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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Greenwich, CT
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Top Triathlete Hits the Road on Thanksgiving Top Triathlete Hits the Road on Thanksgiving
Top Triathlete Hits the Road on Thanksgiving GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich’s Joan Lynch finds her competitive outlet during the summer, when she is one of the region's top age-group triathletes. Thursday’s 5-mile road race that begins at the Wakeman Boys and Girls Club in Southport is far less intense.  Lynch will run in the race for the fourth straight year with her children, Ryan, 11, and Meghan, 8. While triathlons are all about competition, the Thanksgiving Day jaunt is about family, friends and fun.  “It’s so much in the spirit of the day,’’ Lynch said. “It’s good exercise before the day really begins. We tailgate after the race, …

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Darien, CT
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Darien 7 White Celebrates League Title Darien 7 White Celebrates League Title
Darien 7 White Celebrates League Title DARIEN, Conn. – The Darien seventh-grade White football team defeated Fairfield, 30-20, to win the league championship and finish the season with a perfect 11-0 record. The team includes: Standing, from left: Head Coach Rich Joyce, Coach Mark Johnson, Carter Scott, Josh Stevenson, James Johnson, Zak Swetye, Connor Galante, Charlie Sealy, Cord Fox, Brendan Berrigan, Trevor Gilronan and Coach Joel Schutzman. Kneeling, from left: Ethan Stansbury, Charlie Duggan, Peter Marren, Kody Schutzman, Tanner Strub, Kip Rand-Ricciardi, Jack Joyce, Findlay Collins, Brett Durbin and Charlie Christensen. In …

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Norwalk, CT
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Comets Nip Monarchs for Norwalk Girls Hoops Crown Comets Nip Monarchs for Norwalk Girls Hoops Crown
Comets Nip Monarchs for Norwalk Girls Hoops Crown NORWALK, Conn. – The Comets defeated the Lady Monarchs, 14-10, for the Division 2 title of the Norwalk Recreation and Parks girls basketball league. The team includes Dina Diblasio, Kristen Carrano, Sanaa Boyd, Janelle Johnson, Taylor Morton, Natalie Pitteway, Jessica Otto and Sophie Valiante. It is coached by Kevin Morton, assisted by Dan Santorella. The top-seeded Comets finished the season 11-1. The second-seeded Monarchs finished 9-3 and were led by Tamia Fulton with six points. Division 2 includes players in fifth and sixth grade. In Division 4, the top-seeded Volunteers won the champ…

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Fairfield, CT
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Dodge Ball Hits the Spot at Fairfield Club Dodge Ball Hits the Spot at Fairfield Club
Dodge Ball Hits the Spot at Fairfield Club FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Children threw balls and ran for cover during a Dodge Ball Tournament at the Wakeman Boys and Girls Club. The tournament for seventh and eighth graders was sponsored by Torch Club, a leadership and service group at the club. The action featured nearly 110 children, with up to seven players on a team. Six players stood on the court to start the game, and players were eliminated after they were hit with the ball. The Rufiges ended up as the champions.  Check out video from the action here. For more information on the Wakeman programs, visit its website.

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Darien, CT
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Area Runners Fly Fast in Philly Area Runners Fly Fast in Philly
Area Runners Fly Fast in Philly FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Darien’s Brad Wellington finished fifth among 244 Connecticut runners and broke the three-hour mark for the first time Sunday in the Philadelphia Marathon. Wellington ran 2:57:57 and finished 30th in the 35-39 age group. Wellington was 225th overall in field of 10,181 finishers. The top county runner was Ridgefield’s Bryan Kovalsky, who ran 2:35:42 and finished 30th overall. Stamford’s Gavasker Manayath ran 3:14:51 and was 604th overall, and 54th in the men’s 40-44 age group. The top area woman was Westport’s Catherine Galin, who ran 3:19:28 and was 18th among wom…

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Races Past Holy Cross Fairfield Races Past Holy Cross
Fairfield Races Past Holy Cross FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Maurice Barrow paced four players in double figures Sunday as Fairfield University’s men’s basketball team evened its record at 2-2 with a 73-52 victory over Holy Cross. Barrow scored 15 points while Rakim Sanders and Ryan Olander had 13 apiece for Fairfield. Derek Needham added 10 points, and Barrow grabbed 11 rebounds. Fairfield led 31-29 at halftime and pulled away in the second half. Barrow’s layup gave the Stags a 37-36 lead early in the second half, and they pulled away from there and led 73-48 with three minutes remaining. Before the game, Needham was given a bask…

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Greenwich, CT
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Brunswick Grad Guides UNH to National Playoffs Brunswick Grad Guides UNH to National Playoffs
Brunswick Grad Guides UNH to National Playoffs GREENWICH, Conn. – Former Brunswick High football star Kevin Decker led the University of New Hampshire back to the Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Wildcats received one of 10 at-large bids to the playoffs and will play at Montana State on Dec. 3 in a second round game. New Hampshire (8-3) earned a trip to the national playoffs for the eighth straight season, the longest streak in the country. Decker, a senior from Armonk, N.Y., has been a big reason why. Decker completed 16-of-30 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns in Saturday’s 30-27 win over Maine. The Wi…

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Wilton, CT
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Meet Wilton High Field Hockey State Champs Meet Wilton High Field Hockey State Champs
Meet Wilton High Field Hockey State Champs WILTON, Conn. – The Wilton High School field hockey team captured its third state championship in field hockey Saturday with a 2-1 win over Branford in the Class M championship game at Wethersfield High School. Wilton’s team includes Lizette-Roman-Johnston, Nicole Roman-Johnston, Charlotte Saxe, Emilie Arrix, Clare Detrick-Yee, Valentina Tudisco, Annie Lynch, H. Christie Roberts, Caroline DeAngelis, Jill Detrick-Yee, Sarah Leffei, Hannah Riney, Megan Ward, Kailey Zengo, Julia Muirhead, Joanne Nazareth, Kyle Cafiero, Annie Cornbrooks, Madison Henry and Megan Cunningham. Wilton’s last state t…

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Norwalk, CT
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Lady Stags Win Norwalk Girls Basketball Crown Lady Stags Win Norwalk Girls Basketball Crown
Lady Stags Win Norwalk Girls Basketball Crown NORWALK, Conn. – Shania Osborne’s free throw with 5.1 seconds left in double overtime gave the Lady Stags a 48-47 victory over the Hoyas Sunday and the Division 3 title in the Norwalk Recreation and Parks Girls Basketball League. Division 3 is made up of seventh- and eighth-grade players. Osborne scored 16 points to lead the top-seeded Lady Stags (10-2). Amanda Beckwith had a brilliant 28-point effort for the third-seeded Hoyas (9-4). The Lady Stags built a big early lead and were comfortably ahead in the third quarter when the Hoyas started their comeback. Each team took leads late in regu…

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton Women Run to Lick Leukemia Wilton Women Run to Lick Leukemia
Wilton Women Run to Lick Leukemia WILTON, Conn. – Dina Mariani, Amanda Torres and Lauren Ward will travel nearly 3,600 miles in January just to run about 40 miles. They are doing it with "Team in Training" for the Connecticut chapter of the Wilton-based Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, where all three women work. They are motivated by more than just fundraising. The women are running the Disney Half Marathon in memory of family members and loved ones who have fought leukemia and other blood cancers. The physical challenges they will endure in January pale in comparison to the battles that their family members fought, they sa…

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