Gowanda Small Town Times

Pictured are the Royalty from the 2026 Gowanda Jr.-Sr. Prom. From left to right, are Princess Aubrey Smuda, Prince Jayden Fish, King Winter Mentley-Peters and Queen Janice Sanders.

The 2026 Gowanda Central School Jr.-Sr. Prom Coronation was held on Saturday, May 16 in the high school auditorium. Master of Ceremonies for the event was retiring Assistant Principal, David Smith, assisted by his wife, Jill. On hand to crown the new royalty were Homecoming King and Queen, Landon Ashley and Darcy Kennedy, respectively.

As is the custom for GCS Prom Coronation ceremonies, all of the prom goers were introduced to the audience in their prom attire before moving on to the coronation itself. Then the candidates were introduced. In a departure from the past format, the ceremony was divided into a Junior Class, Prince/Princess segment and a Senior Class, King/Queen one. Additionally, instead of introducing the candidates in pairs, is was girls as a group and boys as a group for each segment.

The Junior Class Princess candidates, Emmarie Gillen, Malayna Pawlak and Aubrey Smuda were brought in first. Followed by the Junior Class Prince candidates, Damien Cedri, Jayden Fish, Porter Lemke, and Dalen Stevens. That was followed by the crowning of the Junior Class royalty, Jayden Fish, Prince, and then, Aubrey Smuda, Princess.

Now it was time to bring in the Senior Class King and Queen candidates. Starting with the girls, Makayla Kraft, Liz Malek and Janice Sanders. Then the boys, Lukas Barrett, Marcus Gamble, Winter Mentley-Peters and Alanson Stafford. The ceremony concluded with Winter Mentley-Peters crowned as King and Janice Sanders crowned as Queen.

A brief period of photo taking followed before leaving for the Prom itself.

The Prom Royalty and complete court were gathered on stage for photos after the ceremony.

A video of the full ceremony is available on the GowandaOnline page at bitChute at:

https://www.bitchute.com/video/jjUkT6156p4d/

Baseball 14-3

Tuesday May 12
vs. Randolph
Gowanda 10, Randolph 0
Randolph 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
Gowanda 0 0 2 3 5 | 10

Thursday May 14
at Catt.-Little Valley
Gowanda 5 8 3 1 7 | 24
Cattaraugus 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
- no stats reported -

Friday May 15
at Hamburg
Gowanda 0, Hamburg 3
Gowanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
Hamburg 0 0 1 1 0 1 X | 3
- no Gowanda stats available -

Saturday May 16
vs. Catt. - Little Valley
Gowanda 7, Cattaraugus 3
Cattaraugus 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 3
Gowanda 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 7
- no stats reported -

Softball 9-6

Monday May 11
vs. Brocton
Gowanda 13, Brocton 0
Brocton 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
Gowanda 2 3 0 0 8 | 13
Addison Kota ¾, 3 runs, 1 triple, 2 HR, 7 RBI
Bella Maines 2/3, 1 run, 1 RBI
Hayleigh Miller 1/3, 1 run
Jenna Luther 1/3, 1 run, 1 double
Biz John 0-1, 2 runs
Alayna Fish 2/3, 1 run, 1 RBI
Darcy Kennedy 1/3, 1 run
CC John 2/3
Sophia Bobseine 1/3, 1 run

Tuesday May 12
vs. Clarence
- cancelled -

Wednesday May 13
at Silver Creek
Gowanda 7, Silver Creek 3
Gowanda 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 7
Silver Creek 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 | 3
Addison Kota ½, 2 runs
Bella Maines 1/3, 1 run, 2 RBI
Hayleigh Miller 0/4, 1 RBI
Jenna Luther ¼, 1 run, 1 RBI
Biz John 0/3
Alayna Fish 2/2, 1 run
Darcy Kennedy 1/3, 1 RBI
CC John 1/4, 1 run
Sophia Bobseine 0/2, 1 run

Boys Lacrosse 4-9

Tuesday, May 12
at Lakeshore/Silver Creek
Gowanda 7, Lake Shore 16
Gowanda 5 2 | 7
Lake Shore 5 11 | 16
- no stats reported -

Wednesday May 13
vs. Salamanca
Gowanda 12, Salamanca 13
Salamanca 9 4 | 13
Gowanda 7 5 | 12
- no stats reported -

Friday May 15
at Grand Island
Gowanda 17, Grand Island 18
Gowanda 7 10 | 17
Grand Island 7 11 | 18
- no stats reported -

Gowanda/Silver Creek Girls Lacrosse 9-4

Tuesday May 12
vs. Lockport
Gowanda 4, Lockport 4
Lockport 1 1 0 2 | 4
Gowanda 3 4 5 2 | 14
- no Gowanda stats reported -

Wednesday May 13
at Lewiston-Porter
Gowanda 7, Lew-Port 12
Gowanda 0 4 1 2 | 7
Lew-Port 5 2 3 2 | 12
Aziyah Washburn 4 goals
Ainsley Horth 1 goal, 1 assist
Enette John 1 goal, 1 assist
Zoe Bartlett 1goal

Friday May 15
at Amherst
- cancelled -

Track

Monday May 11
vs. Clymer
- no results reported -

Friday, May 15
Super 8 Meet - Best of the Best
at Salamanca
23 schools attending
girls
Isabella DeGolier 1st High jump 5-1

Saturday, May 16
CCAA Pentathalon - Steeplechase 2026
at Randolph
19 schools attending
boys
Brendin Diebel 12th 3000m Steeplechase 12:57.05
girls
Alivia Richter 6th 2000m Steeplechase 9:19.09

Monday, May 18

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

Collins Public Library – 11 am
Morning Book Club – The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Gowanda Free Library - 3 to 6:30 pm
Art Workspace

Collins Public Library - 5 pm
Kids DIY Donut Snack. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Tuesday, May 19

Gowanda Central School - 8 am to 8 pm
Budget Vote and Election
Middle School Library

Wednesday, May 20

Collins Public Library – 3 pm
Afternoon Collins Crochet – learn and work on crochet projects – Call 716-532-5129 to register.

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

Thursday, May 21

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

On Saturday, May 9, the Gowanda track team was one of 27 teams attending the Jamestown Track and Field Classic. Gowanda results are as follows:

boys
1st Jamestown 82
22nd Orchard Park 3
?? Gowanda

Individual Gowanda boys

Reginald Irion
10th 400m dash 53.77
15th 100m dash 12.09
18th 200m dash 24.44
Brendin Diebel
13th 3000m steeplechase 12:26.89
15th Pole vault 8-6
24th 800m 2:27.88
Zachary Hojnacki
19th 800m 2:23.70
Zane Rogers
24th 200m dash 24.94
Jeffrey Whipple
24th Triple jump 34-4.5
27th Long jump 16-7
Aiden Ovitt
25th 100m hurdles 21.87
29th 400m hurdles 1:19.56
Theodore Kwasnik
26th 110m hurdles 21.88
28th 400m hurdles 1:16.56
28th Triple jump 33-1.5
Logan Kehr
34th Discus 88-3
35th Shot put 29-10.5
Gabriel Snyder
37th 1600m 6:08.63
Jackson Cook
40th Discus 63-7
Cree Vogtli
41st Long jump 13-10.5
Weston Bolen
44th 400m dash 1:05.70

girls
1st Lockport 118.5
20th Gowanda 10
23rd Lake Shore 1

Individual Gowanda girls

Isabella DeGolier
1st High jump 5-1
Elizabeth Malek
7th 100m hurdles 18.22
Leona Henhawk
9th Discus 80-5
25th Shot put 22-11.5
Alivia Richter
12th 1500m 5:36.45
12th Pole vault 6-6
Isabelle Graham
14th High jump 4-4
24th Shot put 22-11.5
Kyra Hurley
21st Triple jump 23-8.25
22nd 100m hurdles 21.57
Raelyn Diebel
23rd 100m dash 14.40
Helena Wallschlaeger
26th Long jump 12-3
Aubrey Smuda
28th 100m dash 14.65
Maleina Moses
30th Long jump 12-0
Octavia Williams
31st 200m dash 30.90
Eliza Pound
39th Discus 43-0

Baseball 11-2

Monday, May 4
at Randolph
Gowanda 6, Randolph 1
Gowanda 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 | 6
Randolph 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1
- no stats reported -

Wednesday, May 6
vs. Ellicottville
Gowanda 4, Ellicottville 0
Ellicottville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
Gowanda 3 1 0 0 0 0 X | 4
- no stats reported -

Wednesday, May 6
at Ellicottville
Gowanda 7, Ellicottville 0
Gowanda 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 | 7
Ellicottville 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | 0
- no stats reported -

Softball 7-5

Monday, May 4
vs. Pine Valley
Gowanda 7, Pine Valley 2
Pine Valley 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 | 2
Gowanda 2 2 0 0 3 0 X | 7
- no Gowanda stats reported -

Tuesday, May 5
at Pine Valley (played at Gowanda)
Gowanda 15, Pine Valley 2
Gowanda 3 1 2 9 0 0 X | 15
Pine Valley 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 | 2
- no Gowanda stats reported -

Wednesday, May 6
at Randolph
Gowanda 21, Randolph 9
Gowanda 2 4 4 2 1 0 8 | 21
Randolph 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 | 9
- no stats reported -

Saturday, May 9
vs. Ellicottville
- no score reported -

Boys Lacrosse 4-6

Monday, May 4
vs. Niagara Wheatfield
Gowanda 15, Niagara Wheatfield 23
Niagara Wheatfield 13 10 | 23
Gowanda 7 8 | 15
- no stats reported -

Gowanda/Silver Creek Girls Lacrosse 8-3

Monday, May 4
vs. Eden/North Collins
Gowanda 7, Eden 13
Eden 6 4 1 2 | 13
Gowanda 1 3 2 1 | 7
Ainsley Horth 2 goals
Enette John 2 goals
Zoe Bartlett 1 goal; 1 assist
Envy Cross 1 goal
Cadence Luther 1 goal
Aziyah Washburn 5 assists

Thursday, May 7
at City Honors
Gowanda 16, City Honors 7
Gowanda 7 6 2 1 | 16
City Honors 1 1 2 3 | 7
Envy Cross 5 goals
Ainsley Horth 3 goals; 5 assists
Aziyah Washburn 2 goals
Enette John 2 goals; 2 assists
Lilliana Pierce 2 goals
Isabella Gill 1 goal
Cadence Luther 3 assists

Track

Tuesday, May 5
vs. Maple Grove

- no results reported -