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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Weston Marathoner Runs to Support Co-Worker Weston Marathoner Runs to Support Co-Worker
Weston Marathoner Runs to Support Co-Worker WESTON, Conn. – Weston’s Kurt Bolin will ahve achieved his primary goal even before he steps on the starting line at the Nov. 6 New York City Marathon. Bolin, who will be running the race for the first time, has raised over $6,000 for Fred’s Team, which raises funds to support cancer research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. It also is the first time Bolin will run for charity. He is doing it in support of a co-worker whose 28-year-old son, Tucker Davis, died from a rare form of liver cancer in 2010. Bolin’s financial support will go directly to research Tucker’s disease, fibrolame…

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Norwalk, CT
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Maiden Marathon a Long Time Coming for Norwalk Mom Maiden Marathon a Long Time Coming for Norwalk Mom
Maiden Marathon a Long Time Coming for Norwalk Mom NORWALK, Conn. – Kristen Stone’s road to the New York City Marathon has been years in the making. After some health problems and starting a family, the journey through the five boroughs on Nov. 6 will be the Norwalk mother's first marathon.  “It’s been a long time waiting,’’ Stone said. “I’ve been wanting to do this forever. I’m really excited and nervous.” Stone started running when she was in grade school. She ran cross country in high school and set the marathon as an eventual goal. Late in her high school career, however, she developed rheumatoid arthritis, which derailed her running pl…

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Westport, CT
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Busy Bride-To-Be Finds Time for Marathon, Too Busy Bride-To-Be Finds Time for Marathon, Too
Busy Bride-To-Be Finds Time for Marathon, Too WESTPORT, Conn. – Westport’s Katherine Alvarez works full time, attends classes at UConn-Stamford and is planning her 450-guest wedding to Rocco DiLeo for May. To make her days completely chaotic, she spent the last few months training for the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6. “I thought this is probably the year to do things that I’m not going to have the chance to do for a while,’’ Alvarez said. “Friends and family thought it’s like this big joke — I can’t believe your taking on so much of this. At the beginning, they weren’t confident I could do it, just because I have so many things on m…

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Westport, CT
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Staples Runners Place in Top 5 at States Staples Runners Place in Top 5 at States
Staples Runners Place in Top 5 at States WESTPORT, Conn. – Staples' Henry Wynne took third and Caroline Koenig fifth to lead the Wreckers at Saturday’s Class LL cross country championships at Wickham Park in Manchester. Wynne ran 16:13 on the 5-kilometer course. Connor Rog of Fairfield Prep won the race in 15:50, followed by Jake Feinstein of Newtown in 16:10. Staples finished ninth with 232 points, and Wynne was followed by Wreckers Mikolaj Kulis (20th), Patrick Nolan (57th), Marcus Russi (68th) and Samuel Cohen (88th). Koenig, a sophomore, ran 19:52 for the 5k girls course. The Wreckers took ninth, with Caroline Smith (46th), A…

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Westport, CT
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Barlow Finishes Strong in State Cross Country Barlow Finishes Strong in State Cross Country
Barlow Finishes Strong in State Cross Country EASTON, Conn. – Joel Barlow junior Logan Fulton finished third and the Falcons’ girls team finished fourth to lead a strong performance by the school at the state cross country championships Saturday at Wickham Park in Manchester. Barlow’s boys finished 10th in the Class M championships. Fulton took third in 16:39. Suffield’s Danie Moroney won in 16:21, while Rocky Hill’s Joseph Crafa took second in 16:32. The rest of Barlow’s top five included Jonathan Pelzar, Daniel McCarthy, Neal Gosain and Colin Rooney. The girls competed in Class MM and were led by Emily Winter’s eighth-place finish. …

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Finishes 10th at State Cross Country Meet Norwalk Finishes 10th at State Cross Country Meet
Norwalk Finishes 10th at State Cross Country Meet NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk High School’s Edwin Rosales finished 28th to lead the Bears in Saturday in the Class L state cross country championships at Wickham Park in Manchester. The Bears finished 10th in team scoring with 306 points. Brien McMahon senior Chris Madaffari, who finished fifth in the league championships Monday, missed the Class LL meet with an illness. He had been expected to be among the top contenders in the boys race. Rosales ran 17:37 on the 5-kilometer course. Dashiell Murphy, Ian McGrath, Christian Bonebroke and Malik Weir rounded out Norwalk’s top five. Claire Turner l…

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Westport, CT
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Weston Boys Place 3rd in State Cross Country Weston Boys Place 3rd in State Cross Country
Weston Boys Place 3rd in State Cross Country WESTON, Conn. – Weston’s boys finished third in the Class M cross country championships Saturday at Wickham Park in Manchester. Noah Krassin finished ninth to lead the Trojans. Weston finished with 125 points, trailing Suffield (73) and Rocky Hill (74). Krassin ran 17:03 for the 5-kilometer course. Daniel Moroney of Suffield won the race in 16:21. Matthew Bolin (26th, 17:38) was Weston’s second runner, followed by Brad DeMarco  27th, 17:39), Cole Clark (31st, 17:41) and Matthew Proctor (32nd, 17:41). Sara Schweitzer finished 56th in 22:36 to lead the Weston girls, who finished 17th. The t…

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Greenwich, CT
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Greenwich Girl 4th in State Cross Country Greenwich Girl 4th in State Cross Country
Greenwich Girl 4th in State Cross Country GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich High senior Abby Markowitz finished fourth and the Cardinals finished sixth in team scoring at Saturday’s Class LL cross country championships at Wickham Park in Manchester. Markowitz, the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference champion, ran 19:51 on the 5-kilomer course, an average of 6:24 per mile. Glastonbury’s Reid Watson won the race in 19:03. Ridgefield won the team title with 83 points. Greenwich compiled 183 points. Sarah Fountain (17th), Jennifer Goggin (19th), Elizabeth Markowitz (67) and Kathryn Bernstein (76) rounded out Greenwich’s sco…

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Stamford, CT
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Westhill Girl 7th in State Cross Country Westhill Girl 7th in State Cross Country
Westhill Girl 7th in State Cross Country STAMFORD, Conn. – Westhill junior Nicole Ambrosecchio finished seventh and the Vikings took 13th in team scoring at Saturday’s Class LL cross country championships at Wickham Park in Manchester. Ambrosecchio ran 19:58 on the 5-kilometer course. Glastonbury’s Reid Watson won the race in 19:03. Alison Ambrosecchio finished 31st in 20:42 for the Vikings, whose other scorers included Isabelle Yick, Laura Schaffer and Ava Marsh. Sam Lagasse finished 18th in the boys race, finishing in 16:53. Complete results are available on www.casciac.org. The top runners advance to the State Open Friday at …

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Wilton, CT
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Wilton Girls Win Class L Cross Country Crown Wilton Girls Win Class L Cross Country Crown
Wilton Girls Win Class L Cross Country Crown WILTON, Conn. – Wilton’s girls cross country team won its second state title in three years and third since 2002 when it captured the Class L championship Saturday at Wickham Park in Manchester. Wilton won with 69 points, easily outpacing runner-up Pomperaug (132). Alosha Southern finished second overall to lead the Warriors. Freshman Spencer Brown finished ninth in the boys race to lead the Warriors' boys team to an eighth-place finish. Wilton’s girls team, which has improved dramatically in the final weeks of the season, bunched its top five runners within 1:20. Southern, a junior, finish…

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