Gowanda Small Town Times

Gowanda’s Varsity girls lacrosse team opened playoff season on May 19, 2025 hosting Springville. While Springville scored first, just 2-1/2 minutes into the game, Gowanda rallied for a 5-1 lead after one quarter. That grew to 8-2 by halftime. Gowanda shutout Springville in the 3rd quarter to take a 11-2 advantage. Both teams added a pair of 4th quarter goals giving Gowanda a 13-4 win.

Gowanda’s Karice John (#14) scores with 7:57 left in the 1st quarter to tie the game at 1-1. She led the Gowanda scoring with 4 goals.

Lily Scanlon (#4) outruns Springville defenders in the 1st quarter. She totaled five assists in the Gowanda win.

With 2:54 left in the opening quarter, Ainsley Horth (#17) scores to put Gowanda ahead 4-1. She had two goals in the game as did Envy cross ans Lillianna Pierce (#10).

On defense, Felicia Scanlon (#6) chases a Springville attacker. Felicia was Gowanda’s seconda highest scorer with three goals. She also contributed 6 goals on offense for Gowanda. Lily Scanlon is seen in the background.

The bracket for the girls lacrosse Sectional playoffs is out. The following game schedule is listed:

Monday, May 19 Quarter-Finals

Game 1
#4 Gowanda vs. # 5 Springville

Game 2
#2 East Aurora vs. #7 Newfane

Game 3
#3 Eden/North Collins vs. #6 Depew

Wednesday, May 21 Semi-Finals

Game 4
#1 Salamanca vs. winner Game 1

Game 5
#2 winner Game 2 vs. winner Game 3

Thursday, May 29 Finals

Game 6
winner Game 4 vs. winner Game 5
- at Parker Field (Ken-Ton)

The bracket for the boys lacrosse Sectional playoffs is out. The following game schedule is listed:

Thursday, May 15

Game 1
#8 Depew vs. #9 Newfane

Friday, May 16

Game 2
#7 Medina vs. #10 Tonawanda

Tuesday, May 20 Quarter-Finals

Game 3
#1 Gowanda vs. winner Game 1

Game 4
#4 Akron vs. #5 Salamanca

Game 5
#2 East Aurora vs. winner Game 2

Game 6
#3 Eden vs. #6 Wilson

Thursday, May 22 Semi-Finals

Game 7
winner Game 3 vs. winner Game 4

Game 8
winner Game 5 vs. winner Game 6

Thursday, May 29 Finals
Game 9
winner Game 7 vs. winner Game 8
- at All High -

baseball 15-3
softball 9-7
boys lacrosse 11-2
girls lacrosse 12-3

Monday, May 12

baseball at Falconer
Gowanda 14, Falconer 1
Gowanda 6 0 1 0 1 2 4 | 14
Falconer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 | 1

girls lacrosse at Niagara Falls
Gowanda 14, Niagara Falls 13
Gowanda 3 4 4 2 1 | 14
Niagara Falls 5 3 1 4 0 | 13
Lily Scanlan 7 goals, 1 assist
Karice John 3 goals, 1 assist
Cadence Luther 2 goals, 1 assist
Felicia Scanlan 1 goal, 1 assist
Isabella Gill 1 goal
goaltending
Nina Coulon 7/20

Tuesday, May 13

softball at Forestville
Gowanda 7, Forestville 3
Gowanda 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 | 7
Forestville 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 | 3

boys lacrosse vs. Starpoint
- Senior Night -
Gowanda 19, Starpoint 4
Starpoint 1 2 1 1 | 5
Gowanda 9 6 2 2 | 19
Donald Stevens Jr 5 goals, 1 assist
Ha’tsihgahdo:d Stevens 3 goals, 1 assist
Ethan Steeprock 3 goals
Jessup Stevens 2 goals
Seneca Mohawk 2 goals
Winter Rivera 1 goal, 6 assists
Herb John Jr 1 goal, 1 assist
Randall John 1 goal
Hodaweo:je’ John 1 goal

track at Maple Grove
boys
Gowanda 18, Maple Grove 69
girls
Gowanda 46, Maple Grove 92
Top Gowanda performances
boys
Maddox Hudson 1st(long jump, 17-8.75; shot put, 34-4.5), 2nd(110m hurdles)
Chase Bolen 1st(3200m, 11:06), 2nd(400m)
Jeffrey Whipple 2nd(triple jump), 3rd(200m)
Jayden John 2nd(shot put), 3rd(discus)
Antonio Ferrgusquia 2nd(200m)
Brendan Diebel 2nd(pole vault)
Zachary Hojnacki 3rd(400m hurdles, long jump)
Owen Farner 3rd(110m hurdles)
Logan Kehr 3rd(shot put)
girls
Rhianna Woods 1st(100m dash, 12.8; 200m, 27.6; long jump, 15-3)
Leona Henhawk 1st(discus, 72-7), 2nd,(shot put), 3rd(800m)
Raelin Smith 1st(400m hurdles, 1:23.54), 3rd(100m hurdles)
Isabella DeGolier 1st(high jump, 4-10)
Elizabeth Malek 2nd(100m hurdles)
Kyra Hurley 2nd(triple Jump)
Jaylynn Elliott 3rd(400m hurdles, 3000m)
Sydney Smith 3rd(shot put, discus)
Malayna Pawlak 3rd(400m)
Octavia Williams 3rd(200m)

Wednesday, May 14

baseball vs. Falconer
Gowanda 3, Falconer 4
Falconer 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 | 4
Gowanda 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 | 3

girls lacrosse vs. Williamsville North
Gowanda 12, Williamsville North 11
Williamsville 5 2 0 4 | 11
Gowanda 1 6 2 3 | 12
Lily Scanlan 4 goals, 2 assists
Karice John 3 goals
Felicia Scanlan 3 goals
Cadence Luther 2 goals
goaltending
Nina Coulon 12/23

Thursday, May 15

softball at Randolph
- moved to May 16 -

girls lacrosse at West Seneca East
Gowanda 11, Williamsville East 8
Gowanda 3 3 1 4 | 11
Williamsville 4 0 3 1 | 8
Lily Scanlan 5 goals, 1 assist
Felicia Scanlan 2 goals, 1 assist
Karice John 1 goals, 2 assists
Cadence Luther 1 goal
Ainsley Horth 1 goal
Envy Cross 1 goals
goaltending
Nina Coulon 7/15

Friday, May 16

baseball vs. North Collins
- Senior Night -
Gowanda 20, North Collins 1
North Collins 0 1 0 0 0 | 1
Gowanda 7 5 7 1 x | 20

softball at Randolph
- moved to Gowanda / Senior Night -
Gowanda 7, Randolph 6
Gowanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 | 7
Randolph 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 | 6

track - Super 8 Meet 2025
- at Salamanca -
- 23 schools represented -
Top Gowanda Performances
boys
Chase Bolen 2nd(1600m run, 4:34.32; 3200m run, 10:21.76)
Owen Farner 5th(3000 steeplechase, 11:40.94)
Girls
Isabella Degolier 2nd(high jump, 4-11)
Rhianna Woods 3rd(long jump, 15-9), 4th(200m dash, 27.48), 8th(100m dash, 13.33)
Elizabeth Malek 5th(100m hurdles, 17.79)

Saturday, May 17

baseball vs. Fredonia
Gowanda 11, Fredonia 2
Fredonia 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 | 2
Gowanda 0 2 0 0 8 1 x | 11

softball vs. Westfield
Gowanda 4 Westfield 3
Westfield 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 | 4
Gowanda 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 | 3

track at CCAA Pentathlon - Steeplechase 2025
- at Olean / 14 schools represented -
Gowanda Top 10 finishes
boys
Chase Bolen
1st(3000m steeplechase, 11:07.83)
Maddox Hudson
2nd(1500m run, 4:59.21; shot put, 33-10.25; pentathlon, 2457)
3rd(11m hurdles, 18.03; long jump; 18-4)
6th(high jump, 4-9.75)
Owen Farne
5th(1500m run, 18.39; 110m hurdles, 18.39)
7th(pentathlon, 2028)
9th(high jump, 4-8.25; long jump, 16-3, shot put, 24-5.25)
girls
Isabelle Graham 3rd(shot put, 24-1.25), 6th(high jump, 4-3.5)
Rhianna Woods 10th(2000m steeplechase, 9:05.56)