Tom Renner

Client Editor

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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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Sonics Trying Out New Players Sonics Trying Out New Players Sonics Trying Out New Players
Sonics Trying Out New Players The Norwalk Sonics have a few open roster spots for the fall/winter/spring 2010-2011 travel season. Players interested should e-mail [email protected] with contact info. If your birthday falls between Aug. 1, 1998, and July 31, 2000, you are eligible to try out.
Stormers Breeze to New England Title Stormers Breeze to New England Title Stormers Breeze to New England Title
Stormers Breeze to New England Title The Shippan Stormers, a 14-and-under tennis team that plays out of the Shippan Racquet Club in Stamford, recently won the New England Sectional Championships to qualify for a berth in the national championships. Anna Rogers won a girl's singles match and teamed with Brian Niguidula for a victory in mixed doubles to lead Shippan to a 3-2 victory over a team from southern Connecticut in the sectional final. Kateri Martin and Lindsey Evans won their girls' doubles match for the Stormers. The team score was tied at 2-2 when Rogers and Niguidula won their mixed doubles match in two straight sets …
The Game Never Ends for Coach Horn The Game Never Ends for Coach Horn The Game Never Ends for Coach Horn
The Game Never Ends for Coach Horn Doug Horn loves baseball. He enjoys teaching young players, coaching, the entire atmosphere of the game. And with the summer he's had, he had better love it. Horn's calendar has been filled almost every night with baseball. He coached Peter, his son, and the North Stamford Little League team that won the District 1 championship. That took him through most of July. His son, Bobby, played for the Stamford Babe Ruth team that competed in the New England Regional. His daughter Brittany, who will be a senior at Westhill, played on the Vikings' state championship team. She then played for The Tra…
Register Now for Softball, Baseball Register Now for Softball, Baseball Register Now for Softball, Baseball
Register Now for Softball, Baseball Registration for Westport baseball and softball's Fall Seasons is now underway. Players should register as soon as possible so WBS can sort out the number of teams and coaches required. Registrations received after Aug. 25 will be subject to availability and will not be guaranteed a roster spot. Little League Softball this year will be for grades 2-10 (girls no older than 14 years as of 12/31/09). In cases where there is more than one league option for a player the evaluation from last spring will be used to allocate them. This is primarily a weekend league with games Friday evening, Saturd…
Area Golfers Start Strong at Amateur Area Golfers Start Strong at Amateur Area Golfers Start Strong at Amateur
Area Golfers Start Strong at Amateur Even with 18 holes of qualifying still remaining, it appears as if Norwalk's Tommy McDonagh and Rowayton's Cameron Wilson will be sticking around at the U.S. Amateur. Both played well Monday in Round 1 of qualifying. McDonagh, a senior at Penn State, shot an even-par 71 at Chambers Bay Golf Course. Wilson, who will enter his freshman year at Stanford in the fall, shot an even-par 72 at the Home Course. The United States Golf Association uses two courses for the qualifying rounds. The players switch courses tomorrow. McDonagh and Wilson are tied for 30th place. The top 64 players advance to …
Pustari Fires an Ace at Oak Hills Pustari Fires an Ace at Oak Hills Pustari Fires an Ace at Oak Hills
Pustari Fires an Ace at Oak Hills Richard Pustari of Westport had a hole-in-one at Oak Hills Golf Course. He aced the 154-yard 13th hole with a 5-wood. Robert Pustari, Betsy DeFinis and Robert Bray witnessed the ace.
Ripken 11s Win Kinlock Ripken 11s Win Kinlock Ripken 11s Win Kinlock
Ripken 11s Win Kinlock While the Cal Ripken 12-year-old all-stars were grabbing headlines by winning the Connecticut and New England championships and advancing to the U.S. semifinals of the Cal Ripken World Series, the 11-year-old Cal Ripken all-stars quietly went undefeated in Norwalk's annual Kinlock Memorial Tournament. The 11-year-old squad, which was the runner up in the Cal Ripken state tournament, defeated the Cranbury all-stars 9-3 and 9-0, and downed the Little League all-stars 2-0 and 3-2. In its first victory over Cranbury, the score was tied at 3-3 until the fifth inning, when the Ripken team erupted …
Golfer Green Wins Cohen Courage Award Golfer Green Wins Cohen Courage Award Golfer Green Wins Cohen Courage Award
Golfer Green Wins Cohen Courage Award Professional golfer Ken Green, who overcame injuries from a motor vehicle accident last summer to return to golf, has won the Fairfield County Sports Commission's Chelsea Cohen Courage Award. Green, a Danbury native, will be honored at the commission's sixth annual Sports Night awards dinner at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct.18, at the Hyatt Regency Greenwich. The Cohen Award is sponsored by the Forever Young Foundation, the charitable giving entity of Steve Young, a Greenwich native and NFL Hall of Famer. In 2006, the commission created the Chelsea Cohen Courage Award named after Cohen, a Norwalk High …
Huminski Wins Oak Hills Men's Title Huminski Wins Oak Hills Men's Title Huminski Wins Oak Hills Men's Title
Huminski Wins Oak Hills Men's Title Bill Huminski faced a huge deficit against Ron Baransky after the first 18 holes of Sunday's championship flight final in the Oak Hills Men's Association club championship. He switched it around quickly on the second 18 holes and defeated Baransky, 1-up, for his first title, at the Norwalk municipal golf course. "I still felt really good about it,'' Huminski said after Baransky built a 4-up lead after the first 18 holes. "My goal after the first six holes was cut the lead to two, or maybe one." Huminski won three of the first five holes. Huminski, who parred the first eight holes, caught Bar…
Faugno, MacIntyre Win Senior Titles Faugno, MacIntyre Win Senior Titles Faugno, MacIntyre Win Senior Titles
Faugno, MacIntyre Win Senior Titles The senior flights in the Oak Hills Men's Association came down to the final hole. Ralph Faugno captured the championship flight, and Jim MacIntyre won the A Flight in Friday's final round. Faugno won 1-up over John Picanzi, while MacIntrye went 19 holes to defeat Joe Lazzaro. Faugno won his first senior title. The golfers entered the final hole all-square. Picanzi found trouble off the tee and needed two shots to punch out. He conceded the hole to Faugno, who reached the green in two. "I would've liked to have won with a birdie or a par,'' Faugno said. "But I'll take it." Faugno took a 2-u…
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