Ernest Bowker, Author at The Vicksburg Post - Page 5 of 168
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
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, March 10, 2024 12:00 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, March 10, 2024 4:00 am
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Friday, March 8, 2024 2:00 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:40 pm
Sports
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, ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 10:59 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, March 6, 2024 10:30 am
Lifestyles
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, March 5, 2024 7:00 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, March 3, 2024 11:00 am
News
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, March 2, 2024 6:22 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, March 2, 2024 6:05 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Friday, March 1, 2024 9:51 am
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 2:05 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 9:27 am
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 28, 2024 9:25 am
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, February 27, 2024 11:09 pm
Sports
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. ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, February 25, 2024 11:00 am
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, February 24, 2024 4:00 am
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, February 22, 2024 10:01 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 21, 2024 12:14 pm
Sports
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 ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 21, 2024 4:00 am
Sports
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’ ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, February 20, 2024 8:43 pm
Sports
A couple of generations ago, Vicksburg was ahead of the curve when it came to soccer. The city was an early adopter of the sport ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, February 18, 2024 10:55 am
Sports
The Vicksburg Gators flew right over the Lake and are headed to the Valley. Kameryn Bailey had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds, ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, February 17, 2024 9:40 pm
Sports
PEARL — Warren Central didn’t have any last-inning drama this time and, as a result, had a bit more fun. Maddox Lynch hit three doubles ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, February 17, 2024 9:12 pm
Sports
As much as they would have enjoyed and celebrated winning their region tournament, the Vicksburg Gators are not dwelling on it. For one thing, there’s ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Friday, February 16, 2024 3:05 pm
Sports
At a glance, a 10-19 record after averaging 20 wins the previous four seasons doesn’t seem all that great. For the Vicksburg Missy Gators, however, ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, February 15, 2024 2:15 pm
Sports
Warren Central’s fantastic season did not have a happy ending. Saltillo scored its first goal less than two minutes into the game, put seven in ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 14, 2024 5:54 pm
Sports
Allie Mason helped Warren Central’s girls’ soccer team surge through the playoffs, and rode the wave to The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week award. ...
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by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, February 14, 2024 3:13 pm
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