A day on the court

Published 10:23 am Wednesday, June 17, 2015

By Ernest Bowker

George Wilkerson hits a return during a drill at the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. The camp runs each weekday from 8 a.m. to noon, through the end of July. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

George Wilkerson hits a return during a drill at the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. The camp runs each weekday from 8 a.m. to noon, through the end of July. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Gordon Wilkerson hits a shot at the net during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Gordon Wilkerson hits a shot at the net during the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Allie Falls follows through on a shot while working on a drill at the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

Allie Falls follows through on a shot while working on a drill at the City of Vicksburg’s summer tennis camp at Halls Ferry Park. (Ernest Bowker/The Vicksburg Post)

 

About Ernest Bowker

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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