Ernest Bowker, Author at The Vicksburg Post - Page 13 of 181

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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2024 All-County Softball: Warren Central’s Madison Pant is The Post’s softball Player of the Year

Madison Pant wasn’t called on to do too much in her freshman season at Warren Central. Pitch a few games to give starter Abby Morgan ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, June 8, 2024 4:00 am

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2024 All-County Softball: Excellent season lands Warren Central’s Ellis Coach of the Year honors

The road to Warren Central’s best softball season in a decade started with a side trip to Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in the Vicksburg Outlet ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, June 8, 2024 3:55 am

Sports

Sports column: Small, empty stadiums are a TV treat

One of the great joys of watching sports on TV — for me, at least — is not with a thrilling Game 7 or sharing ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, June 7, 2024 4:00 am

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2024 All-County Track and Field: The Vicksburg Post’s All-County girls’ track team

At the end of each high school sports season, The Vicksburg Post honors Warren County’s best athletes in a number of sports with its All-County ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, June 2, 2024 4:05 am

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2024 All-County Track and Field: The Vicksburg Post’s All-County boys’ track team

At the end of each high school sports season, The Vicksburg Post honors Warren County’s best athletes in a number of sports with its All-County ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, June 2, 2024 4:00 am

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Sports column: A year full of Athletes of the Week

There’s an old picture that pops up in my Facebook feed from time to time, snapped by local photographer Paul Ingram at a football game ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, June 2, 2024 3:50 am

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Vicksburg native Nick Anderson makes roster for CFL’s Edmonton Elks

Nick Anderson spent his first 23 summers in Mississippi and Louisiana. He’ll spend the 24th in Canada. The Vicksburg native and former Tulane football star ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, June 1, 2024 11:35 pm

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2024 All-County Track and Field: Vicksburg’s Vample hurdles the competition as Athlete of the Year

When the high school track and field postseason began, Vicksburg High’s Koury Vample was a state championship contender in three events. That was quickly knocked ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, June 1, 2024 4:00 am

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2024 All-County Track and Field: Missy Gators’ Walker claims girls’ Athlete of Year award

Shaniyah Walker’s philosophy when it came to running the 400 meters this season, through every practice and every meet, was simple. “I’ve always been good ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, June 1, 2024 3:55 am

Sports

Ole Miss and Mississippi State to play 2024 Egg Bowl on Black Friday

The Egg Bowl will have a different showcase time next season. The annual football rivalry game between Ole Miss and Mississippi State will be played ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, May 30, 2024 3:07 pm

Sports

Ten Vicksburg-area players selected for All-State baseball teams

Vickaburg-area high school baseball teams were able to fill out a full lineup card on Mississippi’s all-state lists. A total of 10 players — five ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, May 30, 2024 10:24 am

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Warren Central puts a bow on baseball season with college signing ceremony

A few days after their season ended in front of a couple thousand cheering fans at Trustmark Park, the Warren Central Vikings wrote a quiet ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 6:35 pm

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Vikings hope runner-up finish leads to plenty of future success

For two decades, Warren Central was a very good baseball program that struggled to break through to greatness. It made the playoffs with regularity — ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, May 28, 2024 3:52 pm

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Mississippi State, Southern Miss, LSU get NCAA Tournament regional assignments

There won’t be any postseason memories made at Dudy Noble Field, Pete Taylor Park or Alex Box Stadium this year. The residents of those iconic ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, May 27, 2024 11:56 am

Vicksburg

Hydro Heaven: In the 1960s, 70s, Vicksburg was a hub for speedboat racing

For as long as people have been traveling the Mississippi River, they have raced boats of all sorts on its muddy waters and oxbows. Mighty ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 26, 2024 9:24 pm

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Sports column: It was a week filled with special moments

Part of the magic of sports is how it can bring cities and communities together. When a local team is doing well, everyone is suddenly ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 26, 2024 4:00 am

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Photo Gallery: Warren Central vs. George County, Game 2

PEARL — Warren Central’s magical baseball season came to an end Friday. George County’s Canyon Reeves hit an RBI infield single in the top of ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 24, 2024 11:21 pm

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Warren Central finishes magical baseball season as Class 6A runner-up

PEARL — Two games. Two close losses that could’ve gone either way. The MHSAA Class 6A championship series embodied the game’s old phrase, “That’s baseball,” ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 24, 2024 9:00 pm

Sports

Warren Central fans flock to Trustmark Park for state championship series

PEARL — There was a buzz in Trustmark Park on Wednesday. Cheers rang throughout the concourse and plenty of celebratory handshakes and happy hugs were ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, May 23, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Photo Gallery: Warren Central vs. George County, Game 1

Warren Central’s baseball team made its first appearance in the state championship series in 23 years on Wednesday, when it took on George County in ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 22, 2024 11:26 pm

Sports

Vikings’ backs against the wall after Game 1 loss in Class 6A championship series

PEARL — A tight game. A close loss. Having to come from behind in a playoff series. Warren Central has been through it all before, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 22, 2024 9:08 pm

Sports

Hundreds turn out for premiere of “11 Brothers: The Movie” at Warren Central

For half a century, 11 brothers have been hard to beat on the football field at Warren Central, and it was hard to beat “11 ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 22, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Warren Central ready to begin Class 6A championship series vs. George County

Like every other high school baseball team in Mississippi, the Warren Central Vikings spent time last offseason talking about playing for a state championship at ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 6:00 pm

Sports

Vicksburg baseball player Kealon Bass signs with Southwest Mississippi

The first time Kealon Bass can remember playing baseball, he was 7 or 8 years old at the park on Mission 66. “I started when ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 5:45 pm

Sports

Cannonballs swim program ready for fourth summer season

In a lot of places, cannonballs are a fun way to enter a pool. In Vicksburg, Cannonballs are a fun way to start swimming. The ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Nelson providing a spark at top of Vikings’ lineup

Two weeks into the season, Ryan Nelson’s batting average was sitting at a measly .158. It didn’t seem ideal for a leadoff hitter, but when ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Student fan bus available for Warren Central baseball game

Warren Central students have the opportunity to take a memorable field trip this week. The school will run a student fan bus from Vicksburg to ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 19, 2024 9:52 pm

Sports

Kings of the hill: Pitchers powering Warren Central’s playoff run

Warren Central pitchers Conner Watkins, Brooks Willoughby and Maddox Lynch insist they’re not trying to one-up or outdo the others every time they take the ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 19, 2024 4:00 am

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