Gowanda Small Town Times

Over the weekend of October 17 & 18 the annual Gowanda Scarecrow Contest was held. For 2026, the Gowanda Area Chamber of Commerce took FallFest and the Scarecrow Contest back, moving it into October. All in all, there were 8 entries in the contest with the winners being as follows:

Taking First Place was this entry by the Gowanda Free Library.

Pictured above are the Second and Third Place winners. Respectively from left to right, these scarecrows were by Jesse’s Home & Gifts and Gowanda Shop’N Save.

Monday, October 12
- no school; Columbus Day

Gowanda/Pine Valley Football 4-3

Friday, October 16
vs. Clymer/Sherman/Panama
Gowanda 18, Clymer 14
Clymer 6 0 0 8 | 14
Gowanda 0 6 6 6 | 18
Zane Rogers
13 carries for 145 yards; 2 TD
Reginald Irion
10 carries for 59 yards
Cayden Redford
10 carries for 52 yards; 1 TD
Damien Cedri
1 carry for 2 yards
Jayden Fish
1 carry for 1 yard
2/5 passing for 62 yards
Drew Reid
1 reception for 49 yards
Kyan Austin
1 reception for 13 yards

Volleyball 12-2

Tuesday, October 13
vs. Ellicottville
Gowanda 3, Ellicottville 0
25-17/25-15/26-24
Bella Maines 25 assists, 5 digs
Lilliana Pierce 10 kills, 7 blocks
Envy Cross 11 kills, 2 blocks, 1 ace
Scarlett John 4 kills, 9 digs, 1 ace
Maleina Moses 2 kills, 10 digs
Evalene John 1 kill, 15 digs, 1 ace
Sophia Bobseine 1 kill, 1 assist
Taylor Tussing 3 digs
Aubrey Smuda 9 digs

Thursday, October 15
at Randolph
Gowanda 1, Randolph 3
25-20/23-25/21-25/22-25
Bella Maines 1 kill, 34 assists, 12 digs
Envy Cross 16 kills, 1 assist, 3 blocks
Lilliana Pierce 8 kills, 1 dig, 3 blocks, 2 aces
Maleina Moses 8 kills, 10 digs, 1 ace
Evalene John 2 assists, 12 digs, 3 aces
Sophia Bobseine 4 kills, 2 digs
Scarlett John 4 kills, 10 digs
Aubrey Smuda 1 assist, 11 digs

Pine Valley/Gowanda Boys Soccer 0-10

Wednesday, October 14
at Ellicottville
Pine Valley 0, Ellicottville/Franklinville
Pine Valley 0, Ellicottville 9

Thursday, October 15
at Portville
Pine Valley 0, Portville 9

Pine Valley/Gowanda Girls Soccer 0-11

Thursday, October 15
vs. Franklinville
Pine Valley 0, Franklinville 6
Franklinville 2 4 | 6
Pine Valley 0 0 | 0

Friday, October 16
vs. Ellicottville
Pine Valley 0, Ellicottville 10
Ellicottville 7 3 | 10
Pine Valley 0 0 | 0

Cross Country

Tuesday, October 13
at Randolph
boys
1st Southwestern 30
2nd Gowanda 31
3rd Brocton 67
Cattaraugus-Little Valley & Randolph were incomplete
- Top Gowanda boys -
Jayden Fish (1st), Gabe Snyder (2nd), Jaxon Hagon (8th)
girls
1st Southwestern 30
2nd Cattaraugus-Little Valley 37
3rd Gowanda 56
4th Brocton 108
Randolph was incomplete
Alivia Richter (3rd), Kat Soska (10th)

Friday, October 16
at Sunset Stampede - Evangola State Park
- 46 schools attending -
boys 5000m run
1 st Hamburg 47
22nd Gowansa 594
31st Brocton 882
- Gowanda boys - individual results -
Jaxon Hagan 88th 19:27.04
Gabe Snyder 100th 19:43.59
Jude Hales 138th 20:23.89
Brycen Warrior 193rd 21:13.43
Odin McMahon 196th 21:14.65
Mayson Chmielewski 273rd 22:56.30
girls 5000m run
1st Springville 102
24th Gowanda 622
27th Brocton 847
- Gowanda girls - individual results -
Alivia Richter 63rd 22:27.89
Katalina Soska 125th 24:09.74
Raelyn Diebel 171st 25:23.49
Isabella DeGolier 185th 26:04.61
Kayella Smoke 218th 27:18.83
Madden Wallschlaeger 220th 27:27.48
Alana Young 244th 29:12.94
Evelyn John 277th 36:26.17

Monday, October 19

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 info.

Collins Public Library – 11 am
Morning Book Club – call for title

Collins Public Library – 5 pm
Kids DIY Spider Cupcakes. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Tuesday, October 20

Collins Public Library – 10:30 am
Preschool Story Time – best for ages 2-5 years. Call 716-532-5129 for more info.

Collins Public Library – 5 pm
Sloth Story Time. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Wednesday, October 21

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

Thursday, October 22

Collins Public Library – 5 or 6 pm
Spooky Candy Houses. Limited registration begins 10/1. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Friday, October 23

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

Saturday, October 24

Collins Public Library – 9:30 am
Friends of the Library Meeting.

Collins Public Library – 1 pm
Halloween Party. Call 716-532-5129 to register.

Sunday, October 25

Gowanda Moose - 9 am to 2 pm
Vintage Snowmobile Show & Swap Meet

The Gowanda Recreation learn-to-ski program, which will be held at Holiday Valley Resort, will hold its registration for this year’s program on Monday, Oct. 26 in the Village Board Room, located at 27 E. Main St. from 6-7:30 p.m.

All Gowanda Central School residents are eligible to register for the program and receive a discount on their Saturday night lift ticket for the entire season. Payment at registration will be in the form of cash or a check made out to “Gowanda Recreation.” No credit cards will be accepted.

For more information, contact Gowanda recreation director Mark Benton at 716-770-8809.

Gowanda/Pine Valley Football 3-3

Friday, October 9
vs. St.Mary’s
- Homecoming -
Gowanda 36, St. Mary’s 30
Gowanda 16 14 0 6 | 36
St. Mary’s 6 8 16 0 | 30
Reginald Irions
11 carries for 208 yards; 2 TD
Zane Rogers
17 carries for 150 yards; 1 TD
Cayden Redford
18 carries for 113 yards
Jayden Fish
3 carries for 7 yards; 2 TD
Tristin Luther
1 carry for 4 yards

Volleyball 11-1

Tuesday, October 6
vs. Salamanca
Gowanda 3, Salamanca 0
Bella Maines 1 kill, 29 assists, 2 digs
Lilliana Pierce 13 kills, 5 digs, 5 blocks, 1 ace
Envy Cross 16 kills
Zoey Bartlett 3 kills, 6 digs, 4 ace
Maleina Moses 1 kill, 11 digs, 2 aces
Sophia Bobseine 1 kill, 1 assist
Aubrey Smuda 11 digs, 1 ace
Evalene John 1 assist, 3 digs

Pine Valley/Gowanda Boys Soccer

Monday, October 5
vs. Cassadaga Valley/Falconer
Pine Valley 0, Cassadaga Valley 4

Wednesday, October 7
at Randolph
Pine Valley 0, Randolph 6

Pine Valley/Gowanda Girls Soccer 0-8

Tuesday, October 6
at Salamanca
Pine Valley 0, Salamanca 10

Thursday, October 8
vs.. Cattaraugus-Little Valley
Pine Valley 0, Cattaraugus-LV 3

Friday, October 9
at Randolph
Pine Valley 0, Randolph 8

Cross Country

Tuesday, October 6
at Fredonia
boys
1st Fredonia/Westfield 26
2nd Gowanda 49
3rd Clymer/Sherman/Panama 61
Allegany-Limestone was incomplete
Gowanda’s Jayden Fish finished 7th overall
girls
1st Fredonia/Westfield 23
2nd Allegany-Limestone 35
3rd Gowanda 79
Clymer/Sherman/Panama was incomplete
- no Gowanda girls placed in the Top 10 -

Saturday, October 10

at Alden Bulldogs Stampede
- 58 schools attending -
boys
1st Starpoint 61
15th Gowanda 370
Individual results
Jaxon Hagan 20th 18:29.42
Jayden Fish 22nd 18:33.66
Gabe Snyder 23rd 18:36.25
Brycen Warrior 85th 20:24.86
Madex Seeley 103rd 20:52.30
—–
Mayson Chmielewski 170th 22:42.10
girls
1st Hamburg 34
7th Gowanda 177
11th Olean 286
Individual results
Katalina Soska 49th 25:13.98
Isabella DeGolier 58th 25:48.35
Kayella Smoke 86th 27:29.87