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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Norwalk Pitcher Shines in Summer College League NORWALK, Conn. Norwalk's Matt Iannazzo earned Pitcher of the Night honors in the Northwoods League after a brilliant outing last week for the St. Cloud River Bats. Iannazzo, a rising senior at the University of Pittsburgh, threw eight strong innings in a 2-1 win over the Duluth Huskies. He allowed five hits and struck out eight to improve to 4-0 on the season with a 1.56 ERA. Iannazzo has allowed six earned runs in six starts this summer. St. Cloud is in third place in the North Division of the Northwoods League, which is comprised of the top college players from across the U.S. and North…

by Tom Renner

08/02/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Diurno Helps Norwalk Stay Alive in Ruth Regional NORWALK, Conn. Norwalk manager Tom Cossuto gave Matt Diurno a pop quiz Monday in the 13-year-old New England Regional. His pitcher passed it brilliantly, and even picked up a few extra credits with a timely hit as Norwalk staved off elimination with a 4-1 victory over Plymouth, Mass. at Brien McMahon High School. Diurno got the starting nod about five minutes before game time when scheduled starter Matt Parlanti came down with back spasms. Diurno stepped up and went the distance. He scattered nine hits and walked just one batter. Diurno also cracked a two-run single during a three-run fift…

by Tom Renner

08/02/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk 11s Finish 2nd in State Tournament NORWALK, Conn. The budding Newtown-Norwalk rivalry took another turn Saturday at Rogers Park in Danbury. The Cal Ripken Norwalk 11s rallied from 5-0 down with three runs in the top of the fifth and four more in the top of the sixth to take a 7-5 lead into the bottom of the sixth inning Newtown fought back with three runs to win it, 8-7. After tying the game at 7-7, Newtown's Peter Debona stepped up with with two outs and two on. He hit a long drive to center that sent Norwalk's Jordan O'Brien banging up against the fence for a near circus catch. The ball fell in for a hit and the winnin…

by MSC Community Sports

08/02/2011

Westport, CT

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Westport Vaulter Takes 4th at Junior Olympics WESTPORT, Conn. Westport's Lexie Schachne finished fourth last week in the pole vault at the U.S.A. Track and Field Junior Olympic championships in Wichita, Kan. Schachne cleared 12 feet, 1 ½ inches to earn All-America honors in the event. The field included 38 athletes. Competitors battled brutal conditions, including 100-degree heat. The competition was delayed for an hour due to lightning. The meet was the final competition of the season for Schachne, a senior at Staples High School who earlier this year set indoor and outdoor school records. Lexie is also soliciting support for a fell…

by Tom Renner

08/02/2011

Westport, CT

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Swimmers Splash to 5th at Nationals WILTON, Conn. -- The Wilton Wahoos swim team finished in fifth place overall at the YMCA Long Course Nationals Swimming Championship held at Georgia Tech University. The Wahoos were the top team from Connecticut despite missing their top men swimmers, who are getting ready for the U.S. National Championships in California. The women led the way, finishing second while the men came in 19th. Stephen Holmquist set a new Connecticut resident record in the 13/14 boys 400 IM with a time of 4:46.58 (bettering his seed time by 10 seconds) and placing 18th in that event. The previous record set in …

by Tom Renner

08/01/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Riptide Finish 3rd in New England LYNN, Mass. The Norwalk Riptide 14-and-under softball team lost 4-3 in 12 innings to Lynn, Mass., Sunday in the losers' bracket final of the New England Regional. The Riptide settled for a third place finish in the New England Regional for the second consecutive year. Lynn loaded the bases in the 12th. The winning run scored on a slow roller up the first base line. Norwalk tried to get the force at home but the Massachusetts runner beat the throw. Leslie Garcia, Katelyn Spielman, Nicole Bonanni and Alli Hall had two hits apiece for Norwalk, and Spielman had an RBI. Ryan Lajoie pitched a…

by Tom Renner

08/01/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Gabby's Blog: Winning a Softball Title Gabby Natoli of the Fairfield Little League Girls Softball team wrote a diary of her experiences during the teams run in the East Regional. Here is her final entry: Hey guys! Gabby Natoli here. On Friday, we went to breakfast reluctantly, because it was early and we were tired from the game the night before. Then, we came back to our dorms and did what we usually did -- napped, read and hung out. After an hour of napping we played hide-and-go-seek, which was really fun. Then we had yet another nap to prepare us for that nights game for the New England title against Maine. When we woke…

by Gabby Natoli, Little Leaguer

08/01/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Baseball, Softball Tournament Scoreboard Sunday's Games Baseball Little League State Championship Fairfield American 3, Glastonbury 2 10- and 11-year-old state championship Fairfield American 13, Avon 2 American Legion State Championship Junior Division Bristol 6, Stamford 3 Babe Ruth New England Regional 13-year-old tournament Norwalk 4, Marlboro, Mass. 0 Softball Babe Ruth 14-year-old New England Regional Lynn, Mass. 4, Norwalk 3 Monday's Games Baseball Babe Ruth New England Regional 13-year-old tournament Norwalk vs. Cranston, 7 p.m., at Brien McMahon Little League State Tournament State Championship Fairfie…

by Tom Renner

08/01/2011

Stamford, CT

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Stamford Junior Legion Falls in Title Game STAMFORD, Conn. Bristol took an early 4-0 lead against Stamford in Sunday's American Legion Junior Division state championship game, put brakes on the Zone 4 champion's running game, and captured the title with a 6-3 win at Muzzy Field. Stamford (23-8) battled from behind all game after Bristol scored three in the second and one in the third. Stamford got within 4-2 on Jeff Cortese's two-run double in the fifth. Bristol scored two in the seventh, and needed them when Stamford got a run home with one last rally. "I'm an aggressive manager, and being down four runs took us away from some o…

by Tom Renner

07/31/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Norwalk Ripken 11 All-Stars Fall in States NORWALK, Conn. The Norwalk Cal Ripken 11-year-old All-Stars saw their season end Saturday with an 8-7 loss to Newtown in the state championship game at Danbury. Norwalk would have needed to beat Newtown twice in the championship bracket. Newtown handed Norwalk its only prior loss, 10-6, in the winners' bracket final. Norwalk bounced back with a win over Oxford to set up the rematch on Saturday. Saturday's loss was a heartbreaker for Norwalk. It took a 7-5 lead into the final inning, only to see Newtown respond with three runs in the bottom of the inning. Norwalk trailed 5-0 heading into t…

by Tom Renner

07/31/2011

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