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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Slammer Tennis World Hosts Tourneys Slammer Tennis World Hosts Tourneys Slammer Tennis World Hosts Tourneys
Slammer Tennis World Hosts Tourneys Marvin Tyler of Slammer Tennis World worked for nearly two years to bring a USTA event to Norwalk High School. Saturday, he saw his dream realized. Young players whacked forehands, slammed serves and ran baselines at the school. Twenty-six players competed in a USTA sanctioned tournament at Norwalk High School. The Norwalk Recreation and Parks Department helped produce the event, which included age divisions for boys and girls ages 12-and-under and 14-and-under. "It's exciting,'' Tyler said. "I wanted to do this since I got involved in tennis. I'm just happy and excited these kids are out h…

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New Canaan, CT
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New Canaan Girls Win Lacrosse Crown New Canaan Girls Win Lacrosse Crown New Canaan Girls Win Lacrosse Crown
New Canaan Girls Win Lacrosse Crown New Canaan won its first state title in girls lacrosse Saturday with a 10-9 victory Greenwich in the Division I final at Bunnell High School. Sophomore Sarah Mannelly scored four goals, including the eventual game-winner with 4:17 remaining, to propel the second-seeded Rams (20-3), who defeated the Cardinals for the third time this season. Mannelly's goal with 4:17 left gave New Canaan a 10-8 lead. Greenwich's Claire Feeney scored with 3:40 left to reduce the deficit to one. New Canaan held possession for most of the final 3-plus minutes, which seemed like an eternity to coach Kristin Wood. …

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Westport, CT
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Staples Falls Short in Division II Final Staples Falls Short in Division II Final Staples Falls Short in Division II Final
Staples Falls Short in Division II Final Staples' girls lacrosse team built a quick 5-1 lead in Saturday's Division II girls lacrosse game against Fairfield Ludlowe. Unfortunately for the Wreckers, there was still a lot of game to go. The Falcons stormed back for a 15-9 victory over the Wreckers for their first girls lacrosse state championship. The eighth-seeded Falcons finish 17-5. The 10th-seeded Wreckers finish 15-6. "I'm extremely proud of them,'' Staples coach Cathy Schager said. "It would have been icing on the cake to have won today but I'm very proud of these girls." Staples took a 5-1 lead with 11:30 left in the first h…

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Fairfield, CT
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Ludlowe Girls Win First State Title Ludlowe Girls Win First State Title Ludlowe Girls Win First State Title
Ludlowe Girls Win First State Title After surrendering five goals in the first 13:30 of Saturday's Division II girls lacrosse state championship game, Fairfield Ludlowe coach Amy Alvord told her team it was time to get serious. The Falcons did, in a big way. Sarah Nesi scored five goals and the Falcons took control in the second half for a 15-9 victory over at Bunnell High School in Stratford. It was Ludlowe's first girls lacrosse state title. "I wish I could remember what I told them,'' said Alvord, who took a timeout after Staples' Jessica Ambrose scored with 11:30 left in the first half to give the Wreckers a 5-1 lead. "I …

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Norwalk, CT
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NC Has a Large Crew at U.S. Meet NC Has a Large Crew at U.S. Meet NC Has a Large Crew at U.S. Meet
NC Has a Large Crew at U.S. Meet The New Canaan crew team will have 10 boats competing in the USRowing Youth National Championships beginning today in Cincinnati. It is the most ever for the team, according to coach Yan Vengerovskiy, who trains the team at the Maritime Rowing Club in Norwalk. "Last year we had seven boats,'' Vengerovskiy said. "There were 54 teams that qualified at regionals, and we had 10 of them. That's a pretty good percentage." Among New Canaan's top teams are the Men's Lightweight Youth 2x, where Andrew Campbell and Alec Buckenheimer are coming off a victory at regionals. Campbell also won the Men's Y…

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Westport, CT
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Rotanz Shines Against Old Friends Rotanz Shines Against Old Friends Rotanz Shines Against Old Friends
Rotanz Shines Against Old Friends Fairfield Prep's Brendan Rotanz played with many of the seniors on the Staples High School boys lacrosse team growing up. He knew Jack Ambrose especially well. Through the first quarter of Tuesday's Class L semifinal, the players were unusually quiet. "Usually Jack and I are chatting it up all the time,'' Rotanz said. "We were both stonefaced. He finally broke the silence in the second quarter and said I've never been so nervous about playing a game. I said I know exactly what you mean." Rotanz, a Westport resident, stepped up in the fourth quarter to lead the Jesuits to an exciting 9-8 vic…

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Westport, CT
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Hirschberg, Weston Doubles Teams Win Hirschberg, Weston Doubles Teams Win Hirschberg, Weston Doubles Teams Win
Hirschberg, Weston Doubles Teams Win Staples' Daniel Hirschberg and Weston's doubles team of Cameron Hagan and David Freeman won tennis titles in matches played Thursday. Top-seeded Hirschberg, who did not drop a set all season, won 6-2, 6-0 over Fairfield Prep's Tom O'Brien, the No. 2 seed in the Class LL singles final. Hirschberg lost in the final last year. Hagen and Freeman, seeded No. 3, won 7-5, 7-6 (9-7) over Old Lyme's Conor Fallen and Morgan White, the No. 3 seed in Class S doubles. Weston's Jeremy Schwartz lost in the Class S singles final, 6-1, 6-1, to top-seeded Dante Terenzio of Trinity Catholic. Greenwich won t…

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Norwalk, CT
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Bluefish End 6-Game Skid Bluefish End 6-Game Skid Bluefish End 6-Game Skid
Bluefish End 6-Game Skid The Bridgeport Bluefish (19-25) snapped a six-game losing streak by toppling the York Revolution (26-20), 9-1, Thursday night. The victory also broke York's eight-game winning streak at Sovereign Bank Stadium. Patrick Ryan (1-1) allowed one hit over seven innings. He struck out eight and walked four. Chris Rivera and Jorge Julio pitched one inning each of scoreless relief. Victor Rodriguez and Charlton Jimerson homered for the Bluefish. Bridgeport returns home Friday to begin a seven-game homestand against Somerset.

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Norwalk, CT
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Lightfoot Summer Series Begins Lightfoot Summer Series Begins Lightfoot Summer Series Begins
Lightfoot Summer Series Begins Runners will head to the starting line Saturday for the 32nd edition of the Lightfoot Running Club Summer Series in Norwalk. The six-race series begins with a 3-mile race at Norwalk High School beginning at 8 a.m. Race director Don Capone started the series in 1978, and it has become one of the favorites on the running calendar for many local athletes. Last year, 163 runners finished the 3-mile race. There were 229 finishers in the season-ending Sam Elpern Half Marathon, which is held each September. The race series also includes a 5-mile race on June 26; a 7-mile race on July 10; a 9-mile …

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State Champ Jumping to N.C. School State Champ Jumping to N.C. School State Champ Jumping to N.C. School
State Champ Jumping to N.C. School Kaitlin Whittington yearns for year-round warmth. "I don't want to be up here in the cold,'' the Brien McMahon High School said in explaining her decision to attend High Point University in North Carolina. "I'm tired of the cold." Whittington, who won the State Open in the triple jump on Tuesday, became familiar with High Point when her sister, Shannon, lived in North Carolina. She also considered a school in Florida, but preferred the campus in North Carolina. Coach Mike Esposito contacted Kaitlin last summer to start the process. Whittington is one of nine recruits heading to High Point. …

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