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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Norwalk, CT

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Young Runners Set Pace in Weston 5K Young runners set the pace Saturday in Weston's Memorial Day 5K as the top four men's finishers were all under the age of 24. Easton's Meredith Anand won the women's division and finished 10th overall. Newtown's Zack Schwartz, 22, finished first in 15:28, a blistering 4:59 per mile pace. Newtown's Kevin Hoy, 20, took second in 16:14, followed by James Bloom, 19, of Weston, in 16:23. Stamford's Geoffrey Williams, 24, finished fourth in 16:30. Stamford'a Anatolie Vartosu, the defending champion, finished fifth in 17:00. Anand won for the women in 18:09, trailed by Wilton's Camille Basurto …

by Tom Renner

05/29/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Runners Can Get Memorial Day Fixx in Greenwich The Jim Fixx Memorial Day 5-Mile run begins at 8:15 a.m. Monday in downtown Greenwich. A half-mile race for kids will be held at the nearby Havemeyer track. The entry fees for the 5-mile race are $20 pre-entry and $25 on the morning of the race. The entry fees for the Kids' Half-Mile Race are $10 pre-entry and $15 on the morning of the race. Last year's 5-mile run had 349 finishers and was won by Ryan Hopkins of Greenwich with a time of 27:01. Kristen Bates of Greenwich was the women's champion and 21st overall with a 32:59. A total of 116 youngsters finished in the several heats of the hal…

by Tom Renner

05/29/2011

Darien, CT

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Darien Tames Tigers for League Lacrosse Title After building an 8-2 halftime lead over Ridgefield, Darien was on cruise control Friday en route to the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference boys lacrosse championship. The Tigers made things interesting in the second half before the top-seeded Blue Wave hung on for a 10-7 victory and their 12th league crown. It was the Blue Wave's first since 2008. Case Matheis scored five goals and dished out two assists for Darien (17-2). Defenseman Eric Parnon had a goal and an assist and earned MVP honors. He led Darien's defense, which set the tone for the game by blanking one of the …

by Tom Renner

05/29/2011

New Canaan, CT

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New Canaan, Maritime Crews Qualify for Nationals New Canaan Crew and Maritime Rowing earned six invitations to the U.S. Rowing Youth National Championships by earning top medals at the Northeast Regional Regatta on May 21. Ned Berman, Nick Flynn, Sam Wiley, Evan Toriano and Samantha Estrich (cox) took first place in the Men's Youth Lightweight Four. Later they added to their medal count by rowing with Alex Vernon, Merrit Cullman, Oliver Viera and Eddie Nilan to earn silver in the Men's Youth Lightweight 8, coming in just behind powerhouse Community Rowing from Boston. In the Open Weight quad event, Charlie Campbell, Henry Franco, Jona…

by Tom Renner

05/27/2011

Norwalk, CT

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2 Norwalk River Crews Medal at Regionals Two crews from the Norwalk River Rowing Association won medals at the Northeast Regionals last week in Lowell, Mass. And one earned a trip to the U.S. Rowing Youth Nationals. The Men's Lightweight 4+ earned a bronze medal with the team of Wilton's David Sullivan, Matt Koenigsberg, Aidan Lane and Matt Stout, and Westport's Krishna Horrigan. They finished in 6:16.06. New Canaan won, followed by Community Rowing of Boston. Another NRRA crew finished fifth. The third place finish qualified the crew to compete in the U.S. meet next month in Oak Ridge, Tenn. NRRA did not have a boat qualify for l…

by Tom Renner

05/27/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Ludlowe Softball Reaches League Title Game Fairfield Ludlowe's softball team needed to win a tiebreaker to qualify for the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference softball tournament. Friday, the Falcons play for their first league championship. Ludlowe (14-8) scored five runs in the first inning and hung on to defeat Danbury, 6-5, at Fairfield University. Ludlowe meets Darien Friday at 4 p.m. for the championship. Aliza Guerrero got the complete-game victory for Ludlowe, allowing nine hits after fanning seven and allowing no hits through the first three innings. The game ended in dramatic fashion when shortstop Emily…

by Tom Renner

05/27/2011

Darien, CT

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Darien Little League Seeks Items for Soldiers The Darien Little League will show its support for U.S. servicemen and women Memorial Day weekend with its fourth annual Operation DLL Cares at McGuane Park. Darien's Little League, the largest in the U.S., collects and packages items for the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Last year, 250 packages were sent to service personnel overseas, many of whom have a Darien connection. The packages include snacks, toiletries, playing cards and magazines. Donations can be dropped off Saturday and Sunday from 11-4 and Monday from noon-3. Checks are also accepted, payable to Darien Little League, with O…

by Tom Renner

05/27/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Warde Girl Wins Shot Put at League Track Meet Fairfield Warde's Alyson Leppla won the shot put and took second in the discus to lead athletes from Fairfield schools at Tuesday's Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference track and field championships at Danbury High School. Warde's girls finished eighth with 47 points, and Ludlowe was 12th with 12 points. Danbury won with 162.5. In the boys meet, Ludlowe (40.5) was eighth and Warde (19) was 13th. Danbury won with 126 points. Leppla won the shot put with a heave of 36 feet, 6½ inches. In the discus, her toss of 90 feet, 10 inches was second only to Brien McMahon's Kimberly McE…

by Tom Renner

05/27/2011

Wilton, CT

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Wilton 5K Supports the District's Schools The Wilton Education Foundation helps support the school district's teachers, and Sunday's Get Smart for Wilton 5K helps support the foundation. The race begins at 9 a.m. at the Wilton High School track. There is also a walk beginning at 9:15. Runners can register the day of the race for $20. Proceeds help the foundation provide professional development for teachers and the latest in interactive technology. Sunday's races offer a $100 prize for first place, $75 for second, $50 for third. There are also awards for eight age groups. The race runs through the Wilton schools area and cross cou…

by Tom Renner

05/27/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Tournament Scoreboard FCIAC Playoff Scoreboard Thursday's Games Baseball Semifinals No. 2 Danbury 7, Norwalk 2 No. 4 Staples 7, No. 1 St. Joseph 6 Softball Semifinals No. 8 Ludlowe 6, No. 5 Danbury 5 No. 2 Darien 6, No. 6 Stamford 0 Boys Tennis Championship No. 2 Greenwich 4, No. 1 Staples 0 Friday's Schedule Softball Championship No. 8 Ludlowe vs. No. 2 Darien at Fairfield University, 4 p.m. Girls Lacrosse Championship No. 4 Darien vs. No. 3 Wilton at Brien McMahon, 4 p.m. Boys Lacrosse Championship No. 3 Ridgefield vs. No. 1 Darien at Brien McMahon, 7 p.m. Boys Volleyball Championship No. 2 Sta…

by Tom Renner

05/27/2011

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