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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Wilton's Murphy 3rd in Palmer Cup Wilton's Murphy 3rd in Palmer Cup Wilton's Murphy 3rd in Palmer Cup
Wilton's Murphy 3rd in Palmer Cup Wilton's John Murphy, who plays out of Brooklawn Country Club in Fairfield, finished third to lead performances by area players in the 7th annual Russell C. Palmer Cup Tuesday at Rolling Hills Country Club in Wilton. Murphy finished at two-over-par 214 for 54 holes, three shots behind winner Evan Beirne. Jeff Hedden took second at 212. Shorehaven's Tommy McDonagh, of Wilton, finished fifth at 224 while Mike Ballo of Woodway and Brooklawn's Brian Murphy tied for sixth at 224. The Palmer Cup is a Connecticut State Golf Association event named after the organization's former executive director.

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Football Star Tackles Coaching Kids Football Star Tackles Coaching Kids Football Star Tackles Coaching Kids
Football Star Tackles Coaching Kids Kirk Gordon's sport was football. You'd never know it by the way he coaches Mathews Restoration team in the Norwalk Little League. Gordon, 42, played defensive back at Southern Connecticut State University after a high school career at Truman in the Bronx. He also played after college in Canada. He moved to Norwalk in 2002, and has been coaching Little League in Cranbury and Norwalk. His 8-year-old son, Kyle, plays for his Mathews Restoration team. "Games like this are what I enjoy about it,'' Gordon said after a dramatic extra innings victory when I asked him what he likes about coaching. …

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RK's Hands TPT First Loss in Ripken Play RK's Hands TPT First Loss in Ripken Play RK's Hands TPT First Loss in Ripken Play
RK's Hands TPT First Loss in Ripken Play TPT Engravers suffered its first loss of the season at the hands of RK's Landscaping, which prevailed 6-3 in extra innings during a recent showdown between the top two teams in the Norwalk Cal Ripken Minor Division. TPT's record is now 12-1, while second-place RK's improved to 12-2 with only a week left in the regular season. Hugh Clyne led RK's offense with two doubles and three RBIs. Clyne, Johnny Thorme and Mike Claps combined to strike out 12 batters over seven innings. TPT pitchers Chris Druin, Brendan Quinlan-Huertas and Chris van der Els were equally strong, striking out 15 batters …

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Westport, CT
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Henry Sets Record; Boys Finish 2nd Henry Sets Record; Boys Finish 2nd Henry Sets Record; Boys Finish 2nd
Henry Sets Record; Boys Finish 2nd Staples’ Joselyn Henry broke a 35-year-old school record in the shot put and the boys’ team finished second to highlight performances by Wreckers’ athletes at Tuesday’s Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference track meet at Danbury High School. Henry won the shot put with a heave of 39 feet, 7 inches. She also took second in the long jump and fourth in the discus.  Staples took second in the 4 x 400 relay and third in the 4 x 800 relay. Ingrid Johnson took third in the 400. Staples finished fifth with 51 points, while Danbury took team honors with 176.5. The boys team finished…

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Football Star Tackles Coaching Kids Football Star Tackles Coaching Kids Football Star Tackles Coaching Kids
Football Star Tackles Coaching Kids Kirk Gordon's sport was football. You'd never know it by the way he coaches Mathews Restoration team in the Norwalk Little League. Gordon, 42, played defensive back at Southern Connecticut State University after a high school career at Truman in the Bronx. He also played after college in Canada. He moved to Norwalk in 2002, and has been coaching Little League in Cranbury and Norwalk. His 8-year-old son, Kyle, plays for his Mathews Restoration team. "Games like this are what I enjoy about it,'' Gordon said after a dramatic extra innings victory when I asked him what he likes about coaching. …

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Westport, CT
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Westport Grooms Young Aces Westport Grooms Young Aces Westport Grooms Young Aces
Westport Grooms Young Aces About 40 young tennis players between ages 3 and 5 participated in a clinic Monday at the Longshore courts. Dave Kardas, Longshore's Tennis Director, ran the clinic with several instructors. The players got tips on grip, technique and swing during the hour-long session.

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Norwalk, CT
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Norwalk, McMahon Athletes Win Events Norwalk, McMahon Athletes Win Events Norwalk, McMahon Athletes Win Events
Norwalk, McMahon Athletes Win Events Norwalk's Adam Robertino and Brien McMahon's Kaitlin Whittington won events at Tuesday's Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship meet at Danbury High School. Robertino captured the 110 meter high hurdles and Whittington won the girls triple jump. Norwalk's boys finished seventh with 38.5 points, while Brien McMahon was ninth with 26. Danbury took the team title with 139 points. McMahon's girls finished sixth with 41 points and Norwalk was 13th with eight points. Danbury captured team honors with 176.5. Robertino won the 110 high hurdles in 15.22 and teammate Billy …

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Tuesday's Scoreboard Tuesday's Scoreboard Tuesday's Scoreboard
Tuesday's Scoreboard FCIAC Tournaments Baseball Semifinals Fairfield Ludlowe 6, Westhill 3 Greenwich 13, St. Joseph 4 Softball Semifinals Trumbull 1, St. Joseph 0 Westhill 2, Darien 1 Boys Lacrosse Semifinals New Canaan 11, St. Joseph 3 Greenwich 8, Darien 7 Girls Tennis Semifinals New Canaan 6, Fairfield Warde 1 Greenwich 4, Staples 3 Wednesday's Games Girls Tennis Final New Canaan vs. Greenwich at Wilton, 4 p.m. Boys Volleyball Semifinals at Fairfield Ludlowe Ridgefield vs. Darien, 5 p.m. Staples vs. Greenwich, 7 p.m. Boys Tennis Semifinals Darien at New Canaan, 4 p.m. Ridgefield at Stapl…

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New Canaan, CT
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Rams Return to Lacrosse Title Game Rams Return to Lacrosse Title Game Rams Return to Lacrosse Title Game
Rams Return to Lacrosse Title Game New Canaan has played in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference boys lacrosse championship game 19 times, but has not won a title since 2003. The Rams can end that drought Friday night. New Canaan reached the FCIAC title game with a convincing 11-3 victory Tuesday over St. Joseph in the semifinals at Brien McMahon. The third-seeded Rams (15-3) will play No. 5 Greenwich for the title Friday at 7:30 p.m. at McMahon. The Rams set the tone early Tuesday, as Oliver Norton scored three minutes into the game. New Canaan built a 3-0 lead on goals by Patrick Ryan and Sam Stanton la…

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Darien, CT
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Greenwich Stuns Darien in Lacrosse Greenwich Stuns Darien in Lacrosse Greenwich Stuns Darien in Lacrosse
Greenwich Stuns Darien in Lacrosse Darien High School's boys lacrosse team went 12-0 against Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference teams and was undefeated against state opponents heading into Tuesday night's game against Greenwich. The Cardinals ended both streaks, defeating the Blue Wave, 8-7, in the FCIAC semifinals at Brien McMahon. The Cardinals (10-7) advance to play New Canaan in Friday's championship game. Darien (15-3) awaits the Class M state tournament. Tuesday's contest was a thrilling affair that came down to the final seconds. The Blue Wave pressed for the equalizer late in the game and had sever…

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