River City League basketball

Published 11:50 pm Friday, August 7, 2015

By Ernest Bowker

Mychal Ammons, center a former Vicksburg High star who now plays overseas in Macedonia, drives to the hoop during Friday’s session of the River City League at the jackson Street Gym. The River City League, a workout camp sponsored by the American Basketball Association’s Jackson Showboats, concludes a six-week run at the gym with another session beginning at 9 a.m. today. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Mychal Ammons, center a former Vicksburg High star who now plays overseas in Macedonia, drives to the hoop during Friday’s session of the River City League at the jackson Street Gym. The River City League, a workout camp sponsored by the American Basketball Association’s Jackson Showboats, concludes a six-week run at the gym with another session beginning at 9 a.m. today. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Chris Miller, a former Vicksburg High star, dribbles the ball during a 5-on-5 scrimmage at Friday’s session of the River City League at Jackson Street Gym. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Chris Miller, a former Vicksburg High star, dribbles the ball during a 5-on-5 scrimmage at Friday’s session of the River City League at Jackson Street Gym. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Jordan Darvaille drives with the basketball during a scrimmage session of the River City League Friday night at Jackson Street Gym. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Jordan Darvaille drives with the basketball during a scrimmage session of the River City League Friday night at Jackson Street Gym. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

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About Ernest Bowker

Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.

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