JUNE
25 2021
Gowanda Sports Report BY BILL PEGLOWSKI
Photo submitted Trenton Lutes will be teaching his art of bonsai for beginners class at Springville Center for the Arts.
Beginners bonsai class to be offered at SCA SPRINGVILLE — Bonsai enthusiast Trenton Lutes will be teaching his art of bonsai for beginners class at Springville Center for the Arts from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 26. The two-hour long class is an engaging and fun way to introduce yourself to the fascinating Japanese art of creating bonsai trees. Lutes takes the class time to discuss the history of bonsai and several of the more popular styles of trees including informal upright,
literati, cascade and twisted trunk, all while instructing the class on how to turn a hand selected nursery plant into a bonsai tree of their very own. Lutes provides all of the supplies that you need to create your own bonsai including a hand selected nursery plant, bonsai pot, wire, soil and even a pocket guide to bonsai. Tools are also provided by Lutes for use during the class. Nursery plant stock can vary by class depending on
what is seasonally available, but to date Lutes has used several varieties of trees including flowering, small leaf rhododendron; Procumbens Juniper; Blue Star Juniper; boxwood and Japanese Pieris. Each variety of tree creates its own unique look for bonsai and each individual plant creates a unique bonsai tree specific to the stylings of the student. Lutes, from Westfield, has been working with bonsai for over nine years and has been featured in Lake
Erie Lifestyle Magazine. He is a member of the Buffalo Bonsai Society and North Shore Arts Alliance. He is also a painter/photographer focusing on his acrylic paint skins with photographic transfers. Lutes invites all skill levels and anyone ages 15 and up to a end this class. The class is $50 for SCA members and $55 for non-members. For more information or to register for the class, visit springvillearts.org or call (716) 592-9038.
was the fi nal a er a scoreless fi nal inning. Leading the Panthers on the day were Maddox Browning and Alex Pachucinski, both with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. The win put Gowanda in fi rst place in the CCAA East with a league record of 7-1. The baseball team ended their regular season at home on June 25, hosting Portville for a non-league contest. On two outs in the 1st inning, John Smuda hit a single for Gowanda. He came home on a John Ondus double that stretched into a triple a er a fielding error. A wild pitch allowed Ondus to score taking the score to 2-0 a er one inning. In the 3rd, Portville exploded for four runs. Each team scored twice in the 4th inning taking the score to 6-4. Gowanda came up empty the rest of the game while Portville added single runs in both the 5th and 6th inning. Gowanda fell short 8-4 looking forward to sectional playoffs in the week to come. The Gowanda Varsity so ball team hosted Silver Creek on June 15. A er giving up three runs in the top of the 1st inning and on two outs in the bo om half of the inning, Zoey Kota drilled a solo home run over the fence in the extreme le -field corner. It was almost the same spot as the homer she hit on opening day and her third at home this season. The 3-1
GOWANDA— The Gowanda Panthers Varsity baseball team hosted Silver Creek June 14. Gowanda started out strong with two strikeouts, a flyout and a walk in the top of the 1st inning. In the bo om of the inning, Gavin Phillips led off with a single. He eventually scored giving Gowanda an opening 1-0 lead. That score held into the 5th inning when Maddox Browning led off with a single for Gowanda. He was able to score just before the end of the inning making the total 2-0. In the 6th inning, Gowanda’s fi rst two ba ers, Blake Herman and John Smuda, were walked. John Ondus was up next hi ing a single. Both Herman and Smuda were able to score on two separate wild pitches. A Tyler Smith RBI single brought Ondus home. With the score showing 5-0 going into the 7th inning, Gowanda retired the fi rst three Silver Creek ba ers in order to fi nalize the Gowanda win. The team traveled to Pine Valley on June 16 for their last league competition of the regular season. A er a scoreless 1st inning, Pine Valley moved into a 3-1 lead in the 2nd. Gowanda closed to score to 3-2 a er four innings. Pine Valley scored their last run of the game in the 5th bringing the score to 4-2. A 6-run 6th inning blitz put Gowanda in front to stay at 8-4, which Sports Report continued on .... page 4