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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Westport, CT

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Weston Boys Cross Country Wins State Crown WESTON, Conn. – Weston High won a cross country state championship in 2009, when the current group of seniors were untested freshmen. On Saturday, seniors Noah Krassin, David Stankiewicz and Will Glaser helped the Trojans win their fourth title under coach Marty Ogden. The Trojans won with 68 points, easily outdistancing runner-up Rocky Hill. James Murphy’s sixth-place finish led the Trojans. Krassin was 11th, followed by Glaser (14th), Stankiewicz (16th) and Sam Augusty (21st). Matthew Proctor and Henry Morris rounded out Weston’s lineup. Only 62 seconds separated Weston’s runners. “The …

by Tom Renner

10/28/2012

Darien, CT

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Darien Boys Cross Country Wins Class L Title DARIEN, Conn. – For the third time in four years, Darien’s boys cross country team won a state class championship. Saturday’s may have been its most unlikely. With No. 1 runner Alex Ostberg out for the season with a broken fibula, the Blue Wave needed to have contributions from every runner in their seven-man lineup. Marshall Huffman’s fifth-place finish paced the Blue Wave, who held off E.O. Smith by two points. Colton Appleby (13th), Brian Davey (19th), Peter Kreuch (24th) and Ben Olsen (26th) rounded out Darien’s five scorers in the meet at Wickham Park in Manchester. Arthur Cassidy an…

by Tom Renner

10/27/2012

Darien, CT

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Darien Football Stopped By Staples DARIEN, Conn. – Darien football coach Rob Trifone tried to find the bright side in Saturday’s 63-28 loss to Staples. “Playing against them makes you a better football team,’’ Trifone said after the Wreckers rolled to their sixth straight win. “We’re not playing anyone like that again this season. There are not too many teams in the United States like that. We played well at times. At others it looked like we never ran a tackling drill in our life.” Staples scored on its first four drives in the first half. Its last drive ended when the clock expired. The Wreckers piled up nearly 400 yards…

by Tom Renner

10/27/2012

Fairfield, CT

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Fairfield Warde Girl Wins State Cross Country Title FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Fairfield Warde’s Cate Allen is a fast learner. She’s pretty swift with her feet, too. The junior runner, competing in her first year of cross country, captured the Class L championship Saturday at Wickham Park in Manchester. Allen, who won the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference championship, finished in 19:36 on the 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) course. The Mustangs finished fourth as a team, while Warde’s boys took second. Aidan Fiol took second overall in 16:54 for Warde. Allen, a former soccer standout, battled with Kaleigh Roberts of Mercy for most of …

by Tom Renner

10/27/2012

Westport, CT

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Dynamic Running Duo Helps Staples Football Rout Darien WESTPORT, Conn. – Staples football coach Marce Petroccio loves the offensive options he has for his undefeated Wreckers. In Saturday’s 63-28 blowout of Darien, he got to use all of them. Joey Zelkowitz and Nick Kelly combined for 291 rushing yards and five touchdowns as Staples improved to 6-0. Quarterback Jack Massie added 267 yards through the air with three touchdowns and added a 72-yard scoring run. “We’ve had a lot of great players,’’ Petroccio said. “I don’t think we’ve had a collection of weapons like this. There’s a lot of different ways to go. We were fortunate a lot of them got …

by Tom Renner

10/27/2012

Stamford, CT

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Stamford Woman Directs New Club's Softball Programs STAMFORD, Conn. – Stamford’s Maryann Macari, a former star player at Trinity Catholic and member of the Quinnipiac University softball Hall of Fame, has been named to the elite softball coaching staff at Chelsea Piers Connecticut. Macari, an assistant to Tom Pia on the Westhill High softball coaching staff, will design and run softball training programs for children ages 7-18 beginning in November. The clinics will work on skills for beginner to elite level players. Macari is a member of the Connecticut Scholastic and College Softball Hall of Fame. She was a two-time New England All-Ameri…

by Tom Renner

10/27/2012

Norwalk, CT

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McMahon Football Holds On To Stun Ridgefield NORWALK, Conn. – Brien McMahon High’s football team followed its game plan flawlessly, received big plays from all the components of the game and hung on to stun Ridgefield, 22-14, on Friday night in Norwalk. The Senators (4-3) snapped a five-game winning streak for the Tigers (5-2) and put a serious dent in Ridgefield’s hopes to play in the state tournament. Trevon Forney ran for 102 yards and two touchdowns while Kyle Jordan rushed for 132 yards. The Senators survived a desperation pass into the end zone as time expired. “I told the kids that if we played 100 percent from the first whis…

by Tom Renner

10/27/2012

Ridgefield, CT

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Ridgefield Football Stunned By McMahon RIDGEFIELD, Conn. – Ridgefield’s football team looked impressive during a five-game winning streak this fall after a season-opening loss to powerful Greenwich. Friday night, however, the Tigers that played Brien McMahon in Norwalk hardly looked like the same team. The Senators (4-3) stunned Ridgefield, 22-14, and put a serious dent in the Tigers’ state playoff hopes. Ridgefield (5-2) looked to be in the driver’s seat for one of the eight playoff berths in Class LL. Now, the Tigers will have to win and get some help. They slid to 14th in the Class LL playoff points race with Friday’s loss. …

by Tom Renner

10/27/2012

Stamford, CT

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Young Stamford Tennis Team 2nd At National Tournament STAMFORD, Conn. – A tennis team from Stamford representing the New England Section of the United State Tennis Association finished second at the USTA Junior Team Tennis 14-and-under Advanced National Championships last week in South Carolina. The tournament brought together the top 32 teams at the intermediate and advanced levels from various USTA Sections throughout the country. The New England team, also known as the Solaris Tennis Team, lost to a team from Austin, Texas, in the championship match. Solaris defeated a team from Virginia Beach, Va., in the semifinals. The team is coach…

by Tom Renner

10/26/2012

Norwalk, CT

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Petro Wins West Division Crown In Norwalk Softball NORWALK, Conn. – Petro Oil won the West Division championship in the Norwalk Recreation and Parks softball tournament after a midseason bus crash nearly cost the team any chance of playing in the tournament. Petro defeated Mitchell Maintenance, 12-4, in the winner-take-all championship game. Mitchell beat Petro, 18-4, in the winners’ bracket final. Petro advanced to the title round by beating the Cougars, 12-7, in the losers' bracket final. Petro needed to beat Mitchell twice to win the title and set up the winner-take-all game with a 14-4 victory. Petro won the first half championship in…

by Tom Renner

10/26/2012

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