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 12s Win in Ripken Regional Norwalk 12s Win in Ripken Regional Norwalk 12s Win in Ripken Regional
Norwalk 12s Win in Ripken Regional Norwalk's 12-year-old Cal Ripken All-Stars advanced to the winners' bracket final of the New England Regional Sunday with a 15-11 win over Massachusetts champion Milford in Nashua, N.H. Norwalk will play New Milford Tuesday. A.J. Ibarrando blasted a three-run home run for Norwalk. Jeremy Linton and Zack Azadian crushed two-run shots, while Dave Balunek smacked two solo home runs. New Milford, which Norwalk beat in the state tournament, advanced with a 13-9 win over Kingston, Mass. The winner of Tuesday's game advances to the championship round and needs just one victory to advance to the Ca…

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by Tom Renner
Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk 11s Win State Opener Norwalk 11s Win State Opener Norwalk 11s Win State Opener
Norwalk 11s Win State Opener The Norwalk 11-year-old Cal Ripken All Stars scored twice in the first inning and six times in the third inning to cruise to a 12-3 victory in the opening round of the state tournament Saturday against Southbury at Mitchell Park in Bethel. Nico Petridis slammed two triples and a double, Kevin Woodring smacked a double and a three-run homer, Mike Gonzales smashed two doubles and Eric van der Els had three hits to power Norwalk to victory. Starter Ryan Searles pitched two scoreless innings, and Woodring, Jordan Palmer and Petridis held Southbury in check after Norwalk jumped out to an 8-0 lea…

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Stamford, CT
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North Stamford Falls to Fairfield North Stamford Falls to Fairfield North Stamford Falls to Fairfield
North Stamford Falls to Fairfield North Stamford's Section 1 championship hopes are dangling by a thread after a 5-1 loss to Fairfield American Sunday. Peter Horn pitched all five innings for Stamford, giving up seven hits and striking out five. "Peter Horn gave up five runs, but he pitched well today," North Stamford manager Doug Horn said. "He had maybe one bad pitch." North Stamford did manage to get on the board first against undefeated Fairfield. Johnny Spoto led off the top of the second inning with a walk, and advanced to third on an errant pickoff attempt. Two batters later, Jeremy Benjamin hit a ground ball that …

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by Sam Werner
Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield All-Stars Stay Unbeaten Fairfield All-Stars Stay Unbeaten Fairfield All-Stars Stay Unbeaten
Fairfield All-Stars Stay Unbeaten Fairfield American's Little League All-Stars improved to 11-0 in postseason competition Saturday with a 15-14 victory over Farmington in the Section 1 tournament in Shelton. The Americans are 3-0 in the tournament and are the only team remaining undefeated. Fairfield American meets North Stamford Sunday in Shelton. North Stamford (1-1) needs a win if it hopes to reach the Section 1 championship game. The game is a 6 p.m. The Section 1 championship game will be played Wednesday at 6 p.m. in Shelton.

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Stamford, CT
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North Stamford 12s Top Orange North Stamford 12s Top Orange North Stamford 12s Top Orange
North Stamford 12s Top Orange North Stamford's Little League All-Stars drubbed Orange, 12-4, Saturday to even its record at 1-1 in the Section 1 tournament. The team faces undefeated Fairfield American Sunday. North Stamford needs a victory over Fairfield American to stay alive for a berth in Wednesday's championship game. Shelton American and Farmington are also 1-1. Orange is 0-3. The teams with the top two records in pool play will meet for the Section 1 title. Sunday's game is at 6 p.m. at Shelton American's Little League site. North Stamford wraps up pool play Monday at 6:30 p.m. against Farmington.

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk Wins Regional Opener Norwalk Wins Regional Opener Norwalk Wins Regional Opener
Norwalk Wins Regional Opener Norwalk's 12-and-under Cal Ripken All-Stars crushed Douglas, Mass., 18-0, in the first round of the New England Regional Saturday in Nashua, N.H. Norwalk meets Milford, Mass., on Sunday. Jeremy Linton belted a two-run home run and A.J. Ibarrondo added a three-run blast for Norwalk. Noah Yokoi pitched three strong innings and left with a 14-0 lead. Linton and Luke Schwartz finished up.

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Norwalk, CT
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Riptide Stays Alive in Regional Riptide Stays Alive in Regional Riptide Stays Alive in Regional
Riptide Stays Alive in Regional The Norwalk Riptide 12-and-under softball team needs to win three games Sunday to win the Babe Ruth New England Regional. Norwalk went 2-1 Saturday and meets Dover, N.H., Sunday at 9 a.m. in the losers' bracket final. The Riptide started Saturday by beating Dover, 11-1, to finish undefeated in pool play. In the first round of double-elimination tournament, Monadnock, N.H., defeated the Riptide, 7-0, to send Norwalk into the losers' bracket. Norwalk stayed alive with a 8-3 decision over host Lou Leaver of Lancaster, N.H. If Norwalk beats Dover Sunday, it will need to defeat Monadnock twice …

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Stamford, CT
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North Stamford's 11 Stars Roll North Stamford's 11 Stars Roll North Stamford's 11 Stars Roll
North Stamford's 11 Stars Roll North Stamford’s 11-year-old All-Stars defeated Shelton National, 10-2, in the Section 1 tournament Saturday at Chestnut Hill Park. North Stamford improved to 2-1 in the tournament. North Stamford will face East Haven in a key game Monday. East Haven (2-0) plays Fairfield American, also 2-0, Sunday at Chestnut Hill Park. North Stamford will need to beat East Haven to have any hope of advancing the Section 1 championship game, which is scheduled for Wednesday at Scalzi Park.

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield Falls in Section 1 Final Fairfield Falls in Section 1 Final Fairfield Falls in Section 1 Final
Fairfield Falls in Section 1 Final Fairfield Little League's 12-year-old softball team saw its season end Friday with a 2-0 loss to Orange in the Connecticut Section 1 championship game at Hatters Park in Danbury. Samantha Platz pitched all six innings for Fairfield and gave up just two hits while striking out five, but the Fairfield offense just wasn't able to muster any support to give her the win. "[Samantha]'s a great pitcher, as you can see," Fairfield manager Rob Caione said. "She's been our workhorse." Both Platz and her counterpart, Orange's Katie Koshes were perfect through the first three innings. In the top of t…

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by Sam Werner
Norwalk, CT
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Riptide Win 2 at Regionals Riptide Win 2 at Regionals Riptide Win 2 at Regionals
Riptide Win 2 at Regionals The Norwalk Riptide defeated Vermont and Eastern Massachusetts in the first round of the Babe Ruth New England Regional 12-and-under softball tournament Friday in Lancaster, Mass. Norwalk beat Vermont, 30-0, in a game that was called after four innings. Amy Hurd and Ali Brown combined on a perfect game. Hurd pitched two innings with six strikeouts, and Brown struck out two in her two innings. Norwalk also beat Eastern Massachusetts, 6-1, to clinch a spot in the double-elimination round. Norwalk plays Dover, N.H., in its final pool play game Saturday morning. The elimination round begins Sat…

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