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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Rye Country Day Rallies Past Greens Farms Rye Country Day Rallies Past Greens Farms
Rye Country Day Rallies Past Greens Farms WESTPORT, Conn. – Sean Obi scored 24 points and grabbed 23 rebounds Thursday but it was not enough for Greens Farms Academy as it fell to Rye Country Day in a Fairchester Athletic Association boys basketball game in Rye, N.Y. Rye Country Day improved to 7-1 overall and 4-0 in the FAA, while Greens Farms slipped to 3-3, 2-3. “We did a lot of things well, but shooting the ball was not one of them,’’ Greens Farms coach Doug Scott said. “We missed 36 points worth of scoring in the paint. I want to attribute it to the big holiday lay off, but Rye did not seem to suffer from the same affliction.”…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk 8th-Grader Named Football All-American Norwalk 8th-Grader Named Football All-American
Norwalk 8th-Grader Named Football All-American NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk’s B.J. Buckle, an eighth-grade football player at St. Luke’s in New Canaan, has been selected to play in the Eastbay Youth All-American Game on Sunday in San Antonio, Tex. Buckle, an offensive lineman, will play for the East eighth-grade team in a game against the West eighth-graders. The game will be played at the Alamo Dome. Buckle is the only Connecticut player on the East 185-pound team. Boys are nominated to participate in the game, and a selection committee narrows the field to 40 players. Buckle caught the attention of coaches with his performance with the Co…

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Norwalk, CT
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Platform Tennis Players Prep for Mixed Tournament Platform Tennis Players Prep for Mixed Tournament
Platform Tennis Players Prep for Mixed Tournament WESTON, Conn. – Platform tennis players from around the state will compete Saturday in the Connecticut Mixed Open, with the finals scheduled to be played late Saturday afternoon at Aspetuck Valley Country Club in Weston. The tournament features two draws and 56 teams. Matches will also be played at Weston Field Club, Easton Racquet Club, the Country Club of New Canaan, the Patterson Club, the New Canaan Field Club and the Wilton Riding Club. “The tournament has been around for a while, but this is the second year at Aspetuck,’’ said tournament director Juan Arraya. Arraya is also a member o…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Pitcher Earns Preseason Honor at Pitt Norwalk Pitcher Earns Preseason Honor at Pitt
Norwalk Pitcher Earns Preseason Honor at Pitt NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk’s Matt Iannazzo, a senior pitcher at the University of Pittsburgh, was named Wednesday to the preseason All-Big East team. Iannazzo was one of four pitchers named to the team. He went 8-3 with a 2.73 earned run average in 102 1/3 innings last year for the Panthers, and earned a complete-game victory in a 7-2 decision over Louisville in the Big East Tournament. The lefthander has 21 career wins at Pitt, three shy of the school record. He is fourth all-time in innings pitched and ninth all-time in starts with 32. This is the second straight year he has been named to t…

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Westport, CT
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Staples Girls Hockey Schedules Alumni Game Staples Girls Hockey Schedules Alumni Game
Staples Girls Hockey Schedules Alumni Game WESTPORT, Conn. – The Staples girls hockey team will hold its first alumni game on Sunday, Jan. 8, from 7-8 p.m. at the Longshore Skating Rink. Friends and family are invited, as are younger girls who want to learn more about playing on the high school team. There will also be a skate-around with the team for all girls who want to participate.

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Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich's Mazzilli Earns Big East Honor Greenwich's Mazzilli Earns Big East Honor
Greenwich's Mazzilli Earns Big East Honor GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich’s L.J. Mazzilli was one of three UConn baseball players named to the preseason All-Big East team by conference coaches on Wednesday. Teammates Tim Martin and Joe Pavone were also preseason All-Big East selections. Mazzilli, a junior second baseman, hit .338 and had 32 RBIs last year. He also hit 23 doubles on the way to earning second team All-Big East honors. UConn won its first Big East regular season championship last year and went on to play in the NCAA Super Regionals. Mazzilli had 93 hits last year, the second highest total in a single season at UConn. Mat…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Girls Top McMahon for 4th Straight Win Norwalk Girls Top McMahon for 4th Straight Win
Norwalk Girls Top McMahon for 4th Straight Win NORWALK Conn. – Norwalk High’s girls basketball team believed it was better than its 0-3 start indicated. Over the last four games, the Bears have proven that they indeed are a team to be reckoned with in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. Norwalk crushed intracity rival Brien McMahon High, 55-32, on Wednesday for its fourth straight win. Erica Cohens scored 16 points while Emma Oyomba added 12 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Bears (4-3 overall, 2-3 league). Yasmine Walker and Natalie Leslie scored seven apiece for McMahon (2-6 overall, 2-4 league). “Our defense, o…

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Norwalk, CT
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Strong Second Half Carries Norwalk Over McMahon Strong Second Half Carries Norwalk Over McMahon
Strong Second Half Carries Norwalk Over McMahon NORWALK, Conn. – For nearly three quarters Wednesday night, Norwalk High’s boys basketball team struggled to pull away from intracity rival Brien McMahon. But once the Bears stepped on the accelerator, there was no catching them. Ra’Von Shular paced a balanced attack with 17 points as Norwalk defeated McMahon, 75-54, at Norwalk High School. The Bears (5-1 overall, 3-1 in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference) led 52-45 with two minutes remaining in the third quarter and then scored five straight to go up 57-45 entering the final period. The Senators (0-6 overall, 0-4 leagu…

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Carver 7th-Graders Ride 4-Game Win Streak Carver 7th-Graders Ride 4-Game Win Streak
Carver 7th-Graders Ride 4-Game Win Streak NORWALK, Conn. — The George Washington Carver seventh-grade boys basketball has won four straight games after a season-opening loss. Carver is tied with three other teams in the Fairfield County Basketball League with one league loss. Carver opened the season with a 56-55 loss to St. Theresa’s of Trumbull. Carver led most of the game, but St. Theresa’s took advantage of Carver turnovers and missed scoring opportunities. St. Theresa’s scored the winning basket after Carver turned the ball over with 20 seconds remaining. Deandre Russell scored 19 for Carver, while Peter Kotulsky had 16 points…

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton Runners Shine in Colgate Women's Games Wilton Runners Shine in Colgate Women's Games
Wilton Runners Shine in Colgate Women's Games WILTON, Conn. – After two weeks of competition at the Colgate Women’s Games in Brooklyn, N.Y., Brynn Parsons is in fourth place and Kafesha Thomas is in fifth in the 55-meter dash. The Wilton runners are separated by a half-point in the four-race series. They run for the Connecticut Elite in the series. Thomas edged Parsons to make the finals in a race Dec. 30 and finished sixth overall, followed by Parsons. Both athletes had identical times of 7.35 in the semifinal, with Thomas crossing the finish line an instant before Parsons. Parsons also finished ninth in the 200 in 26.8, her best this…

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