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 Heads to Ripken World Series Norwalk Heads to Ripken World Series Norwalk Heads to Ripken World Series
Norwalk Heads to Ripken World Series Norwalk's 12-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars are headed for the World Series. Norwalk defeated New Milford, 5-2, in Thursday's winner-take-all game at Nashua, N.H. New Milford forced a deciding game by defeating Norwalk earlier in the day. Norwalk will head to the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen, Md., in August. It is Norwalk's first trip to the World Series. David Balunek was named the tournament MVP. The Daily Norwalk will provide more information when it becomes available.

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Junior Golfers Battle at Borck Junior Golfers Battle at Borck Junior Golfers Battle at Borck
Junior Golfers Battle at Borck Abbey Doski won the girls division and Tom Yarson captured the boys championship in the Borck Junior Golf Tournament Wednesday at H. Smith Richardson Golf Course in Fairfield. Doski won the final over Stamford's Faith Garcia, and Zierolf beat Tom Yarson. Both matches were decided on the 18th hole.

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Norwalk All-Stars Earn Top Seed Norwalk All-Stars Earn Top Seed Norwalk All-Stars Earn Top Seed
Norwalk All-Stars Earn Top Seed Norwalk's 12-year-old Little League All-Stars secured the top seed in the Stamford Invitational Tournament with a 4-3 victory over Weston. Norwalk will play in the semifinals Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the field on Vine Road in Stamford. Joe Cranston started the winning rally in the seventh. He got on base and stole second and third with two outs before BJ Buckle delivered a game-winning single. Dan Romanello started on the mound and struck out eight batters in three innings while allowing just one hit. Brian Beaumounte and Mike Boguski relieved in the middle innings to get to Corey Hayes on …

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Norwalk 11s Will Play for State Title Norwalk 11s Will Play for State Title Norwalk 11s Will Play for State Title
Norwalk 11s Will Play for State Title Norwalk's 11-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars wanted to play New Fairfield again in the state tournament. Friday they'll get their chance. Norwalk hung on to defeat Oxford, 10-7, Thursday at Mitchell Park to reach the championship round. It will play New Fairfield Friday at 5:45 p.m. If Norwalk wins, a winner-take-all game will follow immediately afterwards. "We've been working for this for three years,'' proud manager Mike Giordano said afterwards. Mike Gonzales slammed two doubles and a home run to pace Norwalk's 10-hit attack. Wady Almonte collected three hits, scored two runs and delivered …

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Norwalk Plays for Regional Title Norwalk Plays for Regional Title Norwalk Plays for Regional Title
Norwalk Plays for Regional Title Norwalk's 12-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars play for the New England Regional championship Thursday in Nashua, N.H. Norwalk will meet the winner of a game between New Milford and Kingston, Mass. The first game begins at 5:30 p.m. If Norwalk loses, a second game will follow immediately afterwards. Norwalk advanced to the final with a 15-4 thumping of New Milford in the winners' bracket final. Norwalk, 3-0 in the tournament, has outscored opponents 48-15 in three games. The New England Regional winner advances to the Cal Ripken World Series in August at Aberdeen, Md.

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Borck Matches Decided on Final Hole Borck Matches Decided on Final Hole Borck Matches Decided on Final Hole
Borck Matches Decided on Final Hole The final matches in the Borck Junior Golf Tournament Wednesday at H. Smith Richardson Golf Course in Fairfield were both decided on the final hole. Abbey Doski hung on to beat Stamford's Faith Garcia, 1-up, in the girls tournament and Tom Yarson won 1-up over Jack Zierolf in the boys tournament. The Borck, in its 41st year, features some of the top junior players in Fairfield County. The tournament began with stroke play on Monday. The format switched to match play for the top qualifiers in both divisions on Tuesday. The competition is held in memory of Jay Borck, a young golfer who died of…

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Garcia Settles for 2nd Again Garcia Settles for 2nd Again Garcia Settles for 2nd Again
Garcia Settles for 2nd Again Faith Garcia seemed poised to extend the girls championship match in the Borck Junior Golf Tournament to extra holes. Abbey Doski had other ideas. Garcia, who will enter the freshman class at Trinity Catholic High School, lost to Doski 1-up in the match at H. Smith Richardson Golf Course in Fairfield. The match came down to the final hole. Doski took a 1-up lead into the final hole, but found trouble with her second shot. She had to punch out of woods, and finally reached the green in four. Garcia played the hole perfectly. She dropped her third shot onto the green and seemingly just neede…

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Norwalk 11s Blank Bethel in States Norwalk 11s Blank Bethel in States Norwalk 11s Blank Bethel in States
Norwalk 11s Blank Bethel in States Norwalk's 11-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars continued to fight through the losers' bracket in the state tournament at Bethel. Wednesday night, Norwalk rode the combined two-hit pitching of Ryan Searles and Mike Gonzales, tight defense and timely hitting to a 5-0 win over Bethel at Mitchell Park. Norwalk meets Oxford at 5:45 p.m. Thursday in the losers' bracket final. The winner meets New Fairfield Friday in the championship round and needs to win two games to capture the state flag and a berth in the New England Regional. Searles struck out three and allowed one hit over four innings. Gonzal…

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Courville Ready for Senior Open Courville Ready for Senior Open Courville Ready for Senior Open
Courville Ready for Senior Open Veteran golfer Jerry Courville will make his second straight appearance in the U.S. Senior Open beginning Thursday at Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash. Courville finished tied for 28th in his first Senior Open appearance last year. Courville, a Norwalk native, will tee off at 8:55 a.m. Courville currently works as an instructor at a facility in Southport. He also has taught in Westport. Courville is best known for his brilliant amateur career, which includes participation in 14 U.S. Mid-Amateurs and 16 U.S. Amateurs. He holds the record for the most match play wins in the history of t…

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Fairfield Shoots for Section Titles Fairfield Shoots for Section Titles Fairfield Shoots for Section Titles
Fairfield Shoots for Section Titles Fairfield American Little League teams look to continue their run through sectional competition in championship games Wednesday night in Shelton and Stamford. Both teams are undefeated in sectional tournament play. Fairfield American has already won the state 9- and 10-year-old championship. The Fairfield 10-year-old softball team has also won the state championship. In Shelton, the 12-year-old Americans look to take the next step toward Williamsport and the Little League World Series when they play Farmington at 6 p.m. Fairfield (4-0) defeated Farmington, 15-14, earlier in the tournament. F…

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