Gowanda Small Town Times

Monday, October 27

Gowanda Free Library - 10:15am to 3:30pm
Weekly Crafts

Collins Public Library – 10:30 am
LapSit with Miss Abbie – best for ages 6 months to 3 years. Call 716-532-5129 for more info!

Tuesday, October 28

Collins Public Library – 5:30 pm
Lego Club. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Wednesday, October 29

GES Parent Teacher Assoc. - 6pm
Trunk-or-Treat at Elementary School

Thursday, October 30

Collins Public Library – 6 pm
Pumpkin Story Time. Call 716-532-5129 to register

Thursday-Sunday, October 30 - Nov 2

Nash Hill Equestrian Center - 9am to 4 pm
Greg Eliel Horsemanship Clinic

Saturday, November 1

Gowanda Neighborhood Watch - 2-9 pm
Gowanda Scarefest
2-4 Music at Chang-Hu Park
4-6 Phoenix Lodge tours
6-7 Trunk or Treat at Creekside Park
7-9 Haunted Creekside Park

NY&LE Railroad - 4:30 PM
Mama Mia Murder Mystery

GoWanda Brewing / Wicked Glen - 8 pm
Halloween Costume Party

Sunday, November 2

Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce - 12 pm
Towel Bingo & more at Gowanda Moose

Gowanda/Pine Valley Football 5-2

Friday, October 17
at Newfane
Gowanda 26, Newfane 36
Gowanda 08 08 08 02 | 26
Newfane 14 16 06 00 | 36
Winter Mentley-Peters
23 carries for 84 yards
1 catch for 4 yards
Reginald Irion
1 carry for 6 yards
Zane Rogers
1 carry for 3 yards
1 catch for 52 yards
Carter Capozzi
2 carries for 2 yards; 1 TD
14/25 passing for235 yards; 2 TD
Trelin Warrior
4 catches for 88 yards; 1 TD
Lukas Barrett
2 catches for 42 yards; 1 TD
Kyan Austin
4 catches for 38 yards
Jayden Fish
2 catches for 11 yards

Volleyball

Wednesday, October 15
at Randolph
Gowanda 3, Randolph 0
25-17/25-21/26-24
Bella Maines 25 assists, 8 digs, 1 ace
Corrina John 11 kills, 2 digs, 4 blocks, 3 aces
Addison Kota 7 kills, 6 digs, 1 block
Envy Cross 5 kills, 1 dig, 1 block, 2 aces
Maleina Moses 5 kills, 14 digs
Evalene John 1 kill, 1 assist, 2 digs, 2 aces
Lilliana Pierce 1 kill, 1 dig
Aubrey Smuda 5 digs

Pine Valley/Gowanda Boys Soccer 1-15

Tuesday, October 14
at Cassadaga Valley
Pine Valley 1, Cassadaga Valley 2
Pine Valley scoring
37:41 Zack Honacki from Jarrett Meyers

Thursday, October 16
vs. Randolph
Pine Valley 0, Randolph 11

Pine Valley/Gowanda Girls Soccer 0-16

Wednesday, October 15
vs. Randolph
Pine Valley 0, Randolph 10

Cross Country

Tuesday, October 14
at Point Gratiot
boys
1st Maple Grove 16
2nd Silver Creek 57
3rd Gowanda 66
West Valley incomplete
Top Gowanda boy
Jaxon Hagan, 6th (19:28.65)
girls
1st Silver Creek 26
2nd Maple Grove 34
3rd Gowanda 72
West Valley incomplete

Eden/Gowanda Girls Swimming

Monday, October 12
Blue Devil 11-Dive Invitational
at Fredonia
1st Vestal 156.0
6th Eden 122.0
10th Salamanca 78.5
- 15 divers -
Mia Scott 6th 386.35
Grace Ritz 9th 329.90

Tuesday, October 14
at Depew
Eden 92, Depew 68
Mia Scott
4 gold (50 Freestyle, 28.75; 1M Diving, 193.00); 12 points
Sienna Miller
4 gold (100 Butterfly, 1:19.78; 100 Breaststroke, 1:32.74); 12 points
Grace Ritz
3 gold (100 Freestyle, 1;06.73), 1 silver (1M Diving, 180.00); 12 points
Kaevii Yasurek (Gowanda)
1 gold (200 Freestyle, 2:33.38), 2 silver (500 Freestyle, 6:47.41), 1 bronze; 10 points
Emily Sullivan
2 gold, 1 silver (200 Individual Medley, 3:03.18), 1 bronze (500 Freestyle, 7:00.25); 7 points
Millie Hock
2 silver (100 Backstroke, 1:26.63); 5 points
Tessa Dzubella
1 silver, 2 bronze (100 Breaststroke, 2:02.14); 5 points
Natalie Reister
1 silver, 2 bronze (100 Backstroke, 1:57.14); 5 points
Aliyah Wakelam
1 bronze 2 points
Pyxi Lou Zybert (Gowanda)
2 points (4th 100 Backstroke, 2:28.50)

200 Medley Relay
1st Eden 2:17.52
Grace Ritz, Mia Scott, Sienna Miller & Emily Sullivan)
500 Freestyle Relay
1st Eden 2:07.55
Grace Ritz, Sienna Miller, Emily Sullivan & Mia Scott
3rd Eden 2:21.26
Natalie Reister, Aliyah Wakelam, Tessa Dzubella & Kaevii Yasurek
400 Freestyle Relay
2nd Eden 5:47.64
Natalie Reister, Millie Hock, Tessa Dzubella & Kaevii Yasurek

Saturday, October 18
ECIC Girls Division 3 Championship
at Maryvale High School, Cheektowaga
1st Iroquois 473
4th Eden 257
7th Cleveland Hill 128
Mia Scott 1 silver (1M Diving, 374.90), 1 bronze (50 Freestyle, 27.00); 33 points
Kaevii Yasurek (Gowanda) 30 points 4th 200 Freestyle, 2:27.15 & 4th 500 Freestyle, 6:39.50
Grace Ritz 27 points
Brynn Mikac 26 points
Emily Sullivan 24 points

Monday, October 20

Gowanda Free Library - 10:15am to 3:30pm
Weekly Crafts

Collins Public Library – 10:30 am
LapSit with Miss Abbie – best for ages 6 months to 3 years. Call 716-532-5129 for more info!

Collins Public Library - 11 am
Morning Book Club – Today Will Be Different

Gowanda Free Library - 4:30pm
Pumpkin Patch & Magic Show

Collins Public Library – 6 pm
Kids DIY Pumpkin Cheesecake. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Tuesday, October 21

Collins Public Library – 4:45 pm
Spooky Graham Cracker House Construction. Registration opens 10/1, required and limited.

Wednesday, October 22

Wicked Glen w/Morbid Moon Creations - 6:30pm
Spooky Doll Painting night

Thursday, October 23

Collins Public Library – 5:30 pm
Evening Crochet – learn and work on crochet projects – Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Friday, October 24

Gowanda Free Library - 2:30 to 3:30pm
Minecraft Middle & High School Students

Saturday, October 25

NY&LE Railroad - 11am & 2pm
Halloween Costume train

Gowanda High School - 3pm
Billy Martin All-Star Circus
in high school gym

Gowanda Hollywood Theater - 7pm
Bonnie Raitt tribute band

Southern New Hampshire University has released their the Summer 2025 President’s List. The summer terms run from May to August. One Gowanda student, Marisa Lopez, was included on that list.

Gowanda Scoreboard W/E 10/12

Gowanda/Pine Valley Football

5-1

Friday, October 10
vs. Franklinville
- Homecoming -
Gowanda 34, Franklinville 34
Gowanda 16 06 14 08 | 44
Franklinville 08 14 12 00 | 34
Winter Mentley-Peters
24 carries for 206 yards
1 catches for 1 yard
Carter Capozzi
4 carries for 43 yards; 1 TD
14/21 passes for 170 yards; 2 TD
Zane Rogers
2 carries for 10 yards
Jaden Knopf
2 carries for 2 yards; 2 TD
Lukas Barrett
3 catches for 50 yards
Trelin Warrior
4 catches for yards; 1 TD
Jayden Fish
3 catches for 41 yards
Kyan Austin
2 catches for 16 yards
Reginald Irion
1 catches for 12 yards; 1 TD

Volleyball

11-2

Monday, October 6
at Eden
Gowanda 3, Eden 2
17-25/23-25/25-19/25-18/15-12
Corrina John 13 kills, 1 assist, 7 digs, 9 blocks, 2 aces
Bella Maines 1 kill, 31 assists, 9 digs
Envy Cross 11 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks
Maleina Moses 6 kills, 15 digs, 2 aces
Lilliana Pierce 4 kills, 4 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace
Addison Kota 4 kills, 2 assists, 11 digs
Ainsley Horth 2 digs, 2 aces
Aubrey Smuda 1 kill, 13 digs, 1 ace
Molly Bettker 1 dig, 1 ace
Evalene John 8 digs

Wednesday, October 8
vs. Ellicottville
Gowanda 3, Ellicottville 0
25-10/27-25/28-26
Bella Maines 2 kills, 27 assists, 5 digs
Envy Cross 8 kills, 5 blocks, 1 ace
Corrina John 9 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks, 1 ace
Maleina Moses 5 kills, 4 aces
Addison Kota 4 kills, 4 digs, 1 ace
Aubrey Smuda 2 kills, 9 digs, 2 aces
Lilliana Pierce 3 kills
Evalene John 5 digs

Pine Valley/Gowanda Boys Soccer

1-7

Tuesday, October 7
at Portville
Pine Valley 0, Portville 8

Thursday, October 9
vs. Salamanca
Pine Valley 3, Salamanca 2 OT
Pine Valley scoring
33:40 Zack Honacki from Mark Smallback
49:44 Mark Smallback from Jarrett Meyers
86:44 Jarrett Meyers from Hayden Chase

Saturday, October 11
vs. Silver Creek-Forestville
- non-league -
Pine Valley 0, Silver Creek-Forestville 7

Pine Valley/Gowanda Girls Soccer

0-13

Monday, October 6
at Cattaraugus-Little Valley
Pine Valley 1, Cattaraugus-LV 4

Wednesday, October 8
at Franklinville
Pine Valley 0, Franklinvolle 2

Cross Country

Tuesday, October 7
at Falconer
boys
1st Clymer/Sherman/Panama 20
2nd Gowanda 54
3rd Allegany-Limestone 63
Falconer/Cassadaga Valley - incomplete
Top Gowanda Boys
Jaxon Hagan(9th) and Brendin Diebel(10th)
girls
1st Clymer/Sherman/Panama 18
2nd Gowanda 47
3rd Falconer/Cassadaga Valley 59
Allegany-Limestone - incomplete
Top Gowanda girl
Hayleigh Miller(5th)

Saturday, October
at Alden Bulldogs stampede
boys 79 runners
1st east Aurora 18
2nd Gowanda 80
7th Depew 205
Top Gowanda boys
9th Jaxon Hagon 18:37.47
10th Brendin Diebel 18:52.29
14th Hudson Maddox 19:26.16
18th Gabe Snyder 19:57.12
43rd Aiden Ovitt 22:31.39
girls 50 runners
1st Alden 19
3rd Albion 57
Gowanda incomplete
Gowanda girls 50 runners
5th Hayleigh Miller 21:58.92
8th Alivia Richter 22:22.94
21st Isabella Degoilier 25:00.24

Eden/Gowanda Girls Swimming

Tuesday, October 7
vs. Tonawanda
Eden 99, Tonawanda 77
Mia Scott
4 gold (50 Freestyle, 31.77; 1M Diving, 239.63); 12 points
Sienna Miller
4 gold (200 Individual Medley, 2:51.98; 100 Butterfly, 1:20.26); 12 points
Kaevii Yasurek (Gowanda)
2 gold (200 Freestyle, 2:33.65; 500 Freestyle, 6:43.94), 1 silver; 12 points
Grace Ritz
3 gold (100 Freestyle, 1:06.34), 1 silver (1M Diving, 198.00); 10 points
Emily Sullivan
2 gold, 2 silver (200 Individual Medley, 3:04.25; 500 Freestyle, 6:54.46); 8 points
Tessa Dzubella
2 silver, 2 bronze (50 Freestyle, 36.10); 6 points
Natalie Reister
1 silver, 2 bronze (100 Freestyle, 1:19.22; 100 Backstroke, 1:26.30); 6 points
Millie Hock
2 silver; 2 points
Isabelle Graham (Gowanda)
1 silver (100 Breaststroke, 1:59.45); 2 points
Pyxi Lou Zybert (Gowanda)
1 silver; 1 point

200 Medley Relay
1st Eden 2:24.15
Grace Ritz, Emily Sullivan, Sienna Miller & Mia Scott
2nd Eden 3:27.02
Pyxi Lou Zybert, Isabelle Graham, Millie Hock & Tessa Dzubella
200 Freestyle Relay
1st Eden 2:01.86
Grace Ritz, Sienna Miller, Emily Sullivan & Mia Scott
400 Freestyle Relay
2nd Eden 5:33.95
Kaevii Yasurek, Natalie Reister, Millie Hock & Tessa Dzubella