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, CT

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Young Wilton Runners Shine At State Meet WILTON, Conn. – Wilton High School’s cross country and track teams are traditionally strong. One of the reasons behind the success is the Wilton Running Club, which had another solid showing at the Connecticut Junior Olympic cross country championships Sunday in Litchfield. Angela Saidman won her age group and eight runners qualified for this this week’s regional championships in Long Island. “We always have a pretty good number get to the regionals,’’ said Mary Zengo, the team’s coach. “It can be tough because the competition is so good. They’ve been working hard since the end of the sum…

by Tom Renner

11/14/2012

Stamford, CT

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Westhill Freshman Dives Into Record Books STAMFORD, Conn. – Before this year, Westhill had not had a girl win a league or state diving championship. Freshman Rachel Burston put herself into the record books, and she’s just getting started. Burston, who won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference title last week, added the Class LL crown to her resume Monday. Burston, who compiled 429 points in winning the state title, is seeded second for Friday’s State Open. “It was a very consistent performance,’’ said Westhill coach Jim Bowser, who has been working with Burston since she was 7. “I keep preaching practice pe…

by Tom Renner

11/14/2012

Westport, CT

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Weston Girls Take 2nd Place In State Swimming WESTON, Conn. – Weston’s quest for a third straight girls swimming state championship fell short Tuesday as league rival Lauralton Hall held off the Trojans. Lauralton Hall compiled 801 points, while Weston took second with 772.5. East Catholic was a distant third with 292. Senior Olivia Clark won the 500 free and 100 backstroke for Weston. She also swam a leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay and the 400 free relay, which finished second. Weston’s other individual champion was Keturah Sarno in diving. The winning 200 medley relay also included Kiersten Daly, Alessandra Edgar and K…

by Tom Renner

11/14/2012

Fairfield, CT

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2 Fairfield Youth Football Teams Reach League Semis FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Two Fairfield Wildcats teams have reached the semifinals of the Fairfield County Football League playoffs. They play in the semifinals on Wednesday at Fairfield Ludlowe High School. The seventh-grade Wildcats defeated Westport, 15-0. Fairfield meets Wilton in the semifinals at 7:30 p.m. The sixth-grade team defeated New Canaan, 8-6. Fairfield kicks off against Darien at 6 p.m. in the semis. The seventh-graders posted their fifth shutout of the season against Westport, and did not allow a first down. Josh Evans and Jack Curtis tackled a Westport runner in the end zone f…

by Tom Renner

11/14/2012

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Girl Eager To Share Stage With Olympic Gymnasts STAMFORD, Conn. – Young gymnasts dream about competing in the Olympics. For six girls at Stamford-based Arena Gymnastics, they will get the experience of a lifetime by sharing the floor with U.S. team members at the Kellogg’s Tour of Gymnastics Champions on Saturday in Hartford. New Canaan’s Caroline Fitzpatrick, Westport’s Pamela Onorato, Wilton’s Ilana Olin, Norwalk’s Bianca Dinsoe, Stamford’s Sophia Casino and Greenwich’s Maggie McKenzie will perform with members of the U.S. team who competed in London at Saturday’s show. The local girls will be part of a routine with the Olympians and w…

by Tom Renner

11/14/2012

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Giants Cheerleaders Go For National Title FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Fairfield Giants Pee Wee cheerleaders won the New England championship and will compete for the Pop Warner National Championship next month in Orlando, Fla. They are the second team in the Giants’ 46-year history to compete for a national title. The 2008 Giants Junior Midget football team won a national title in 2008. The girls previously won Southern Connecticut Pop Warner and state competitions. The team needs $20,000 to make the trip to Florida. Readers can support the team through an online donation. The girls will also be collecting donations at the Thanksgiv…

by Tom Renner

11/13/2012

New Canaan, CT

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Young New Canaan Runners Race At State Jr. Olympics NEW CANAAN, Conn. – Cali Brannan finished third in her age group to lead six runners from the New Balance New Canaan Running Club at the Connecticut Junior Cross Country championships in Litchfield, Conn., on Sunday. Brannan was the only New Canaan runner to advance to the regional championships. She finished third in the Midget Girls division. She finished in 11:40.48 for the 3K course. Dixie D’Amelio also ran in the Midget Girls race, for girls born in 2000 and 2001. Christian Meier was New Canaan’s top boy finisher, taking 31st in the Midget Boys division. He finished the 3K course in …

by Tom Renner

11/13/2012

Greenwich, CT

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Greenwich Woman Masters Marathon Field In Pa. GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich’s Tara Allen wasn’t going to let her New York City Marathon training go to waste. On Sunday, she won the masters division at the Harrisburg Marathon in Pennsylvania, running a personal best time of 3:10:52. “This was my replacement race,’’ said Allen, 40, a Spanish teacher at Darien High School. “It was a bit of a roller-coaster ride. Once the race was canceled in New York, within an hour I was registered for Harrisburg.” Allen finished 122nd overall in a field of more than 1,500 runners, and won her age group by more than 2 minutes. She shaved 12 minutes of…

by Tom Renner

11/13/2012

Stamford, CT

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Rippowam JV Wins Stamford Youth Football Crown STAMFORD, Conn. – The Rippowam junior varsity football team defeated Cloonan, 20-6, to win the Stamford Youth Foundation Middle School championship on Sunday at Boyle Stadium. Rippowam finished the season 8-0, and has lost just once in the past two seasons. Dolan nipped Rippowam, 13-12, in the 2011 junior varsity title game. Rippowam's varsity team also won the league championship. Matthew Valentin’s 14-yard run staked Rippowam to an early lead. Julius Page returned a fumble 45 yards for a touchdown, and Valentin ran for the conversion to give Rippowam a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. …

by Tom Renner

11/12/2012

New Canaan, CT

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St. Luke's Football Has An Emotional Weekend NEW CANAAN, Conn. – In less than 24 hours, St. Luke’s football rode a wave of emotions that dipped to a season low before rising to the high point of the players' young careers. Now, the New Canaan school gets a chance to atone for its one slip this season. The Storm lost to King on Saturday, 18-12, for the first time this season, ending a 10-game winning streak. The loss appeared to have eliminated St. Luke’s from the New England Prep School Athletic Conference playoffs. On Sunday, however, the Storm learned it had been selected to play the Hyde School of Connecticut this coming Saturday…

by Tom Renner

11/12/2012

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