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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Meet the Fairfield 7th-Grade Basketball Champions Meet the Fairfield 7th-Grade Basketball Champions
Meet the Fairfield 7th-Grade Basketball Champions FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Red seventh-grade boys basketball team defeated Darien, 54-53, on Satuday to win the A bracket of the Fairfield County Basketball League playoffs. Fairfield finished 20-1 on the season under coach Billy Lovett. Team members include Phillip Vlandis, Patrick Harding, Andrew Rhode, Spencer Vlandis, Brendan Flynn, Patrick Steed, Charlie Hoover, J.J. Conway and Sean Conway. 

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Fairfield 7th-Grade Boys Team Wins Hoop Title Fairfield 7th-Grade Boys Team Wins Hoop Title
Fairfield 7th-Grade Boys Team Wins Hoop Title FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Red seventh-grade boys basketball team has trailed several times during its brilliant 20-1 season. So when the team trailed Darien for most of Saturday’s game in the Fairfield County Basketball League A bracket championship game, coach Billy Lovett stayed confident in his players. Lovett’s faith was rewarded, as Fairfield pulled out a dramatic 54-53 victory over Darien at Weston High School. Fairfield went 12-0 in the league and suffered its only loss on Dec. 19, a 51-48 decision to Newtown in the Christian Heritage Tournament. Fairfield also beat Darien, 59-…

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Norwalk, CT
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Fairfield County League Wins Sports Writers' Award Fairfield County League Wins Sports Writers' Award
Fairfield County League Wins Sports Writers' Award FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, which celebrated its 50th year during the 2010-2011 campaign, will receive the President’s Award from the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance at the 71st annual Gold Key Dinner on April 29 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington. The conference was founded in 1961, beginning that fall season with 12 schools and growing to its current total of 19 members. During its five decades of existence, it has produced such outstanding athletes as Major League manager Bobby Valentine, Basketball Hall of Famer Calvin Murph…

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Darien, CT
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Darien 7th-Grade Blue Boys Fall in Hoop Title Game Darien 7th-Grade Blue Boys Fall in Hoop Title Game
Darien 7th-Grade Blue Boys Fall in Hoop Title Game DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien Blue seventh-grade boys basketball team fell just short of its third straight upset in the AA bracket of the Fairfield County Basketball League playoffs Saturday when it lost to Fairfield, 54-53, at Weston High School. Darien, the No. 7 seed in the tournament, upset No. 2 seed Danbury and No. 3 seed Greenwich to reach the final. Casey Brown scored 18 points for Darien, which finishes the season 18-11. Charlie Sealy added  11, all of them coming in the second half. “That was a tremendous game,’’ Darien coach Shawn Grant said. “I can’t be more proud of my players. T…

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Westport, CT
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Meet Westport's 7th-Grade Basketball Champions Meet Westport's 7th-Grade Basketball Champions
Meet Westport's 7th-Grade Basketball Champions WESTPORT, Conn. – The Westport Police Athletic League seventh-grade girls basketball team defeated Fairfield, 34-31, in Saturday's B bracket championship game of the Fairfield County Basketball League. The girls are coached by Erin Shaw and Ashley Delvecchio. Team members include Julia Brower, Virginia Gerig, Amelia Hunt, Grace McGinley, Morgan McWhirter, Claire Meehan, Charlotte Rossi, Rachel Seideman, Olivia Troy and Ashley Constantino. The team finished 14-10.

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Fairfield 7th-Grade Girls Fall in Hoop Title Game Fairfield 7th-Grade Girls Fall in Hoop Title Game
Fairfield 7th-Grade Girls Fall in Hoop Title Game FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Police Athletic League seventh-grade girls team lost to Westport, 34-31, in the B bracket tournament championship game of the Fairfield County Basketball League Saturday at Weston High School. The Mercury finish the season 13-10. They won three tournament games to reach the final, with wins over Weston, Stamford and the Fairfield PAL Storm. Fairfield led Westport 31-30 with 1:47 remaining, but Westport’s Claire Meehan scored four unanswered points to give Westport the lead for good. Fairfield had a nice opportunity to tie the game after a time out, but a 3-p…

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Westport, CT
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Westport 7th-Grade Girls Rally for Hoop Title Westport 7th-Grade Girls Rally for Hoop Title
Westport 7th-Grade Girls Rally for Hoop Title WESTPORT, Conn. – The Westport Police Athletic League seventh-grade girls basketball team rallied in the final two minutes Saturday to win the B bracket of the Fairfield County Basketball League tournament with a 34-31 win over the Fairfield Mercury. Claire Meehan scored the final four points and had eight overall for Westport, which finishes the season 14-10. Olivia Troy had 10 for the winners, all of them coming in the second half. “It has been a roller-coaster season, but the girls came together when they needed to,’’ said Erin Shaw, who coaches the team along with Ashley Delvecchio. “We…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Football Players Give Gift With Lift Darien Football Players Give Gift With Lift
Darien Football Players Give Gift With Lift DARIEN, Conn. – Darien football players lifted, shouted and encouraged teammates Friday at the high school to help a former player and his family. The players teamed up for Lifting Grace, which supports Darien resident Grace Wohlberg and the RE Children’s Project. Grace, 14, is the sister of a former Darien football player, Mike. Grace suffers from Rasmussen’s encephalitis, a rare neurological disease that causes epileptics seizures, cognitive deficits and paralysis of half of the body. “It’s for a great cause, and it’s a pretty intense atmosphere,’’ said junior Will Lochtefeld, who was par…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk-based Soccer Team Wins N.Y. Tournament Norwalk-based Soccer Team Wins N.Y. Tournament
Norwalk-based Soccer Team Wins N.Y. Tournament FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – The Norwalk-based Everton America under-13 boys soccer team won the Manhattan Soccer Club Kick-Off Classic last weekend in New York, including a 5-1 win over World Class FC in the championship game. Everon went 1-1-1 in in the group stage, and fell behind World Class 1-0 in the final. Everton responded quickly, with three goals from Chris Was and one each from Austin De Silva and Cameron Okoro. The tournament included top teams, including the New York Cosmos, New York Soccer Club and that nation’s highest-ranked U13 team, SDFC of New Jersey. The boys will train wi…

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Fairfield Runners Compete at Indoor Nationals Fairfield Runners Compete at Indoor Nationals
Fairfield Runners Compete at Indoor Nationals FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield Warde’s Harry Warnick and Fairfield Prep’s Connor Rog will compete Sunday in the two-mile run at the New Balance Indoor Nationals at the Armory in New York. Warnick, who won the mile in the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships last Friday, will run in the first section of the race with 17 other runners. Rog will run in the second section with 13 other runners. Rog owns the state’s fastest time in event this winter, a 9:15.59 he ran at the Brooks Invitational Feb. 26. That time is the 17th best in the country. Warnick’s best this winter is a 9:33.31, …

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