JUNE
10 2022
Gowanda Sports Report BY BILL PEGLOWSKI GOWANDA — The No. 2
Gowanda Varsity baseball team had a Class C Final game May 28 against No. 1 Portville at Jamestown Community College. Unfortunately for Gowanda, Portville was on an 11-game winning streak and had a 6-foot-6 left-handed pitcher who was already getting looks from major league teams. After two scoreless innings, Portville got things started in the 3rd inning when a Portville batter was put on first base after being hit by a pitch. An errant pickoff attempt at second sent the runner to third. That was followed by another missed throw at third, allowing Portville to score their first run. Portville went on to score four runs in the inning and never looked back. While Portville rolled on pitching a shutout, Gowanda piled up six errors in the game helping Portville to pile up a total of nine runs. Gowanda batters were put down in order in the final inning for a 9-0 loss.
dison Kota both doubled, with Kota’s hit scoring two Gowanda runs. In the bottom of the inning, a bad throw to third base allowed Falconer to score a run. Another Kota double in the 2nd inning scored two more Gowanda runs taking the score to 4-1. Both teams were able to score single runs in the 3rd inning before a scoreless 4th. Gowanda’s three-run advantage disappeared in the 5th inning with Falconer scoring three runs. With the score tied at five, Gowanda moved back into a tworun lead after both Stevens and Nagel doubled to get on base and eventually score. The 7-5 score held for Gowanda into the 7th inning. Gowanda was unable to increase their lead bringing up Falconer’s final chance. Their first batter blasted a triple into right center field. That was followed by a double and two singles before Gowanda locked down a first out. The score was 8-8 with two runners on base. The next Falconer batter was intentionally walked loading the bases with one out. The next batter hit a single, ending the game as an 8-7 Falconer win.
— The No. 3 Gowanda Varsity softball team faced No. 1 Falconer in the Class C finals on May 31 at Allegany-Limestone. After Gowanda’s — The No. 2 GowanGao:wisa:s Stevens was da Varsity girls lacrosse walked as the first at-bat, team played the Class D Cameron Nagel and Adfinals against No. 1 Eden/
North Collins on June 2 at Ken-Ton Parker Field. While Eden did score first, Gowanda answered that goal just 22 seconds later with Chloe Luther’s goal of her own. Eden went on to take a 3-2 lead to an 8-4 advantage. Eden went into halftime with a 9-5 lead. In the second half, the score went to 11-7 with Eden’s 11th point being scored on a falling shot with 16:05 left in the game. A minute later, a yellow card foul called on Eden gave Gowanda a two-minute, one-player advantage, and they made good use of it. Luther scored on the following free shot. Before the advantage ran out, Luther scored again followed by a goal by Lily Scanlan. Gowanda had pulled to within a point of Eden at 11-10, but that would be as close as they would get. Eden scored four unanswered goals while managing to control the ball. With 5:30 left in the game, Eden was content to just pass the ball around to keep it away from Gowanda. The time ran out with a 15-10 Eden win. Leading the Gowanda effort was Chloe Luther with seven goals and three assists. The other three Gowanda goals were scored by Ke’Ya Stevens (1 goal, 1 assist), Lily Scanlon (1 goal) and Aailyah Stevens (1 goal).
— A handful of Gowanda track team members were at the Section VI Track & Field State Qualifier on June 3 and 4. The highlight for the Gowanda’s boys was a 13th place finish for Noah Vogtli (18-5.5) in the Long Jump. For the Gowanda girls, Crissa Scanlan placed 15th in the Shot Put (27-6.75). SCOREBOARD Baseball Sunday, May 28 -Portville 9, Gowanda 0 Softball Tuesday, May 31 -Falconer 8, Gowanda 7 Boys Lacrosse Class C Finals -Lake Shore 11, East Aurora 5 Girls Lacrosse Thursday, June 2 -Eden 15, Gowanda 10 Track & Field June 3 & 4 -Gowanda Boys – Noah Vogtli, 13th, Long Jump, 8-5.5 -Gowanda Girls – Crissa Scanlan, 15th, Shot Put, 27-6.75 -Silver Creek Boys – Alex Proknal, 11th, 400M Dash, 54.19 -Silver Creek Girls – Grace Mullen, 8th, Discus, 87-1; Alivia Penman, 11th, Triple Jump, 30-9
“Father’s Day BBQ Train” GOWANDA, NY – The New York & Lake Erie Railroad (NYLE) is continuing the tourist season with their special “Father’s Day” excursions. Train rides are scheduled for one Saturday: June 18th, and will depart Gowanda’s train station at 11:00am and 2:00pm. Also, one train will depart on Sunday, June 19th, at 2:00pm only. All trains will travel to the village of South Dayton. The NYLE train station is located at 50 Commercial Street, ¼ mile east of Route 62 in Gowanda, NY. The scenic train ride will be approximately a 2
hour round trip including a layover at the village of South Dayton for an outside “Father’s Day Lunch”. A few vendors will be set up in the village for passengers to browse and explore! Tickets and “Weidners BBQ” meals may be purchased online at “nylerailroad.com.” Lapsters (2 & under) will ride free, Fathers will ride free. Ticket window is located at the Train Station and will be open at 10:00am on Saturday and 1:00pm on Sunday. NYLE asks that passengers with pre-purchased tickets bring a confirmation of their purchase with them.