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Tom Renner

Client Editor

trenner@dailyvoice.com

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.

Tom Renner's Contributions

Sports

Westport's U10 Softball Team Wins Twice At Regional Tournament WESTPORT, Conn. -- Westport’s 10-and-under softball All-Stars rode the pitching of Morgan Carnahan and Grace Alfero to consecutive victories in the New England pool lf the East Regional Little League Tournament in Back Mountain, Pa. On Sunday, Carnahan pitched a one-hitter in Westport’s 1-0 win over Rhode Island. On Monday, Westport struck for five runs in the seventh inning en route to an 8-3 win over Maine. Westport plays its final pool game against New England competition on Wednesday. Westport seems likely to have already secured a semifinal berth. All of the other New England teams ha…

by Tom Renner

08/09/2016

Sports

New Canaan's Cole Helps Rowing Team Reach Semis At Olympics NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Just about an hour after fellow New Canaan resident Andrew Campbell moved to the semifinals at the Olympics, Charlie Cole and his teammates on the Men’s Four also took the next step. Cole and his U.S. teammates took third in their heat, but still advanced to the semis. The top three crews in each heat moved directly to the semifinals. The U.S. finished with the seventh fastest time of the nine teams that went directly to the semifinals. Cole’s teammates on the are Seth Weil, Henrik Rummel and Matt Miller. Australia had the fastest time among the teams that reached the s…

by Tom Renner

08/08/2016

Sports

New Canaan's Campbell Advances To Olympic Semifinals NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- New Canaan’s Andrew Campbell and teammate Joshua Konieczny advanced to the semifinals with a second-place finish Monday in their first race in the lightweight double sculls at the Summer Olympics. Campbell and Konieczny finished second behind Norway in the second heat. The top two crews in each heat advanced to Wednesday’s semifinals at the Games, which are being held in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The U.S. crew finished in 6:26:56. Norway won in 6:24:81. The Norwegians jumped out to an early lead. Campbell and Knoieczny stayed solidly in second throughout the race. Chile…

by Tom Renner

08/08/2016

Sports

Lakeland Grad Helps U.S. Pull Off Another Field Hockey Upset MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- The Summer Olympics could not have started better for Mohegan Lake’s Melissa Gonzalez and the U.S. women’s field hockey team. The U.S. defeated Australia, ranked No. 3 in the world, on 2-1 Monday. The victory comes on the heels of a 2-1 on Saturday over Argentina, which was ranked No. 2 in the world. Gonzalez, a midfielder, has been instrumental in both victories, using her speed and stick skills to help create opportunities in the offensive zone for Team USA. “"We're in a good place now but it's crucial, very important, to keep focused on the next match ahead,&qu…

by Tom Renner

08/08/2016

Events

New York Percussionist Kicks Off Danbury Music Centre Concert Series DANBURY, Conn. -- Danbury Music Centre's second annual CMI Artist Concert Series debuts on Tuesday, Aug. 9.The series brings today’s most exciting musicians to Danbury to give concerts featuring modern masterworks, the classic favorites, and the music of living American composers in celebration of Charles Ives’s legacy. The series debut at the Danbury Music Centre’s Marian Anderson Recital Hall features world-renowned percussion artist Simon Boyar. It begins at 7 p.m. Boyar has been a featured guest on NPR’s All Things Considered and on PBS- NJTV’s State Of The Arts and as a soloist on with…

by Tom Renner

08/08/2016

Lifestyle

Beyond The Basics: Gardening For Butterflies In Dutchess DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Reports are the same across our region – people are just not seeing many butterflies this summer. You can help increase butterfly populations by following the basics of butterfly gardening, covered in the first two articles of this series, but don’t stop there. Include some lesser-known components in your landscape to support these beautiful, challenged creatures. Warming & Basking Sites Butterflies rarely fly when the temperature is less than 60 degrees. To warm their blood and muscles used in flying, they need sun exposure and safe spots to warm up – especiall…

by Kim Eierman

08/07/2016

Sports

Mohegan Lake's Gonzalez Brings Pieces Of Home To Summer Olympics MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- Melissa Gonzalez travels the globe to play field hockey for the United States national team. And everywhere she goes, she brings a piece of home with her. Gonzalez, 27, will represent the U.S. for the second time in the Olympics at the Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, which begin Friday night, Aug. 5 with the opening ceremonies. The Lakeland High graduate has been a member of the national team for six years and played for the U.S. at the 2012 Summer Games in London. While she travels around the world, the one thing she brings with her each and every time is her family. …

by Tom Renner

08/07/2016

Neighbors

80-Year-Old Redding Man Shares Story Of Surviving Cancer DANBURY, Conn. – When Walter King began to experience extreme fatigue and intolerable night sweats, he knew something wasn’t right. A physically fit and active man, he found it difficult to play tennis and paddle tennis as often as he wanted. The 80-year-old Redding resident went to see his long-time physician in Greenwich where preliminary tests suggested a possible infection or autoimmune disease. After a series of scans and a liver biopsy, results revealed King had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the immune system. “While the news that I had cancer…

by Tom Renner

08/06/2016

Business

Greenwich-Based ONS Names New Chief Operating Officer GREENWICH, Conn. -- Sally Frank has been named to the new position of Chief Operating Officer at Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) in Greenwich. Frank has been an integral part of the practice since 2004, starting first as a Marketing and Communications consultant. She was hired as Director of Marketing in 2009, and two years later became Director of Operations. In 2013, she was promoted to Executive Director. During Frank’s tenure, she has overseen the development of the ONS brand as representing excellence in orthopedic and neurosurgical care in Fairfield and Westchester co…

by Tom Renner

08/06/2016

Sports

Rowing Coach Can't Hide Pride For 2 Olympians From New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Yan Vengerovskiy knew Charlie Cole and Andrew Campbell had the potential to row in the Summer Olympics when they first competed for him as part of the New Canaan crew. Now, to see both men wearing the U.S. colors, representing the country, competing on the world’s grandest sports stage, Vengerovskiy’s pride flows the like the river on which they trained. Years of work with both men on the Norwalk River, just steps from the Maritime Rowing Club that Vengerovskiy founded in the 1990s, will be on display for all the world to see. Cole and Campbell are part of the U.S. dele…

by Tom Renner

08/04/2016

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