Gowanda Small Town Times

- Finally got the Week 4 scores for Trap -

Baseball 13-1, 11-1

Tuesday, May 9

Southwestern at Gowanda
Gowanda 9, Southwestern 2

Thursday, May 11

Allegany-Limestone at Gowanda
Gowanda 10, Allegany-Limestone 0

Saturday, May 13

Gowanda at Allegany-Limestone
Gowanda 13, Allegany-Limestone 1

Softball 10-6, 7-3

Tuesday, May 9

Gowanda at Forestville
Gowanda 9, Forestville 0

Wednesday, May 10

Pine Valley at Gowanda
Gowanda 9, Pine Valley 3

Friday, May 12

Gowanda at Randolph
Gowanda 2, Randolph 8

Boys Lacrosse 5-8, 5-4

Monday, May 8

Wiliamsville East at Gowanda
Gowanda 9, Williamsville 15

Wednesday, May 10

Newfane at Gowanda
- Senior Night -
Gowanda 23, Newfane 0

Friday, May 12

Gowanda at Medina
Gowanda 11, Medina 20

Girls Lacrosse 0-12, 0-6

Monday, May 8

Williamsville east at Gowanda
- Shooting For A Cure game -
Gowanda 6, Williamsville 12

Wednesday, May 10

Eden at Gowanda
- Senior Night -
Gowanda 5, Eden 14

Friday, May 12

Hamburg at Gowanda
Gowanda 1, Hamburg 18

Track

Monday, May 8

Gowanda at Salamanca
Boys
Gowanda 44, Salamanca 88
Girls
Gowanda 44, Salamanca 92

Tuesday, May 9

Gowanda at Franklinville/Ellicottville
Boys
Gowanda 16, Franklinville 123

Friday, May 12

Gowanda at Super 8 meet
at salamanca
-individuals only meet -
Chase Bolen 6th 1600m 4:58.69
8th 800m 2:18.44

Saturday, May 13

Gowanda at Jamestown Track & Field Classic
Boys
1st Hamburg 128
10th Chautauqua Lake 16
11th Gowanda 6

Trap Conference 1A-11

Week 4 score & Season total
1st Gowanda 1,045 3,714.00
2nd Hammond 784 3,330.00
7th Potsdam 451 1,477.00

Ranking in Conference 1A-11 and [in NY State]
Boys
1st Daniel Stang 48.50 ave. [4th in State]
2nd Zayne Laskey 47.25 [16th in State]
5th Daniel Humphrey 44.25
7th David Dirienzo 43.25
Girls
1st Maddison Smith 43.25 [13th in State]

On Saturday, May 13, the Gowanda Varsity baseball team was at Allegany-Limestone for the second game of that series. At the home game, Gowanda won 10-0 with the contest being called after the top of the 5th inning. This game would not go a full seven innings either.

The game started out with very stingy defense being played in the early going. Gowanda managed a 1st inning run plus two in the 2nd for an innitial 3-0 lead. The teams exchanged single runs in the next two innings with Gowanda scoring in the 3rd and Allegany-Limestone in the 4th. After a scoreless 5th inning, Gowanda exploded for 9 6th inning runs. That put Gowanda out in front 13-1, ending the game under the 10-run rule. Powering the Gowanda attack were John Ondus (2 runs, 1 double, 1 RBI, 2 stolen bases), Blake Herman 2 runs, 2 stolen bases), Carter Capozzi (2 runs, 2 RBIs) and Drew Shull (2 runs). Also credited with RBIs were Brayden Smith (1 run, 3 RBIs), Alex Pachucinski (1 run, 3 RBIs) and Tyler Smith (1 run, 1 RBI). Cole Herman and Logan Ruff each scored a run. On the mound for Gowanda was Alex Pachucinski giving up one run against 4 walks and strikeouts.

Back in the first game of the season, Gowanda lost by a 3-5 score to Fredonia. Since then Gowanda has won 10 straight and is in 1st Place in CCAA Division 1. Right behind them is Dunkirk at 10-2. Gowanda and Dunkirk will face off twice in a very busy last week of the regular season next week.

Also on Saturday, the Gowanda boys track team was at the Jamestown Track & Field Classic in a field of 11 schools. While Gowanda finished at the back of the pack with 6 points as a team, two boys had individual results that are worth noting. They are Mason Wilson (4th in the 400m hurdles) and Chase Bolen (7th in the 800m).

Gowanda Elementary School’s March 2023 Students of the Month for Physical Education are, kindergartner Sariah Fisher, first-grader Zildjian Strawder, second-grader Faith Graham, third-grader Brianna Pope, fourth-grader Lorenzo Twoguns and multi-age classroom student Carmela Janiga. These young Panthers demonstrated superior effort, participation and attitude during gym class.

St. Francis High School, a Roman Catholic, Franciscan, private, college preparatory school for young men in Western New York has announced its first and second honors for the third quarter of the 2022-23 school year. Gowanda area students who made the list are as follows:

COLLINS

Second Honors: Jonas Herdlein (11th grade)

GOWANDA

Second Honors: Ethan Farley (10th grade), Samuel Comstock (10th grade)

Photo courtesy of Gowanda boys lacrosse team. Gowanda’s Winter Rivera poses after passing the 100-goal mark in his high school career.

Friday, May 12, found the Varsity boys lacrosse team and the Varsity softball team on the road while the Varsity girls lacrosse team was at home at Hillis Field. The Gowanda softball team was at Randolph for the biggest game of the regular season. Going into the game, Gowanda had 2 losses in CCAA East 1 and Randolph had one loss. That single loss had been to Gowanda. So this game was for the top spot in the division. This is becoming a regular situation for these two teams.

It was Senior Night for Randolph and things started out tight. The two teams exchanged single runs in the first inning and the score stood at 1-1 all the way into the 4th. Gowanda was again unable to score in the top of the inning. Then, in the bottom of the inning, Gowanda defensive glitches allowed Randolph to pile up five runs taking the score to 6-1. Gowanda managed a single run in the 5th inning. The score was 6-2 when Randolph was up in the bottom of the 6th inning. They padded their total with a pair of runs moving the score to 8-2. Again shutout in the final inning Gowanda took the loss. Leading the Gowanda scoring were Corina John (1 run & a double), Gao:Wisa:S “Wassy” Stevens (1 run) and Addison Kota (a double and an RBI). Also prominent on the offense were Ella Luther (2 hits), Holland Browning (1 hit) and Jada Geiger (1 RBI). Addison Kota pitched for Gowanda giving up 3 hits and 5 walks against 9 strikeouts.

May 12 took the Gowanda Varsity boys lacrosse team to Medina. Another hard fought battle for the boys, they were down 12-6 at halftime on the way to a 20-11 loss. It did not come without a highlight moment, though. On his 3rd goal of the night, Winter Rivera reached the 100-goal mark for his Varsity career. Rivera ended up with 6 goals and 2 assists on the night. Also featured in the Gowanda attack was Ha’tsihgahdo:d Stevens (3 goals, 4 assists). Nakotah Jackson and Nate Warrior had goal each.

The Gowanda Varsity girls lacrosse was home versus Hamburg on the 12th. The powerful Hamburg team dominated keeping things at the Gowanda end of the field for most of the game. It was 11-0 at halftime with a final score of 18-1. With the Gowanda girls getting pushed around for most of the game shots on goal were hard to come by. Gowanda’s only goal of the game came with 13:05 left in the 2nd half. As she was falling towards the goal, Ke’ya Stevens managed to shovel the ball into the net just before she hit the ground.