Ernest Bowker, Author at The Vicksburg Post - Page 2 of 176

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

Flashes trying to discover the secrets of second half success

If games only lasted two quarters, St. Aloysius might be one of the better teams in MAIS Class 4A. Unfortunately, of course, games have four ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, October 17, 2024 4:20 pm

Sports

Six greats set for induction to VWSD Athletic Hall of Fame

Six more Warren County sports legends will take their place among the best of the best on Thursday. Michael Carter, Dale Erves, Larry Erves, Reginald ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 7:15 pm

Sports

Eagles’ Moore flies to the Athlete of the Week award

When it comes to The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest, it just means Moore. Porter’s Chapel Academy football player Auston Moore received 819 ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Gators gear up for River City Rivalry game vs. Warren Central

Like all great rivalries, when Vicksburg and Warren Central meet you can throw out the records. For Vicksburg, that’s a good thing. The Gators are ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, October 16, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announces its Class of 2025

Eight of Mississippi’s college sports icons have earned one of the state’s highest athletic honors. College football stars Dexter McCluster and Derrick Nix, coaches Scott ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, October 15, 2024 4:32 pm

Sports

Brown gets praise, starting job after debut with Patriots

Ten years ago, an undrafted free agent from Vicksburg, Mississippi rose from obscurity to become an NFL legend with the New England Patriots. Ben Brown ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, October 15, 2024 1:31 pm

Sports

Vote now in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for Oct. 6-12, 2024

Voting is open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are Warren Central volleyball player Ka’ryn Henderson; and football players ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, October 14, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Vicksburg’s Brown makes first NFL start five days after signing with the Patriots

Ben Brown’s week started in Las Vegas, and ended with him starting in New England. The Vicksburg native and former Ole Miss star got his ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, October 13, 2024 5:50 pm

Sports

Sports column: Warren Central to celebrate its rich football history with Night of Champions event

Before every Warren Central football home game, the scroll of messages on the video board includes a list of the school’s region and state championships. ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, October 13, 2024 12:00 pm

Sports

Vicksburg native Nick Anderson reaches milestone in rookie season in the CFL

Nick Anderson reached a milestone and earned a piece of Canadian Football League history Saturday. The Vicksburg High alum recorded seven tackles in the Edmonton ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, October 12, 2024 11:50 pm

Sports

Mississippi high school football scoreboard: Oct. 10-11, 2024

MHSAA Thursday’s Games Baldwyn 36, East Union 14 Clarksdale 34, Lafayette 14 Falkner 56, Thrasher 16 Gulfport 21, Biloxi 7 Holmes County 40, Greenville 6 ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, October 12, 2024 11:50 am

Sports

Small missteps add up in homecoming loss for St. Al

Every time St. Aloysius started stacking some positive plays together Friday night, it seemed like one little thing went wrong and brought the whole pile ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, October 11, 2024 11:38 pm

Sports

Patriots sign Vicksburg native Ben Brown to their 53-man roster

Ben Brown is leaving Las Vegas and shipping up to Boston. The New England Patriots announced Thursday that they have signed the Vicksburg native and ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, October 11, 2024 1:52 am

Sports

Warren Central rides dominant defense to win over Ridgeland

RIDGELAND — At some point Thursday night, Warren Central’s defense stopped looking like a hard-charging football team and started looking like a pack of rabid, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, October 10, 2024 11:37 pm

Sports

Porter’s Chapel looks to stay hot against Columbus Christian

There are quite a few unflattering ways to describe Porter’s Chapel Academy’s football game against Columbus Christian on Friday. Glorified scrimmage. Filler game. Nothingburger. PCA ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, October 10, 2024 3:00 pm

Sports

Gators get fresh start as Neshoba Central visits for region opener

The midseason transition from non-region to region games provides a fresh start for all of Misissippi’s high school football teams. Vicksburg High and Neshoba Central ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, October 10, 2024 1:00 pm

Sports

Flashes trying to break out of offensive slump

In the past two weeks, St. Aloysius has scored in a few different ways. It has kicked field goals. It returned a kickoff for a ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, October 10, 2024 10:55 am

Sports

Warren Central’s defense is forcing tons of turnovers

In the Middle Ages, Europe’s Vikings were famous for pillaging the countryside and taking what they wanted. In 2024, Warren Central’s Vikings are doing their ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Vicksburg’s Makynzie Dunmore is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Makynzie Dunmore smashed one over the net in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. The Vicksburg High volleyball player received 1,748 of the ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 1:55 pm

Sports

Big comeback carries Lady Vikes to first volleyball playoff victory

Warren Central let one game slip away, got blown out in the next one, and was a few points away from yet another first-round playoff ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 9:32 am

Sports

Warren Central Junior High wins Little Six football championship

Warren Central Junior High kept its magical season alive with a couple of thrilling victories. The final one was, refreshingly, a dominant romp. Cameron Zellous ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 9:27 am

Local

Mega Millions lottery will increase ticket cost to $5 in 2025

It will soon cost a little more to take your one in a million shot at becoming a millionaire. The Mega Millions lottery consortium announced ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, October 7, 2024 8:54 pm

Sports

Vote now in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2024

Voting is open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are Porter’s Chapel football player Jase Jung; Vicksburg High volleyball ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, October 7, 2024 4:00 am

Downtown Vicksburg

Marcus Furniture celebrates 125 years as a Vicksburg institution

Editor’s note: This story appeared in The Vicksburg Post’s “Profile 2024” magazine, which was published earlier this year. Exactly how and why a poor Latvian ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, October 6, 2024 3:00 pm

Sports

Sports Column: Pete Rose’s complicated legacy shown in long-ago visit to Vicksburg

One of the perks, if you want to call it that, of being in the media is that you occasionally have brushes with greatness. Over ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, October 6, 2024 11:00 am

Sports

Billy Shaw, former Vicksburg resident and Pro Football Hall of Famer, dies

Billy Shaw, who played high school football in Vicksburg before embarking on a hall of fame pro career with the Buffalo Bills in the 1960s, ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, October 5, 2024 3:10 am

Sports

Jung sets Warren County rushing records as PCA cruises to homecoming win

Jase Jung had one last chance to make history Friday night. He huddled with his Porter’s Chapel Academy teammates, called their best and favorite running ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Friday, October 4, 2024 11:08 pm

Sports

PCA’s Jase Jung closing in fast on Warren County rushing records

Over the past 100 years, hundreds of high school players in Warren County have taken a handoff and run with the football. The list ranges ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, October 3, 2024 3:30 pm

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