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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Compo Beach Swim Scheduled For July 15 Compo Beach Swim Scheduled For July 15
Compo Beach Swim Scheduled For July 15 WESTPORT, Conn. – The Westport Weston Family Y’s 34th annual Point-to-Point Compo Beach Swim – one of Westport’s longest-running annual sporting events – will take place July 15. Registration and check-in begin at 8 a.m. The race begins at 9:30 a.m. Starting at the cannons at Compo Beach, participants swim around buoys, ending with a sprint across the sand to the finish line, covering a distance of one mile. The annual Point-to-Point open-water swim, which last year drew more than 120 participants, including competitors from New York, New Jersey and all of New England, is separated into thr…

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Cancer Survivor Takes On The Challenge Stamford Cancer Survivor Takes On The Challenge
Stamford Cancer Survivor Takes On The Challenge STAMFORD, Conn. – Aimee Elsner of Stamford made the commitment to fitness years ago. A year-long battle with breast cancer merely strengthened it. Elsner will ride 100 miles in the Connecticut Challenge on July 28 in Westport. She has never ridden more than 50 miles, and the ride will be her first in the Challenge. She has a long list of accomplishments, however, including competing in three triathlons after she developed breast cancer in 2009. She has also run the New York City Marathon three times. “Just surviving breast cancer was the first thing,’’ Elsner said. “Triathlons were the furt…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk American Legion Baseball Hosts Golf Outing Norwalk American Legion Baseball Hosts Golf Outing
Norwalk American Legion Baseball Hosts Golf Outing NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk American Legion Baseball will be hosting a golf tournament at Oak Hills in Norwalk on Monday, July 9. Tee off is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., with a dinner to follow. The cost is $125 per person, or $40 for the dinner. The dinner will be held at the American Legion Hall beginning at 6 p.m. More information is available on the Norwalk Legion website, or by contacting Kim Carter ([email protected]) or Lisa Henderson ([email protected]). The tournament will honor Jack Weisheit, a longtime volunteer of American Legion and Navy veteran who died last year. Proceeds will…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Riptide Softball Off To Strong Start Norwalk Riptide Softball Off To Strong Start
Norwalk Riptide Softball Off To Strong Start NORWALK, Conn. -- The Norwalk Riptide 16-and-under softball team opened its Fairfield County League season this past week with a 2-1 record after taking third place at the XGAMES ASA tournament in Stratford to open their summer campaign.  The Riptide defeated Ridgefield, 14-0, pounding out 17 hits. It hosted the Fairfield Fury Wednesday, dropping a 9-6 decision and bounced back Thursday to defeat the Fairfield Light, 5-4. Tori Dugan was 4-for-4 and Mallory Rochefort had three hits, which included the winning RBI hit to secure the walk off win Thursday.  The Riptide travelled to Sterling, Ma…

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Westport, CT
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Sister Remembers Westport Triathlete Who Died Sister Remembers Westport Triathlete Who Died
Sister Remembers Westport Triathlete Who Died WESTPORT, Conn. – The sister of a triathlete who died after competing in the Sherwood Island Sprint Triathlon on June 17 paints the picture of a devoted father, husband and athlete in a eulogy that she sent to The Daily Voice. The complete eulogy written by Jean Grela is available below. Robert Hartline, 62, of Wallingford died on June 18 at Norwalk Hospital. A published report said Hartline suffered cardiac arrhythmia during the half-mile swim of the sprint triathlon and was pulled unconscious from the water. The swim is the opening leg of the race. Grela said her brother was a fierce comp…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Ripken 12s Begin District Play Norwalk Ripken 12s Begin District Play
Norwalk Ripken 12s Begin District Play NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk 12-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars begin play in District 1 tournament Saturday against Stratford at Saxe Middle School in New Canaan. First pitch is 2 p.m. The winner advances to the winners’ bracket final Monday against the winner of Saturday’s 11 a.m. game between New Canaan and Greenwich. The District 1 champion will go on to play in the state tournament. Norwalk tuned up for the tournament by playing in a tournament earlier this month in Bethel. Norwalk won its first two games before being eliminated with consecutive losses. Norwalk’s roster includes Corey A…

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Stamford, CT
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Showdown Set For Stamford Little League Crown Showdown Set For Stamford Little League Crown
Showdown Set For Stamford Little League Crown STAMFORD, Conn. – The showdown between two Little League powerhouses is set for Sunday after the champions of Springdale and North Stamford cruised to mercy-rule wins in the semifinals of the Stamford Tournament of Champions. Sunday’s title game is set for 5 p.m. at Caporizzo Field on Vine Road. North Stamford will be represented by undefeated Haggerty Pools (23-0). Springdale’s representative is Clairol (20-1). Haggerty Pools defeated Stamford Northrop in Thursday’s semifinals, 15-0. Grant Purpura and Noah Skaug combined on the no-hitter for Haggerty. The North Stamford champion scored two…

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Norwalk, CT
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Young Norwalk Wrestler Adds Another State Title Young Norwalk Wrestler Adds Another State Title
Young Norwalk Wrestler Adds Another State Title NORWALK, Conn. — Luke Villaluz of the Norwalk Mad Bulls wrestling program added another state wrestling title to his resume when he won the Connecticut Cup Freestyle Championship in Danbury. The second-grader was also a Connecticut Bantam state champion this winter in Folkstyle wrestling. “We decided to make the transition into freestyle wrestling this spring, which is what you will see in the Olympics this summer. It was new to the kids, but everyone, including Luke, picked up on the freestyle and was very competitive,” coach Randy Haus said. Villaluz won the final by pinning Simsbury’s R…

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New Canaan, CT
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Blaze Captures New Canaan Baseball Bantam Title Blaze Captures New Canaan Baseball Bantam Title
Blaze Captures New Canaan Baseball Bantam Title NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Baxter John’s RBI single scored Will Schneider with the winning run as the Bakersfield Blaze defeated the Altoona Curve, 6-5, to win the Bantam Division of the New Canaan Baseball and Softball League. Schneider, who preserved a 5-5 tie with a fine defensive play in the top of the inning, led off the bottom of the sixth with a single. Ryan Werneburg doubled to put runners on second and third before John delivered the winning hit. The game went back and forth, with Altoona taking a 4-2 in the fifth before Bakersfield rallied to go up 5-4. Altoona tied it in the top of the …

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Cal Ripken 10 All-Stars Start Districts Norwalk Cal Ripken 10 All-Stars Start Districts
Norwalk Cal Ripken 10 All-Stars Start Districts NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Cal Ripken 10-year-old All-Star team begins District 1 tournament competition Friday. Norwalk plays Bridgeport in its first game at 5:45 p.m. at Mead Park in New Canaan. Norwalk’s team includes Charlie Agostino, Randy Mateo, Jake Deleo, Jake Dumas, Jared Jones, Brian Mallozzi, James Baumblatt, Cameron Hurd, Stanley Bullock, Keegan Agostino, Connor Murray, Ryan D’Amico, Joel Grimaldi and Chris Veneruso. The manager is Steve Dumas, assisted by coaches Charlie Agostino and Mike D’Amico.    

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