Gowanda Small Town Times

August 31, 2027

As we head on into September, the Fall sports season is just around the corner. Below are the schedules for all of the teams that Gowanda will be involved with this Fall.

Gowanda/Pine Valley Football all games 7 pm

Thursday, Sept. 5 at Portville

Friday, Sept. 13 vs. Catt.-L.V.

Friday, Sept. 20 vs. CSP

Friday, Sept. 27 at Wilson

Friday, Oct. 4 vs. Cardinal O’Hara

Friday, October 11 at Franklinville/Ellicottville

Friday, October 18 vs. Chat. Lake/Westfield/Brocton

Friday, October 25 at Randolph

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Gowanda Volleyball Games at 6:30 except as noted

Wednesday, Sept. 4 vs. Cassadaga Valley

Thursday, Sept. 5 at West Valley/Frankinville

Monday, Sept. 9 vs. Falconer

Wednesday, Sept. 11 vs. Ellicottville 6 pm

Friday, Sept. 13 at Cassadaga Valley

Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Cattaraugus-L.V.

Thursday, Sept. 19 vs. Allegany-Limestone

Tuesday, Sept. 24 vs. Salamanca

Thursday, Sept. 26 at Randolph

Monday, Sept. 30 at Ellicottville

Tuesday, Oct. 1 vs. West Valley/Franklinville

Wednesday, Oct. 9 at Eden

Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. Cattaraugus-L.V.

Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Allegany-Limestone

Thursday, Oct. 17 at salamanca

Monday, Oct. 21 vs. Randolph

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Pine Valley/Gowanda Boys Soccer

Friday, Sept. 13 at Frewsburg non-league 5 pm

Monday, Sept. 16 at Salamanca-Catt.-L.V. 4:30 pm

Thursday, Sept. 19 at Portville 4:30 pm

Monday, Sept. 23 at Randolph 5 pm

Wednesday, Sept. 25 vs. Cass. Valley-falconer 5 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 2 vs Salamanca-Catt.-L.V. 4:30 pm

Monday, Oct. 7 vs. Portville 5 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 9 vs. Randolph 5 pm

Wednesday, Oct. 16 at Cass. Valley-Falconer 4:30 pm

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Pine Valley/Gowanda Girls Soccer

Thursday, Sept. 5 at Silver Creek/Forestville 4:30 pm

Thursday, Sept. 12 vs. Franklinville 5 pm

Tuesday, Sept. 17 vs. Silver Creek/Forestville 4:30 pm

Thursday, Sept. 19 at Cattaraugus-L.V. 4:30 pm

Saturday, Sept. 21 at Portville 11 am

Tuesday, Sept. 24 vs. Salamanca 5 pm

Saturday, Sept. 28 vs. Dunkirk 11 am

Tuesday, Oct. 1 vs. Ellicottville 5 pm

Saturday, Oct. 5 at Dunkirk 12:30 pm

Tuesday, Oct. 8 vs. Cattaraugus-L.V. 5 pm

Thursday, Oct. 10 vs. Portville 5 pm

Thursday, Oct. 17 vs. Randolph

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Gowanda Cross Country

Saturday, Sept. 7 Knox Invitational

Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Fredonia/Westfield w/Falconer/Cassadaga & Salamanca

Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Franklinville/Ellicottville w/ Allegany-Limestone & Olean

Saturday, Sept. 21 at East Aurora Meet

Tuesday, Sept. 24 at Gowanda w/Dunkirk, Maple Grove & Southwestern

Saturday, Sept. 28 at McQuaid Invitational

Tuesday, Oct. 8 at Silver Creek/Forestville w/Catt.-L.V., CSP & Randolph

Saturday, Oct. 12 at Alden Stampede

Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Jamestown w/Frewsburg & West Valley

Friday, Oct. 18 at Lake Shore Sunset Meet

Monday, Oct. 21 at Silver Creek/Forestville w/Catt.-L.V., Frewsburg & Randolph

Friday, Oct. 25 CCAA League Meet at Bemus Point

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Girls Swimming schedule with Eden

Tuesday, Sept. 10 vs. East Aurora

Friday, Sept. 13 vs. Marivale

Friday, Sept. 20 vs. Springville

Friday, Sept. 27 vs. Depew

Saturday, Sept. 28 Iroquois Diving Invitational at Elma

Tuesday, Oct. 1 vs. West Seneca West

Oct. 17-19 ECIC Girls Division III Championship

Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 NYSPHSAA Section VI Class C Championship

Thursday, Nov. 7 NYSPHSAA Section VI Girls Championship

Dozens of students in ninth grade through 12th grade at Gowanda High School earned honor roll status for the fourth quarter marking period of the 2023-2024 academic year.

HIGH SCHOOL

HIGH HONOR ROLL (average of 95 and higher)

Grade 9: Mallory Berndt, Molly Bettker, Robert Dalimonte, Isabella DeGolier, Zachary Hojnacki, Drew Kota, Richard Kuras, McKoy Luce, Jenna Luther, Maleina Moses, Malayna Pawlak, Eliza Pound, Savannah Smith, Aubrey Smuda, Cree Vogtli, Jeffrey Whipple Jr., and Tayleigh Williams.

Grade 10: Marcus Gamble, Isabelle Graham, Darcy Kennedy, Addison Kota, Elizabeth Malek, Winter Mentley-Peters, Maddison Smith, and Helena Wallschlaeger.

Grade 11: Chase Bolen, Molly Bowers, Holland Browning, Gracie Eddy, Natalia Elliott, Caitlyn Gangi. Jillian Gernatt, Devan Giambrone, Tessa Kohn, Danielle Krajewski, Brayden Smith, Sydney Smith, Demetra Spire, William Szalay, Charlynn Ulmer, and Hannah Valentine.

Grade 12: Aiden Ackley, Alivia Capozzi, Quentin Centner, Hailey Christopher, Andrew Clark, Alhanna Gabel, Layla Gamble, Mya Halftown, Alexia Harvey, Kaitlyn Hender, Alaina Kaczmarczyk, Makayla Kuras, Chloe Luther, Ella Luther, Riley Olson, Nikolas Ondus, Madilyn Pawlak, Emily Pound, Autumn Pupo, Christina Wilder, and Avery Wilson.

HONOR ROLL (average of 90-94)

Grade 9: Kyan Austin, Jaycee Bailey, Corrine Burch, Jayden Fish, Emmarie Gillen, Nathan Hooper, Jovin Jones, Simone Kramer, Porter Lemke, Cadence Luther, Kiernan Quinn, Zachary Stark, Hailey Tomczak, and Ava-Carmella Valone.

Grade 10: Colin Barnes, Samantha Buthy, Aiden Carroll, Seth Geiger, Patricia Griffith, Hayleigh Hooper, Santino Jefferlone, Noah Lauer, Alanson Stafford, and Lucas Washy.

Grade 11: Elizabeth Green, Kayte Harrington, Blake Herman, Ellarose LeBeau, Lily Nuwer, Winter Rivera, Alyssa Ruzycki, Olivia Wampler, Landon White, and Conner Wilson.

Grade 12: Kaylee Corbin, Destiny Golden, Aubrie Heron, Michael Horth, Calie Hudson, August Krebs, Willow Mentley-Peters, Angelina Shaw, Daniel Stang, Bailey Suraf, and Benjamin VanNote.

MERIT ROLL (average of 85-89)

Grade 9: Weston Bolen, Addison Crooks, Reginald Irion, Enette John, Sonny Kramer, Alana Muenzer, Amelia Pickering, Lilliana Pierce, Nicholas Smuda, Cheyanne Viau, Julia White-Pigeon, Octavia Williams, and Taylor Yoder.

Grade 10: Brair Bartlett, Damian Ceciliano, Brendin Diebel, Lexi Farley, Audrina Huss, Kiona Isaac, Corrina John, Jaxstin Johns, Makayla Kraft, Carleen Logan, Presten Shultz, Lilah Smith, and KaeVii Yasurek.

Grade 11: Landen Ashley, Marissa Beaver, Jaylynn Elliott, Owen Farner, Cole Gabel, Alyssa Golden, Lauren Kelly, Zayne Laskey, Benjamin Latimore, Connor Ribblett, Keaton Seneca, Darrin Sherlock, and Ty Van Wey.

Grade 12: Hayden Abraszek, Tyler Bouquin, Gracie Carpenter, Evan Fort, Nakotah Jackson, Emma Lillie, Christian Merrill, Faolan Quinn, Kaleb Smith, Riley Tighe, Jayson Twoguns, and Sierra TwoGuns.

WNY PTECH in Dunkirk

MERIT ROLL (85-89.45): Max Hansen-Ivett and Derek Milne.

HONOR ROLL (90-94.49): Leona Henhawk.

HIGH HONOR ROLL (95-100): Seamus Matwijow.

CAM PTECH Springville

MERIT ROLL (85-89.45): Dylan Benkelman and Cashis Montour.

[photo] Runners representing the Gowanda cross country team posed for a photo after a successful race performance at the Eden Corn Festival. After the 3.8-mile Run For The Corn event, pictured are: Brendin Diesel, Maddox Hudson, Melanie Schott, Calie Hudson, Chase Bolen, Aimee Gernatt, Kiernan Quinn, JJ Whipple and Helena Wallschlaeger. Photo courtesy of Gowanda cross country.

The Eden Corn Festival is underway. Several Gowanda-area runners participated in the August 2 “Run For The Corn” races that are a part of that event.

The feature race was run on a 3.8-mile trail around the Eden Festival site and school. Three runners connected with the GCS cross country team finished in the Top 5 in that event. They are Chase Bolen (Gowanda, 1st, 23:08), Calie Hudson (Gowanda, 3rd, 26:36) and Maddox Hudson (Gowanda, 4th, 27:32).

Five other Gowanda-area runners also participated in the race. They were: Brendin Diebel (Gowanda, 8th, 28:58), Jeffery Whipple (Collins, 14th, 35:34), Helena Wallschlaeger (Collins, 15th, 37:02), Aimee Gernatt (Collins, 16th, 37:25) and Kiernan Quinn (Gowanda, 18th, 41:09).

Two other local runners took part in the shorter Run For The Corn (2.2 Mile Trail).

Teresa Fink (Collins, 13th, 31:26) and Kristin Quinn (Gowanda, 20th, 38:30).

Gowanda Central School has announced their Honor Roll students grades 4 through 8, for the 2023-24 4th quarter. Those names are as follows:

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

High Honor (95% +)

Fourth grade: Madison Booth, Kiley Denea, Addison Gleason, Carter Nobles, Bryson Olszewski, and Adam Ruzycki.

Honor (90-94.9%)

Fourth grade: Blake Booth, Charlotte Cook, Elvira Faraci, John Frantz, Chase Gallivan, Everett Gernatt, Raelynn Harvey, Leroy Henhawk, Ariah Isaac, Eleanor John, Hector Vargas Khawam, Odin McMahon, Xylinia Mitchell, Alyna Neamon, Aidrick Pagan, Layla Pingitore, Carter Reiller, Colt Scanlan, Addison Schwerk, Michaela Sprague, Milo Williams, and Patrick Yohe.

Merit (85-89.9%)

Fourth grade: Gabe Beaver, Liam Boyd, Lola Cook, Lacey Davis, Tessa Gagliardo, Kierra Gier, Jackson Hirschman, Christopher Jones, Kambria Kennedy, Anamaii Miller, Audrey Mullins, Tristen Namlik, Sopheyah Pfaffenbach, Brianna Pope, Seriyah Reese, Jace Sanchez, Oakley Snyder, John Soska, Emma Schuster, Leilene Stevens, Aaliyah Sundown, and Oliver Twoguns.

MIDDLE SCHOOL

HIGH HONOR ROLL: average 95-100

Grade 5: Mason Gernatt, Jag Gill, Ross Hider, Alexis Hojnacki, Ryland Lemke, LilliAunna Reiller, Sophia Reska, Colton Shull, Daphne Twoguns, and Jeremiah Weber.

Grade 6: Grace Carson, Sophia DeGolier, Dominik Griffo, Scarlett John, Rowen Liskow, Zayley Nephew, Arian Rice, and MacKenzie York.

Grade 7: Alexandra Barnes, Madison Bortel, Memphis Clark, Alayna Fish, Lilly Gaskins, Colton Gernatt, Elliott Graham, Kaitlyn Kelly, Patrick Kennedy, Casen Lemke, Noella Reska, Dane Taber, and Madden Wallschlaeger.

Grade 8: Jackson Cook, Serena Darling, Colton Davis, Alexander Hammond, Tristin Luther, Bella Maines, Tauni Ondus, Jocelyn Schuster, Taylor Tussing, Gavin Whitcher, and Rylee Yasurek.

HONOR ROLL: average 90-94.99

Grade 5: Avery Birtchnall, Rinoa Bolen, Avi Braley, Alessandra Castellano, Izabella Dubiel, Aubrie Eddy, Beau Emery, Onnah Galati, Jaxon Gernatt, Lyncoln Gier, Aubrey Hedges, Tenley Howard, Simon Huff, JoRiah John, Luke Jones, Savannah Maloney, Elena Marvin, Dane McNaughton, Piper Murdoch, Ashlyn Ortel, Stella Reid, Halia Rivera, Loki Saterfield, Emmett Schindler, Raelynn Taber, Averi Thompson, Kendra Tomczak, Liam Tonello, Alayna Tussing, Liam Van Aernam, Andrew Wheat, Matthew Wheat, and Madelyn Wurst.

Grade 6: Cael Austin,Tyler Bettker, Mayson Chmielewski, Gabriel Cortes, Wyatt Dean, Delilah Goodemote, Evelyn John, Anyistin MacLeod, Lewi Mohawk, Noah Mullen, Lily Penvose, Sophee Seneca, Chloe Shull, Kayella Smoke, Gia Stafford, Elise Stevens, Isaiah Weber, and Alana Young.

Grade 7: Isabella Bailey, Colten Bennett, Tessa Bylbie, Kayla Carr, Raelyn Diebel, Thomas Douglas lII, Jaylynn Dulski, Felix Parks, Alivia Richter, Morgan Ruff, Carter Scott, Tobie Smigiel, Gabriel Snyder, Memphis Stevens, Katerina Teachman, Skylar Toczek, Emily Valentine, and McKenzie Waniak.

Grade 8: Zoe Bartlett, Grant Berry, Sophia Bobseine, Sierra Darling, lsabella Gill, Daniel Hawley Jr., Jarek Howard, Logan Kehr, and Donald Stevens Jr.

MERIT ROLL: average 85-89.99

Grade 5: Cody Brunn, Nathan Carr, Ava Daniels, Austin Dunning, Avery Gembola, Myree Lay, Kingsley Lone Riley Kysor, Emma McNevin, Lilah Reid, Payton Rindfleisch, Matthew Rizzo Jr., Anna Schindler, Avvery Schmitz, Timothy Stafford, Sadie Stevens, Anthony Willover, Zada Woods, and Luna Zubler.

Grade 6: Kristie Azzarella, Alaya Barton, Clarae Beaver, Owen Bodekor, Althena Boos, MaKenyan Brooks, Derrick Chmielewski, Adrianna Green, Wilberto Negron-Ortiz Jr., Lyla Plandowski, Cora Scanlan, Madex Seeley, Shaaylyn Williams, Esme Willover, and Lillian Yoder.

Grade 7: Nathan Adams, Elayna Ashley, Triston Batcho, Charles Beckman, KC Blasdell, Khloe Corbin, Autumn Goode, Christopher Hojnacki, Ella Jimerson, Ryan Marvin, Jaelyn Mason, Aiden Ovitt, Alister Parker, Lila Pfaffenbach, Bailey Shields, Claryce Stevens, Jeremiah Tonello, Madison Viau, Jonah Wampler, and Delanie Wright.

Grade 8: Sophia Birtchnall, Envy Cross, Harley Emery, Michael Gangi, Aiden Geiger, Diana Kuhs, Addisyn Phair, Drew Reid, Madlin Root, Rylee Root, Kaela VanNote, and Alexis Viau.

Pictured are from left are Superintendent Dr. Robert Anderson, Nephew and Gowanda school board members Barb Weston and Zachary Nobles. Dunkirk Observer photo.

On Thursday, June 6, the 46th Annual Erie County Association of School Boards awards dinner and annual meeting was held in West Seneca. A member of the Gowanda school board, Mark Nephew, was recognized for 25 years of school board service at that dinner with a Milestone Award.