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-Based Saugatuck Crews Shine in Saratoga Westport-Based Saugatuck Crews Shine in Saratoga
Westport-Based Saugatuck Crews Shine in Saratoga WESTPORT, Conn. – Saugatuck Rowing Club crews made an impressive medal haul last weekend at the Saratoga Invitational in New York. Medals were awarded for each flight in Friday’s opening day. On Saturday and Sunday, the results were based off times from all flights. In Friday’s competition, Saugatuck won the Girls Varsity 1x with Christina Johnson; two flights of the Girls Varsity 2x with Louisa Freeman-Jo Gurman and Breezy Ferrara-Natalie Clark; the boys lightweight 2x with Max Gibson-Marco Grant; and the Girls Junior B 2x with Anna Petterson-Mary Beth Greer. The Girls Lightweight 2x took…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk-Based Team Takes Medals at N.Y. Regatta Norwalk-Based Team Takes Medals at N.Y. Regatta
Norwalk-Based Team Takes Medals at N.Y. Regatta NORWALK, Conn. – Despite rough and windy conditions on Saratoga Lake last weekend, rowers from the Norwalk-based Connecticut Boat Club performed well in the Saratoga Invitational regatta. Entries totaled more than 935, making it one of the largest junior regattas in the Northeast and attracting a strong field. Although other teams flipped their boats and were disqualified because of the wind, the all-girl crews for Connecticut Boat Club held a straight line to a number of strong wins. Every member of the team won a medal, and many won more than one. CBC raced in three flights Friday with th…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Little League Results Norwalk Little League Results
Norwalk Little League Results Major Division Lions 5, Signature Landscaping 1: Nick Granata led the Lions both in pitching and hitting. Granata had 10 strikeouts, a home run and three RBIs. Nick Covino had two hits and two RBIs; Chris Restaino, Mike DiIorio and Ryan Byrne also had hits for the Lions. Signature Landscaping’s Joey Benincaso allowed five runs on five hits, struck out five and walked two. Matt Howard came on in relief, retiring seven of the nine batters he faced and striking out four. Signature had four infield hits from Howard, Alex Canevari, Mike Secchi and Dax Generoso. Defensively, Generoso nailed a runn…

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Norwalk, CT
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New Director Aims to Improve Norwalk Golf Course New Director Aims to Improve Norwalk Golf Course
New Director Aims to Improve Norwalk Golf Course NORWALK, Conn. – Shelly Guyer wants to increase the number of rounds played at Norwalk’s Oak Hills Golf Course, make some much-needed capital improvements and stabilize the finances. It’s a tall order in a shrinking golf market with a limited budget. “I wouldn't have agreed to do it if I didn't think we could be successful,’’ said Guyer, who was named the executive director in February. He has played golf at Oak Hills for nearly 13 years and is president of the men’s club. He retired after a long career at Merrill Lynch in 2007 and works as a rules official for the Connecticut State Golf As…

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New Canaan, CT
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New Canaan-Based Divers Win YMCA National Title New Canaan-Based Divers Win YMCA National Title
New Canaan-Based Divers Win YMCA National Title NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Whirlwind Diving, based at the New Canaan YMCA, won the YMCA Nationals and finished fourth in the East Junior Nationals in competitions last month. Whirlwind won the overall team title at the Y Nationals in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., with 692 points. Four divers prequalified for the Summer Junior Nationals with strong performances, including Darien’s Timmy Luz and Steven Kreuch, Stamford’s Sean Burston and New Canaan’s Kylie Towbin. Burston finished first in the boys 16-21 3-meter and 1-meter. Towbin took first in the 14-15 girls platform, third on the 3-meter and sixth on t…

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Norwalk, CT
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Cranbury Baseball League Report Cranbury Baseball League Report
Cranbury Baseball League Report Bronco Division Laurel AC 7, Crown Trophy 5 Laurel AC highlights: Quinn Sandor started on the mound, pitching three scoreless innings. He produced a single, a double, and a sacrifice fly at the plate. Sandor scored Laurel's go-ahead run in the 5th. Eddie McCabe went 3 for 3 at the plate, with a single and two triples. He scored three runs, stole second and home, and had 2 RBIs. McCabe also pitched three innings and recorded the save. Chase Larkin hit a single and capitalized on a walk, scoring both times he was on base. Larkin was also stellar at second base, where he threw out three baseru…

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Norwalk, CT
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Weston Rower on U.S. Team for Last-Chance Meet Weston Rower on U.S. Team for Last-Chance Meet
Weston Rower on U.S. Team for Last-Chance Meet WESTON, Conn. – Weston’s Nick LaCava has been named to the U.S. men’s lightweight four crew team that will compete in the Final Qualification Regatta on May 20-23 in Lucerne, Switzerland. The team will need to finish in the top two at the regatta to earn a berth in Summer Olympics, which will be held in July in London. LaCava’s teammates are Robin Prenders, Will Newell and Anthony Fahden. LaCava and Newll won the lightweight men’s pair event at the first National Selection Regatta and were members of the lightweight eight that finished fifth at last year’s World Rowing Championships. LaCav…

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Norwalk, CT
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Schwartz Law Wins Battle of Unbeatens in Ripken Schwartz Law Wins Battle of Unbeatens in Ripken
Schwartz Law Wins Battle of Unbeatens in Ripken NORWALK, Conn. -- In an early season battle for first place in Cal Ripken's Majors Division, Schwartz Law used stellar pitching and timely hitting to defeat Terzian Trucking, 7-2, last Saturday afternoon. Matt St. Louis, Mike Macari, Darren Battle and Jason Mandras had RBIs for Schwartz Law, which broke the game open with five runs in the second inning. St. Louis and Jack Feinstein pitched well for Schwartz Law. Andrew Matthews and Jordan Palmer delivered RBI hits for Terzian. Palmer held Schwartz Law to one run in four strong innings of relief. In other action, The Batter’s Box nipped TPT…

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Stamford, CT
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Dave Flower Heads Soccer Program at Stamford Club Dave Flower Heads Soccer Program at Stamford Club
Dave Flower Heads Soccer Program at Stamford Club STAMFORD, Conn. – Westhill girls soccer coach Dave Flower has been named the director of soccer programs at Chelsea Piers Connecticut. Flower, who also coaches Premier level soccer teams, will work hand-in-hand with Kristine Lilly to build one of the strongest soccer training programs in the Northeast. Flower has more than 14 years of coaching experience in both England and the United States. He currently serves as a U18 and U12 Connecticut Football Club team coach and head coach of the Westhill High School varsity girls team. Flower has helped pave the way for dozens of players to continue …

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk River Rowing Crews Strike Gold in N.J. Norwalk River Rowing Crews Strike Gold in N.J.
Norwalk River Rowing Crews Strike Gold in N.J. NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk River Rowing Association crews enjoyed another successful regatta last weekend at the Cooper Cup in New Jersey, winning a variety of medals in competition against teams from all over the Northeast. Alex Nicholl and teammate Jon Massari won their heat in the Men’s Varsity 2x. That was followed by a victory in the Men’s Lightweight Varsity 4+, with David Sullivan, Matt Koenisberg, Kyle Mikesh and Stefan Petreski and coxswain Matt Stout. The Girls’ Novice 4+ also won gold, with Nicole Vacas, Amber Baker, Danielle Mahoney, Lexi Feliciano and coxswain Callie McCool. Juli…

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