Gowanda Small Town Times

Photo: The Gowanda Athletic Department put out this photo of Daniel Stang, of the Gowanda Trap team, who shot his first perfect 50 straight earlier in the week.

By Friday, May 5, the rainy conditions that had marked the first half of the week gave way to dry, but still cool, weather. The Gowanda Varsity softball team was at Silver Creek. Going into the game, Silver Creek had been the only CCAA East 1 team to beat Gowanda have won a 6-3 decision back in April.

On this day things would not be any easier. Gowanda started out fast as lead batter, Addison Kota tripled. Gao:Wisa:S “Wassy” Stevens singled to score Kota and would later also score. Holding Silver Creek scoreless in the bottom of the inning leaving Gowanda with a 2-0 lead. Two scoreless innings followed. Silver Creek continued to hold Gowanda off in the top of the 4th inning before exploding for 3 runs taking the lead by a 3-2 score. Silver Creek upped their lead to 4-2 in the 5th inning. In the final inning, it was again the Kota/Stevens combo that connected. Another Addison Kota triple. While Stevens again scored Kota, the Silver Creek defense tightened to avoid giving up a tying run. The 4-3 loss leaves Gowanda and Silver Creek tied at 5-2 at the top of CCAA East 1 as the week ends.

The Gowanda Track team was at the Falconer Invitational on the 5th in a group of 22 schools. As a team the Gowanda boys fell somewhere below 16th place, but the names of the last six schools were not reported. The Gowanda girls did somewhat better in the middle of the pack at 12th. The best individual results for the Gowanda boys were Chase Bolen 17th 800m (2:18.54) & 9th 1600m (5:08.23) and Mason Wilson 16th 400m hurdles (1:07.76). For the Gowanda girls the most noteworthy results were turned in by:
* Autumn Pupo 2nd 800m (2:14.93) and 13th 1500m (5:42.35)
* Calie Hudson 18th 800m (2:50.00)
* Rhianna Woods 21st 100m dash (14.21) and 11th 200m dash (29.24)
* Alexia Harvey 19th 400m dash (1:09.40)
* Elizabath Malek 16th 100m hurdles (19.63)
* Crissa Scanlan 9th Shot Put (29-2) & 4th Discus (89-5)

Finally, despite rainy weather in the 40s, Gowanda’s Daniel Stang scored his first 50 straight. Overall, for Week 3, the Gowanda trap team increased their lead in Conference 1A - 11 with a score of 878.50 taking their season total to 2,669.00. In 2nd Place, Hammond scored 827.50 on the week taking their season total to 2,546.00. Gowanda shooters also continue to top the conference with 4 boys and 1 girl in the Top 10. Daniel Stang currently is in 1st Place with a season average of 48.33. He also is ranked #7 in the state. Other Gowanda boys in the Top 10 are Zayne Laskey (2nd, 47.00, 25th in State), Daniel Humphrey (4th, 45.00) and David Dirienzo (8th, 44.33). In 1st Place in conference for girls is Gowanda’s Maddison Smith with a season average of 43.00.