Gowanda Small Town Times

[photo] Senior Class members of the Gowanda Cross Country team got together for a photo on September 12 after their only home meet of the season. Pictured, from left to right, are Alhanna Gabel, Calie Hudson, Autumn Pupo, Layla Gamble, Nikolas Ondus, Jayson Twoguns, Riley Olsen and Willow Mentley-Peters.

On September 12, the Gowanda boys and girls cross country teams hosted Jamestown for Gowanda’s only home meet of the season. Also represented with partial teams were Randolph and West Valley. The site for the meet was the Gowanda Conservation Club providing a unique coarse that winds 3.1 miles through forest trails. As it was the only home competition for the Gowanda teams, the seniors on both teams were acknowledged, along with their parents, post-race. That was followed by a dinner in honor of the seniors.

Taking 1st Place for the boys was Jamestown with a score of 11. The Gowanda boys were 2nd with 48 points. Randolph (2 runners) and West Valley (3 runners) were not included in the scoring as they did not have at least five runners in the race. Scoring for the Gowanda boys were Chase Bolen (6th, 17:40), Dustin Mohawk (7th, 17:43), Jayson Twoguns (9th, 17:50), Cashis Montour (10th, 18:08) and Nathan Warrior (16th, 19:25).

The girls race was a bit closer. Again, 1st Place went to Jamestown (22) with Gowanda (33) taking 2nd Place. With incomplete team representation were Randolph (4 runners) and West Valley (3 runners). Scoring for the Gowanda girls were Calie Hudson (3rd, 20:17), Autumn Pupo (4th, 21:20), Karice John (7th, 24:40), Alhanna Gabel (9th, 26:49) and Willow Mentley-Peters (10th, 27:40).

Also in action on Tuesday the 12th was the Pine Valley/Gowanda Varsity boys soccer team. They hosted Cassadaga Valley-Falconer. As has been the case, problems with ball control led to a lopsided loss. A 4-goal Cassadaga 1st quarter set the pace for them to grab a 6-0 lead by halftime. Cassadaga added a 7th goal in the 4th quarter after a scoreless 3rd. Pine Valley/Gowanda only managed to get one shot on goal in the game.