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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Stamford, CT
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North Stamford Little League Action In what one of the umpires said, "It was one of the best games this season" Instant Replay prevailed to win against First County Bank, 4-1, in 8 innings. There were outstanding pitching and defensive plays by both teams. Ryan Long started on the mound for Instant Replay and had seven strikeouts. Tyler Austin came on in relief, followed by Jacob Stockman. Defense was the name of the game with Telly Colarossi turning a double play. Long also knocked down a shot up the middle and Colarossi grabbed the ball and tagged second to get an out. Mark Murphy made an outstanding play at third base and…

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Westport, CT
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Staples Senior Shatters 27-Year Record Staples Senior Shatters 27-Year Record Staples Senior Shatters 27-Year Record
Staples Senior Shatters 27-Year Record The state Class LL record in the boys 400 meters stood for 27 years. It took less than 48 seconds for Staples senior Raphael Ray to rewrite it. Ray won the event Tuesday at the Class LL track and field outdoor championships at Willowbrook Park in New Britain in a blistering 47.99. The old mark was 48.49, set in 1984 by Thorb Towles of Notre Dame. Ray won easily, beating East Hartford's Jamal Fruster, who ran 49.25. Ray's time ranks third in the Northeast, which includes Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to DyeStat.com, which monitors high school track and field results. Staples boys fi…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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McMahon Girls Bounced by South Windsor McMahon Girls Bounced by South Windsor McMahon Girls Bounced by South Windsor
McMahon Girls Bounced by South Windsor Brien McMahon girls lacrosse saw its season end with a hard-fought 12-11 setback to South Windsor in the first round of the Class L tournament Tuesday at McMahon. Deven Machette scored five goals for the Senators and Karley Barreno added four. "I'm happy with the way the season has gone,'' first-year coach Caitlin Prescott said. "We started with six straight losses and we made it to states. I'm proud of the girls." Tuesday's game was tight throughout. After Machette scored 1:16 into the game, 17th-seeded South Windsor (7-7) scored four of the next five goals to take a 4-2 lead. McMahon, t…

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by Tom Renner
Stamford, CT
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Stamford Baseball Stopped by McMahon Stamford Baseball Stopped by McMahon Stamford Baseball Stopped by McMahon
Stamford Baseball Stopped by McMahon Stamford's baseball team had Brien McMahon on the ropes several times in Tuesday's first round Class LL tournament game. But the 30th-seeded Black Knights couldn't deliver the knockout blow, and the third-seeded Senators escaped with a 5-4 victory in eight innings. "I've been telling people all years this team is much better than its record,'' Stamford coach Fred Kelley said. "You saw it tonight. They worked so hard to come here and get victory. I feel bad for them that they didn't get it." After Stamford (8-13) took a 4-3 lead in the top of the eighth on an RBI single by Nick Palumbo, the …

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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McMahon Needs 8 to Escape Stamford McMahon Needs 8 to Escape Stamford McMahon Needs 8 to Escape Stamford
McMahon Needs 8 to Escape Stamford Brien McMahon's baseball team has responded before with its back to the wall. This time, though, the stakes had never been higher. And the Senators still had an answer. The third-seeded Senators defeated Stamford, 5-4, in eight innings Tuesday night in the first round of the Class LL tournament. The victory sends No. 3 McMahon to a meeting Wednesday at 4 p.m. against archrival Norwalk. It was the fourth time McMahon earned a walk-off victory this season. "Survive and advance,'' McMahon coach John Cross said. "That's the most important thing." Joe Cox's RBI single drove home Brian Daniello…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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NFL Legend Robustelli Dies at 85 NFL Legend Robustelli Dies at 85 NFL Legend Robustelli Dies at 85
NFL Legend Robustelli Dies at 85 Stamford native and Pro Football Hall of Famer Andy Robustelli died Tuesday at the age of 85 at Stamford Hospital. Robustelli played for the New York Giants from 1956 to 1964. He began his NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams in 1951.  "His family was everything to him,'' said author Jack Cavanaugh, a Stamford native and Wilton resident. His book, “Giants Among Men,” documented how Robustelli helped the 1950s Giants become one of the nation's most popular teams and lead the NFL into prominence. "He was a very humble man. He wouldn't criticize anybody. He was very private." "He was a man's…

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by Tom Renner
Darien, CT
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Darien Little League Pitches In for U.S. Troops Darien Little League Pitches In for U.S. Troops Darien Little League Pitches In for U.S. Troops
Darien Little League Pitches In for U.S. Troops Katie Farren knew early in the Memorial Day weekend that Operation Darien Little League Cares would be an enormous success. "It was incredible,'' said Katie, a Darien High School student who coordinated the drive for the league. "On the first day we had 170 boxes, and by the end of Sunday we had 295. We ran out of boxes." By the end of three-day weekend, Farren expected to have nearly 320 boxes packed with items for U.S. troops. The items collected included toiletries, books, food, music and playing cards. Best of all, many young players in the league wrote letters to the troops. Katie and v…

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by Tom Renner
Westport, CT
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Staples Teams Begin Playoff Action Staples Teams Begin Playoff Action Staples Teams Begin Playoff Action
Staples Teams Begin Playoff Action Staples baseball swings into Class LL tournament action Tuesday just 72 hours after winning the FCIAC championship. The Wreckers host Manchester at 3:30 p.m. Staples softball team also begins Class LL competition Tuesday, while the girls and boys track teams compete in the Class LL outdoor championships at New Britain's Willowbrook Park. Staples won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship Saturday with a 5-3 victory over Danbury behind pitcher Rob Gau. The Wreckers are the No. 9 seed for the Class LL tournament. If Staples wins Tuesday, it could face a rematch …

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by Tom Renner
New Canaan, CT
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Rams Start State Tournament Action Rams Start State Tournament Action Rams Start State Tournament Action
Rams Start State Tournament Action New Canaan's baseball and softball teams begin action Tuesday in the Class L state tournaments. The Rams host Joel Barlow of Redding at 4 p.m. in softball. The Rams are seeded 10th, while the Falcons are seeded No. 23. New Canaan (15-6) lost to Danbury in the first round of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament. In baseball, the Rams (13-8) host No. 20 Wilby at 3:30 p.m. New Canaan lost to eventual FCIAC tournament champion Staples, 5-0, in the first round of the FCIAC tournament. The Rams had a five-game winning streak snapped on the final day of the regular s…

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford Teams Begin Playoff March Stamford Teams Begin Playoff March Stamford Teams Begin Playoff March
Stamford Teams Begin Playoff March Stamford High's baseball and softball teams open state tournament competition Tuesday while Westhill's Dillin Smith takes his mantle as the county's fastest man to the Class LL track and field championships. Stamford opens the Class LL tournament against Brien McMahon in Norwalk at 7 p.m. Stamford is seeded 30th, while the Senators come in as the No. 3 seed. Stamford's softball team hosts Shelton at 4 p.m. in the first round of the Class LL tournament. The Black Knights are seeded 12th, while Shelton is seeded 21st. Westhill, the tournament's top seed, begins action on Wednesday. At the Cla…

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