Ernest Bowker, Author at The Vicksburg Post - Page 15 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

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

Sports

Warren Central’s Maddox Lynch is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Maddox Lynch hit. He pitched. He won The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week award. Lynch, a member of Warren Central’s baseball team, received 357 ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Warren Central outlasts Grenada in an epic Game 3

Clutch plays. Comebacks. A controversial call. The decisive Game 3 of the MHSAA Class 6A softball playoff series between Warren Central and Grenada had everything ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:25 am

Sports

Warren Central pitcher Pant recovering after getting hit in the head by line drive

Warren Central softball player Madison Pant was back at home recovering Tuesday night after getting hit in the head with a line drive in a ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, May 1, 2024 12:22 am

Sports

Registration begins Wednesday for 10th annual Malcolm Butler Football Camp

One of Vicksburg’s biggest summer events will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. Registration for the 10th annual Malcolm Butler Football Camp will begin Wednesday, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, April 30, 2024 10:02 am

Sports

St. Al soccer star Perniciaro to play at Hinds Community College

Attending Hinds Community College was always in Lilli Perniciaro’s plans for the future. Playing soccer for them was not, until fate intervened. “I was on ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, April 29, 2024 1:50 pm

Sports

Game 3 of Warren Central vs. Grenada softball series postponed until Tuesday

Warren Central and Grenada will take a dramatic pause in their softball playoff series. Monday’s rain forced the teams to postpone the deciding Game 3 ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, April 29, 2024 10:45 am

Sports

Vote now in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for April 21-27, 2024

Voting is now open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are Warren Central baseball player Maddox Lynch; and track ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, April 28, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Sports column: Pondering some random thoughts, from Hither to Yon

This has been a busy stretch for Warren County sports. All four high schools have played, or are about to play, baseball and softball playoff ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, April 28, 2024 12:30 pm

Sports

Missy Gators eye a brighter future after playoff loss to Saltillo

Vicksburg High’s softball team will have a full offseason to work with its new coach and a full roster returning for 2025. That’s the promise ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, April 27, 2024 10:08 pm

Sports

Watkins wows, Warren Central takes Game 1 from Lake Cormorant

Warren Central played seven one-run games during the regular season. Why should the playoffs be any different? Connor Watkins turned in an outstanding performance on ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, April 27, 2024 12:53 am

Sports

Lady Vikes can’t cash in, lose Game 1 to Grenada in 6A softball playoffs

Among the many songs and chants sung by Warren Central’s softball players on Friday night was one imploring their teammates to “rally up.” The best ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, April 27, 2024 12:51 am

Sports

PCA’s baseball season ends with sweep against Newton County Academy

Porter’s Chapel did its best to earn a “Comeback Kids” label in its baseball playoff series against Newton County Academy. Unfortunately, the Generals were not ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, April 25, 2024 10:35 pm

News

Longtime assistant Heather Casey hired as Warren Central’s girls’ basketball head coach

Heather Casey has been with Warren Central’s girls’ basketball program through the good times and the bad times. Now it’s her time. Casey, who spent ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, April 25, 2024 4:03 pm

Sports

Southern Miss pitcher Will Armistead out for the season

HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss will be without one of its top pitchers for the rest of the season. Right-hander Will Armistead has torn the ulnar ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, April 25, 2024 1:16 pm

Sports

Missy Gators’ Hall swamps the competition in The Post’s Athlete of the Week contest

A Gator swamped the competition in the latest Vicksburg Post Athlete of the Week contest. Rodrianna Hall, a senior track athlete for Vicksburg High, received ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, April 24, 2024 1:00 pm

Sports

Vicksburg’s Mullins finishes season with run to Class 6A semifinals

Kennedy Mullins has only been playing tennis for a little more than two years. She’s not the best player in Mississippi — yet — but ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 11:51 pm

Sports

Flashes drop Game 1 of playoff series against Columbia Academy

With a lot of young players making the team’s first postseason appearance in three years, St. Aloysius’ baseball playoff opener was bound to be a ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 11:22 pm

Sports

PCA’s comeback comes up just short in Game 1 loss to Newton Academy

A late rally by Porter’s Chapel Academy came up short, and now it’ll need an even bigger one to keep its season alive. The Eagles ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 11:00 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, Tuesday, April 23, 2024 2:47 pm

Sports

College Baseball Roundup: Bulldogs sweep Auburn; ULM beats Southern Miss in series finale

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State finally wound up on the right side of a close game, and got a nice bonus for it as well. Logan ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, April 21, 2024 8:19 pm

Sports

Vote now in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for April 14-20, 2024

Voting is now open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are track and field athletes Anslee Averett (St. Aloysius) ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, April 21, 2024 1:25 pm

Sports

Southern Miss run-rules Louisiana-Monroe again to take series

HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss made short work of Louisiana-Monroe again. Tucker Stockman collected season highs of three hits and five RBIs, and his eighth-inning grand ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, April 20, 2024 11:15 pm

Sports

PCA sweeps MAIS District 4-3A track championships

Porter’s Chapel Academy’s track and field teams kept piling up first-place finishes until its stack reached all the way to the top of the podium. ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, April 19, 2024 7:45 pm

Sports

Missy Gators take team title; WC and VHS combine for 17 victories at Region 2-6A track meet

More than 30 track and field athletes from Vicksburg High and Warren Central advanced to the second round of the postseason and 17 won championships ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, April 18, 2024 10:42 pm

Sports

PCA’s Slayton and Azlin win district doubles championship

Henry Slayton and Thomas Azlin were struggling a bit early in their boys’ doubles match Wednesday at the MAIS District 4-3A tennis tournament. The Porter’s ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, April 18, 2024 9:42 am

Sports

Vicksburg’s Williams signs with Alcorn State, Bailey with Holmes

The last time Vicksburg High had a boys basketball player sign with a Division I college, Davian Williams was just picking up a basketball for ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, April 17, 2024 8:40 pm

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