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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Fitness Studio Stresses Flexibility Fitness Studio Stresses Flexibility Fitness Studio Stresses Flexibility
Fitness Studio Stresses Flexibility Darien fitness buffs for whom flexibility is key will find it at an exercise studio debuting Saturday. Flair Fitness Studio will offer classes geared to fit all schedules and routines. The studio officially welcomes patrons on Monday, Sept. 13, but there will be free class demonstrations Saturday, Sept. 11. Popular classes such as Zumba, Cardio Kickboxing, Shape it Up and Tone & Stretch will be taught by certified instructors Eddie Calle, Martha Guttuso and Amber Allen. Eddie and Amber have been teaching Zumba classes at the Darien Community Association as part of Flair Fitness Studio's…
Wilton Boys Help Everton Win Title Wilton Boys Help Everton Win Title Wilton Boys Help Everton Win Title
Wilton Boys Help Everton Win Title The Everton America Connecticut Premier Soccer Club U13 Boys Blue team, which features five Wilton players, won the 30th Annual East Brunswick (N.J.) Soccer Club Labor Day Tournament in the Premier Division. The tournament offered competitive play at the Elite, Olympic and National levels, with many top regional teams taking part. Everton U13 Blue didn't drop a game all weekend. It defeated East Brunswick SC EB United in the finals, 3-2. Wilton residents on the squad include (from left) Jack Brandt, Max Najarian, Eric Pelletier and Harry Allers. Michael Tienken is also on the team but misse…
Wood Bat Contenders Squaring Off Wood Bat Contenders Squaring Off Wood Bat Contenders Squaring Off
Wood Bat Contenders Squaring Off The Norwalk Wood Bat League winners' bracket championship begins Wednesday at 9 p.m. at Calf Pasture Beach. Tony and Bill's Power Club meets 99 Bottles and puts the winner one victory away from winning the title. 99 Bottles advanced to the winners' bracket final with a stunning 6-4 win over the regular-season champion Gators. Tony and Bill's, the regular-season runner-up, beat Ninja's, 9-4, to get to the final. There will also be losers' bracket games Wednesday beginning at 6 p.m. The Gators meet Lajoie's Auto Parts at 6 p.m., and Partner's Café meets Ninja's at 7 p.m. The winners of those…
Young Ramblers Open With a Rout Young Ramblers Open With a Rout Young Ramblers Open With a Rout
Young Ramblers Open With a Rout The second- and third-grade Ramblers routed Middletown, 32-12, in the season-opener of the Candlewood Valley Football League. The Ramblers went ahead early when Rashen Fisher scored from 21 yards out. The Ramblers second possession also resulted in a score when QB Jakari Walker ran 37 yards to make it 12-0. After Aaron Epps recovered a Middletown fumble, Jajuan Wiggins scored on a 46-yard run. Walker threw in the PAT to Jaden Ortiz to make the first quarter score 19-0. In the third quarter, Walker connected on a 7-yard pass play to Fisher for the TD. Walker ran in the PAT to make it 26-6. T…
Darien White 7s Tie in Opener Darien White 7s Tie in Opener Darien White 7s Tie in Opener
Darien White 7s Tie in Opener The Darien seventh-grade White football team tied Westport, 6-6, in the opening game of the Fairfield County Football League. Darien hosts New Canaan at 9 a.m. Saturday at Darien High School.
Packers Rally Past Ansonia Packers Rally Past Ansonia Packers Rally Past Ansonia
Packers Rally Past Ansonia The Norwalk Packers eighth-grade team rallied to defeat Ansonia, 8-6, in a Candlewood Valley Football League game. Ansonia scored on a 75-yard touchdown run just before halftime. The Packers answered with a drive that started in the third period and ended midway through the fourth with a 3-yard touchdown run by Kentrell Snyder. Yanni Tsirandes kicked the PAT. Kentrell Snyder, Carl Hoyt, BJ Buckle, Rick Majia and David Daniels led the defense. Eric Cohen and Evan Adams recovered fumbles for the Packers, which travels to Ridgefield on Sunday for a noon kickoff. The seventh-grade Panthers bla…
Little League Leader Honored for Service Little League Leader Honored for Service Little League Leader Honored for Service
Little League Leader Honored for Service Darien Little League president Tony Farren has been selected as the Fairfield County Sports Commission's Sports Person of the Year for Darien. The commission recognizes individuals or teams in 15 communities. Farren will be among the honorees at the annual Sports Night awards dinner at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. Farren was recognized for his leadership in the Little League, which has become the largest in North America with more than 1,400 participants. He also instituted Operation DLL Cares, which collects and distributes care packages to troops overseas. Darien…
Hockey League Signs Up Players Hockey League Signs Up Players Hockey League Signs Up Players
Hockey League Signs Up Players The Stamford Youth Hockey Association is holding registration for its fall and winter House League teams through Sept. 27. SYHA welcomes children from Stamford and the surrounding area. House league play is organized to provide a learning and recreational atmosphere featuring equal ice time for all and competition among players of similar abilities. House league coaches strive to teach and reinforce the fundamentals required to play hockey. The house season runs from late September through March and consists of one team practice/clinic per week and one game per week with a playoff tournamen…
Lake Club Ladies Win Tennis Title Lake Club Ladies Win Tennis Title Lake Club Ladies Win Tennis Title
Lake Club Ladies Win Tennis Title The Lake Club Ladies' Division 1 tennis team captured the Fairfield County Women's Tennis League championship. Division 1 is the highest level in the league and is primarily made up of USTA 4.0-4.5 ranked players. The Lake Club's squad consists of 14 A level players from Wilton, New Canaan and Fairfield. The Lake Club went 8-1 in its nine matches and edged Stamford Yacht Club and Millbrook Club, each of whom went 7-2. "Our team did a great job this season encouraging each other, practicing together and playing tenaciously in very competitive matches. Everyone is extremely pleased to win the …
Sports Group to Honor Its Finest Sports Group to Honor Its Finest Sports Group to Honor Its Finest
Sports Group to Honor Its Finest The Fairfield County Sports Commission announced its 2010 Sports Persons of the Year in each of the 15 communities it serves. The local sports honorees will be recognized at the annual Sports Night awards dinner, at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. In each community, a panel led by a town representative of the commission selected a Sports Person of the Year. Winners were deemed to have had the most positive impacts in their sports from August 2009 to August 2010. The honorees include: Bridgeport, Erica Beverly, University of Hartford women's basketball; Darien, Tony F…
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