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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Rowers' Story Part of Facebook Lore Rowers' Story Part of Facebook Lore Rowers' Story Part of Facebook Lore
Rowers' Story Part of Facebook Lore Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss competed for the United States in the rowing men's pair at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. It's safe to assume the twin brothers, who grew up in Greenwich and began rowing in Westport, will never find room for Mark Zuckerberg in their boat. The Winklevoss brothers and a friend have contended that Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, stole their idea when they were undergraduates at Harvard. The story will be told in the movie "The Social Network," which opens Friday. "It's certainly flattering and exciting that people of this caliber are telling our story, t…

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Westport, CT
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Flag Football Event to Help Fight Cancer Flag Football Event to Help Fight Cancer Flag Football Event to Help Fight Cancer
Flag Football Event to Help Fight Cancer Westport PAL will host a flag football jamboree for players in grades 1-3 and help in the fight against breast cancer Saturday, Oct. 9, at P.J. Romano Field. The event starts at 9 a.m. at the field at Saugatuck Elementary School. Players from Wilton, Fairfield and Madison will also participate in the jamboree. For every touchdown scored during the Flag Bowl, Westport PAL will make a donation to the American Cancer Society in the name of the participating players. Additional donations are encouraged. Westport PAL has set a goal of $2,500 to donate ACS. Jets Hall of Famer Joe Klecko will visi…

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Norwalk, CT
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Packers Pounce on Monroe Packers Pounce on Monroe Packers Pounce on Monroe
Packers Pounce on Monroe The Norwalk Youth Football League eighth-grade Packers defeated Monroe, 36-8, in a Candlewood Valley League game. The Packers improved to 4-1 on the season. Monroe scored on a 30-yard pass play and kicked the conversion to take an early 8-0 lead. Norwalk answered with a 40-yard drive capped by Eric Cohen's 2-yard run. Tyree Hollman and Kentrell Snyder also ran for touchdowns. Niam Harrington returned an interception for a touchdown. Jesse Rodriguez also had an interception. The Packers play unbeaten Newtown Sunday at noon at Brien McMahon. Panthers 46, Monroe 12 The seventh-grade Panthers…

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Norwalk, CT
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McMahon-Stamford Kicks Off Weekend McMahon-Stamford Kicks Off Weekend McMahon-Stamford Kicks Off Weekend
McMahon-Stamford Kicks Off Weekend Brien McMahon kicks off against Stamford Friday at 3:30 p.m. to start the third week of the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference football season. The game time was moved up earlier this week and will be played at Stamford's Boyle Stadium. Both teams have first-year coaches. A.J. Albano won his first career game for McMahon by knocking off Harding. Stamford's Bryan Hocter is still seeking his first win. Also on Friday, two undefeated teams tangle when Staples visits Ridgefield for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Wreckers are ranked ninth in the latest poll by the Connecticut High School…

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Norwalk, CT
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Rain Delays Softball Playoffs Rain Delays Softball Playoffs Rain Delays Softball Playoffs
Rain Delays Softball Playoffs Rain washed out Thursday's action in the Norwalk Recreation and Parks softball tournament. The tournament will pick up next Monday with games in the winners' and losers' brackets of the East and West Divisions. In the East Division, Smitty's Softball will play the Aces at 6 p.m. Monday in the winners' bracket semifinals. The other semifinal matches Marinello's Pizzeria against Saugatuck Construction at 7 p.m. The losers' bracket matches the Wildcats vs. East Coast Irrigation at 8 p.m. and the Gators vs. B.J. Ryan's at 9 p.m. The Gators stayed alive Wednesday with an 18-16 victory over Petro…

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Westport, CT
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Staples Boys Soccer Stops Stamford Staples Boys Soccer Stops Stamford Staples Boys Soccer Stops Stamford
Staples Boys Soccer Stops Stamford Staples' boys soccer team rebounded from an early deficit to defeat Stamford, 4-2, Wednesday in Stamford. The Wreckers improved to 3-2 on the season. Stamford fell to 0-5. Greg Gudis scored two goals for Staples, while Brendan Lesch and Court Lake had one apiece. Lesch's goal gave Staples an early 1-0 lead. Stamford tied it when Joel Castillo scored on a deflection off a free kick, and took the lead with Castillo's goal eight minutes before halftime. The Wreckers took control in the second half. Frankie Bergonzi assisted on Gudis' first goal. Court Lake's goal in the 66th minute put Staples…

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Westport, CT
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Soccer Group Kicks Off Food Drive Soccer Group Kicks Off Food Drive Soccer Group Kicks Off Food Drive
Soccer Group Kicks Off Food Drive The Westport Soccer Association "Breakfast of Champions" food drive to benefit the Gillespie Center and other local area food pantries will be held Saturday and Sunday. Parents can bring breakfast cereal, oatmeal and other nonperishable breakfast food items to your recreation or travel league game this weekend. Drop food donations in the collection boxes, which will be available at the fields. Volunteers will help deliver all food items to local area pantries at the end of each day. The Staples boys soccer team will also hold a car wash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Saugatuck Congregat…

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk-Staples Game Postponed Norwalk-Staples Game Postponed Norwalk-Staples Game Postponed
Norwalk-Staples Game Postponed The boys soccer showdown between defending state champion Staples and Norwalk, currently the state's top-ranked team, has been postponed. The game will be played at 4 p.m. tomorrow in Westport. It is tentatively set for Loeffler Field at Staples High School. Norwalk (5-0) received 14 first-place votes as the state's top team in the large school division in this week's poll. Staples improved to 3-2 with a victory Wednesday over Stamford.

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Staples Runners Sweep Staples Runners Sweep Staples Runners Sweep
Staples Runners Sweep Staples' boys and girls cross-country teams swept St. Joseph, Bassick and Bridgeport Central in a meet Wednesday at St. Joseph. The boys improved to 8-1 while the girls raised their record to 6-3. In both races, the scores were 15-50 against all three opponents. Ben Aldrich led the first nine Staples runners across the finish line in the boys race. He covered the 3.04 mile distance in 16:20. Jack Roche (17:03) and Kentaro Higuchi (17:24) followed Aldrich. Staples girls took the top 11 spots in their victories. Ingrid Johnson led Staples across the finish line in 21:28. Emily Hanrahan (21:51…

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Staples Spiked in 3 by Darien Staples Spiked in 3 by Darien Staples Spiked in 3 by Darien
Staples Spiked in 3 by Darien Staples squandered an opportunity to put the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference girls volleyball dragon on its heels. Instead, Darien, winner of 19 league titles and 55 straight matches, held on for a thrilling 32-30 win in Wednesday's game. The Blue Wave proceeded to win the next two games, 25-15 and 25-14, to sweep the Wreckers, 3-0. Darien (7-0) came into the match ranked second in the state in a coaches' poll. Staples was ranked eighth. "We had a bunch of set points, and I was proud of the way we kept getting them,'' first-year coach Jon Shepro said. "I thought we would…

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