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

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

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