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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Darien, CT
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Longtime Darien Coach Savors Softball Run Longtime Darien Coach Savors Softball Run
Longtime Darien Coach Savors Softball Run DARIEN, Conn. – Perry Pierce has been involved with the Darien Little League for 32 years and this year might be his most memorable. Pierce’s team won the District 1 softball championship Monday with a 10-0 victory over Easton-Redding. It's the third straight district title for Darien, but the first for Pierce. Having his daughter, Brittany, on the team made it even better. “It nice to be able to carry the banner to Darien,’’ said Pierce, whose team begins the Section 1 tournament Thursday against Fairfield in Shelton. “We’ve had a lot of banners for Darien. Now to be able to put ours up th…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Softball Team Clinches District Crown Fairfield Softball Team Clinches District Crown
Fairfield Softball Team Clinches District Crown FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Maddie Russell’s two-run single in the fifth inning drove in the tying and go-ahead runs Tuesday night as Fairfield nipped Black Rock, 4-3, to win the District 2 Little League softball championship in Trumbull. Fairfield, the defending New England champion, will meet Darien in Shelton Thursday night in the first pool play game of the Section 1 tournament. Fairfield is the defending state and New England champion. Fairfield, which went undefeated in pool play, found itself in trouble after Black Rock built a 3-1 lead after four innings. In the fifth, one Fairfield run scor…

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Westport, CT
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Easton Woman Goes Extra Mile To Help Cancer Survivors Easton Woman Goes Extra Mile To Help Cancer Survivors
Easton Woman Goes Extra Mile To Help Cancer Survivors EASTON, Conn. – Lisa Sheehan goes the extra mile in support of the Connecticut Challenge. Not in the literal sense of the annual bike ride, but in the Easton woman’s involvement as a volunteer to provide meditation classes for cancer survivors. Sheehan, along with her husband Dave and their three children, will ride in the event for the third straight year on July 28. They are members of one of the challenge’s largest teams, Ride Sally Ride. It includes 57 riders and has raised nearly $100,000 each of the last two years. The group is named after Sally Richards, a childhood friend of Sheehan’…

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Westport, CT
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Westport Track Camp Gets Kids Up To Speed Westport Track Camp Gets Kids Up To Speed
Westport Track Camp Gets Kids Up To Speed WESTPORT, Conn. – All children know how to run. This summer, Jesse McCray is trying to help them run more efficiently in a track camp at P.J. Romano Field at Saugatuck Elementary School in Westport. McCray’s camp, which is sponsored by Westport PAL, features three, three-day sessions in July. Boys and girls in grades 3-8 learn running techniques that can improve their performance in almost every sport they play. “We just want to introduce the kids to the sport of track and field,’’ said McCray, the head coach of Staples girls' track and field team. “We teach them about how to stretch, intr…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Softball Wins Fourth-Straight District 1 Title Darien Softball Wins Fourth-Straight District 1 Title
Darien Softball Wins Fourth-Straight District 1 Title DARIEN, Conn. – After winning its fourth straight District 1 Little League championship Monday, Darien’s softball team is poised to be a big factor in the upcoming Section 1 tournament. Darien’s softball team scored a 10-0 victory over Redding-Easton at Middlebrook School in Wilton as Sophie Barbour pitched a one-hitter with five strikeouts. Darien finished the tournament 5-0, outscored opponents 70-9 and won every game by the mercy rule. Little League games end when a team gets 10 runs ahead. Darien could get an early test in the Section 1 tournament when with a potential matchup against d…

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Westport, CT
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Redding-Easton Softball Girls Fall In Final Redding-Easton Softball Girls Fall In Final
Redding-Easton Softball Girls Fall In Final EASTON, Conn. – The Redding-Easton softball program is trying to close the gap on powerful Darien in the District 1 tournament. But in Monday’s championship game at Middlebrook School in Wilton, the three-time defending champions proved they are still the best team in the field. Darien defeated Redding-Easton, 10-0, in five innings. It was the second time the Redding-Easton Thunder lost to Darien in the tournament. The other contest was a 12-2 decision June 23. Redding-Easton finished the tournament 3-2. “We had a lot of hard-hit balls,’’ Thunder manager Rich Colangelo said. “We just hit it…

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Stamford, CT
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Young Stamford Football Players Invited to Train Young Stamford Football Players Invited to Train
Young Stamford Football Players Invited to Train STAMFORD, Conn. – There will be a pre-season training program for football players at Stamford High School beginning July 9. The program for players ages 7-13 will focus on speed and agility, and will be from 6:30-8 p,m, Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays through Aug. 9. The cost for the program is $150. Gametime Advantage, a premier training organization with decades of experience in football and the drills that make young athletes successful, hosts the program. The group is headed by former Stamford High School running back Shawn Foster, who later played football at Central Connecticut Stat…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Softball Copes With Great Expectations Fairfield Softball Copes With Great Expectations
Fairfield Softball Copes With Great Expectations FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield’s softball team won the New England championship in 2011 and came within a game of playing for a berth in the Little League World Series. Holdovers from last year’s squad know it’s going to be hard to duplicate that success. “Maybe within the town and the league people have expectations for us,’’ said Mary Rose Finnigan, one of three players on the team who played for the 2011 squad. “But first we want to win the district and take it from there.” Fairfield is off to a good start in its quest to win another state championship. It finished pool play in District 2 …

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Stamford, CT
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Air Solutions, PAL Win Stamford American Titles Air Solutions, PAL Win Stamford American Titles
Air Solutions, PAL Win Stamford American Titles STAMFORD, Conn. – Air Solutions defeated Camsan, 10-9, to win the AAA Division of the Stamford American Little League. David Collazo pitched well and added two hits for the winners. Grihith Manchanda, Matthew Farro, Jae Doburcky, Kevin Salvatore, Josh Lewis, Jack Zweig and Rocky Cuscuna also played well for Air Solutions, which finished the season 13-3. Chris Skenock and Rocco Abate led Camsan, which finished 12-4. PAL won the Major Division with an 11-1 win versus Instant Replay in the championship game. Danny Collazo smacked a grand slam and Leo Socci socked a home run for the winners, wh…

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford White Sox Rolling In Westchester Baseball Stamford White Sox Rolling In Westchester Baseball
Stamford White Sox Rolling In Westchester Baseball STAMFORD, Conn. – With most of his pitching staff back from last season and a strong team up the middle on defense, Stamford White Sox manager Mike Inzitari expected big things from his team this season in the Westchester Baseball Association. The club, comprised of college-age players and beyond, has not disappointed the veteran manager. Stamford is 14-4 and in first place after a doubleheader sweep Sunday of New Rochelle. The White Sox have played in the championship game every year in their six-year existence and won it all in 2010. The White Sox are the only Connecticut team in the leagu…

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