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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Wilton Club Hosts Family Tennis Tournament Wilton Club Hosts Family Tennis Tournament
Wilton Club Hosts Family Tennis Tournament WILTON, Conn. -- The First Niagara Family Classic will take place at Four Seasons Racquet Club in Wilton on Sunday. Local families will be competing to earn a spot in the Regional Tournament and eventually the First Niagara family Classic Finals, which will take place Aug. 23 in conjunction with the New Haven Open at Yale. The tournament will feature Father/Child and Mother/Child 12 & Under, 14 & Under and 18 & Under age divisions; a Parent/Child Open division for anyone over the age of 19, and a division for Husband/Wife teams. This year will also feature a Parent/Child Open div…
McMahon's Bryan Daniello Wins Player of the Year McMahon's Bryan Daniello Wins Player of the Year
McMahon's Bryan Daniello Wins Player of the Year NORWALK, Conn. – Brien McMahon High School pitcher Bryan Daniello was named the Connecticut Player of the Year on Wednesday by ESPNHS and Gatorade. Daniello, a senior who will continue his baseball career at the University of Connecticut, is 7-1 on the mound with a 1.35 ERA. At the plate, he has a .400 batting average, according to espn.go.com, with six home runs and 18 RBIs entering the state tournament. Daniello is the first player from Norwalk to win the award. He is also the first player from the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference to win the honor since Chris Fournier …
Meet Weston Youth Football Coaches Meet Weston Youth Football Coaches
Meet Weston Youth Football Coaches WESTON, Conn. – Weston Trojan Youth Football will host "Meet the Coaches Night” for youth tackle football players and their parents on June 5, 7:30 p.m., at the Weston High School cafeteria. All Weston youth tackle football registrants entering Grades 5-8 in the fall, as well as those who have not yet registered, are encouraged to attend.    “We have built – and continue to build – a complementary team of paid nonparent and volunteer parent coaches for our youth tackle program,” said Steve Santa-Maria, Weston Trojan Youth Football and Cheer Board president. “This will be a great opportunity …
New Canaan Men's Team Off to Fast Start New Canaan Men's Team Off to Fast Start
New Canaan Men's Team Off to Fast Start NEW CANAAN, Conn. – The New Canaan Cannons are riding high in the Fairfield County Men’s Senior Baseball League, rolling to a 6-0 start after a doubleheader sweep on Sunday. The Cannons are the only undefeated team in the league after sweeping the Bridgeport Dodgers, 10-0 and 9-0. Scott Carew and Chris Vartuli combined on a no-hitter in the second game. Vartuli also had three hits and three RBIs, while Thayer Doyle had two hits and Steve Benko and Wally Hurd had two RBIs. In the opener, Doyle pitched a complete-game three-hitter and the Cannons broke it open with 10 first-inning runs. Bria…
Haggerty Pools Perfect in North Stamford LL Haggerty Pools Perfect in North Stamford LL
Haggerty Pools Perfect in North Stamford LL STAMFORD, Conn. – Haggerty Pools put the finishing touches on a perfect regular season Tuesday in the North Stamford Little League. Haggerty finished 17-0, won 13 games by 10 or more runs and outscored opponents 200-32. “We had everybody back from last season except for three kids,’’ manager Gary Purpura said. “We figure if we get good pitching and play good defense, the bats will take care of themselves.” Hunter Semmel paced Haggerty’s prodigious offense with 13 home runs, including a three-run bomb in a 17-7 win against County TV in the final regular season game. In that game, his brother…
Cranbury Ballplayers Pitch, Hit and Run Cranbury Ballplayers Pitch, Hit and Run
Cranbury Ballplayers Pitch, Hit and Run NORWALK, Conn. – Players in the Cranbury Baseball league competed in a Pitch, Hit and Run competition Monday at Tim Devine Field. Players competed in different age divisions. They threw balls at a strike zone target, hit baseballs off a tee for distance and accuracy and were timed running from second base to home plate. The event was sponsored by Aquafina and Major League Baseball. Winners of the local competition advance to a sectional competition this weekend in Stamford. The competition capped a busy day for the Cranbury ballplayers, who also marched in Norwalk’s Memorial Day parade. Af…
Norwalk's Adam Robertino Wins State Hurdles Title Norwalk's Adam Robertino Wins State Hurdles Title
Norwalk's Adam Robertino Wins State Hurdles Title NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk High School senior Adam Robertino won the 110-meter high hurdles and finished second in the 300-meter hurdles at Tuesday’s Class L track and field championships at Middletown High School. Robertino won the 110 hurdles in 14.65, his best time of the year. He also had the fastest time in the preliminary heats. Teammate Hopeton Chambers finished fourth in the 300-meter hurdles. The sophomore ran 41.32. Another Norwalk hurdler, Djess Jacques, also qualified for both hurdles events. Norwalk’s 4 x 400m and 4 x 800m relays finished seventh. Isaiah Bell finishied tied fr se…
Wilton Girls Win Relay Gold at State Track Wilton Girls Win Relay Gold at State Track
Wilton Girls Win Relay Gold at State Track WILTON, Conn. – Wilton’s girls' track and field team won the 4 x 100-meter relay to lead performances by the Warriors at the Class L track and field championships Tuesday at Middletown High School. Wilton ran 49.54 with Megan Cunningham, Taylor Gillespie, Kafesha Thomas and Brynn Parsons, nipping Windsor by 0.18 seconds. The victory helped Wilton compile 26 points, good for 11th place. Wilton’s boys finished eighth with 33 points. Windsor swept the boys and girls titles. Thomas added a third-place finish in the 200m, running 26.04. Her seeded time was 26.64. Parsons, who had the top seeded …
Fairfield Warde Runner Wins 2 Races at State Meet Fairfield Warde Runner Wins 2 Races at State Meet
Fairfield Warde Runner Wins 2 Races at State Meet FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield Warde’s Harry Warnick won two events and Fairfield Ludlowe’s Jack White captured the 800 meters to pace Fairfield athletes at Tuesday’s Class L track and field championships at Middletown High School. Warnick won the difficult double in the 1,600 and 3,200. He won the 1,600 in 4:23.68 and captured the 3,200 in 9:33.18. He won the first race by about eight seconds, and the 3,200 by more than 14 seconds. Fairfield Ludlowe’s Will Galle finished third in the 1,600 in 4:31.61, and Connor O’Day of Warde was seventh. White took the 800 1:57.33, followed by Naugatuck’s …
New Canaan Athletes Shine in Class L Track New Canaan Athletes Shine in Class L Track
New Canaan Athletes Shine in Class L Track NEW CANAAN, Conn. – New Canaan’s boys took third and the girls team won the 4 x 800 relay en route to a seventh place finish at the Class L track and field championships Tuesday at Middletown High School. New Canaan’s lone win came in the 4 x 800 relay for girls, as the Rams ran 9:49.01.  Also for the girls, Stephanie Benko finished second in the 3,200. The 4 x 400 relay took sixth. In field events, Emily Lambdin was seventh in the pole vault, while Isabelle Herd (third), Rebecca Evensen (sixth) and Casey Pitts (seventh) picked up point in the discus. For boys, Alexei Spinu was fourth in t…
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