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Sports column: Time to think some happy thoughts
I normally save the “things that make me happy” gimmick column for when I’m on vacation. Then a confluence of events this week — mostly ...
Ernest Bowker, Author at The Vicksburg Post
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 139-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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Ole Miss has plenty of new faces on roster as training camp opens
OXFORD — Ole Miss’ football team got back to work this week, with new faces in new places and a couple of key position battles ...
by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, August 4, 2022 11:42 am
Sports
District rival’s move creates open dates for PCA, Tallulah Academy football teams
Porter’s Chapel Academy and Tallulah Academy have suddenly found themselves with a hole in their football schedules. Claiborne Academy, which is a district rival of ...
by Ernest Bowker, Monday, August 1, 2022 10:26 am
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Sports column: Help us pick the face of football in Warren County
If you put your nose into the wind you can already smell the concession stand smoke. Put your ear to the ground and you’ll hear ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, July 31, 2022 8:00 am
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VWSD athletic director Preston Nailor leaving for job in Madison County
Seven years ago, Preston Nailor came home. Now, he’s going back to where he came of age. Nailor is leaving his job as the Vicksburg ...
by Ernest Bowker, Friday, July 29, 2022 8:05 am
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Clear Creek events get new names as course’s tournament season starts this weekend
Two of Warren County’s major golf tournaments have gotten a facelift. The Clear Creek Classic and Warren County Open — formerly known as the Clear ...
by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, July 28, 2022 3:35 pm
Sports
Vicksburg native Harris determined to make Colts’ opening day roster
For the past two years, DeMichael Harris has been in something akin to NFL purgatory. He’s been good enough that the Indianapolis Colts have kept ...
by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 8:00 am
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MHSAA pushes early-season football kickoffs to 7:30 p.m.
High school football games will have a slightly later start for the first half of the 2022 season. The Mississippi High School Activities Association announced ...
by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, July 26, 2022 3:47 pm
Sports
Sports column: If you’re to be crushed this season, be crushed gloriously
One of my favorite historical quotes that applies to sports came from Baron de Bassompierre, the under secretary of the Belgian Foreign Office, in August ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, July 24, 2022 8:00 am
Sports
After brief retirement, awkward split, Malcolm Butler ready to roll again with Patriots
Eight months ago, Malcolm Butler wasn’t sure if he’d ever play football again. If he did, the idea that he would return to the New ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, July 23, 2022 8:00 am
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VWAA hands control of its baseball league to Sports Force Parks
Vicksburg’s youth baseball league is under new management. Dustin Chamblee, the president of the Vicksburg Warren Athletic Association, recently announced that the league’s operations will ...
by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, July 20, 2022 2:27 pm
Vicksburg Living
The World Below: Vicksburg residents traverse the globe for diving adventure
The places Mark Posey and Lee Tidwell have visited over the years are some of the most desirable vacation spots in the world. The Bahamas. ...
by Ernest Bowker, Monday, July 18, 2022 11:14 am
Vicksburg Living
Feel The Rush: Pierce Brothers thrive in the world of dirt bike racing
When it comes to youth sports, some families devote their summers to traveling baseball or softball teams. Others dive into the realms of club soccer ...
by Ernest Bowker, Monday, July 18, 2022 10:47 am
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Photo Gallery: 8th Annual Malcolm Butler Football Camp
Nearly 300 children in grades 1-12 attended the 8th Annual Malcolm Butler Football Camp Saturday at Vicksburg High School. The free camp was started in ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, July 17, 2022 8:05 am
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Sports column: Vicksburg native Rivers has plan for a new award
It’s funny, in this business, how stories can cluster together. Sometimes it’s planned, like when you examine several different angles to a big topic. Other ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, July 17, 2022 7:55 am
Sports
Hundreds attend 8th Annual Malcolm Butler Football Camp
During a successful and eventful eight-year NFL career, Malcolm Butler has changed addresses a few times. His hometown, though, has always been in his heart. ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, July 16, 2022 7:34 pm
Sports
Longtime YMCA program director Wayne Scott eases into retirement
When he was 8 years old, Wayne Scott visited the Vicksburg YMCA for the first time. At 14, he got his first job there. At ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, July 16, 2022 8:00 am
Sports
Chill in the Hills 10K gets rebrand, new date for 2023
The “chill” in Chill in the Hills will take on a different meaning starting in 2023. The 10-kilometer run and race walk, which has been ...
by Ernest Bowker, Friday, July 15, 2022 8:00 am
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Vicksburg native, NFL star Butler hosts football camp Saturday
Malcolm Butler is back in the NFL, and so is the summer tradition he started in his hometown of Vicksburg. Nearly 300 children have registered ...
by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, July 14, 2022 8:00 am
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‘It’s a gold mine’: Green sees unlimited potential for football at Madison Parish
Milton Green is not shy about the potential he sees in Madison Parish High School’s football program. “It’s a gold mine,” he said. Like a ...
by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, July 12, 2022 8:00 am
Sports
Red Carpet Bowl founder, former Carr and Cooper football coach Gene Allen dies at age 91
Gene Allen, a former football coach and local businessman who also helped start the Red Carpet Bowl, died Monday at his home in Vicksburg. He ...
by Ernest Bowker, Monday, July 11, 2022 11:19 pm
Sports
Sports column: Gary Jones was a good man gone too soon
Anyone who has ever played organized sports as a kid remembers the name of the teams they were on. Seemingly random local businesses around town ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, July 10, 2022 8:00 am
Sports
Photo Gallery: Football never stops
The official start of the 2022 high school football season is still five weeks away, but Warren County’s teams have been busy getting ready all ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, July 9, 2022 8:00 am
Sports
Vicksburg coach Muhammad chasing a championship with Mississippi Raiders
Stashed in his unassuming white Toyota Camry are the tools of Solomon Muhammad’s trade. A football jersey. Pads. A helmet. They’re not out of place ...
by Ernest Bowker, Friday, July 8, 2022 8:00 am
Sports
PCA football skips spring, gets back to work during summer
After ending a seven-year playoff drought and notching a winning record for the first time since 2008, everyone involved in Porter’s Chapel Academy’s football program ...
by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, July 6, 2022 8:00 am
Sports
Gators tear through summer basketball schedule
In his nearly two decades as an assistant and then the head coach of Vicksburg High’s boys basketball team, Kelvin Carter has seen his share ...
by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, July 5, 2022 4:15 pm
Sports
Sports column: We’re pretty good at this stuff
Saying this might be considered sacrilege to some of my fellow journalists, but I did not get into this business to change the world. I ...
by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, July 3, 2022 8:00 am
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Vikings retool roster, build team chemistry in summer workouts
The summer workout period is always an important time for high school football teams to figure out their identities and see if anyone can emerge ...
by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, July 2, 2022 8:00 am
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