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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Longtime Stamford DJ's Popularity Explodes A.J. DeVito rolls back the clock every night he goes to work, and his fans love him for it. The mobile disc jockeys popularity is exploding, with gigs every weekend at local establishments and a new radio show that will debut on Sunday, May 22, at 9 a.m. on 1490 WGCH-AM. I was on 'The Marianne Show' a few weeks ago and was asked if Id like my own show, A.J. the DJ said. I was overwhelmed by the response. People starting offering congratulations and offering sponsorships. DeVito, 57, stormed onto the Stamford nightlife scene in the 1970s when he owned Three Ds, a popular entertainm…

by Tom Renner

05/19/2011

Norwalk, CT

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East Avenue Pizza Wins in Norwalk Softball The East Avenue Pizza Shamrocks defeated the Flames, 15-5, in Division 3 action of the Norwalk Athletic Associatoin softball league. Janelle Lauttenbach led the 'Rocks on the mound and at the plate. After giving up 4 runs in the first, she settled down giving up one run the rest of the way, striking out nine, and driving in two with a key hit. Jessica Coulter, Natalie LaBella and Becky Stefanatos each drove in runs with key hits. Crossing the plate were Kalaudia Auz, Taylor Chieffalo, Elizabeth Guillen and Jessica Somma, all with two runs scored, while Kristine Nguyen scored three times. K…

by Tom Renner

05/19/2011

Westport, CT

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Wakeman Boys & Girls Club Wins National Honor The pre-teen character and leadership program at Wakeman Boys & Girls Club has been recognized with a Staples Torch Club Award from Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the Staples Foundation. Wakemans Torch Club was honored for excellence in social recreation for its members, who are age 11-13. The award recognizes programs that help club members increase their social skills and learn how to make positive use of their leisure time. The club received first place honors in the social recreation category and a $2,500 cash prize. Wakeman's Torch Club project consisted of six social recre…

by Tom Renner

05/19/2011

Stamford, CT

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Stamford Sister Needs Giant Support New York Giants fans in Stamford and surrounding communities can help one of their own through May 24. Sister Carol Ann, the executive director and headmaster at the Villa Maria School, is one of 20 Giants fans selected for a contest on the team's Facebook page. The top 10 vote-getters will have their picture on a 2011 game ticket. "In the summer of 1974, I was studying at Fairfield University for my master's degree, and the Giants were there for training camp,'' Sister Carol Ann wrote in her story on the team's contest page. "Our paths crossed, and I admit at the time I only knew football …

by Tom Renner

05/19/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Women Rowers Make Marks in College Races Women from several communities lined up next to each other at the starting lines and had outstanding performances at rowing meets across the country last weekend to help their teams advance to next weekend's NCAA national championships, which will be held in Gold River, Calif. Perhaps the biggest news came out of Virginia, where Molly Frear of Wilton and Emily Pik of Darien helped the Cavaliers earn a shot to repeat as national champions. Frear was the coxswain for UVA's Second Varsity Eight, which won at the Oak Ridge Invitational. Pik, a freshman who rowed for Liz Trond at the Connecticut…

by Tom Renner

05/19/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Pirro & Church Ends TPT's Unbeaten Streak In a classic pitcher's duel between the top two teams in the Norwalk Cal Ripken Major Division (for 11- and 12-year olds), second-place Pirro & Church downed first-place and previously undefeated TPT Engravers, 2-1. The game featured a showdown between two of the league's best 12-year-old pitchers TPT's Ryan Searles and Pirro's Mike Gonzales and it was Gonzales' two-run homer that provided the margin of victory. Mike Gonzales allowed four hits and struck out nine during his five innings on the mound, and Will Freebairn pitched the sixth inning to get the save. TPT's Searles gave up o…

by MSC Community Sports

05/19/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Warde Athlete, Coach Receive Honors Fairfield Warde gymnast Ali Kirsch and girls basketball coach Dave Danko were honored at the Connecticut High School Coaches Association Recognition Dinner. Kirsch, a senior, was one of four high school athletes to receive a scholarship from the association. Danko was selected the Coach of the Year. Do you know of an honor for a high school athlete? Send information and pictures to [email protected].

by Tom Renner

05/18/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston Lacrosse Bounces Brookfield Lyle Mitchell scored three goals and dished out two assists as Weston bounced Brookfield, 11-2, in a South-West Conference boys lacrosse game Tuesday. Kip McMahon had two goals and Jack Scheufele had two goals and two assists. Daniel Rogers, Richie Miller, Matt Brooks and Jesse Laico also scored for Weston. Scheufele had two assists. Gray Bradshaw Mack and Brooks had one each for Weston, which led 6-1 at halftime. Alex Peyreigne made eight saves for Weston. The Trojans (10-4 overall, 9-2 SWC) host Newtown on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. in the regular season finale. Newtown is undefeated in SWC p…

by Tom Renner

05/18/2011

Darien, CT

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Darien Football Thanks the Community On behalf of the Darien High School Football team, we would like to thank the Darien Community for its continued support through its annual car wash, which took place at Middlesex Middle School over the past weekend. It was a huge success and the proceeds that we collected will go toward the replacement of our travel jerseys. The Blue Wave football team has grown over the last few years and now has over 130 players, including 21 seniors. We hope the Darien Community comes out to watch our games, and we will publicize the 2011 schedule as soon as it is finalized. The Blue Wave football team …

by Tom Renner

05/18/2011

Westport, CT

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Staples Girls Relay Scores 2nd in New York Race Staples finished second in the girls 4 x 800 relay and seventh in the girls 4 x 400 relay in a strong performance at last weekend's Loucks Games in White Plains, N.Y. The girls 4 x 800 team of Alexandra Popkin, Georgia Kursten, Emily Hanrahan and Kristen Weiler ran 9:50.4, trailing only Nanuet, N.Y. The group was only about six seconds behind the school record of 9:44.97 set last year with a group that included Kursten, Hanrahan and Weiler. Lexie Schachne cleared 11 feet, 0 inches to take fourth place in the pole vault. The 4 x 400 team took seventh with a team of Turner Block, Hanrahan, C…

by Tom Renner

05/18/2011

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