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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Whirlwind Divers Win 11th YMCA National Crown Whirlwind Diving out of the New Canaan YMCA won its 11th YMCA National Championship title at the Hall of Fame Pool in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Whirlwind Diving, under the direction of Head Coach Joe Somma and assistant coaches Allison Coleman and Sergey Meshcherskiy, dominated the recent overall meet against five other YMCA teams. Whirlwind Diving scored a total of 321 points with Schroeder Diving of Wisconsin getting 314 points for second place. Marlins Diving of Greenwich YMCA came in sixth place with 40 points. Justin Sodokoff of Whirlwind Diving brought home three gold medals in the Boys 12…

by Tom Renner

04/20/2011

Stamford, CT

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Ballo Finishes 4th in Big East Golf Stamford's Peter Ballo finished fourth in the Big East Golf championships Tuesday at Innisbrook Resort in Florida. Ballo shot an even-par 71 and finished with a 54-hole score of four-over-par 217. Ballo, who played in high school at Trinity Catholic, opened with a 75. He followed with consecutive 71s and finished five shots behind tournament champion Max Scodro of Notre Dame. Ballo, a sophomore, was three-over par after just seven holes in Tuesday's final round. He regrouped with an eagle on the 560-yard, par-5 first hole. He finished with three birdies, an eagle, three bogeys and one double…

by Tom Renner

04/19/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfielder Stars in U.S. Romp Over Russia Fairfields Julie Chu was named the Player of the Game for the United States womens hockey team after she collected a goal and three assists in the teams 13-1 rout of Russia at the World Womens Championship. Team USA is now 2-0 in the tournament after beating Slovakia, 5-0, in its opening game. The U.S. plays Sweden on Wednesday. Hilary Knight had six points in Team USAs rout of Russia, with three goals and three assists. Seven players had multi-point games. The U.S. appears headed for another showdown with Canada in the championship game. Canada is 3-0 in Group B. The quarterfinals a…

by Tom Renner

04/19/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Saugatuck Rowers Win 9 Races in N.J. Saugatuck Rowing Club athletes won nine races at the Mercer Sprints in Mercer Lake, N.J., over the weekend. Westport-based Saugatuck won two girls 2X races. Susan Greenberg and Alex Zadravec won their heat, as did Breezy Ferrara and Melly Markovic. Louisa Freeman won the 1X. Saugatuck's 4X girls team won with Nicoline Lomas, Freeman, Jo Gurman and Sam Smolka. The girls lightweight 4+ took top honors with Isabel Feldman, Georgia Pinter, Conor Cashel, Maya Schumer and Marissa Horn. The girls novice 8+ cruised home in first with Lilly Powers, Alison Morrison, Olivia Prehodka, Christina Johnso…

by Tom Renner

04/19/2011

Norwalk, CT

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County Runners Among State's Best in Boston On a day that seemed ideal for running, local finishers in the Boston Marathon were among the state's best in the men's and women's divisions on Monday. Stamford's Candice Green finished fourth among state women in 3:08:30. Riverside's Sharon Vos finished in 3:10:54, which was fifth among state women and fourth in her age division. Darien's Liz Herbert finished seventh among state runners in 3:13:33. Herbert ran a personal best time in just her second marathon. Not far behind was Greenwich's Brooke Garden, who finished in 3:16:40 and 10th among state women. Heather Knight Pech of Darien (3:2…

by Tom Renner

04/19/2011

Westport, CT

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Staples Boys Tennis Rolls Over Warde The Staples High School boys tennis team improved to 6-0 with a 5-2 win over Fairfield Warde on Monday. The Wreckers were led by their No. 1 and No. 2 singles players, brothers Danny and Jake Hirschberg. Both won in straight sets, each losing just one game. Other singles winners for Staples included Graham Hyman and Luke Foreman. Baxter Stein and Steve Thomson won at No. 2 doubles. Staples returns to action April 25 when it hosts St. Joseph. Do you have a youth sports score to report? Send information and pictures to [email protected].

by Tom Renner

04/19/2011

Westport, CT

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3-on-3 Champs Crowned in Wakeman Charity Event The Wakeman Boys & Girls Club's Torch Club hosted a 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Saturday, with the proceeds going for tsunami relief in Japan. The tournament used a double-elimination format. The Weston Warriors won the fifth and sixth grade tournament. Team members included Zach Clevenger, Zach Spencer and Nik Parker. Team CVI took the seventh and eighth grade winners. Players included Brian Russell, Chris Judson, TJ Gallagher and Max Snapper. The tournament raised $1,400 for tsunami relief efforts. For anyone interested in contributing to the cause, contact Drew Carothers at Drew@…

by Community Sports Desk

04/19/2011

New Canaan, CT

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Arena Gymnast Takes 2nd at Regionals New Canaan's Caroline Fitzpatrick, representing Stamford's Arena Gymnastics, gutted her way to a second place all-around finish at the USAG Regionals in Andover to qualify for the USA Gymnastics Level 9 Eastern Nationals in Worcester, Mass., on May 7. Fitzpatrick finished second in the all-around with a score of 35.90, placed third on bars (9.0), fourth in vault (9.05) and fourth on floor (8.9) and overcame an uncharacteristic slip on the beam to score 8.95, just .10 off the eventual winning score of 9.05. Fitzpatrick is the defending 2010 Eastern National balance beam champion. What do you…

by Dave Rich

04/19/2011

Stamford, CT

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Westhill Boys Tennis Stays Undefeated The Westhill High School's boys tennis team improved to 5-0 Monday with a 7-0 win over Bridgeport Central. The results: Singles: 1. Brandon Pomerance (W) defeated Greg Casserly, 6-0, 6-0. 2. Prashant Toteja (W) defeated Dennis Aguilar, 6-0, 6-0. 3. Noah Barr (W) defeated Duy Ngvuen, 6-0, 6-0. 4. Josh Friedman (W) defeated Shelton Mitchell, 6-0. 6-0. 5. Jonathan Xu (W) defeated Luu Loor, 6-4. Doubles: 1. Matt Frederick/Nick Morelli (W) defeated Terrence Robinson/Paul Robinson, 6-0, 6-0. 2. Connor Chiusano/Jeremy Simon (W) defeated Meng Cou/Will Collard, 6-0. Follow The Daily Stamford on …

by Community Sports Desk

04/19/2011

Westport, CT

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Cancer Survivor Faces a Wheel Challenge Amy Kaplan has been a virtual rider in the Connecticut Challenge for five years. This year, she's dropping the virtual. The 60-year-old Fairfield resident said she will make her first Challenge ride this summer when the event kicks off July 30 from the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport. Kaplan is a three-time cancer survivor. "I'm going to commit to riding 10 miles, but maybe I can get to 25,'' Kaplan said last week. "We'll see how it goes." The former Westport resident has battled colon, cervical and breast cancer. She has been cancer-free for about four years, and the Challenge i…

by Tom Renner

04/19/2011

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