Gowanda Small Town Times

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.

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.