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 Coach Finds Winning Touch in Ripken League Norwalk Coach Finds Winning Touch in Ripken League
Norwalk Coach Finds Winning Touch in Ripken League NORWALK, Conn. – Mitch van der Els’ sports background is tied to soccer. He has applied many of the teamwork principles in that sport to his teams in the Norwalk Cal Ripken Baseball League over the past nine years, and the results speak volumes. Van der Els’ teams have won four straight Ripken championships, including two in the Minor League and two in the Major Division. This year’s run to the title by TPT Engravers may have been the best yet for van der Els. After finishing 3-8 during the regular season against league opponents, the team got hot in the postseason and rolled to the league t…

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Ridgefield Team Ousts Rowayton in Baseball Tourney Ridgefield Team Ousts Rowayton in Baseball Tourney
Ridgefield Team Ousts Rowayton in Baseball Tourney NORWALK, Conn. – Ridgefield National defeated Rowayton, 12-3, Thursday in the semifinals in the District 1 Tournament of Champions Little League Tournament. Rowayton’s league champions were sponsored by Sports Authority. Rowayton took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on RBI by Andrew Matthews and Ben Csaja, scoring Peter Tinnesz and Ethan Blattman. Ridgefield National tied it in its half of the first. Ridgefield National scored six runs in the top of the second to take command, and went on to earn a berth against Ridgefield American in Saturday’s championship game. Matthews and Tinnesz had t…

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Westport, CT
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Renner: Triathlete's Death In Westport Leaves Lasting Mark Renner: Triathlete's Death In Westport Leaves Lasting Mark
Renner: Triathlete's Death In Westport Leaves Lasting Mark FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The tragic death of Robert Hartline in last Sunday’s Sherwood Island Sprint Triathlon in Westport has left an indelible mark on my consciousness. I witnessed the rescue scene, in which Hartline, 62, was pulled from the water as family members watched in shock. It was an upseting and gruesome experience. As an endurance athlete in my early 50s, I realized that we are all just passing through, and there is no delaying the inevitable when our number comes up. I was taking pictures by the first transition area at last Sunday’s race when I noticed the commotion on the b…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Hosts 5K, Half-Marathon This Weekend Fairfield Hosts 5K, Half-Marathon This Weekend
Fairfield Hosts 5K, Half-Marathon This Weekend FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield's Stratton Faxon Fairfield Road Races will be a top destination for state runners this weekend with a 5K on tap Saturday and a half-marathon Sunday.  Only a few spots are available for each race, as nearly 6,000 runners are expected between the two events. The races begin at Jennings Beach. Saturday’s 5K starts off at 8:30 a.m., while the half-marathon on Sunday starts at 8:30 a.m. There will be beach parties following both races. The race is hosted by Fairfield Firefighters. Runners from Ethiopia took the top four spots in last year’s race, while Ridgefield’s …

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Norwalk, CT
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Warriors Win Norwalk Division 3 Softball Crown Warriors Win Norwalk Division 3 Softball Crown
Warriors Win Norwalk Division 3 Softball Crown NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Lash VW Warriors defeated the Laurel Club Rockets, 7-5, to win the Norwalk Athletic Association Division 3 softball championship. Mariah Ventrella pitched seven strong innings for the Warriors, while catcher Sam Troetti was steady behind home plate. Nicole Bonnani, Messica Giglio and Rebecca Link starred defensively. Alli Hall, Mallory Rochefort, Jenna Casolo, Gabby Arena, Brianna Curran, Kristin Carreira, Alexia Pote, Stephanie Bassett and Arianna D’Agostino paced the offense.

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Rowayton Nips Norwalk in 9-Inning Thriller Rowayton Nips Norwalk in 9-Inning Thriller
Rowayton Nips Norwalk in 9-Inning Thriller NORWALK, Conn. – Sports Authority, of the Rowayton Little League, pushed home a run in the bottom of the ninth to defeat Signature Landscaping, of the Norwalk Little League, 6-5, in the first round of the District 1 Tournament of Champions Wednesday night at Bayley Beach. The victory sends Rowayton to the semifinals Thursday against Ridgefield National. It marks the third straight year Rowayton has won at least one game in the eight-team tournament, which includes squads from Darien, Ridgefield, Wilton, Weston and Norwalk. Sam Czaja delivered the game-winning run with a fielder’s choice to …

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Norwalk's Cranbury Stars Place Second in Stratford Norwalk's Cranbury Stars Place Second in Stratford
Norwalk's Cranbury Stars Place Second in Stratford NORWALK, Conn. – The Cranbury Pinto All-Stars finished second Sunday in the Stratford Baseball Association Carl Burdick Tournament. After winning their first three games, Norwalk-based Cranbury dropped a 15-12 decision to Stratford Red in the title game. The Pinto Division players in Cranbury are 7- and 8-years-old. In the title game, Stratford scored eight runs in the first inning. Brendan Edvardsen, Peter Rogalski and Mason Carlucci made terrific defensive plays to help stymie Stratford. Cranbury exploded for 10 runs over the second and third innings, including an inside-the-park home run …

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Recreation Leader Doubles As Duathlon Champ Stamford Recreation Leader Doubles As Duathlon Champ
Stamford Recreation Leader Doubles As Duathlon Champ STAMFORD, Conn. – Scott Beauregard is more than the assistant superintendent for the Stamford Recreation Services Division. He’s also a national champion in the duathlon. Beauregard won the Clydesdale Division – a classification for athletes weighing more than 200 pounds – at the Blackwater Duathlon in Cambridge, Md., earlier this month. The race was USA Triathlon’s Long Course National Championships, and Norwalk’s Eneas Freyre captured the top prize. Beauregard also returned home with a national championship. The race consisted of a 10K run, a 70K bike ride and another 10K run. Beauregard …

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Darien, CT
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Darien Wins Babe Ruth 14-15-Year-Old League Baseball Title Darien Wins Babe Ruth 14-15-Year-Old League Baseball Title
Darien Wins Babe Ruth 14-15-Year-Old League Baseball Title DARIEN, Conn. – Darien's Martin Chioffi cruised through the Babe Ruth 14-15-year-old playoffs to capture the baseball league championship over the weekend. Darien defeated New Canaan in Sunday’s championship game, 9-2, after beating Wilton, 7-2, and Westport, 11-2, in playoff games en route to the title. Darien went 18-3 during the regular season, with wins in 14 of its final 15 games. In the title game, Dylan Carruthers went 4-for-4 with a triple, and Darien broke the game open with six runs over the final two innings. Griffin Ross, Mike O’Malley and Peter Grant also had big games offensiv…

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Norwalk Riptide Softball Places Third at Tournament Norwalk Riptide Softball Places Third at Tournament
Norwalk Riptide Softball Places Third at Tournament NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Riptide 16-and-under softball team finished third last weekend at the XGAMES ASA softball tournament in Stratford. The Riptide reached the semifinals with a 4-0 win over the Stamford Starz in the quarterfinals. Amy Hurd got the victory, tossing a three-hitter with six strikeouts. Katelyn Spielman had two hits and scored twice for the Riptide. In the semifinals, Norwalk took a 3-0 lead against the second-seeded Xtreme Chaos. But Xtreme rallied for two runs in the third and four in the fifth to win, 6-3. Norwalk went 2-1 in pool play Saturday, losing to top-seede…

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