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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Busy Mom Finds Time to Run Busy Mom Finds Time to Run Busy Mom Finds Time to Run
Busy Mom Finds Time to Run Jenn Heatly doesn't have time for marathon training. "I make time,'' says the 35-year-old Norwalk woman. Jenn works full time, raises three children and runs whenever time permits. She recently went on a 20-mile training run that stretched from Norwalk to Fairfield at 3:30 a.m. Heatly is in the last stages of training for the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 7. It will be her second marathon, and she is running to raise funds for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. Lizzy Piro, the 12-year-old daughter of a friend, has a rare form of the disease, Kearns Sayre Syndrome. Jenn has be…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Shuts Out Harding Norwalk Shuts Out Harding Norwalk Shuts Out Harding
Norwalk Shuts Out Harding Norwalk's boys soccer team clinched top seed in the upcoming Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference tournament Monday with a 4-0 victory over Harding. The Bears improved to 13-2 and close out the regular season Wednesday in a non-league contest against Kolbe Cathedral at Testa Field. Spencer Jacoby scored two goals to lead Norwalk. Jake Zuniga and Kevin Joslyn had one each. Joslyn also had an assist. Andrew Melitsanopoulos and Fabian Carvajal also assisted on goals for Norwalk, which outshot the Presidents 20-1. Norwalk, ranked No. 3 among large schools in the most recent Con…

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Westport, CT
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Staples Rolls Past Ridgefield Staples Rolls Past Ridgefield Staples Rolls Past Ridgefield
Staples Rolls Past Ridgefield Staples' boys soccer team ran its unbeaten streak to 12 Monday with a 4-0 victory over Ridgefield. Greg Gudis, Jake Krosse, Court Lake and Lorenz Esposito scored goals for Staples, which has gone 11-0-1 since suffering consecutive losses early in the season. Staples is 12-2-1 overall. Gudis scored on a header in the first half, and the Wreckers finished the Tigers off with three goals within a five-minute span in the second half. Mikey Scott, Brendan Lesch, Frankie Bergonzi and Jake Malowitz added assists for Staples. The Wreckers finish the regular season Wednesday against Bassick. Staples…

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Norwalk, CT
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New Courts Dedicated at Carver New Courts Dedicated at Carver New Courts Dedicated at Carver
New Courts Dedicated at Carver Taijek Mikel bounces basketballs, runs and shoots jumpers from all over the renovated outdoor courts at the George Washington Carver Center. He rushes over nearly every day after classes end at West Rocks Middle School to enjoy the new surface and backboards on the Academy Street courts. "The old courts were dirty, and the nets were off or torn,'' Taijek, 13, said at Saturday's dedication of the new courts. "There was graffiti everywhere. I was waiting for these new courts. I live in the neighborhood, and when I saw it completed, my friends and I were the first to come over. We couldn't wait…

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Westport, CT
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Pink Reigns As Wreckers Win Pink Reigns As Wreckers Win Pink Reigns As Wreckers Win
Pink Reigns As Wreckers Win Staples' football team and its fans were decked out in pink Saturday to raise awareness for breast cancer. The Wreckers improved to 6-0 with a 42-20 victory over Harding of Bridgeport. Tyler Jacobs scored three touchdowns for Staples, running for two and returning a punt for another score. Jacobs rushed for 70 yards on six carries. Quarterback Chester Pajolek also had a terrific afternoon, completing 5-of-6 passes for 115 yards and one touchdown. The Wreckers are currently ranked fourth in Class LL in the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference playoff rankings. The top eight teams …

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Darien, CT
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Darien Jumps Into Playoff Picture Darien Jumps Into Playoff Picture Darien Jumps Into Playoff Picture
Darien Jumps Into Playoff Picture The Darien High School football team looks like it's going places. Just how far the Blue Wave goes will be determined over the next six weeks. Darien's dramatic 21-20 victory over Red Lion on Saturday thrust the Blue Wave (6-0) into clear contention for the Class L playoffs and the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship game. Darien is ranked second in the Class L playoff rankings, behind Masuk. Darien and Staples are the only undefeated football teams in the FCIAC. Darien also has a beneficial schedule in its next three games. The Blue Wave meet Bassick, Westhill…

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Norwalk, CT
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Redd Gets Green Light at Penn State Redd Gets Green Light at Penn State Redd Gets Green Light at Penn State
Redd Gets Green Light at Penn State Norwalk's Silas Redd, a former star at King in Stamford, had the best day of his young career Saturday for Penn State's football team in a 33-21 win over Minnesota. A freshman running back, Redd rushed nine times for 71 yards and was the team's leading rusher. For the season, Redd has rushed for 173 yards on 29 attempts. He leads the team with a 6.0 yards per carry average. Redd had runs of 20 yards and 26 yards on consecutive carries in the fourth quarter of Saturday's victory. Penn State (4-3 overall, 1-2) meets Michigan on Saturday.

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Stamford, CT
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Stamford U10 Gold Tops Fairfield Stamford U10 Gold Tops Fairfield Stamford U10 Gold Tops Fairfield
Stamford U10 Gold Tops Fairfield Stamford U10 Gold Boys defeated Fairfield Blue Galaxy, 6-0, at West Beach on Sunday. The Gold played its best game of the season as A.J. Mora, Alexis Garcia and Nathan Links excelled throughout the first half. In the second half, Stamford maintained its offensive pressure as midfielders Redwanur Rashid, Cedric LaFleur and Tyler McKenna moved the ball well. They also set up and took many great shots on goal. The defense of Alexe Apostididis, Luke Nascimento and Luke Crowley was solid. Goalkeeper Santiago Pelaez had a quiet afternoon behind the Stamford defense. Stamford (2-3-1) has two games…

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Norwalk, CT
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Cheerleaders Shout it out in Norwalk Cheerleaders Shout it out in Norwalk Cheerleaders Shout it out in Norwalk
Cheerleaders Shout it out in Norwalk Cheerleaders for the Ramblers and the Colts flipped, danced and rallied the players on their respective teams Saturday when the second- and third-grade squads played at Brien McMahon High School's Jack Casagrande Field. The Ramblers won, 26-6, to improve to 8-0. The cheerleaders used as much energy as the players on the crisp autumn day doing a variety of routines for fans.

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Stamford, CT
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Sutton Sails in Maiden Marathon Sutton Sails in Maiden Marathon Sutton Sails in Maiden Marathon
Sutton Sails in Maiden Marathon For his first marathon, Ben Sutton is jumping into the deep end of the pool. The 36-year-old Stamford man will make the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 7 his initial attempt at the 26.2-mile distance. "If you're going to run,'' Ben says, "you might as well do it in the right place." Sutton is a member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training. Sutton's brother, David, developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2004. Ben, a native of Australia, felt frustrated in not being there for his brother. "We're a close family,'' Ben says. "I always wanted to do something to support him. I wa…

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