Ernest Bowker, Author at The Vicksburg Post - Page 4 of 167

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.

Sports

Anderson excited for opportunity with CFL’s Edmonton Elks

While Nick Anderson waited patiently for another NFL opportunity to come his way last season, Chris Jones was impatiently trying to lure him in a ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, March 15, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Warren Central’s Lilli Feibelman is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Lilli Feibelman aced the competition in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. The Warren Central tennis player was an overwhelming winner in this ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 12:00 pm

Sports

Flashes beat Vicksburg with another seventh-inning rally

The St. Aloysius Flashes overcame a three-run deficit and scored twice in the seventh inning to win on Tuesday. Of course they did. That’s sort ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 10:55 pm

Sports

Photo Gallery: Tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park

More than a dozen young tennis players came to the Halls Ferry Park courts on Tuesday morning for the City of Vicksburg’s annual spring break ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, March 12, 2024 3:46 pm

Sports

Palmer powers Tallulah Academy to doubleheader sweep of PCA

Spring break week started with a party for Tallulah Academy and a bummer of a day for Porter’s Chapel Academy. Gage Palmer went 2-for-4 with ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, March 11, 2024 9:39 pm

Sports

Former Vicksburg High, Tulane star Nick Anderson signs with CFL team

Nick Anderson’s football career will restart north of the border. The former Vicksburg High and Tulane linebacker signed a free agent contract with the Canadian ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, March 11, 2024 5:21 pm

Sports

Vicksburg native, NFL icon Malcolm Butler officially announces retirement

Two years after he last put on an NFL uniform, Malcolm Butler is finally closing the door on a return to the league. The Vicksburg ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, March 10, 2024 6:02 pm

Sports

Voting is open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for March 3-9, 2024

Voting is now open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are Warren Central tennis player Lilli Feibelman; St. Aloysius ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 pm

Sports

Sports column: Pro wrestling’s peak season includes BIW’s next Vicksburg show

If you’re a pro wrestling fan, this is a peak season. Sting, a legendary figure who has been a star for nearly 40 years, wrestled ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, March 10, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Warren Central goal keeper Colby Solomon signs with Southwest Mississippi

Colby Solomon waited three years for his turn to be the starting goal keeper for Warren Central’s boys’ soccer team. Once he got between the ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, March 8, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Warren Central swimmer Chloe Barnard signs with Millsaps College

When a knee injury kept her out of the pool for a full season early in her high school swimming career, Chloe Barnard did not ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:40 pm

Sports

Flashes sweep Silliman on the tennis court

St. Aloysius’ singles tennis players made Silliman look silly on Wednesday. The Flashes swept all four singles matches, as well as both boys’ doubles matches, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 10:59 pm

Sports

Vicksburg’s Braylon Green is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Vicksburg High’s baseball team piled up the runs last week, and Braylon Green piled up the votes in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 10:30 am

Lifestyles

A Vicksburg tradition returns: ‘Gold in the Hills’ takes the stage for its 88th year

Nell, John Dalton, Murgatroyd and all of the can-can dancers are ready to take the stage again. The Vicksburg Theatre Guild’s annual run of “Gold ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 7:00 pm

Sports

Sports column: A stream of thoughts about streams

Among my many duties as sports editor of The Vicksburg Post is typing up the college football and basketball TV schedules every week. It used ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, March 3, 2024 11:00 am

News

Photo Gallery: 45th annual Run Thru History

Vicksburg’s oldest and biggest running event celebrated a milestone and drew quite a crowd Saturday. More than 600 people registered, and more than 500 participated ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, March 2, 2024 6:22 pm

Sports

Crandall, Robinson, Schlosser back on top, Stevens breaks through at Run Thru History

Ryan Crandall took a year off from competing in the Run Thru History. When he returned Saturday, it was like he’d never left. The 30-year-old ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, March 2, 2024 6:05 pm

Sports

Warren Central’s Jackson signs to play softball at Mississippi Delta

Makayla Jackson did not start playing softball until she was 12 years old, which is considered a little bit late for an elite player. She ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, March 1, 2024 9:51 am

Sports

Vicksburg’s Grace is amazing as The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Jordan Grace was amazing in leading Vicksburg High’s softball team to its first victory of the season, and powered on through to The Vicksburg Post’s ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 2:05 pm

Sports

Flashes romp past Manchester in preseason scrimmage

St. Aloysius continued its preseason tennis schedule with a romp. The Flashes won all eight of their points in straight-set matches and cruised to an ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 9:27 am

Sports

Tiebreakers, result go against Warren Central tennis

Tiebreaker Tuesday did not go Warren Central’s way. The Jackson Victors won two of the three matches that went to tiebreaker sets, and added a ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 9:25 am

Sports

Lady Vikes win another thriller against Germantown

Warren Central’s softball team is, admittedly, developing a bad habit. Like a lot of bad habits, though, this one is just too much fun to ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 11:09 pm

Sports

Sports column: Cellphone outage shows how fast the world has changed

Every generation of Americans has a milestone moment when the world changed forever. Pearl Harbor. The JFK assassination. 9/11. The Great Cellphone Outage of 2024. ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, February 25, 2024 11:00 am

Sports

The Run thru History celebrates 45 years as a Vicksburg institution

From muskets to markers, and cannons to concerts, the Run Thru History is more than just a run. It’s a unique Vicksburg experience. And it’s ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, February 24, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Mistakes prove costly for Warren Central in loss to Sumrall

FLOWOOD — Warren Central’s curious pattern of stuggling at the plate early in games continued Thursday. That was far from its only problem, though. The ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, February 22, 2024 10:01 pm

Sports

Vicksburg’s Kameryn Bailey is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Vicksburg High’s boys’ basketball team plowed through the first round of the MHSAA Class 6A state tournament, and Kameryn Bailey was a similarly unstoppable force ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 21, 2024 12:14 pm

Sports

Gators try to break second-round jinx against Olive Branch

Reaching the postseason has not been a problem for Vicksburg High’s boys’ basketball team. Winning in the postseason hasn’t been an issue, either. Winning more ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 21, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Warren Central sprints to victory in season-opening track meet

Warren Central’s track teams racked up some reps, experience, points and a pair of victories at their first meet of the season. Warren Central’s girls’ ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, February 20, 2024 8:43 pm

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