Gowanda Small Town Times

On April 11, the Gowanda Varsity girls lacrosse team hosted Springville in their home opener. Despite the damp rainy weather the team’s hot offense continued to shine.

Gowanda scored right off the opening draw and quickly built a 4-0 lead. By the end of one quarter they were ahead 6-1. The dominant performance continued into the 2nd quarter as Gowanda piled up a 13-2 halftime advantage. The 3rd quarter was another single goal period Springville while the Gowanda attack eased up a bit. The score had grown to 17-3 after three quarters. With the game well in hand, Gowanda was to get a lot of the bench into the game while also running down the clock playing a bit of “keep away’. Gowanda scored a single goal in the final quarter followed by three Springville goals as the game closed out. That brought the final tally to 18-6.

Standing out for Gowanda was Chloe Luther who outscored the entire Springville team with 8 goals and 4 assists. Also with a big game was Lily Scanlan (4 goals, 6 assists). Karice John had 2 goals in the game. Four other Gowanda players had single goals in the effort. They were Felicia Scanlan (1 goal, 1 assist), Cadence Luther (1 goal, 1 assist), Enette John (1 goal) and Ainsley Horth (1 goal). In goal for Gowanda was Nina Coulon who made 6 saves on 12 shots. Controlling the ball for most of the game Gowanda, as a team, scored on 18 of 22 shots on goal.

Meanwhile, the Gowanda Varsity baseball team found themselves in another rainy day scrimmage. In the home game against Eden the team reportedly came away with a 21-3 win.