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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McMahon Loses Squeaker to Ridgefield McMahon Loses Squeaker to Ridgefield McMahon Loses Squeaker to Ridgefield
McMahon Loses Squeaker to Ridgefield NORWALK, Conn. – Brien McMahon football coach A.J. Albano made the decision early on to go for the win on the road Friday night at Ridgefield. He stuck by his decision, even though it didn’t work out. Ridgefield edged the Senators, 14-13, dropping them to 3-4 overall. McMahon got within a point on Damien Vega’s 26-yard touchdown pass to Zack O’Conner with 38.4 seconds left. Albano went for two and Vega, under heavy pressure, was intercepted as he tried to throw to Chris Jerome. “When we were driving I told my offensive coordinator to get a two-point play ready,’’ Albano said. “The defense w…

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Field Hockey Playoffs Switched to Sunday Field Hockey Playoffs Switched to Sunday Field Hockey Playoffs Switched to Sunday
Field Hockey Playoffs Switched to Sunday FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Saturday's field hockey playoffs have been postponed due to the weather. The quarterfinals will now be played Sunday at Brien McMahon High School. No. 5 Stamford meets fourth-seeded Staples at 1 p.m. At 3 p.m., No. 6 New Canaan meets No. 3 Norwalk. No. 7 Fairfield Ludlowe meets No. 2 Wilton at 5 p.m., and No. 1 Darien plays No. 8 Westhill at 7 p.m. The winners advance to Wednesday’s semifinals at Dunning Field in New Canaan. The final is scheduled for Nov. 4, at Brien McMahon at 4 p.m.

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Westport, CT
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Westport Girls Help St. Joseph Earn Top Seed Westport Girls Help St. Joseph Earn Top Seed Westport Girls Help St. Joseph Earn Top Seed
Westport Girls Help St. Joseph Earn Top Seed WESTPORT, Conn. – Two girls from Westport have helped the St. Joseph High School girls soccer team earn the No. 1 seed for the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament. Sophomore Sabrina Toole and Julia Marino, a freshman, have played key roles as the Cadets compiled a 14-1-1 regular season record. St. Joseph will host Trumbull in the first round of the playoffs on Saturday. The game time has not yet been announced. Saturday’s winner advances to the semifinals Tuesday at Wilton High School. The girls championship is Nov. 3 at Norwalk High School.  

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Westport, CT
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Staples Girls Win But Miss League Playoffs Staples Girls Win But Miss League Playoffs Staples Girls Win But Miss League Playoffs
Staples Girls Win But Miss League Playoffs WESTPORT, Conn. – The Staples girls soccer team won its final regular season game with a 4-0 victory over Stamford on Thursday. The victory was not enough to secure a playoff berth in the league tournament with Trumbull tying Westhill to earn the final spot. Staples, 8-5-3, will now turn its attention to the Class LL state tournament. Abbey Lake scored two goals to lead the Wreckers in Thursday’s victory. Lauren Garcia and Abby Fagan also connected for the Wreckers. Katie Ambrose and Lake had assists while goalie Jessie Ambrose made three saves. Trumbull and Staples finished with 27 points…

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Runners Race in State Championships Saturday Runners Race in State Championships Saturday Runners Race in State Championships Saturday
Runners Race in State Championships Saturday FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Runners and teams from Fairfield County communities figure to be among the top contenders at Saturday’s state cross country championship at Wickham Park in Manchester. Racing is scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. in the Class M boys race. The Class SS girls race ends the racing at 3:40 p.m. Fairfield Prep senior Connor Rog is the pre-race favorite in the boys Class LL meet. Rog was the runner-up last year, and is undefeated this year. Staples’ Henry Wynne, the conference champion, Brien McMahon’s Chris Madaffari and Westhill’s Sam Lagasse also figure to be among the t…

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Fairfield County's Weekend Football Schedule Fairfield County's Weekend Football Schedule Fairfield County's Weekend Football Schedule
Fairfield County's Weekend Football Schedule Friday FCIAC Brien McMahon at Ridgefield, 7 p.m. Stamford at Fairfield Ludlowe, 7 p.m. New Canaan at Wilton, 7 p.m. St. Joseph at Fairfield Warde, 7 p.m. SCC Hamden at Fairfield Prep, 6 p.m. South-West Conference Notre Dame-Fairfield at Pomperaug, 7 p.m. Saturday FCIAC Darien at Staples, 10:30 a.m. Westhill at Greenwich, 1:30 p.m. Harding at Norwalk, 1:30 p.m. Bassick at Trinity Catholic, 1 p.m. South-West Conference Joel Barlow at Oxford, noon New Fairfield at Weston, 1 p.m. Private Schools King at Long Island Lutheran, 1 p.m. Pennington at St. Luke’s, 1:30 p.m. Salisbu…

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Darien, CT
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Darien Boys Take Aim at State Cross Country Title Darien Boys Take Aim at State Cross Country Title Darien Boys Take Aim at State Cross Country Title
Darien Boys Take Aim at State Cross Country Title DARIEN, Conn. – Darien’s boys cross country team will shoot for its second state championship in three years Saturday when it runs in the Class L meet at Wickham Park. The Class L meet is scheduled to begin at 11:25 a.m. Darien won the Class MM title in 2009. This year’s team enters the meet ranked No. 3 in the state. The Blue Wave finished the regular season undefeated, and finished second in Monday’s Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships by four points to perennial league powerhouse Danbury. Charlie Baird finished sixth in the FCIAC meet to lead Darien, follow…

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Top Seeds Set for Youth Football Playoffs Top Seeds Set for Youth Football Playoffs Top Seeds Set for Youth Football Playoffs
Top Seeds Set for Youth Football Playoffs FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – Two teams from New Canaan and Wilton have earned top seeds for the Fairfield County Football League playoffs, which begin this weekend. Teams from Darien and Fairfield are also among the top seeds in the league for players in grades 3-8. The most competitive bracket could be in the eighth grade league, where four teams finished with just one loss. New Canaan Red is seeded No. 1 with a 7-1 record. Darien White is seeded No. 2  with a 6-1 record. New Canaan Black is seeded No. 3 with a 6-1-1 record. Norwalk is seeded fourth with a 5-1-1 record. In the seventh grade …

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Norwalk Packers Football Teams Begin Playoffs Norwalk Packers Football Teams Begin Playoffs Norwalk Packers Football Teams Begin Playoffs
Norwalk Packers Football Teams Begin Playoffs Note: This story has been updated due to a schedule change due to Saturday's expected storm: NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Packers football teams begin playoff action this weekend, with four teams playing home games Sunday at Norwalk High School. The games are the semifinals of the Colonial League playoffs. The winners of Sunday’s games move on to the league finals next weekend. The league winners advance to the state championship, with the New England semifinals and finals scheduled for late November. The New England winner goes to the American Youth Football championships in Florida in Dec…

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Stamford, CT
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Ballo Makes Move in PGA Qualifying Play Ballo Makes Move in PGA Qualifying Play Ballo Makes Move in PGA Qualifying Play
Ballo Makes Move in PGA Qualifying Play STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford golfer Mike Ballo Jr. bounced back in the second round of a PGA Tour qualifying tournament Thursday in Valdosta, Ga. Ballo shot a two-under-par 70 and stands at two-over 146 through 36 holes. He was in 46th place Thursday afternoon with many players still on the course. Ballo shot an opening round 76 that included eight bogeys and four birdies. In Thursday’s round, he had just two bogeys and made four birdies. The tournament is a first-stage qualifier being played at Kinderlou Forest Golf Club. The top 21 players, plus ties, advance to the second qualifying stage …

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