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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Softball Playoffs Postponed in Norwalk Softball Playoffs Postponed in Norwalk Softball Playoffs Postponed in Norwalk
Softball Playoffs Postponed in Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. – Playoff games in the Norwalk Recreation and Parks softball tournaments scheduled for Friday have been postponed to rain and wet fields. The games in the East and West divisions will be played on Monday. The semifinals in each division will be played on Tuesday, with the championship games scheduled for Thursday. Visit the Norwalk Recreation and Parks website for the complete listing of times.

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by Tom Renner
Darien, CT
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Darien Stuns Staples in Boys Soccer Darien Stuns Staples in Boys Soccer Darien Stuns Staples in Boys Soccer
Darien Stuns Staples in Boys Soccer DARIEN, Conn. – Darien’s boys soccer team caught the attention of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference with one loss in its first 10 games this season. Thursday, the Blue Wave announced themselves as potential challengers for the league title. The Blue Wave (8-1-2) upset previously unbeaten Staples, 1-0, on a goal by Eliot Helgans in the 11th minute. Under a driving mist, Eric Kanigan sent in a free kick from midfield, which Helgans ahtletically leapt up to and redirected into the net. The victory was Darien’s first over the Wreckers since 1997 and ended Staples’ 23-game …

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford, Trinity Kick Off in City Title Fight Stamford, Trinity Kick Off in City Title Fight Stamford, Trinity Kick Off in City Title Fight
Stamford, Trinity Kick Off in City Title Fight STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford High and Trinity Catholic High bring identical 2-2 records into Friday’s football game at Boyle Stadium, and each team needs a victory to save the season. But just as important for both teams is the battle for the city championship. The Crusaders can retain the title with a victory; Stamford would have to beat Trinity as well as winless Westhill in its final regular season game. The Crusaders have wins over Westhill and Harding but are coming off a 26-7 loss to Norwalk in which they took an early 7-0 lead. Norwalk took control in the second half, scoring 19 unansw…

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New Canaan's Cole Honored by USRowing New Canaan's Cole Honored by USRowing New Canaan's Cole Honored by USRowing
New Canaan's Cole Honored by USRowing NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Charlie Cole of New Canaan was named USRowing Male Athlete of the Year on Thursday. Julie Nichols of California was named the Female Athlete of the Year. Cole, who began rowing under Yan Vengerovskiy at Maritime Rowing Club, competed for the U.S. team at the 2011 World Rowing Championships, finishing fourth in the men’s four to qualify the boat for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Earlier this summer, the Yale graduate won bronze in the four at the 2011 Samsung World Rowing Cup in Lucerne and reached the finals of the Stewards Challenge Cup at the 2011 Henley Royal Rega…

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Greens Farms Girls Tie Suffield Academy Greens Farms Girls Tie Suffield Academy Greens Farms Girls Tie Suffield Academy
Greens Farms Girls Tie Suffield Academy WESTPORT, Conn. – Emily Caldwell scored on a direct kick with nearly two minutes remaining to give Greens Farms Academy’s girls soccer team a hard-earned 1-1 tie Wednesday with host Suffield Academy. GFA had several open net opportunities but could not convert during the first half. Suffield got the go-ahead goal with nearly 20 minutes remaining. During an aggressive and physical second half, the Dragons got a golden opportunity when Darien’s Phebe Wong stormed toward the Suffield goal on a breakaway. She was tackled by a Suffied Academy player, who received a yellow card. Caldwell, of Fair…

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Greens Farms Girls Hand St. Luke's First Loss Greens Farms Girls Hand St. Luke's First Loss Greens Farms Girls Hand St. Luke's First Loss
Greens Farms Girls Hand St. Luke's First Loss WESTPORT, Conn. – Blair Pelley scored with five minutes remaining to give Greens Farms Academy’s girls soccer team a 2-1 win Tuesday over previously unbeaten St. Luke’s. Greens Farms scored first on a goal by Tia Carson. Meighan Grady set up the goal when she received a ball from the opposite side of the field, took a strong touch on the ball, and crossed it in front to Carson, a sophomore from Westport. St. Luke’s responded quickly to tie the game 1-1 at halftime. Greens Farms' defense - which consisted of regular stoppers Sam Brown, Kate Tomlinson,  Pelley and Georgie Garner - was joined …

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Norwalk, CT
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Diageo, Norwalk Police Meet for Industrial Title Diageo, Norwalk Police Meet for Industrial Title Diageo, Norwalk Police Meet for Industrial Title
Diageo, Norwalk Police Meet for Industrial Title NORWALK, Conn. – Diageo and the Norwalk Police Department meet Thursday in the Norwalk Recreation and Parks Industrial League softball championship game. First pitch is at 7 p.m. at Calf Pasture Beach. Diageo finished in second place during the regular season with an 11-3 record. Norwalk Police finished 8-6. The East and West Divisions of the Recreation and Parks tournament resume Friday. In the East Division, the winners bracket semifinals match Smitty’s Softball vs. Gators at 6 p.m.  and The Aces vs. East Coast Irrigation at 7 p.m. The Aces are the defending East Division champions. In th…

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Norwalk High Faces Key Test vs. New Canaan Norwalk High Faces Key Test vs. New Canaan Norwalk High Faces Key Test vs. New Canaan
Norwalk High Faces Key Test vs. New Canaan NORWALK, Conn. – Experience and confidence can carry a high school football team a long way. And the Norwalk High Bears credit both for their success heading into Friday’s 7 p.m. contest against New Canaan in a battle of undefeated teams. “A lot of us have been three-year starters,’’ said senior offensive and defensive lineman Patrick Whalen. “We had a good freshman team, and we knew we had a good class of kids. I don’t know if we thought we’d be this good. It’s been a pleasant surprise.” “Each game that we played, we just kept getting better and better,’’ said senior Gil Araujo, another tw…

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Area Rowers are Finalists in Fan's Choice Poll Area Rowers are Finalists in Fan's Choice Poll Area Rowers are Finalists in Fan's Choice Poll
Area Rowers are Finalists in Fan's Choice Poll FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – New Canaan’s Andrew Campbell, Southport’s Lucy Grinalds and Saugatuck Rowing Club's Eve Green are finalists in the USRowing Fan’s Choice Awards, co-sponsored by row2k Media. Grinalds is a finalist for the Junior Rower of the Year award. Now a freshman at Harvard, Grinalds rowed on the Junior Champion U.S. Women’s 4-, won the U.S. Nationals Junior 2-, and won a bronze medal in the U.S. Youth National Women’s 8+. She rowed for Connecticut Boat Club before going to Harvard. Campbell, a sophomore at Harvard, finished fourth in the world championships in the Men’s Light…

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Saugatuck Rowers Shine in Shelton Races Saugatuck Rowers Shine in Shelton Races Saugatuck Rowers Shine in Shelton Races
Saugatuck Rowers Shine in Shelton Races WESTPORT, Conn. – Saugatuck Rowing Club won two races and finished second in five others in a strong performance last weekend at the Head of the Housatonic Regatta at Indian Wells State Park in Shelton. The highlight for Saugatuck was its victory in the Boys Varsity 8+. The crew included Greg Zales of New Canaan, Jake Esse of Greens Farms Academy, Jake Petterson, John Morrison, Jeff Monahan and Will Ritter of Westport, Chris Babinec of Weston, Duncan Campbell of Easton and Cameron Yates of Fairfield. SRC’s other victory came from Southport’s Rosie Grinalds in the Girls Single. She was follo…

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