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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Tickets Available for Monday's SportsNight FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. Tickets are still available for the seventh annual SportsNight awards dinner Monday, Oct 17, at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich at 6 p.m. WTNH-Channel 8 sports director Noah Finz, a Greenwich resident, is the emcee for the evening. There are six new Hall of Famers. Two were selected in each of the three wings of the hall, which is sponsored by the Fairfield County Sports Commission. The wings are the Jackie Robinson Professional, James O'Rourke Amateur and J. Walter Kennedy Community Service. In the professional category, the new inductees are John Bagley of Bridgeport…

by Tom Renner

10/13/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Pee Wees Win 5th Straight Game FAIRFIELD, Conn. The Fairfield Giants Pee Wee team won its fifth straight game with a 32-0 rout of the Amity Spartans. The victory clinched a playoff berth for the Pee Wees. Philip Vlandis returned the opening kickoff for an apparent touchdown, but a penalty negated the play. It only slowed Fairfield temporarily, as Brian Azarian ran through a large hole for a touchdown. Blake Gottlieb and Dylan Annunziato delivered key blocks to help spring Azarian. The Giants were on the move again with their second possession. Behind the blocking of Matt Russo, Jacob Von Der Linden and Tommy Donohue, R…

by Tom Renner

10/13/2011

Wilton, CT

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Wilton Girls Sweep in Final Meet WILTON, Conn. Jeff Gee thought his Wilton girls cross country team had the talent to run with the top teams in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference. This week, the Warriors proved it at Tods Point in Greenwich. Wilton knocked off previously unbeaten Darien and defeated Greenwich and Fairfield Warde to finish the regular season 15-3. The Warriors lost their five-year stranglehold on the Eastern Division title, but announced themselves as prominent contenders for the league title at the Oct. 20 championship meet at Waveny Park. Were starting to run well, Gee said. …

by Tom Renner

10/12/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Grizzlies Building a Winner in Norwalk NORWALK, Conn. In the first year of the Norwalk Police Activities League Grizzlies football program, coach Chris Santopietro watched his team finish winless. Now, two years later, the Grizzlies have served notice to the other teams in the Fairfield County Football League that they have overcome their growing pains. In consecutive weeks, the Grizzlies, now eighth graders, have tied and beaten two New Canaan teams that have dominated the league over the past four years. I always believed we could do this, because of the kids, Santopietro said. These kids have come a long way through har…

by Tom Renner

10/12/2011

Greenwich, CT

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Greenwich Girl Finishes Unbeaten in League GREENWICH, Conn. Greenwich senior Abigail Markowitz finished the season undefeated against Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference runners Tuesday to lead the Cardinals to two wins in a quad meet at Tods Point. Greenwich defeated Darien, 27-28, and Fairfield Warde, 26-29 in the four-team meet. The Cardinals lost to Wilton, 26-31. Greenwichs boys also went 2-1, beating Wilton, 22-39, and Warde, 27-30. The Cardinals lost to Greenwich, 15-47. Markowitz, a senior running cross country for the first time, cruised through the 4,000-meter course in 16:17. She won by 13 seconds ove…

by Tom Renner

10/12/2011

Darien, CT

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Darien Girls Lose First Race, But Win Division DARIEN, Conn. Darien's girls cross country team lost for the first time Tuesday, but still grabbed its first Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference Eastern Division championship. Wilton defeated Darien, 26-29, while Greenwich nipped Darien, 27-28. The Blue Wave did edge Fairfield Warde, 26-29. Tuesday's race was run at Tod's Point in Greenwich. Darien finishes the regular-season 15-2 and captured the division title over Wilton, which finished 14-3. Grace Loh led Darien runners across the finish line, finishing the 4,000-meter course in 16:29. Sarah Colon finished fourth ove…

by Tom Renner

10/12/2011

Stamford, CT

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Westhill Girls Finish Strong in League Final STAMFORD, Conn. Westhills girls cross country team placed three runners in the top four finishers Tuesday to sweep its season-ending meet against Danbury and St. Joseph at Danburys Tarrywile Park. Westhill beat Danbury, 25-31, and St. Joseph, 15-49. Westhill junior Nicole Ambrosecchio won the 4,000-meter race in 16:36, followed by sophomore Claire Howlett, who was one second behind. Alison Ambrosecchio, a freshman, was fourth in 16:54. Freshman Isabelle Yick (seventh, 17:41) and sophomore Ria Baldoz (11th, 18:13) rounded out the top five for the Vikings. With its promising group of und…

by Tom Renner

10/12/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Warde Runner Finishes Season Unbeaten FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield Warde senior Harry Warnick set a course record to wrap up an undefeated season against Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference competition Tuesday at the season-ending quad meet at Tods Point in Greenwich. Wardes boys went 1-3 in the meet. Wardes girls went 0-4, losing narrow races to Wilton, Greenwich and Darien. Warnick ran the nearly three-mile course in 15:31. The prevous course record was 15:49. Warnick won handily, finishing 55 seconds ahead Wilton freshman Spencer Brown. I didnt even know about the record, Warnick said. I enjoyed the…

by Tom Renner

10/12/2011

Norwalk, CT

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County Football, Baseball Coaching Legend Dies FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. Longtime Fairfield County football coach Jerry McDougall, who was best known for his football and baseball teams at Trumbull High School, died Tuesday. McDougall also was the head coach at the former Central Catholic High School in Norwalk and was an assistant at St. Lukes. According to the FCIAC.net website, McDougall was 75. Other reports listed McDougall as 76 or 77. McDougall coached football for 31 years at Trumbull, where he won four state titles and five Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championships. He compiled a 265-126-8 record on t…

by Tom Renner

10/12/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Mitey Mites Improve to 6-0 FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- The Fairfield Giants Mitey Mite Jr. team continued to roll through its competition, improving to 6-0 with a 24-6 win over the Stratford Redskins 2. Behind the line of TJ OConnell, Peter Strang, Max Spies, Charlie Wilcox, Brendan Dunleavy, Terence Falvey and Gavin Toth, quarterback Nick Morris scored on the Giants first drive after the defense stopped the Stratford offense. Late in the first quarter, Luke Martucci recovered a fumble deep in the Stratford territory, setting up a blast up the middle by OConnell, behind the young line of Owen Miller, Alex Joliet, Aaron Sep…

by Tom Renner

10/12/2011

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