stone hung his head in frustration after making the first out in the seventh inning Thursday night against Fairfield National in the Little League Section 1 championship game for 10-year-old players. Two innings later, he circled the bases with the game-winning home run. Stone socked a pitch over the fence in left-center Thursday to give North Stamford a thrilling 5-4 win over Fairfield National. Montana Semmel slammed two home runs for North Stamford, including a game-tying two-out, two-run blast in the bottom of the seventh. North Stamford will play the Section 2 wi…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield National 10s Fall In Section 1 Final Fairfield National 10s Fall In Section 1 Final
Fairfield National 10s Fall In Section 1 Final FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield National had North Stamford on the ropes several times in Thursday’s Little League Section 1 10-year-old championship game in Milford. Unfortunately for the Nationals, they could not deliver the knockout blow. North Stamford rallied from two two-run deficits to stun the Nationals, 5-4, in nine innings. Adam Stone’s one-out solo home run won it for North Stamford, which advances to play the Section 2 winner in the best-of-three championship series beginning Saturday in Waterford. Fairfield National’s best chance to end the game came in the seventh. After scoring …

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Softball Plays Regional Opener On Friday Fairfield Softball Plays Regional Opener On Friday
Fairfield Softball Plays Regional Opener On Friday FAIRFIELD, Conn. – After a few days off to recover from a grueling run to the state championship, the Fairfield Little League Girls Softball 12-and-under All-Stars return to the field Friday to take on their hardest test yet. Fairfield plays Swanton, Vt., at 8 p.m. in Bristol to start the Little League Eastern Regional Tournament. The winner of the 10-team tournament earns a berth in the World Series in Portland, Ore. This is the second straight year Fairfield has reached the regional tournament. Last year, Fairfield fell in the championship game to New York, 9-5. Fairfield went 4-1 in pool…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Town Tennis Tourney Finals Scheduled Fairfield Town Tennis Tourney Finals Scheduled
Fairfield Town Tennis Tourney Finals Scheduled FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The finals of the Fairfield Town Tennis tournament take place this weekend at the Fairfield Tennis Center. Finals will be played in seven divisions beginning Saturday. Finals scheduled for Saturday include the women’s singles, men’s 45-and-over singles, mixed doubles and men’s doubles. Sunday’s finals include the men’s singles, men’s 45-and-over doubles and women’s doubles. The tournament is in its 73rd year, and includes town residents and cardholders of the Fairfield Tennis Center. 

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Cal Ripken Baseball 9s Start State Play Norwalk Cal Ripken Baseball 9s Start State Play
Norwalk Cal Ripken Baseball 9s Start State Play NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Cal Ripken 9-year-old Baseball All-Stars meet Newtown Saturday at 3 p.m. in New Milford in the opening round of the state tournament. There are eight teams in the double elimination tournament. Norwalk plays at 5:30 p.m. Sunday with a victory Saturday, and at 12:30 p.m. Sunday if it loses. Norwalk won the District 1 championship by defeating Stratford, 13-11, in the District 1 championship game.   The tournament championship game is scheduled for 10 a.m. July 28. An if-necessary game will be played July 29. The complete bracket is available online. Norwalk’s 9…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Ballplayers Head To National Tournament Norwalk Ballplayers Head To National Tournament
Norwalk Ballplayers Head To National Tournament NORWALK, Conn. – Three Norwalk players and their Warriors Baseball Club teammates are headed to South Carolina this week to complete in a national tournament. Mike Gonzalez, Ryan Searles, Kevin Woodring and the rest of the Warriors, a 13-and under team based in Greenwich, will be among 64 other teams playing for Triple Crown Sports’ National Championship. The Warriors will play teams from Georgia, New Jersey and Virginia in the first round, which begins on Saturday. The Warriors also feature six players from Greenwich, two players from New Canaan and two from Harrison, N.Y. The team has com…

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New Canaan, CT
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New Canaan Diving Team Second At Zone Meet New Canaan Diving Team Second At Zone Meet
New Canaan Diving Team Second At Zone Meet NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Whirlwind Diving of the New Canaan Y finished second in the team scoring at the USA Diving Summer Junior Zone A championships last week in Christianburg, Va. Whirlwind’s 17-member team compiled 171 points and finished second to Montgomery Dive Club, which finished with 282. The Marlins Diving Club of Greenwich took third with 170. Whirlwind qualified 15 divers for the Age Group National Champions or Junior National Championships next month in Greensboro, N.C. First-time qualifiers include Piper Van Wagenen, Kevin Bradley, Anne Farley, Allison Courtney, Cameron Rhind and …

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Westport, CT
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Longshore In Westport Holds Women's Member-Guest Longshore In Westport Holds Women's Member-Guest
Longshore In Westport Holds Women's Member-Guest WESTPORT, Conn. – The team of Leela Narang, Stina Steinberg, Jean Ryan and Susan Hess won the member-guest tournament conducted by the Longshore Women’s Golf Association. The foursome carded a 67 gross to win by five strokes in the 52nd annual tournament. Jane Dally, Dana Barnes, Pat Norton and Laurie White finished second with a 72, while Carol Ross, Marcy Royster, Jean Murdoch and Ruth Guden also shot 72. In the net division, Wendy Montanaro, Kristin Montanaro, Sue Ostermueller and Nancy Pondelik won with a 49. Two groups tied for second with a net score of 50. Those foursomes included Su…

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Stamford, CT
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N. Stamford 10s Shoot For Sectional Baseball Title N. Stamford 10s Shoot For Sectional Baseball Title
N. Stamford 10s Shoot For Sectional Baseball Title STAMFORD, Conn. – The North Stamford 10-year-old Baseball All-Stars, after romping through the District 1 tournament, have shown no mercy in rolling through the Section 1 field. Wednesday, however, the young ballplayers face the most significant hurdle yet in their so-far perfect summer. North Stamford plays Fairfield National at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in Milford for the Section 1 championship. The winner advances to the best-of-three state championship series beginning Saturday in Waterford. North Stamford defeated Fairfield National, 18-2, in pool play of the sectional. Manager Frank Wainwri…

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