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, CT

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Norwalk 11s Fall in State Tourney The 11-year-old Norwalk Cal Ripken All Stars moved into the losers' bracket after suffering a 5-4 loss to New Fairfield at Bethels Mitchell Park on Monday. Going into the game, Norwalk, which had easily defeated Southbury in its state tournament opener last Saturday, knew it faced a formidable challenge. The New Fairfield squad had dominated its first two opponents in the tournament, winning via the mercy rule. But Norwalks offense also had done well, scoring a dozen runs against Southbury. In the showdown played Monday night, New Fairfield scored an unearned run in the top of the first…

by Tom Renner

07/27/2010

Stamford, CT

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Loss Eliminates North Stamford 11s North Stamford's 11-year-old All-Stars fought gallantly Monday night before losing to East Haven, 9-7, in the Section 1 tournament at Wilton's Bill Terry Field. If North Stamford had won, it would have played Fairfield for the sectional title on Wednesday. Instead, East Haven gets to battle for the crown. "We had a great, great year,'' manager Dave Grafstein said. "From player 1 to 14, all of them contributed and played great. They had a lot of fun together. They were down and came back and battled all season." Grafstein and North Stamford's players will forever replay Monday's second innin…

by Tom Renner

07/27/2010

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield 10s Win State Softball Fairfield's 10-year-old softball All-Stars made it a sweep in the state tournament Sunday with a resounding 16-0 victory over Mystic. Fairfield won the best-of-three series 2-0. The team will move on to play in the East Regional beginning this weekend in Fleetsville, Pa. Fairfield defeated Mystic on Saturday, 12-6, to set up Sunday's clinching win. Fairfield will play Vermont in its regional opener Sunday at 8 p.m. The regional is the first for 9- and 10-year-old players. Team members include Zoe Holderied, Megan Belinskey, Mary Rose Finnigan, Kayla Bivens, Michaela O'Donnell, Madeline Russ…

by Tom Renner

07/26/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Rallies to Top Wilton The Norwalk Little League All-Stars rallied for three runs in the sixth inning to defeat Wilton, 5-4, in the Stamford American Little League tournament on Saturday. Norwalk's Matt Diurno and Dan Romanello slammed doubles to start the winning rally. Corey Hayes singled, and stole second. After a walk to Mike Boguski, Hayes, who was on third, broke for home. He scored the winning run on an overthrow after getting caught in a rundown. Joe Cranston ripped a triple and Matt Diurno pitched four strong innings before being relieved by Hayes. Connor Halloran and Dan Romanello also played well defens…

by Tom Renner

07/26/2010

Darien, CT

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Darien Softball Wins Another Title Darien made it 2-for-2 in Fairfield County summer softball tournaments. The 12-year-old All-Stars, who earlier this month won the District 1 championship, captured the Fairfield County Fastpitch Softball League crown Sunday with a 7-3 victory over Newtown, finishing the tournament 5-0. "I started with this team when they were nine years old,'' proud manager Frank Cicero said. "They just kept working and working. They just wanted to play softball." In the championship game, Darien scored three runs in the bottom of the sixth to snap a 3-3 tie. Avery Maley's leadoff triple started the rally. …

by Tom Renner

07/26/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Play's the Thing for These Teachers Dana Gorman engages children through play, and her teaching approach with children recently won her the Playful Practices in Teaching Award from Stepping Stones Museum. Gorman is the Education Director at the Community Cooperative Nursery School in Rowayton. The award was created as way to highlight some of the playful work being done in Westchester and Fairfield County schools. "Research has proven that children learn best through their play. I am thrilled that an organization such as Stepping Stones also realizes this and wants to bring this awareness to other educators, parents and commun…

by Tom Renner

07/26/2010

Westport, CT

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Girls Soccer Players Win Tournament A group of six girls from Fairfield County and New York won the recent "Kick It 3 vs. 3" soccer competitions in Worcester, Mass., and Hartford. They will compete in the Kick It 3 vs. 3 Northeast Regional Championships in Lancaster, Pa., in August. They hope to compete in the National Championships in January. Four of the six players are members of the Beachside Soccer Club U13 team. The players include Emily Berzolla, Arianna DelliCarpini, Heidi Druehl, Ally Furano, Tre Harrison and Westport's Julia Marino. They are pictured with their coach, Nathan Riddiough, Beachside U13 girls coach.

by Tom Renner

07/26/2010

Norwalk, CT

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Riptide Takes 3rd in Regional The Norwalk Riptide concluded a fabulous 28-3 season Sunday with a loss to Dover, N.H., in the losers' bracket final of the New England Regional in the Babe Ruth 12-and-under softball tournament. Norwalk lost, 9-2, but the manager felt proud of his girls' effort in the tournament. "I think we played well,'' manager Wally Hurd said. "We went 3-0 in pool play and we got the top seed in our pool, and you start feeling good. We just didn't get the big hits when we needed to in a couple of games." Norwalk lost to Monadnock, N.H., 7- 0, in the first game of the double-elimination round on Saturda…

by Tom Renner

07/26/2010

Norwalk, CT

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The Aces Finish 3rd in State Tourney The Aces finished third in the 31-team Class D men's ASA slow-pitch softball state championship tournament held over the weekend at the Connecticut SportsPlex in North Branford. The top eight teams qualified for a berth in the nationals in Colombus, Ohio, over Labor Day weekend. After opening the tournament with a 14-8 win over Tony's Pizza on Thursday night, the Aces fell into the losers' bracket Saturday morning after a 20-4 thumping by DemBoys. The Norwalkers, however, would rattle of six consecutive victories over the next 24 hours, picking themselves off the ground and all the way to the…

by Tom Renner

07/26/2010

Fairfield, CT

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Americans Beat North Stamford Fairfield American clinched a spot in the Section 1 championship game with a 5-1 victory over North Stamford on Sunday. Jack Quinn pitched five innings for Fairfield, struck out seven and gave up only one unearned run. Quinn, who seemed to get stronger as the game wore on, didn't allow any runners to reach third base after the second inning. "He just got so comfortable out there," Fairfield manager Chris Daley said. "And their lineup just couldn't catch up to the fastball." Quinn was also the star on offense for Fairfield, with a momentum-shifting two-run home run in the bottom of the t…

by Sam Werner

07/26/2010

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