Gowanda Small Town Times

Baseball 20-3 [14-0 in Division 3]

Tuesday, May 26
Sectional Class C Quarter Final
vs. Frewsburg
Gowanda 4, Frewsburg 0
Frewsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
Gowanda 0 0 0 2 0 2 X | 4

Thursday, May 28
Sectional Class C Semi Final
vs. Brocton/Cassadaga Valley
Gowanda 10, Brockton 0
Brocton 0 0 0 0 0 0 X | 0
Gowanda 0 3 4 1 0 2 X | 10

Saturday, May 30
Sectional Class C Final
vs. Falconer at Salamanca
Gowanda 6, Salamanca 2
Falconer0 0 0 0 2 0 0 | 2
Gowanda 5 0 0 0 0 1 X | 6

Track

Thursday, May 28
Section 6 Class D Championships
at Holland
- 18 schools represented -
boys
1st Clymer-Sherman-Panama 93
9th Gowanda 26
16th Portville 1

Gowanda boys individual results
Reginald Irion
2nd 200m dash 23.36
4th 100m dash 11.49
Damien Cedri
3rd 100m dash 11.43
Brendin Diebel
8th 3000m Steeplechase 12:19.81
9th Pole Vault 8-0
Zane Rogers
9th 200m dash 24.55
Jeffrey Whipple
11th Triple jump 35-10

girls
1st Clymer-Sherman-Panama 93
13th Gowanda 3

Gowanda girls individual results
Alivia Richter
4th Pole Vault 7-6
7th 2000m Steeplechase 8:40.97
Octavia Williams
6th 200m dash 28.39
Elizabeth Malek
7th 100m hurdles 18.08
9th 400m hurdles 1:20.07
Leona Henhawk
12th Discus 71-2
Isabelle Graham
12th Shot put 26-4
Raelin Smith
14th 400m hurdles 1:35.52
Aubrey Smuda
16th 100m dash 14.33

Monday, June 1

Gowanda Country Club - 10 am
Eden Raiders Open Golf Tournament

Gowanda Free Library - 10 am to 4 pm
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

Jesse’s Home & Gifts - 5 to 7 pm
Mural Monday by Gowanda Mural Project

Gowanda Central School - 7 to 8 pm
GHS Band & Chorus Concert

Tuesday, June 2

Collins Library – 5 pm
Kids DIY Cucumber Snack. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Gowanda Central School - 6 to 8 pm
GMS Band & Chorus Concert

Wednesday, June 3

Gowanda Free Library - 4:30 to 5:30 pm
Minecraft Elementary

Thursday, June 4

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

Friday, June 5

Gowanda Free Library - 10:30 to 11 am
Me and My Kiddo StoryTime - AM

Collins Public Library – 1 pm
Free movie and popcorn. Call 716-532-5129 for title.

Collins Public Library – 7 pm
Free Concert – The Untouchables – in the library, doors open at 6:30

Saturday, June 6

DNR on Tap & Nicky Wielke - 7 pm
Slovenian Club Night

Sunday, June 7

Tri-County Crisis Pregnancy Center - 12:30 pm
Annual Walk for Life Starting at 78 Allen St.

Baseball 17-3

Tuesday, May 19
vs. Dunkirk
Gowanda 15, Dunkirk 5
Dunkirk 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 | 5
Gowanda 10 0 2 3 0 0 X | 15
- no stats reported -

Wednesday, May 20
vs. Silver Creek/Forestville
Gowanda 10, Silver Creek 2
- no stats reported -

Friday, May 22
vs. Hamburg
Gowanda 3, Hamburg 2
- no stats reported -

Softball 10-7

Tuesday, May 19
Class C Sectional Pre-Quarter Finals
vs. Portville
Gowanda 6, Portville 3
Portville 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 | 3
Gowanda 2 2 2 0 0 0 X | 6
- no stats reported -

Thursday, May 21
at Wilson
Class C Sectional Quarter Finals
Gowanda 1, Wilson 2
Gowanda 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1
Wilson 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 | 2
- no stats reported -

Boys Lacrosse 4-10

Friday, May 22
at Eden/North Collins
Gowanda 12, Eden 22
Class D Sectional Quarter Finals
Gowanda 6 6 | 12
Eden 15 7 | 22
- Gowanda stats not reported -

Gowanda/Silver Creek Girls Lacrosse 10-5

Tuesday, May 19
vs. Newfane
Class D Sectional Quarter Finals
Gowanda 16, Newfane 3
Newfane 1 0 0 2 | 3
Gowanda 7 2 4 3 | 16
Cadence Luther 5 goals
Isabella Gill 3 goals; 1 assist
Ainsley Horth 3 goals
Enette John 2 goals; 1 assist
Aziyah Washburn 2 goals; 1 assist
Envy Cross 1 goal
Zoe Bartlett 1 assist

Thursday, May 21
at Eden/North Collins
Class D Sectional Semi-Finals
Gowanda 2 1 1 1 | 5
Eden 5 4 4 3 | 16
- no stats reported -

Track

Monday, May 18
at Randolph
- no results reported -

Friday/Saturday, May 22/23
CCAA Track & Field Championships
Salamanca, NY
18 schools attending

boys

Reginald Irion
7th 100m dash 11.79
8th 200m dash 23.82
8th 400m dash 54.84
Zane Rogers
10th 200m dash 24.21
Jeffrey Whipple
17th Triple jump
Logan Kehr
21st Discus 93-1
Brendin Diebel
24th 800m run 2:22.49
Cree Vogtli
27th long jump 14-4.25
Gabriel Snyder
29th 1600m run 6:02.53
Jackson Cook
29th Discus 70-2

girls

Isabella DeGolier
1st High Jump 5-0
Alivia Richter
3rd Pole vault 7-6
14th 1500m run 5:57.99
Elizabeth Malek
6th 100m hurdles 17.85
Isabelle Graham
15th Shot put 26-8.75
19th High Jump 4-2
Maleina Moses
22nd Long jump 13-4.5
Aubrey Smuda
23rd Triple Jump 26-3.5
Leona Henhawk
24th Discus 75-10
25th Shot put 24-1
Kyra Hurley
26th Triple jump 22-11.75
Helena Wallschlaeger
28th Long jump 11-11

Monday, May 25

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

Gowanda Free Library - 5:30 to 6:30
Crochet Club

Tuesday, May 26

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

Wednesday, May 27

Gowanda Central School - 6:30 to 7 pm
School Board Meeting

Thursday, May 28

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

Gowanda Central School - 7 to 8 pm
GHS Band & Chorus Concert

Friday, May 29

Gowanda Harley-Davidson - 5 to 8 pm
Finally Friday Rock & Rumble Bike Night
band: Ally Cat; Food truck: Coyote Cafe

Saturday, May 30

Collins Public Library – 11 am
Star Wars Art. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Gowanda Moose - 12 pm
Rock the Moose Scholarship Fund Fest
12:30-3:30 Tennessee Whiskey
4:00-7:00 Flipside Classic Rock
7:3-10:30 Wasted Whiskey

On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 The Gowanda Central School District held their annual budget vote and school board election. Those results have now been released by the school.

* Proposition #1 for the 2026–27 budget successfully passed with 178 yes votes to 59 no votes.

* Proposition #2, for the purchase of four buses, passed with 201 yes votes to 36 no votes.

* Proposition #3, establishing a Capital Improvements Reserve Fund, passed with 181 yes votes to 47 no votes.

* Proposition #4, the local library appropriation, also passed with 186 yes votes to 42 no votes.

In the Board of Education election, Aimee Gernatt received 196 votes and Zachary Nobles received 173 votes, securing the two open positions on the board. Brandon Newell finished the evening with 60 votes.