Ernest Bowker, Author at The Vicksburg Post - Page 14 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.

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

Sports

Warren Central football documentary to debut Tuesday night

Last summer, Evan Farrell was watching an episode of the HBO show “Hard Knocks” when he had a flash of inspiration. “It started out with ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, May 18, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Vikings get back in the swing as prep for 6A championship series begins

Oftentimes, trudging to baseball practice on a hot, muggy afternoon can seem like a chore. For Warren Central, it was a privilege. The Vikings hit ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, May 16, 2024 10:41 pm

Sports

Game Plan

The Vicksburg Post welcomes your items for the Game Plan. Submit items by email to sports@vicksburgpost.com. Please include the name and phone number of a ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 15, 2024 6:29 pm

Sports

St. Al’s Powell gets cheerleading scholarship with Northwest Mississippi

A lifetime of tumbling and flipping has paid off with a unique opportunity for James Powell. On the same day he received his graduation cap ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, May 13, 2024 5:18 pm

News

St. Aloysius prepares for graduation with its senior walk

St. Aloysius’ senior Class of 2024 continued a school tradition Monday by participating in the annual senior walk. The 38 seniors did a lap around ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, May 13, 2024 4:59 pm

Sports

Photo Gallery: Warren Central wins the North State championship

For the first time in 23 years, Warren Central will play for a baseball state championship. The Vikings defeated Center Hill 5-0 on Saturday to ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 12, 2024 12:58 am

Sports

Warren Central advances to Class 6A baseball championship series

Twenty-three years of playoff frustration melted away in one magical night for Warren Central. Brooks Willoughby threw a no-hitter and the Vikings continued their postseason ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 12, 2024 12:00 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Photo Gallery: Chillin’ in the Hills 5K

The 15th annual Chillin’ in the Hills 5K was held Saturday in downtown Vicksburg. Beginning and ending at Martin’s at Midtown, 1101 Belmont St., the ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, May 11, 2024 12:36 pm

Sports

Terrett muscles his way to victory at Chillin’ in the Hills 5K

As they came up Drummond Street near the conclusion of the Chillin’ in the Hills 5K, Samuel Terrett and Will Bates were running step for ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, May 11, 2024 12:13 pm

Sports

Gators like what they see in spring football game

Vicksburg High did not score, nor did it win, in its spring football game against Jefferson County. The Gators were OK with that, though. They ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 10, 2024 11:12 pm

Sports

WCCA stuns Tallulah Academy with huge comeback in Game 3

TALLULAH — Tallulah Academy was cruising along toward a berth in the MAIS Class 2A baseball championship series — until it suddenly wasn’t. Wilkinson County ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 10, 2024 11:08 pm

Sports

Sports column: Playoff baseball in mid-May? It’s been way too long

After he threw a three-hit shutout to clinch Warren Central’s second-round baseball playoff series victory against Saltillo, Maddox Lynch only needed three words to put ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 10, 2024 3:13 pm

Sports

Vicksburg High baseball player Chris Green signs with Southern University-New Orleans

Chris Green has worked long and hard to become a good baseball player, to the point that he says it almost feels effortless now. “I’m ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 10, 2024 12:27 pm

Sports

Gators begin a new era with Friday’s spring game against Jefferson County

Some people might look at Vicksburg High’s 2024 football roster and see a rebuilding team. Head coach Chris Lacey prefers to view it as an ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, May 9, 2024 2:30 pm

Sports

Vikings look sharp, shut out Northwest Rankin in spring game

Warren Central coach Josh Morgan says his football team “does it differently” than a lot of programs when it comes to spring practice. The end ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, May 9, 2024 9:51 am

Sports

St. Al’s Megan Theriot is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Megan Theriot won a silver and a bronze medal at the MAIS Overall state track meet, and then added a gold as The Vicksburg Post’s ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 11:30 am

Sports

Vicksburg track star Shaniyah Walker signs with Hinds

Last weekend, Shaniyah Walker won two gold medals at the MHSAA Class 6A state track and field meet. A few days later, she hauled in ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 9:57 am

Sports

Warren Central track’s Henderson signs with South Alabama, Eaddy with Hinds

After Jonathan Henderson won the MHSAA Class 6A boys’ high jump championship in 2023, it wasn’t surprising that college coaches started calling. For his less-heralded ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 8, 2024 9:16 am

Sports

Warren Central beats Saltillo to clinch first trip to baseball semifinals since 2004

A big fly and a big arm netted Warren Central its biggest baseball victory in 20 years. Cole Autrey homered for the game’s only run, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, May 6, 2024 11:44 pm

Sports

Photo Gallery: Warren County athletes rack up championships, medals at MHSAA and MAIS state track meets

Hundreds of Mississippi’s fastest and strongest high school athletes assembled this weekend for the MAIS and MHSAA state track and field meets in Pearl, Flowood, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 5, 2024 2:24 pm

Sports

Vote now in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for April 28-May 4, 2024

Voting is now open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are some of Warren County’s best track and field ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 5, 2024 2:15 pm

Sports

Vicksburg wins four individual titles, Missy Gators finish second at Class 6A state meet

PEARL — Vicksburg High’s official colors are green, white and black. On Saturday, it added plenty of gold and silver highlights. The Gators and Missy ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 5, 2024 1:39 am

Sports

Warren Central’s Burrell wins Class 6A title in the 200 meters

PEARL — As she and a pack of five other runners sprinted side-by-side toward the finish line of the MHSAA Class 6A girls’ 200 meter ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, May 5, 2024 12:31 am

Sports

St. Al adds three medals, PCA one at MAIS state track meet

FLOWOOD — St. Aloysius and Porter’s Chapel Academy did not win any more championships at the MAIS Overall track and field meet, but they did ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, May 4, 2024 11:46 pm

Sports

Sports column: Here’s hoping Warren County’s track championship streak continues

Airport Road is a main north-south thoroughfare in Rankin County. Also known as Mississippi 475, it runs for about six miles from Pearl to Flowood, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 3, 2024 3:17 pm

Sports

Warren Central falls in series opener against Saltillo

It wasn’t one big inning that did in Warren Central on Thursday night. It was a bunch of little ones stacked up on top of ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, May 3, 2024 12:38 am

Sports

Watkins, Vikings having fun and staying hot during playoff run

Conner Watkins has an easy explanation for his recent hot streak. The Warren Central senior didn’t change his swing. He didn’t discover a new pitch ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, May 2, 2024 9:53 am

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