Gowanda Small Town Times

baseball 15-3
softball 9-7
boys lacrosse 11-2
girls lacrosse 12-3

Monday, May 12

baseball at Falconer
Gowanda 14, Falconer 1
Gowanda 6 0 1 0 1 2 4 | 14
Falconer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1

girls lacrosse at Niagara Falls
Gowanda 14, Niagara Falls 13
Gowanda 3 4 4 2 1 | 14
Niagara Falls 5 3 1 4 0 | 13
Lily Scanlan 7 goals, 1 assist
Karice John 3 goals, 1 assist
Cadence Luther 2 goals, 1 assist
Felicia Scanlan 1 goal, 1 assist
Isabella Gill 1 goal
goaltending
Nina Coulon 7/20

Tuesday, May 13

softball at Forestville
Gowanda 7, Forestville 3
Gowanda 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 | 7
Forestville 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 | 3

boys lacrosse vs. Starpoint
- Senior Night -
Gowanda 19, Starpoint 4
Starpoint 1 2 1 1 | 5
Gowanda 9 6 2 2 | 19
Donald Stevens Jr 5 goals, 1 assist
Ha’tsihgahdo:d Stevens 3 goals, 1 assist
Ethan Steeprock 3 goals
Jessup Stevens 2 goals
Seneca Mohawk 2 goals
Winter Rivera 1 goal, 6 assists
Herb John Jr 1 goal, 1 assist
Randall John 1 goal
Hodaweo:je’ John 1 goal

track at Maple Grove
boys
Gowanda 18, Maple Grove 69
girls
Gowanda 46, Maple Grove 92
Top Gowanda performances
boys
Maddox Hudson 1st(long jump, 17-8.75; shot put, 34-4.5), 2nd(110m hurdles)
Chase Bolen 1st(3200m, 11:06), 2nd(400m)
Jeffrey Whipple 2nd(triple jump), 3rd(200m)
Jayden John 2nd(shot put), 3rd(discus)
Antonio Ferrgusquia 2nd(200m)
Brendan Diebel 2nd(pole vault)
Zachary Hojnacki 3rd(400m hurdles, long jump)
Owen Farner 3rd(110m hurdles)
Logan Kehr 3rd(shot put)
girls
Rhianna Woods 1st(100m dash, 12.8; 200m, 27.6; long jump, 15-3)
Leona Henhawk 1st(discus, 72-7), 2nd,(shot put), 3rd(800m)
Raelin Smith 1st(400m hurdles, 1:23.54), 3rd(100m hurdles)
Isabella DeGolier 1st(high jump, 4-10)
Elizabeth Malek 2nd(100m hurdles)
Kyra Hurley 2nd(triple Jump)
Jaylynn Elliott 3rd(400m hurdles, 3000m)
Sydney Smith 3rd(shot put, discus)
Malayna Pawlak 3rd(400m)
Octavia Williams 3rd(200m)

Wednesday, May 14

baseball vs. Falconer
Gowanda 3, Falconer 4
Falconer 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 | 4
Gowanda 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 | 3

girls lacrosse vs. Williamsville North
Gowanda 12, Williamsville North 11
Williamsville 5 2 0 4 | 11
Gowanda 1 6 2 3 | 12
Lily Scanlan 4 goals, 2 assists
Karice John 3 goals
Felicia Scanlan 3 goals
Cadence Luther 2 goals
goaltending
Nina Coulon 12/23

Thursday, May 15

softball at Randolph
- moved to May 16 -

girls lacrosse at West Seneca East
Gowanda 11, Williamsville East 8
Gowanda 3 3 1 4 | 11
Williamsville 4 0 3 1 | 8
Lily Scanlan 5 goals, 1 assist
Felicia Scanlan 2 goals, 1 assist
Karice John 1 goals, 2 assists
Cadence Luther 1 goal
Ainsley Horth 1 goal
Envy Cross 1 goals
goaltending
Nina Coulon 7/15

Friday, May 16

baseball vs. North Collins
- Senior Night -
Gowanda 20, North Collins 1
North Collins 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
Gowanda 7 5 7 1 x | 20

softball at Randolph
- moved to Gowanda / Senior Night -
Gowanda 7, Randolph 6
Gowanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 | 7
Randolph 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 6

track - Super 8 Meet 2025
- at Salamanca -
- 23 schools represented -
Top Gowanda Performances
boys
Chase Bolen 2nd(1600m run, 4:34.32; 3200m run, 10:21.76)
Owen Farner 5th(3000 steeplechase, 11:40.94)
Girls
Isabella Degolier 2nd(high jump, 4-11)
Rhianna Woods 3rd(long jump, 15-9), 4th(200m dash, 27.48), 8th(100m dash, 13.33)
Elizabeth Malek 5th(100m hurdles, 17.79)

Saturday, May 17

baseball vs. Fredonia
Gowanda 11, Fredonia 2
Fredonia 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 | 2
Gowanda 0 2 0 0 8 1 x | 11

softball vs. Westfield
Gowanda 4 Westfield 3
Westfield 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 | 4
Gowanda 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 3

track at CCAA Pentathlon - Steeplechase 2025
- at Olean / 14 schools represented -
Gowanda Top 10 finishes
boys
Chase Bolen
1st(3000m steeplechase, 11:07.83)
Maddox Hudson
2nd(1500m run, 4:59.21; shot put, 33-10.25; pentathlon, 2457)
3rd(11m hurdles, 18.03; long jump; 18-4)
6th(high jump, 4-9.75)
Owen Farne
5th(1500m run, 18.39; 110m hurdles, 18.39)
7th(pentathlon, 2028)
9th(high jump, 4-8.25; long jump, 16-3, shot put, 24-5.25)
girls
Isabelle Graham 3rd(shot put, 24-1.25), 6th(high jump, 4-3.5)
Rhianna Woods 10th(2000m steeplechase, 9:05.56)

On Saturday night, May 17, the Gowanda Varsity softball team closed out the regular season hosting Westfield for a non-league game. Things started out bright for Gowanda. Addison Kota singled, and later scored, for Gowanda in both the 1st and 3rd innings. Along with a 2nd inning score by Lauren Kelly, Gowanda had a 3-0 lead at that point. Westfield opened the 4th inning with four straight singles, the last of which resulted in a runner being thrown out at home. Westfield then got on the board with a bases loaded walk. The score was 3-1 heading into a 5th inning that saw Westfield tie things up at 3-3. After a scoreless 6th inning, Westfield added what turned out to be the winning run in the 7th inning. Final score was 4-3.

In the 1st inning, Holland Browning had tripled to bring Addison Kota home for Gowanda’s first run. Later, She gets caught trying to get to home herself.

In the third inning, Kota is seen heading to 2nd base. The Westfield throw went past 2nd base and into the outfield allowing her to continue on and score for the second time in the game.

In the 6th inning, Gowanda’s Lauren Kelly (#30) makes a play at 1st base. This was Westfield’s second out in the inning. Later, with two runners on base, Holland Browning made a catch at shortstop to end the inning.

Senior Day for the Gowanda Varsity softball team was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 17. After an away game with Randolph on the 16th was moved to Gowanda, the celebration was moved up a day due to an uncertain weather forecast for the Saturday non-league game. Pictured are the Senior members of the Gowanda softball team. From left to right, Gracie Eddy, Holland Browning and Lauren Kelly.

The Gowanda Varsity baseball team hosted North Collins on May 16, 2025. It was a disastrous night for North Collins pitchers starting with their intended starting pitcher being replaced before the game got underway. Gowanda piled up runs in a game that saw more North Collins pitchers than innings.
The first inning saw Gowanda get 5 walks on the way to an initial 7-0 lead. A 6-hit 2nd inning moved the Gowanda advantage to 12-1. With 7 hits and 4 walks in the 3rd inning, the score ballooned to 19-1. Gowanda picked up an additional run in the 4th. At that point, the North Collins dugout emptied and formed a line for post the game greeting between the teams. Gowanda did not respond and, after being informed by the umpire that the game couldn’t be terminated before the 5th inning, a final three North Collins batters were retired in order to close things out.

Midway through the 3rd inning, Gowanda’s Seth Geiger (#3) slides into home base. He had two singles on the day and scored twice.

Also in the 3rd inning, Gowanda’s Blake Herman (#27) smashes a triple to clear the loaded bases for 3 RBIs. He was 3 for 4 on the day and scored three runs.

Gowanda pitcher, Seth Geiger, delivers the ball in the 4th inning against North Collins. He had six stikeouts in the game while giving up four hits. With the Gowanda lead standing at 20-1 after the 4th inning, Geiger was relieved by Logan Ruff to closeout the game.

The Gowanda Varsity baseball team celebrated their Senior day on May 16, 2025. Before the game, each of the Senior players walked around the bases greeted by players from all of the other GCS baseball players from every team. Baseball Seniors pictured, from left to right, are Blake Herman (#27), Logan Ruff (#5), Brayden Smith (#21), Madden Lay (#31), Carson Huch (#4), Landen Ashley (#17) and Owen Pfaffenbach (#6).