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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Team Effort Carries Weston Girls to Track Title The road to a sixth straight title in the South-West Conference track and field championships was a team effort for the Weston High girls. Kara Bucaro won two individual races and ran on the winning 4 x 400 relay, but the Trojans picked up points in a multitude of events to ease past Joel Barlow and Pomperaug in a close race for the team title. Weston finished with 108.25, followed by the Falcons with 98.25 and Pomperaug with 90.25. Bucaro captured the 800 and 1,600 for Weston. Two field events, however, proved critical to the Trojans' victory. In the pole vault, Erica Litvak won while Em…

by Tom Renner

05/25/2011

Norwalk, CT

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Connecticut Boat Club Wins 4 Golds at Regionals Connecticut Boat Club competed against and beat some of the best teams in the country at the Northeast Regional Championships held last weekend on the Merrimack River in Lowell, Mass. The top three boats in each varsity category earned bids to compete at next months Youth National Championships in Oak Ridge, Tenn. The CBC rowers brought home gold medals in the womens varsity eight, varsity pair, novice four and 2nd eight. Additionally, the team captured bronze medals in the womens varsity four and quad. Continuing their undefeated run in the womens varsity eight were coxswain Kather…

by Tom Renner

05/25/2011

Stamford, CT

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Westhill Runner Is League's Fastest Man Westhill High School senior Dillin Smith earned the title of the fastest man in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference at Tuesday's league championship meet and even he was surprised. Smith won the 100 meters and came within a whisker of adding a gold medal in the 200. He finished second to Danbury's Dele Owoye. Winning the 100 was Smith's priority, however, and he outran Owoye and Greenwich's Tim Frazier to win in 11.085. Owoye was second in 11.09, and Frazier was third in 11.2. "I came here as the fourth seed," Smith said. "I just ran my hardest." Smith had a lackluste…

by Tom Renner

05/24/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston Boys Lacrosse Reaches League Semis Richie Miller scored five goals to lead Weston's boys lacrosse team to a 14-6 victory over Masuk Monday in the first round of the South-West Conference playoffs. The fourth-seeded Trojans meet No. 1 seeded Newtown in Wednesday's semifinals at 7 p.m. Jack Scheufele added three goals for Weston, while Matt Brooks and Lyle Mitchell tossed in a pair. Mitchell also had four assists. Peter Robbins and Daniel Rogers also connected for Weston. Brooks had three assists, while Miller and Scheufele had one each. Goalie Alex Peyreigne made 11 saves. The Trojans (11-5) get another shot at Newtown, whic…

by Tom Renner

05/24/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston Boys Finish 4th at SWC Track Meet Stephen Vento won the 1,600 and finished second in the 3,200 by a hair to lead Weston's boys track team to a fourth place finish at the South-West Conference track and field championships Tuesday night at Bethel High School. Weston also won the 4 x 400 relay with Paul Philpott, Chris Piscatelli, David Stankiewicz and Jack Steinharter. Brookfield won the meet with 121 points, followed by Newtown with 89 and Oxford with 84. "We didn't come in with expectations of winning the meet,'' coach Lloyd Weinstein said. "We wanted to have some good individual performances, and we did that. We're read…

by Tom Renner

05/24/2011

Wilton, CT

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Easton Teen Invited to Eastern Swim Camp Wilton Wahoo swimmer Sam DeLise of Easton attended the USA Swimming Eastern Zone Select Camp this month at Penn State University. USA Swimming holds four annual Zone Select Camps to identify and develop top talent across the nation. These camps are an opportunity for teenage swimmers to take their athletic career to the next level through an intense weekend of training and education. Selection is based on IMX scores or by having the fastest time in a Zone and age group in an Olympic event. Do you have information about your young athlete to share? Send information to trenner@mainstreetconne…

by Tom Renner

05/24/2011

Westport, CT

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Weston Girls Repeat as League Track Champs Weston Highs girls track team won its sixth straight South-West Conference championship Monday night at Bethel High School. This one may have been its most unlikely. Kara Bucaro won the 800 and the 1,600 and ran a leg on the winning 4 x 400 relay for the Trojans, who compiled 108.25 points. They needed a late rally to overtake Joel Barlow High School, which led for most of the meet. Weston picked up 19 points in the triple jump, including a win in the event by Sarah Dietzman. The 4 x 400 brought home a victory for the team of Callie Arlo, Sydney Allon, Bucaro and anchor leg Callie Martin. …

by Tom Renner

05/24/2011

Darien, CT

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Darien Little League Hosts Drive To Help Soldiers Darien Little League will hold its fourth annual military care package drive "Operation DLL Cares" over the Memorial Day weekend at McGuane Park, 225 Noroton Ave, behind Noroton Heights Fire Department. Residents can help support soldiers by bringing care package items on Saturday, May 28, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday, May 29, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Monday, May 30, from noon to 3 p.m. Early drop-offs can be arranged. Letters to servicemen and servicewomen are encouraged. Please provide any soldiers addresses, and we will send them packages. Donations are welcome: Make checks payable…

by Tom Renner

05/23/2011

Stamford, CT

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Ex-Soccer Player Finds Success on the Links Dr. Lukas Konandreas' athletic career made a U-turn 33 years ago when he completed his medical residency. Thats when the former soccer player turned to golfand today hes at the top of his game. Konandreas, 66, was honored Monday by the Stamford Old Timers Association at its annual golf outing at E. Gaynor Brennan Golf Course. Konandreas won the senior division of the Stamford Amateur Golf Championship last year, his first win after a number of tries in the event. He also won a Connecticut State Golf Association one-day tournament last year at Fairchild Wheeler and the senior division clu…

by Tom Renner

05/23/2011

Fairfield, CT

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Mariners Win Early Showdown vs. New Canaan The Fairfield Mariners and the New Canaan Cannons stepped onto the field Sunday morning at Mead Park as the only unbeaten teams after two weeks of play in the Fairfield County Men's Senior Baseball League. The teams lived up to those expectations with a nail-biter and Fairfield pulling out a 3-2 victory in the ninth inning. Fairfield grabbed an early 1-0 lead in the first on a single and stolen base by Imtiaz Vohra. Rob Ayala's RBI single gave the Mariners the lead. New Canaan answered with two runs on an RBI groundout and Mario Lopez's RBI double. Eric Dube doubled and scored on a sacrific…

by Tom Renner

05/23/2011

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