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 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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St. Al lands two spots, Porter’s Chapel three on All-MAIS teams

The postseason awards keep on coming for some of Warren County’s best high school football players. Porter’s Chapel Academy’s Jase Jung, Conley Johnston and Hunter ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, December 13, 2024 1:32 pm

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Former Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen hired by UNLV

LAS VEGAS — Dan Mullen spent a decade at Mississippi State battling the Rebels. Now he is a Rebel. Mullen, the former Mississippi State football ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, December 13, 2024 11:10 am

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Vicksburg’s Jadarius Henderson is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Jadarius Henderson led Vicksburg High’s boys basketball team to two easy wins last week, then scratched out a tough one in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 2:00 pm

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Gators maul McComb for third win in a row

The Vicksburg Gators spent the first quarter and a half playing with their food, and the last 2 1/2 quarters eating McComb’s lunch. The Gators ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 9:32 am

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Soccer Roundup: Missy Gators cruise; WC sweeps Ridgeland

A couple of easy outings was exactly the palate cleanser Vicksburg High’s girls soccer team needed to wash away the bad taste of a few ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 9:23 am

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Missy Gators motor past McComb

The Vicksburg Missy Gators still have plenty of work to do, and a lot of tough games ahead this season. They’re doing exactly what they ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, December 11, 2024 9:11 am

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St. Al sweeps Prairie View for the second time

Anthony McCloud was a monster for St. Aloysius on Monday. The junior had 32 points, nine rebounds and six assists as St. Al easily defeated ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 10:52 am

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Gators edge Riverside for first win of the soccer season

An action-packed second half concluded with Vicksburg High’s first boys soccer win of the season. Allan Allen scored two goals, and Dacion Brown added the ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, December 10, 2024 9:52 am

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St. Al trio finishes football career at MAIS All-Star Game

Three St. Aloysius football players finished their high school careers by playing in the MAIS Class 3A/4A All-Star Game on Friday, Dec. 6. Seniors Thompson ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, December 9, 2024 12:00 pm

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Vote now in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for Dec. 1-7, 2024

Voting is open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are basketball players Camara Evans (Warren Central) and Jadarius Henderson ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, December 9, 2024 4:00 am

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Seven players from Warren Central, Vicksburg named Class 6A All-State

The MHSAA Class 6A All-State football team is loaded with Warren County players. Seven players from the county — five from Warren Central and two ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, December 8, 2024 6:15 pm

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College football bowl and playoff schedule

COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOWL SCHEDULE Saturday, Dec. 14 11 a.m. ABC – Celebration Bowl, Jackson State vs. South Carolina State 8 p.m. ESPN – IS4S Salute ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, December 8, 2024 4:52 pm

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Ole Miss to play Duke in the Gator Bowl; LSU draws Baylor in Texas Bowl

Ole Miss was left out of the College Football Playoff. Its consolation prize is a trip to Jacksonville. Ole Miss announced Sunday that it has ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, December 8, 2024 4:21 pm

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Southern Miss hires Marshall’s Charles Huff as football head coach

On Saturday night, Charles Huff won the Sun Belt Conference championship with Marshall. By Sunday morning, he was in charge of a conference rival. Southern ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, December 8, 2024 3:20 pm

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PCA’s Johnston, Jung shine at MAIS football all-star game

A couple of Porter’s Chapel Academy football players put the “star” in “all-star” on Thursday. Jase Jung caught two touchdown passes to lead the Blue ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, December 6, 2024 10:14 am

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Lady Vikes beat Pearl to snap 35-game losing streak

PEARL — It wasn’t easy. It wasn’t pretty. But after nearly two years, the Warren Central Lady Vikes didn’t care what victory looked like or ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, December 6, 2024 12:04 am

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Vikings’ big comeback falls just short against Pearl

PEARL — Warren Central’s D.J. Gibbs launched a half-court shot at the buzzer that banked off the backboard and through the net. Instead of giving ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, December 5, 2024 11:45 pm

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St. Al’s Carson Gleese is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Carson Gleese has been piling up the points this basketball season the same way he piled up votes in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, December 4, 2024 1:52 pm

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Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart wins the Conerly Trophy

FLOWOOD — The Conerly Trophy is headed back to Oxford. Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart was named the winner of the C Spire Conerly Trophy, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, December 4, 2024 11:02 am

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Lady Vikes pull away late to beat Missy Gators in region opener

Warren Central kept hammering away Tuesday night, and finally broke through in the end. The Lady Vikes scored twice in the last 10 minutes to ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, December 4, 2024 9:37 am

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Vikings ride wave of PKs to victory over Vicksburg

Lately, Warren Central’s boys soccer team has been working on penalty kicks to prepare for a potential overtime shootout in the playoffs or a key ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, December 4, 2024 9:30 am

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Warren Central nabs seven awards on All-Region 2-6A team

Warren Central bulldozed its way to the MHSAA Region 2-6A championship, and dominated the league’s postseason awards list as well. The Vikings received seven of ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, December 3, 2024 4:08 pm

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Seven Warren County football players picked as MAIS All-Stars

Warren County will be well-represented at the Mid-South Association of Independent Schools football all-star games. Seven players — four from Porter’s Chapel Academy and three ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, December 3, 2024 12:22 pm

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Vote now in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for Nov. 24-30, 2024

Voting is open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are basketball players Zion Harvey (Vicksburg), Carson Gleese (St. Aloysius) ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, December 2, 2024 4:00 am

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Warren Central’s special season ends with loss to Grenada in 6A semifinals

For Warren Central’s football team, the day after Thanksgiving was Bleak Friday. Grenada running back McCaleb Taylor carried the ball 34 times for 224 yards ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, November 30, 2024 12:29 am

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Ole Miss grinds past stubborn Mississippi State to win the Egg Bowl

OXFORD — Ole Miss might not have turned in the dominating performance it needed to impress the College Football Playoff selection committee, but it still ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, November 29, 2024 11:35 pm

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Vikings host Grenada for North State title Friday night

For the past few weeks, Warren Central’s football players and coaches did not dwell on the program’s haunted postseason history. They focused on making their ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, November 28, 2024 4:00 am

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Bulldogs, Rebels throw out the records for Egg Bowl

By almost any measure, it’s been a disappointing season for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are one more loss away from having a winless record in ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, November 28, 2024 3:55 am

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