Gowanda Small Town Times

Press Release from Gowanda VFW Post 5007

James Cruden VFW Post 5007 is proud to present its Third Annual Car Show July 12, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.

See cars from all eras and categories, from vintage to muscle to custom and more. Last year, over 200 cars were exhibited, with exhibitors from Erie, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties. This year promises to be even bigger, with multiple trophies up for grabs including People’s Choice and Commander’s Choice.

Food, beverages, raffles, games of chance, live entertainment and cars, cars, cars! Guests of all ages can tour over 30 acres of lush natural splendor at the intersection of Erie and Cattaraugus counties.

The James Cruden VFW Post is located at 20 Sand Hill Road, Gowanda, NY.

For more information, please contact Sara Roe, at 716-243-5748.

Southern New Hampshire University has announced the following Gowanda student was named to the Spring 2025 President’s List: Marisa Lopez of Gowanda.

On Friday, June 13, the Gowanda Varsity baseball team was at Union-Endicott High School for a Class C Semi-Final game against Deposit-Hancock. D-H came into the game ranked 1st in the state and this always figured to be a very low scoring game. As it happened, the D-H pitcher tossed a 3-hit, 5-strikeout game that allowed just one Gowanda run. Gowanda would have needed a shutout to win. They came close to achieving that with just one 2 RBI single making the difference in the game. During the game D-H had 12 runners on base at one time or another and it took a lot of Gowanda heroics to keep the game close.

Gowanda initially got off to a fast start. Leadoff batter, Blake Herman pounded a shot that hit the pitcher’s leg and bounced all the way back across the 3rd base line into foul territory. Three straight outs followed stranding Herman on the basepath.

Defense prevailed on both sides through four quick innings. In the 3rd inning, D-H opened with a walk and a single. After one out, they had runners on 2nd and 3rd. The runner on 3rd base started for home as the pitch was delivered. The batter took a swing and missed trapping the runner between 3rd and home. That led to a second out. An intentional walk put runners on 1st and 2nd. That set up a third out as the runner on 2nd attempted, and failed, to steal 3rd.

The big inning of the game was the 5th. Jayden Fish opened the inning for Gowanda with a walk. After one out, Seth Geiger added a single to right field that got Fish to 3rd base. Madden Lay followed with an RBI while being thrown out at 1st. That put Gowanda up 1-0 going to the bottom of the inning. The Gowanda momentum was short lived.

Deposit-Hancock answered with a big inning of their own. With two runners on base by a single and a walk, and with one out, a hit to left center field got past two Gowanda players for a 2-RBI single. Gowanda finally closed out the inning with a fly out to center, two intentional walks and a final strikeout.

The one-run deficit would stick as Gowanda was unable to answer. They managed only a Carter Capozzi double in the 6th inning. While Drew Kota was walked in the 7th inning, that only set up a double play that ended the game.

While Gowanda made many impressive plays throughout the game, the fell just short of the flawless game they needed, 2-1

The Gowanda Varsity baseball team will be at Binghamton on Saturday, June 14 for a 7:00 pm semi-finals game. Digital tickets are available for in-person attendance and the game will be streamed on NFHS Network. The school has announced plans for related local pre-game celebration including the Send-Off parade as the team leaves Gowanda just after 4pm on Thursday.

baseball 21-3
softball 9-8
boys lacrosse 12-3
girls lacrosse 13-4

Friday/Saturday, June 6 & 7

Section 6 Track & Field State Qualifier
- at Falconer, NY -

-76 schools represented -
Gowanda Top 10 finishes

boys

Maddox Hudson
3rd(high jump, 5-7.25; 110m hurdles, 16.93)
4th (pentathlon, 2770)
5th(long jump, 18-8.75)
6th(shot put, 33-6.75)
7th(1500m run, 4:59.61)

Chase Bolan
6th(3200m run, 9:59.49)
8th(1600m run, 4:47.34)

Owen Farner
10th(400m hurdles, 1:04.17)

girls

Isabella DeGolier
2nd(high jump, 5-2)

Rhianna Woods
5th(200m dash, 26.18)
6th(100m dash, 12.99)

Saturday, June 7

baseball vs. Kendall
Far Western Regional
- at Dwyer Stadium, Batavia, NY -
Gowanda 8, Kendall 1
Gowanda 0 0 6 0 0 1 1 | 8
Kendall 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 | 1