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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Greenwich, CT

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Greenwich Academy Crew Rewrites History The Greenwich Academy crew team won its first New England championship last month, and assistant coach Christine Glandorf hopes the team doesn't stop there. GA's Women's 4+ of coxswain Heather Miller, Amanda Young, Nina Demmerle, Galen Hughes and Caroline Ostrover will compete in the U.S. Youth National championships this weekend in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Young is from Port Chester, N.Y. All of the other girls are Greenwich residents. The GA crew won its race at the New England Interscholastic Rowing Association Regatta last month to earn the trip to the U.S. Nationals. Greenwich Academy also won…

by Tom Renner

06/10/2011

Westport, CT

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Westport Soccer Star Got a Kick Playing for UConn The ironic part for Ken Murphy as he was inducted in the University of Connecticut wing of the Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame was sharing the limelight with Gregg Hutchings. "Gregg and I went to school together,'' said Murphy, a soccer star for the Huskies in the 1970s. "We played against each other when we were in high school. It's amazing that we're both here now." Murphy, who went to Staples High in Westport, joined Hutchings, former Staples star Sean Mulcahy and Norwalk native Donna Fagan as inductees into the UConn Hall last week during a ceremony at UConn-Stamford. Murphy played …

by Tom Renner

06/10/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Rockets, Warriors Crowned Softball Co-Champs The Anytime Appliance/Law Office of Mattthew Brovender Rockets and the Intelisearch/Giglio Electric Warriors were crowned co-champions at Norwalk High School Field on Tuesday, as they went 10 innings before darkness fell with the championship on the line. The final score was 4-4 in Division III of the Norwalk Athletic Association softball league. It was a fitting end to a game that neither team would give up. Ryan Lajoie of the Rockets and Amy Hurd of the Warriors were locked in a pitching duel, which saw 21 and 16 strikeouts, respectively, over 10 innings of play. The Warriors struck firs…

by Tom Renner

06/10/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Runners, Mark Your Weekend Racing Calendar! So where are you running off to this weekend? Or cycling or swimming? For Fairfield County's recreational athletes, several Main Street Connect communities and nearby towns will host races and triathlons to satisfy all ages and abilities. The racing weekend kicks off Friday in Greenwich with the Cook Your Buns 3-mile race at Tod's Point. There are no area races Saturday, but on Sunday runners can choose between races in New Canaan and Wilton. The Trifitness Seaside Sprint Triathlon takes place Sunday in Bridgeport, and the Greenwich Kids Triathlon begins at 8 a.m. at Greenwich High Schol. …

by Tom Renner

06/10/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Tryouts Scheduled for Norwalk Soccer Teams The Norwalk Junior Soccer Association will hold tryouts for its travel teams at the West Rocks School Upper Field. The girls teams will tryout on June 18. The under-9 and under-11 girls begin tryouts at 10 a.m. The under-10 and under-12 teams begin at 11:30. Girls under-13 begin at 1 p.m., and the under-14 girls begin at 2 p.m. Rain date is Sunday, June 19. The boys teams will tryout on June 25. The under-9 and under-11 teams begin at 10 a.m., followed at 11:30 a.m. by the under-10 and under-12 teams. The under-13 boys begin their tryout at 1 p.m., and the under-14 team begins at 2 p.m. T…

by Tom Renner

06/10/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Stingrays Outkick New Canaan The Norwalk Junior Soccer Association Stingrays U13 girls travel team defeated New Canaan, 4-1, in a recent game. Forward Maeve Flaherty scored the first of her two goals assisted by stopper Vanessa DeFederico, and the second assisted by midfielder Laura Somma, both in breakaway fashion. Center midfielder Natalie LaBella scored next on a 25-yard shot assisted by midfielder Phoebe Harris. Forward Olivia Rosado scored the final goal on a breakaway from midfield. Defenders Kristin Burnham, Mackenzie Lea, Cecily Stearns and Rachael Swenson kept the game in check. Keepers Christina VanDevent…

by Tom Renner

06/10/2011

Darien, CT

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Stamford, New Canaan Runners Win Hope in Motion 5K Stamford's Anatolie Vartosu and New Canaan's Hope Krause led the men's and women's fields, respectively, in the Hope in Motion 5K race Sunday in Stamford. The 5K saw 694 finishers. The event, which also included a bike ride and walk, raised money for Stamford Hospital's Bennett Cancer Center. Vartosu, 40, won the men's race in 16:12. He held off former Westhill star James Grebey, who ran 16:15. Westhill High student Sam Lagasse finished third in 16:55. Krause led the women's field in 17:22. Caitlin Stote of Stamford took second in 18:46, followed by Darien's Liz Herbert in 18:51. Among the…

by Tom Renner

06/10/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Tryouts Set for Norwalk Summer Basketball League Tryouts will be held for three Norwalk boys basketball teams in the Fairfield County Summer Basketball League. The league runs from June 27 to July 30 and consists of 10 games against teams from neighboring towns. Games are held at Darien High School. Boys currently in grades 4 to 7 are eligible. Tryouts will be held Monday night on the basketball courts at Veterans Park from 6 to 7:15pm The rain date is Tuesday, same time and place. Players in grades 4 and 5 will be selected to form a 5th grade team; and players in grades 6 and 7 will be selected to form teams for their respective grades…

by Tom Renner

06/09/2011

New Canaan, CT

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New Canaan Boys Tennis Nets Win at States New Canaan High School's boys tennis team won its third straight Class L championship Wednesday as two singles players advanced to the quarterfinals and one doubles team reached the championship before losing at Yale University. The fourth-seeded doubles team of Will Burger and Thomas Worcester advanced the furthest for the Rams, losing in the finals to Daniel Adajian and Reid Andren of Fairfield Ludlowe, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2. Adajian and Andren also took out New Canaan's top-seeded doubles team of Patrick Newton and Jacob Reisss, 6-2, 6-3, in the semifinals. Connor Hedley and Luke McDermott reache…

by Tom Renner

06/09/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston Sophomore Sweeps to Open Title Weston sophomore Kimmy Guerin made it look easy. Again. Guerin won her second straight Connecticut State Interscholastic Athletic Association girls tennis crown Wednesday with a 6-0, 6-1 win over seventh-seeded Hannah Dahlem. Guerin, the top seed, breezed through the tournament without dropping a set. In her first three matches, Guerin advanced without dropping a game. She rolled past Lauren Schmidt of South Windsor, Joan Li of East Lyme and Bianka Horvath of Newington. She took out Danbury's Lindsey Post, 6-1, 6-2, in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, Guerin swept New Canaan's Courtney…

by Tom Renner

06/09/2011

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