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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Weston Girls Hoop It Up With High School Players Weston Girls Hoop It Up With High School Players
With High School Players WESTON, Conn. — Weston High School girls basketball coach Dan Rosen, assistant coach Anna Balouskus and members of the team conducted a free clinic Monday for the Weston Basketball Association’s fifth-eighth grade players.  The fun-filled afternoon included drills and scrimmages and provided the high school girls an opportunity to connect with the town’s young players. The clinic was one of several initiatives being implemented in an effort to develop community support for the high school team as well as to encourage the high school players to become more involved with middle school athletes…

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Westport, CT
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Greens Farms Rallies to Top Hopkins Greens Farms Rallies to Top Hopkins
Greens Farms Rallies to Top Hopkins WESTPORT, Conn. – Greens Farms Academy overcame a 10-point first-half deficit to defeat Hopkins, 54-44, in a Fairchester Athletic Association game Wednesday at Greens Farms. Sean Obi scored 13 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Dragons (7-3 overall, 5-3 league). Hopkins slipped to 3-8 overall and 1-4 in the league. Hopkins took an early lead with its three-point shooting before Greens Farms tightened its perimeter defense. Even with Obi on the bench with foul trouble in the first half, Greens Farms trimmed the lead to 32-30 at halftime. “To erase their first-half lead and momentum, w…

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Wilton, CT
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Women Platform Tennis Players Whack It to Winter Women Platform Tennis Players Whack It to Winter
Women Platform Tennis Players Whack It to Winter WILTON, Conn. - Liz Cruz and Tina Lum smashed serves, ran down lobs and whacked forehands in Wednesday’s Connecticut Women’s State Paddle Championships. It was their first time competing in the tournament, but they said they loved the competition, the concept and the delightful – for January – weather. “It’s beautiful,’’ Lum said as she waited to compete in the semifinals. “We couldn’t ask for anything better weather-wise.” Lum, who plays out of the Patterson Club in Fairfield, and Cruz, who plays at of the Weston Field Club, joined forces just this year and won a recent tournament in Madi…

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Swimmers Dunk Darien Stamford Swimmers Dunk Darien
Stamford Swimmers Dunk Darien STAMFORD, Conn. – Darien High’s boys swim team made waves this season with an impressive 5-0 start, including wins over New Canaan and Wilton. Wednesday at the Darien YMCA, the Westhill and Stamford combined squad served notice that it, too, is a conference contender. Westhill/Stamford dunked the Blue Wave, 99-87, to improve to 2-1 on the season. The victory illustrates the balance of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference, with Westhill/Stamford’s only loss this season being to New Canaan. Greenwich and Staples are still unbeaten, setting up what should be one of the most …

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton Girls Reach Colgate Games Semifinals Wilton Girls Reach Colgate Games Semifinals
Wilton Girls Reach Colgate Games Semifinals WILTON, Conn. – After four weeks of preliminary competition at the Colgate Women's Games in Brooklyn, N.Y., Kafesha Thomas and Brynn Parsons of Wilton are in fourth and fifth place respectively in the 55-meter dash. The girls run for the Connecticut Elite team. Thomas moved ahead of Parsons this week with a fifth place finish in the final last Friday in a time of 7.4. Parsons did not attend this meet due to a prior commitment. Each has accumulated enough points over the last four weeks to earn a spot in Saturday's semifinals in Brooklyn. At stake is a trip to the finals at Madison Square Ga…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Rugby Team Moves to New Division Darien Rugby Team Moves to New Division
Darien Rugby Team Moves to New Division DARIEN, Conn. – Darien’s rugby team will compete in Division 1 of the Connecticut Rugby Union Schools League when its season kicks off in March. Darien won its divisions in both the New York Metropolitan League and Connecticut State Championship last season. Darien will join traditional rivals Greenwich, Staples and Fairfield, along with Fairfield Prep, Cheshire and Simsbury. The newly organized system concentrates more on in-state competition in contrast with the former Metropolitan League, which also involved schools in New York and New Jersey. “We are pleased that Darien High School will…

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Fairfield, CT
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Notre Dame of Fairfield Routs Weston Notre Dame of Fairfield Routs Weston
Notre Dame of Fairfield Routs Weston FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Notre Dame of Fairfield boys basketball team that rolled over Weston, 68-41, on Tuesday night is the team most people figured would be on display all season. Now, perhaps the Lancers have everything together as they head into the second half of the season. Dan Upchurch paced a balanced attack with 18 points, the Lancers dug in defensively and dominated the boards, and the offense ran crisply as they won for just the second time in five games. Notre Dame (6-4 overall, 3-2 in the SouthWest Conference) came into the season with state championship aspirations. If they play…

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Westport, CT
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Weston Walloped by Notre Dame Weston Walloped by Notre Dame
Weston Walloped by Notre Dame WESTON, Conn. – Weston High boys basketball coach Mike Hvizdo did not mince words after Tuesday’s 67-41 loss to Notre Dame of Fairfield in a SouthWest Conference game at Weston. “That was our worst performance of the year,’’ the first-year coach said. “I don’t get mad about missed shots or mistakes. I get ticked off when people don’t hustle or play with heart. Nobody had any of those things tonight, so I’m very upset.” Weston (6-4 overall, 3-3 in the league) jumped out to a 10-3 lead, using a zone defense to stifle the Lancers’ early. Weston still led, 10-7, after the first quarter. But Not…

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford 7th-Graders Fall to Norwalk Stamford 7th-Graders Fall to Norwalk
Stamford 7th-Graders Fall to Norwalk STAMFORD, Conn. – The Stamford youth seventh-grade basketball team has played well at several junctures this season. But Coach Jimmy Cobb is still trying to find the groove to make his team a consistent winner in the Fairfield County Basketball League. Norwalk defeated Stamford on Saturday, 53-35. Coupled with a rough 50-26 loss to Carver Center on Sunday, Stamford slipped to 2-5 overall and 2-2 in league play. Defense is a concern for Stamford, which has allowed more than 50 points a game in each of its losses. “The effort is there,’’ Cobb said. “Norwalk just played better than us. They we…

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton Hosts Women's State Platform Championships Wilton Hosts Women's State Platform Championships
Wilton Hosts Women's State Platform Championships WILTON, Conn. – A new champion will be crowned in Wednesday’s Connecticut State Women’s Paddle Championship at the Lake Club in Wilton. Wilton’s Amy Shay and Stamford’s Cynthia Dardis, who have won the tournament six years in a row, are focusing instead on running the tournament. That leaves the tournament wide open for the next champion. "There were a lot of good players that were being left out of the draw, so we thought we’d not play,’’ Shay said. “Certainly life is a lot easier when you’re just running it and not playing in it, too.” Most of the players are from Fairfield County. Beside…

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