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 sports reporters in the paper's 137-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.
You’re in Four Down Territory. Each week we’ll examine four notes, nuggets, stats and trends from the weekend that was in Mississippi high school football, ...
When the week began, Conference USA seemed like such a happy neighborhood. Kids playing in the yard, birds singing, sun shining. When its football teams ...
Over the course of nine seasons, Tallulah Academy has established itself as the gold standard of MAIS 8-man football programs. Even after battling through an ...
After 26 years, Southern Miss’ time in Conference USA appears to be at an end. Southern Miss was among four schools — along with Marshall, ...
Warren Central’s thrilling, last-second win over Pearl immediately turned around its fortunes, kept its playoff hopes alive, and gave a jolt of life to a ...
Going into the final night of the regular season, the MAIS Class 2A playoff picture is like a dangerous batch of volatile chemicals. Leave it ...
Vicksburg High hasn’t quite put up video game numbers, but its season has certainly had the flow of one. The Gators honed their skills against ...
The situation for St. Aloysius is simple. Beat Tri-County and they’re in the playoffs. Actually doing it is not so simple. Tri-County (8-1, 2-1 District ...
The Southeastern Conference came down hard on the University of Tennessee on Monday, two days after its fans pelted the field with trash in the ...
You’re in Four Down Territory. Each week we’ll examine four notes, nuggets, stats and trends from the weekend that was in Mississippi high school football, ...
Ten or 12 years ago, one of my favorite websites to frequent was called StraightCashHomey.net. It was a remarkable online sports scavenger hunt dedicated to ...
As he ran toward midfield for a postgame handshake, Vicksburg High coach Todd McDaniel was doused with a cooler full of water by his players. ...
With the game — and likely their season — hanging by a thread, Warren Central got back to doing what it’s famous for. Brandon Gilliam ...
The news from St. Aloysius’ this week was a mixed bag of bad and good. While there were plenty of negatives following a lopsided loss ...
It’s been a long time since Warren Central has been in this situation. The Vikings are 0-3 in region play for the first time in ...
Porter’s Chapel Academy downsized this season when it switched from 11- to 8-man football. On Friday night, it’ll take it a step further. PCA will ...
For five weeks, the Vicksburg Gators have been splashing around in the shallow end of the Region 2-5A pool. Now it’s time to head into ...
The Red Carpet Bowl Invitational golf tournament was up for grabs after the first round. Then the team of Derek Cleveland, Codey Cleveland and Bryant ...
In two weeks, and with two consecutive wins, St. Aloysius went from staring a winless season in the face to plotting out playoff scenarios. Porter’s ...
It’s uncertain how many more race victories Caleb Hammons and Kristi Hall have in their strong but aging legs. All they know is that it’s ...
Warren Central’s new region is turning out to be a less than hospitable place. Of course, the Vikings are not doing a whole lot to ...
JACKSON — Vicksburg High finally gave up a touchdown. Several of them, in fact. Fortunately, the offense had the defense’s bill covered. Ronnie Alexander passed ...
For the past nine years, Warren Central has fought, clawed and scrapped its way into the MHSAA Class 6A playoffs. It’ll have to do a ...
Part of the weekend duties for Porter’s Chapel Academy football coach Blake Purvis include looking over film, double-checking stats, and shifting gears to the next ...
The blazing summer sun has cooled, but it’s shining a little bit brighter over St. Aloysius’ Balzli Field lately. The birds are singing a little ...
Vicksburg’s fall running season is on its mark and set. It goes on Saturday morning. The 33rd annual Over the River Run, a 5-mile run ...
Warren Central football head coach Josh Morgan has often said that his offensive line is one of the best in Mississippi. Now, they’ve got some ...
Warren Central’s volleyball season was derailed by a mid-September losing streak. It’ll instead have to settle for heading into the offseason with a couple of ...
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