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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Fairfield Mom Makes Time To Return to Triathlons Fairfield Mom Makes Time To Return to Triathlons Fairfield Mom Makes Time To Return to Triathlons
Fairfield Mom Makes Time To Return to Triathlons FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield's Lydia Heilmann has advice for women eager to return to racing after having children. Don't. Her experience provides a compelling reason why women shouldn't rush back to racing, she said.  Heilmann, who planned to compete this weekend in the TriFitness Women's Triathlon in Norwalk, returned to competing six months after her son, Lars, was born in 2007. She competed in four events in 2008 and three more in 2009. And she felt it, physically and mentally. "It's not a good idea when you're breastfeeding full time,'' said Heilmann, 36, who is a yoga instructor. "If …

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Norwalk Packers Hit the Field Norwalk Packers Hit the Field Norwalk Packers Hit the Field
Norwalk Packers Hit the Field NORWALK, Conn. – The Norwalk Colts are now the Norwalk Packers. So are the Norwalk Buccaneers. In fact, all of the teams in the Norwalk Youth Football League are now named the Packers, one of the changes in a league that is also playing in a new conference. "It just made it easier,'' first-year president Joe LaValle said. "It gives everyone the same name, it's consistent with our team colors and it made it simpler for ordering apparel. For some players, coming up through the ranks to play for the Packers was a big thing." The other big change is the affiliation with the Colonial Football a…

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New Canaan Race on Friday Kicks Off Weekend New Canaan Race on Friday Kicks Off Weekend New Canaan Race on Friday Kicks Off Weekend
New Canaan Race on Friday Kicks Off Weekend NEW CANAAN, Conn. — The recreational running scene gets off to an early start this weekend with the All Out for Autism 5k scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. in New Canaan. Races in Norwalk and Westport are scheduled for Saturday. A women's triathlon and duathlon that had been scheduled for Sunday in Norwalk has been cancelled due to Hurricane Irene.  The New Canaan race begins at the New Balance store at 128 Main St. in New Canaan. There is also a 1K walk. Runners can register at the store. On Saturday, the Lightfoot Summer Series resumes with an 11-mile race beginning at 8 a.m. at Silvermine…

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Sunday Practices Canceled at Norwalk High Sunday Practices Canceled at Norwalk High Sunday Practices Canceled at Norwalk High
Sunday Practices Canceled at Norwalk High NORWALK, Conn. – Practices scheduled for Sunday for all Norwalk High School teams have been canceled, athletic director Wayne Mones said Thursday night. Hurricane Irene is expected to blow through Connecticut on Sunday. All practices planned for Saturday are on as scheduled. Follow Tom Renner on Twitter.

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Malloy Signs Declaration of Emergency Malloy Signs Declaration of Emergency Malloy Signs Declaration of Emergency
Malloy Signs Declaration of Emergency FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — In advance of Hurricane Irene's arrival in Connecticut, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a Declaration of Emergency late Thursday afternoon. The Declaration of Emergency provides Malloy with a number of emergency powers, including: • The ability to order evacuations of all or part of the population of a stricken or threatened area and take necessary steps for receipt and care of evacuees. • The ability to modify or suspend any state statute, regulation, or requirement (for example: altering work hours, waiving licensing requirements). • The ability to order civil prep…

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Fairfield Giants Kick Off Season Friday Fairfield Giants Kick Off Season Friday Fairfield Giants Kick Off Season Friday
Fairfield Giants Kick Off Season Friday FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Giants are scheduled to kick off the Pop Warner youth football season Friday when they host Seymour at 7 p.m. at Sullivan Field. The Giants host the first Pop Warner game every year. It is called the Sullivan Bowl and is named for Fairfield's former first selectman. He was instrumental in starting the Fairfield league. Friday's game is a Junior Midget contest for players ages 10 to 12. In games Saturday, the Mighty Mites play at 11 a.m., the Junior Pee Wees play at 1 p.m. and the Pee Wees play at 3 p.m. All of Fairfield's games this weekend are against Seymou…

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Wildcats To Kick Off New Season Wildcats To Kick Off New Season Wildcats To Kick Off New Season
Wildcats To Kick Off New Season The Aspetuck Wildcats football teams, which include players from Weston, Easton and Redding, kick off the season in a new conference Saturday with games at Wolfe Park in Monroe. Aspetuck, which is also home to several award-winning cheerleading teams, plays three games Saturday. The sixth-grade team, coached by Jeff Gombos, plays at 9 a.m. The eighth-grade team of coach Don Romaniello kicks off at 1 p.m., and the fourth-graders of coach George Goetz kick off at 5 p.m. On Sunday, the Wildcats' 79ers (second- and third-grade players) will compete in a jamboree at Perry Hill School in Shelton…

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Westport Y Hosts Kids Triathlon Westport Y Hosts Kids Triathlon Westport Y Hosts Kids Triathlon
Westport Y Hosts Kids Triathlon WESTPORT, Conn. – The second annual Strong Kids Triathlon will be held Sept. 18 at Staples High School. The event supports the Westport Weston Family YMCA's annual Strong Kids Campaign. Kids age 6 to 9 will take part in a 75-meter swim, 1 1/4-mile bike race and 1/2-mile run. Children age 10 and older will compete in a 150-meter swim, 2 1/2-mile bike ride and 1-mile run. For the 6-and-under set, there is a 100-meter dash. Registration and check-in begin at 8 a.m. All participants receive a T-shirt and a medal. "It's a fun, friendly event for the whole family to cheer the athletes on – and it…

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Greenwich Golfer Finishes 3rd at Met Open Greenwich Golfer Finishes 3rd at Met Open Greenwich Golfer Finishes 3rd at Met Open
Greenwich Golfer Finishes 3rd at Met Open Danny Balin of Burning Tree in Greenwich fired a final round 68 and finished tied for third place Thursday at the Met Open Golf Championship at Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarborough, N.Y. Balin finished 54 holes at two-under-par 208. Tyler Hall of Packanack won after firing a 3-under-par 67 in the final round. Balin had three birdies and one bogey as he tried to make a run at the championship. He opened with rounds of 67-73. Balin wrote a series of golf lessons earlier this year for Main Street Connect. Jerry Courville, playing out of Shorehaven in Norwalk, and Innis Arden pro Ryan Ka…

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Norwalk Teen Adds Another Golf Title Norwalk Teen Adds Another Golf Title Norwalk Teen Adds Another Golf Title
Norwalk Teen Adds Another Golf Title NORWALK, Conn. – Two days after adding the Oak Hills club championship trophy to his collection, Norwalk teenager Jacob Henny picked up another piece of hardware Tuesday at Richter Park in Danbury. Henny, 15, defeated Grayson Wiley, of Ridgefield, on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to win the Fran McCarthy Memorial Tournament. Henny and Wiley shot two-over-par 74s during regulation at Richter Park. Henny won with a par-4 on the first playoff hole. Wiley shot a double bogey. Henny said it was the seventh straight year he played in the McCarthy tournament. It was his first victory.…

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