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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Norwalk, CT
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Record Crowd Runs in Boston Buildup Opener Record Crowd Runs in Boston Buildup Opener
Record Crowd Runs in Boston Buildup Opener NORWALK, Conn. – A record number of runners hit the streets of Norwalk in ideal conditions for the opening leg of the Boston Buildup XXXIV Winter Series Sunday morning at Brien McMahon High School. A total of 418 runners crossed the finish line in the 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) race. The times were fast, too, as Eric McKnight of Newtown won in 31:48, the second-fastest time in the race’s long history. Only Mike Cotton’s time of 31:01, set in 1981, was faster. The 2011 winner Matt Klein of Trumbull followed him across the finish line in 32:07, while Geoff Nelson of New Fairfield took third in 3…

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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Community Help Sought for Kitten's Costly Rehab Community Help Sought for Kitten's Costly Rehab
Community Help Sought for Kitten's Costly Rehab WESTPORT, Conn. — After a rough start, 2012 is looking up for one lucky kitten left for dead in a local neighborhood. His long road to recovery, however, will require some help. The Alliance in Limiting Strays, or T.A.I.L.S., a local not-for-profit spay and neuter organization, is asking the community to help defray veterinary costs for the kitten volunteers have dubbed Bandit. On Jan. 2, a T.A.I.L.S. volunteer received a report about a small black-and-white tuxedo cat limping and mewing in distress in a backyard. The volunteer found the kitten with a horribly mangled front leg. "It appeare…

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by Chris Klimek
Stamford, CT
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Trinity Girls Basketball Shuts Down Stamford Trinity Girls Basketball Shuts Down Stamford
Trinity Girls Basketball Shuts Down Stamford STAMFORD, Conn. – If Trinity Catholic can put its pieces together to play as well as it did in Friday’s 47-28 victory over Stamford, there’s no telling how far the Crusaders can go this season. Senior Mackenzie Griffin scored 24 points, but her supporting cast chipped in at opportune times, and the Crusader defense smothered the Black Knights for 32 minutes to improve to 6-3 overall and 5-2 in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Stamford slipped to 6-3 overall and 6-1 in the league. “I told them that’s the way we have to play all the time,’’ Trinity Catholic coach Tom …

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by Tom Renner
Fairfield, CT
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Warde Hosts Wrestling Invitational Saturday Warde Hosts Wrestling Invitational Saturday
Warde Hosts Wrestling Invitational Saturday FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield Warde will host some of the region’s top squads Saturday for a 13-team wrestling invitational. The tournament begins at 9:30 a.m. The Mustangs, who are ranked sixth in the latest Norwich Bulletin state coaches poll, already flexed their muscles in December with a strong second place finish in the Guilford Invitational. Fairfield Ludlowe and Fairfield Prep will also be competing on Saturday. Stamford, Westhill, Brien McMahon, Wilton, Cheshire, New Fairfield, RHAM, Simsbury, Montville and Mahopac, N.Y., are also sending wrestlers to the meet. Wrestlers will compet…

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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Fast Start Doesn't Surprise Weston Basketball Fast Start Doesn't Surprise Weston Basketball
Fast Start Doesn't Surprise Weston Basketball WESTON, Conn. – Some observers of boys basketball in the South-West Conference might be surprised by Weston’s 5-1 start this season. First-year coach Mike Hvizdo is not one of them. “I’m not surprised at all,’’ Hvizdo said after the Trojans’ latest victory, a 74-54 win over Oxford on Tuesday. “We’re a talented team. We’re young, but we’re very deep. We have a lot of young players, but they’re very talented. We started three sophomores because they’re very talented.” There is a long way to go in the season, but the Trojans have made teams around the conference take note of their early succes…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Woman Enjoys Life on the Run Norwalk Woman Enjoys Life on the Run
Norwalk Woman Enjoys Life on the Run NORWALK, Conn. – Dawn Bolling’s distance running career started 28 years ago in the Army, of all places. She stopped briefly but picked it up again 12 years ago. Her running career now includes more than 500 races, with 26 marathons, and more on the way. The Norwalk woman will be one of more than 300 runners on the starting line for Sunday’s Boston Buildup 10-kilometer run at Brien McMahon High School. The 10k is the first of a four-race series to help runners prepare for Boston and other spring marathons. “The Boston Buildup is a great motivation through the winter,’’ said Bolling, who wil…

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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Greens Farms Girls Fall to St. Luke's Greens Farms Girls Fall to St. Luke's
Greens Farms Girls Fall to St. Luke's WESTPORT, Conn. – Greens Farms Academy’s girls basketball team returned from a lengthy break Thursday with a 42-25 loss to St. Luke’s in a Fairchester Athletic Association game. Darien’s Meighan Grady scored eight points for the Dragons, who fell behind early and were forced to play catch-up for most of the game. Greens Farms looks to snap a four-game losing streak Monday when it plays at Westover.

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by Tom Renner
Stamford, CT
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Synchronized Skaters Schedule Tryouts Synchronized Skaters Schedule Tryouts
Synchronized Skaters Schedule Tryouts STAMFORD, Conn. – The Southern Connecticut Synchronized Skating team will hold tryouts in February and March at Terry Conners Rink in Stamford. Girls ages 6-19 are encouraged to compete for a spot on the team.  Skaters working on Basic 5 or higher level skills can tryout for the Sprites, a beginner team, on Feb. 28 and March 8. Pre-preliminary skaters can try out for the Shimmers on Feb. 27 and March 5. Girls 12-and-up who are working on jvenile or higher skills can try out for the Shadows on March 2 and March 6. Age requirements and space availability dictate the formation of each team. Vi…

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by Tom Renner
Greenwich, CT
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Skyliners Skaters Competing in Massachusetts Skyliners Skaters Competing in Massachusetts
Skyliners Skaters Competing in Massachusetts GREENWICH, Conn. – Skaters from Greenwich and Cos Cob will be part of the Skyliners Synchronized Skating Team junior line when it competes this weekend in the Colonial Classic in Lowell, Mass. They'll try to qualify for a competition in Sweden. Greenwich’s Alexandra Scarpulla and Cos Cob’s Brooke Abbott and Mairead Brock will be competing for the Skyliners. The top two teams in the junior division will represent the United States in the Junior World Challenge Cup in Goteborg, Sweden, on March 15-17. Brock and Abbott were members of last year’s Junior team, which finished fifth in the Junior …

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by Tom Renner
Fairfield, CT
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Long Island Holds Off Sacred Heart Long Island Holds Off Sacred Heart
Long Island Holds Off Sacred Heart FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Shane Gibson scored 28 points for Sacred Heart University, but it wasn’t enough as Sacred Heart fell to Long Island University, 87-81, in a Northeast Conference game at the Pitt Center. It was the fifth straight game of 20 or more points for Gibson, a junior from Killingly. Sacred Heart fell to 7-9 overall and 1-2 in the conference. The Blackbirds are 9-6 and 3-0 in the conference. Norwalk’s Evan Kelley scored seven points in 23 minutes and contributed four assists and three rebounds. Stamford’s Chris Evans added eight points, six rebounds and four assists in 31 minutes. …

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