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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Romero's Gem Leads Fairfield Romero's Gem Leads Fairfield Romero's Gem Leads Fairfield
Romero's Gem Leads Fairfield Fairfield's 9- and 10-year-old softball All-Stars finished perfect in pool play and won the New England section of the East Region Invitational Tuesday with a 4-0 victory over Maine at Fleetsville, Pa. Brittany Romero's no-hitter clinched a 3-0 record in pool play. Fairfield will play Pennsylvania Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the tournament semifinals. The winner advances to Saturday's championship game. Romero struck out 16 batters. Michaela O'Donnell snared a line drive at third for the game's final out. The other out came on a failed bunt. Romero walked one. Maddie Russell and Anna Rasmussen ha…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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FCSL Diving Results FCSL Diving Results FCSL Diving Results
Fcsl Diving Results Fairfield County Swimming League Diving Championships at Shorehaven Golf Club Boys 17-and-under 1 meter 1, Connor Brisson, Long Ridge, 406.10; 2, Danny Schott, Stamford Yacht Club, 309.65; 3, Alex Shabacoff, Long Ridge Club, 260.7; 4, Billy Christopher, New Canaan Field Club, 220.7; 5, Scotty Waters, Middlesex, 219.l8; 6, Tanner Blank, Shorehaven, 216.0; 7, Billy Keeley, Shore and Country Club, 207.1; 8, Matt Casino, Long Ridge, 189.0; 9, Matt Diddell, Millbrook, 185.95. Girls 17-and-under 1-meter 1, Kara Capossela, Roxbury, 356.25; 2, Caroline Ashcraft, Middlesex, 334.6; 3, A…

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by Tom Renner
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Girls Rout Rhode Island Fairfield Girls Rout Rhode Island Fairfield Girls Rout Rhode Island
Fairfield Girls Rout Rhode Island The Fairfield 9-10-year-old softball team won its second straight game via the mercy rule Monday in the East Region Invitational in Fleetsville, Pa. The Fairfield All-Stars conquered Cumberland, R.I., 15-5, in four innings. Fairfield plays Maine Tuesday at 8 p.m. in its third game. The top two teams from New England advance to single elimination play on Friday. They will go up against the top two teams from the Mid-Atlantic Region. If Fairfield wins on Tuesday, it will secure a spot in the elimination round. "I think we're in the driver's seat, and we control our own destiny,'' assistant co…

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by Tom Renner
Stamford, CT
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Capossela, Brisson Sweep Diving Capossela, Brisson Sweep Diving Capossela, Brisson Sweep Diving
Capossela, Brisson Sweep Diving Kara Capossela and Connor Brisson made it a sweep for Greenwich divers from Stamford-based swim clubs in Monday's 17-and-under Fairfield County Swimming League championships. Capossela, competing for Roxbury Swim Club, and Brisson, Long Ridge, swept the events at Norwalk's Shorehaven Golf Club. Capossela, a recent graduate of Greenwich High School, completed her final age group diving competition in style. "It's great to win my last swim meet,'' said Kara, who will head to the University of Maine. She won the 1-meter with a score of 356.25, nearly 22 points better than Caroline Ashcraft of M…

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by Tom Renner
Darien, CT
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Fitzpatrick Sweeps in 14 Diving Fitzpatrick Sweeps in 14 Diving Fitzpatrick Sweeps in 14 Diving
Fitzpatrick Sweeps in 14 Diving Winning never gets old for Lizzie Fitzpatrick. The Tokeneke diver swept the 1- and 3-meter 14-and-under competitions in Monday's Fairfield County Swimming League championships at Shorehaven Golf Club. "I could have done better, but I thought it was fun,'' Lizzie said. "I don't know if expected to win both, but I'm glad I did." Fitzpatrick swept the competition last year as well. This time, she won the 1-meter with a score of 265.35, nearly 46 points better than runner-up Kirsten Parkinson of the Long Ridge Club. Olivia Hoelzer of New Canaan Field Club took third. In the 3-meter, Fitzpatrick …

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by Tom Renner
Wilton, CT
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Wilton Club Races Toward Nationals Wilton Club Races Toward Nationals Wilton Club Races Toward Nationals
Wilton Club Races Toward Nationals Six Wilton Running Club members have traveled to Norfolk, Va., to compete in the AAU National Junior Olympic Championships. The meet begins Monday. Coach Kevin Foley knows the teenage boys could have pursued other activities this summer. Once they qualified at a regional meet in June, he encouraged them to train for the national meet. "If you can go, do it, because you never know when you'll get to compete for the national championships,'' Kevin says. "It's a rare opportunity." The 4 x 100 relay team of Max Jones, Andrew Sakomoto, Harry Copley and Marco Agudo finished second in the regional…

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by Tom Renner
Stamford, CT
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Burston Sweeps 14 Diving Burston Sweeps 14 Diving Burston Sweeps 14 Diving
Burston Sweeps 14 Diving Sean Burston of Stamford's Long Ridge Club soared in the air and gently rippled the water Monday in winning 1- and 3-meter dives in the boys division of the 14-and-under meet at the Fairfield County Swimming League championships. The meet was held at Shorehaven in Norwalk. Burston won the 1-meter with a total of 269.15. Jack Bowtell of Roton Point took second followed by Jackson McGoldrick of Roxbury. In the 3-meter, Burston compiled 271.5 points followed by Bowtell and Lee Christensen of Wee Burn. Sean has swept the boards in previous FCSL meets. Still, the long competition on both boards …

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by Tom Renner
Fairfield, CT
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Farifield Softball Blanks Vermont Farifield Softball Blanks Vermont Farifield Softball Blanks Vermont
Farifield Softball Blanks Vermont Fairfield's 9- and 10-year old softball stars couldn't have asked for a better start in the East Regional Invitational in Fleetsville, Pa. Fairfield crushed Vermont, 15-0, in its first game Sunday night. Brittney Romero and Maddie Russell each threw two scoreless innings against the Vermont state champions.  Russell battled back after loading the bases in the third to hold shut out. The game ended after four innings. Fairfield returns to action Monday at 3 p.m. to face Rhode Island. Rhode Island is 2-0 in the tournament, including a 13-0 victory over Vermont.

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by Tom Renner
Stamford, CT
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Check Out the Stamford Amateur Action Check Out the Stamford Amateur Action Check Out the Stamford Amateur Action
Check Out the Stamford Amateur Action Scenes from the final round of the Stamford Amateur Golf Tournament at E. Gaynor Brennan.

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Rowers Stroke Toward Prague Rowers Stroke Toward Prague Rowers Stroke Toward Prague
Rowers Stroke Toward Prague It's not quite your typical summer vacation. Wednesday, Maritime Rowing coach Yan Vengerovskiy and six rowers left for Prague, Czech Republic, to represent the United States in the 2010 World Rowing Junior Championships. Charlie Campbell, Thomas Stolarski, Parker Lange and Thacher Dodge will be competing in a straight four (no coxswain) against teams from the Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Germany, Romania and Russia. The group said their goal is a top 10 overall finish. In the US Rowing Youth National Championships in June, Stolarski and teammate Jonathan Rosow rowed to a fourth p…

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