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, CT
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Football Coach Eager to Start Team for Weston Kids Football Coach Eager to Start Team for Weston Kids
Football Coach Eager to Start Team for Weston Kids WESTON, Conn. – Joe Lato has seen firsthand with the Weston youth lacrosse program that a sport can thrive as a one-town entity. He’s hoping he can do the same thing with the youth football program. Lato, the head football coach at Weston, is the driving force behind Weston joining the Fairfield County Football League. Parents will have the opportunity to learn more about the football and cheerleading programs during a meeting at 7 p.m., Wednesday in the Weston High School cafeteria. Carm Roda, president of the Westport Police Athletic League and member of the Fairfield County Football Leagu…

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Norwalk, CT
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Seniors Star as Norwalk Girls Top South Windsor Seniors Star as Norwalk Girls Top South Windsor
Seniors Star as Norwalk Girls Top South Windsor NORWALK, Conn. – As Norwalk High fought for its playoff life in the fourth quarter of Monday’s Class LL girls basketball game against South Windsor, the team needed players to deliver down the stretch. The Bears turned to their seniors, and they delivered. Alexis Noonan, Katie Schmidt and Zayna Fulton made several big shots in the final five minutes as the 12th-seeded Bears averted the upset bid of No. 21 South Windsor, winning 48-39. “We had never won a state playoff game before,’’ said Noonan, who scored five of her nine points in the last quarter and grabbed several clutch rebounds. “We …

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Swimmer Earns Top Award in Big 10 Meet Stamford Swimmer Earns Top Award in Big 10 Meet
Stamford Swimmer Earns Top Award in Big 10 Meet STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford’s Dan Madwed helped Michigan make a clean sweep of the major awards at the Big Ten championships during the weekend in Iowa City, Iowa. Madwed, a senior, was named the "Swimmer of the Championships" after winning two individual events and helping two relay teams take titles. Michigan, ranked fourth in the country, captured its 36th conference title and coach Mike Bottom was named "Coach of the Year." Madwed, who competed at Westhill High School, won the 100- and 200-yard butterfly race. He also swam the anchor leg on the 400-yard medley relay and the opening leg o…

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Pitcher Starts Strong at Fairfield Stamford Pitcher Starts Strong at Fairfield
Stamford Pitcher Starts Strong at Fairfield STAMFORD, Conn. – Fairfield University senior pitcher Gavin McCullough had a strong start to his season Saturday in leading the Stags to a 2-0 win against Long Island University in Kannapolis, N.C. McCullough threw six scoreless innings with six strikeouts while scattering six hits. He walked one and retired 13 of15 batters after getting out of a first-inning jam. Fairfield beat Youngstown State Sunday to finish the first week of the season 3-1. The Stags open a four-game series against Delaware March 2. McCullough, a former star at Stamford High, made 18 appearances for the Stags last yea…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Football Players Lift For Good Cause Darien Football Players Lift For Good Cause
Darien Football Players Lift For Good Cause DARIEN, Conn. – Darien High School football players will be lifting weights to help a young girls in the Darien community next week. The players will participate in “Lifting Grace,’’ which raises money for the Rasmusssen’s Encephalitis Children’s Project. Grace Wohlberg, 13, developed RE three years ago. Her brother, Michael, is a former Darien football player. The RE Children’s Project was started by their father, Seth. Rasmussen’s Encephalitis is a rare neurological disease that causes intractable epileptic seizures, cognitive deficits and paralysis of half the body. The disease process t…

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Westport, CT
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Weston Meets Ellington in Girls Hoop Playoffs Weston Meets Ellington in Girls Hoop Playoffs
Weston Meets Ellington in Girls Hoop Playoffs WESTON, Conn. – Weston’s girls basketball team will try to extend its season Monday when it travels to meet Ellington in the first round of the Class M tournament. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. Weston (8-12) is the 30th seed, while Ellington (21-2) is seeded third. The Trojans won two of their final three games to make it into the tournament. The Trojans are led by senior forward Ellie Martin, who is the team’s top scorer and rebounder. She is a co-captain for the Trojans with Lianna Hursh. Ellington is led by senior Kelly Conley, who averages 23.4 points per game. She has reached 30 or m…

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Girls Teams Begin State Playoffs Monday Stamford Girls Teams Begin State Playoffs Monday
Stamford Girls Teams Begin State Playoffs Monday STAMFORD, Conn. – Three Stamford girls basketball teams begin state tournament action Monday as Stamford, Westhill and Trinity Catholic begin state title quests. Stamford (12-10) is seeded No. 23 in the Class LL tournament and visits No. 10 Mercy of Middletown at 7 p.m. No. 26 Westhill (10-10) meets No. 7 St. Joseph of Trumbull (17-4), also at 7. Trinity Catholic plays in the Class M tournament as the No. 14 seed and hosts No. 19 Kolbe-Cathedral of Bridgeport at 7. Stamford upset St. Joseph in the first round of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament before fall…

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Westport, CT
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Staples Girls Open State Playoffs on Monday Staples Girls Open State Playoffs on Monday
Staples Girls Open State Playoffs on Monday WESTPORT, Conn. – Staples High School's girls basketball team opens the Class LL playoffs Monday when it travels to meet Hall of West Hartford for a 7 p.m. tipoff. Westport's Staples (12-8) won its final two regular season games against Greenwich and Ridgefield, but just missed out on qualifying for the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament. The Wreckers went  11-7 in the league, but Darien earned the No. 8 playoff spot for the conference on a head-to-head tiebreaker. Staples is led by senior Center Jess Coelho, who averages 14.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. …

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Westport, CT
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Greens Farms Open New England Playoffs vs. Hyde Greens Farms Open New England Playoffs vs. Hyde
Greens Farms Open New England Playoffs vs. Hyde WESTPORT, Conn. – Greens Farms Academy earned the No. 4 seed for the New England Prep School Athletic Conference Class C boys basketball tournament and will meet No. 5 Hyde School of Connecticut in Wednesday’s first round in Westport. Tipoff is 3:45 p.m. Greens Farms (18-4) defeated Hyde, 56-53, on Feb. 8 in Woodstock, Conn. The Dragons had their school-record 15-game winning streak snapped by King of Stamford in the first round of the Fairchester Athletic Association tournament. Hamden Hall, which won the league tournament, earned the No. 1 seed in the New England tournament. Greens Farms …

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Norwalk, CT
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Easton Trainer Named Top Triathlete Easton Trainer Named Top Triathlete
Easton Trainer Named Top Triathlete EASTON, Conn. – Easton’s Chris Thomas has been named 2011 male triathlete of the year by Timex. Thomas, 40, owner of Personal Training Professionals of Southport, was named USA Triathlon Amateur Athlete of the Year 2009 and is a nine-time USA Triathlon All-American. He has finished first among amateurs in more than 25 triathlons, including Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island from 2008 to 2011 and the Ironman 70.3 Mooseman 2011. In 2010, he trained New York Giants great Amani Toomer for the New York City Marathon. “I was very surprised and honored to win the award this year," Thomas said. "The Timex t…

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