Ernest Bowker, Author at The Vicksburg Post - Page 8 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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St. Al’s Pierson Smith is The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week

Pierson Smith led St. Aloysius’ football team to its first win of the season, and the school to its second in a row in The ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Gators wrap up non-region schedule Friday against Yazoo City

There is still enough of the season left, including a full slate of region games, that the Vicksburg Gators aren’t panicking as they approach the ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 1:00 pm

Sports

St. Al goes for second consecutive victory against Central Hinds

The sun shined brighter and the air smelled better for the St. Aloysius Flashes when they came to practice Monday. After earning their first victory ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Game Plan: Sept. 24-30, 2024

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, September 24, 2024 9:07 am

Sports

College football, NFL TV schedule: Sept. 26-30, 2024

COLLEGE FOOTBALL ON TV Thursday, Sept. 26 6:30 p.m. ESPN – Army at Temple Friday, Sept. 27 6:30 p.m. ESPN – Virginia Tech at Miami ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, September 24, 2024 3:55 am

Sports

Vote in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for Sept. 15-21, 2024

Voting is now open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are Vicksburg High volleyball player Makynzie Dunmore; football players ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, September 23, 2024 4:00 am

Local

Vicksburg Living: Vicksburg native Wess Warren is making his name in pro wrestling

Editor’s note: This story appears in the September-October 2024 edition of The Vicksburg Post’s Vicksburg Living magazine, which will be available Sept. 23. Wess Warren ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, September 22, 2024 7:00 pm

Sports

How They Did: Vicksburg’s college football players – Sept. 21, 2024

A weekly recap of performances by college football players from Vicksburg-area high schools: • West Alabama defensive back Lamar Gray (Warren Central) had four total ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, September 22, 2024 11:36 am

Sports

Mississippi State QB Blake Shapen out for the season

STARKVILLE — A bad day and season for Mississippi State somehow got worse Saturday night. The school announced that starting quarterback Blake Shapen suffered a ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, September 21, 2024 9:48 pm

Sports

Brandon edges Warren Central with late field goal and second-half surge

BRANDON — Warren Central and Brandon took turns sprinting out to two-score leads and then watching the other catch up. Brandon’s finishing kick was the ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, September 21, 2024 1:12 am

Sports

Porter’s Chapel starts district schedule with road trip to Park Place

At the halfway point of its football season, Porter’s Chapel Academy is certainly not where it would like to be. The good news is that ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, September 19, 2024 4:30 pm

Sports

Vicksburg tries to snap out of slump against Terry

The first three games of the season have been a mixed bag of good and bad for the Vicksburg Gators. The offense moves the ball ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, September 19, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Flashes eager to end streak vs. Clinton Christian

Walker Mosby, ever confident and optimistic, believes his St. Aloysius Flashes can win every game they play. Some, like the one this week, they just ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, September 19, 2024 12:00 pm

Sports

St. Al’s Lauren Flowers is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

Lauren Flowers closed out St. Aloysius’ first-ever volleyball victory last week, and used another late surge to win another match this week. Flowers got a ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, September 18, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Warren Central goes for third consecutive victory Friday against Brandon

Two outstanding performances in a row have unlocked a secret weapon for Warren Central’s football team — consistency. After dropping their season-opener, the Vikings (2-1) ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, September 18, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Vicksburg natives Michael Myers, Mark Smith selected to Hinds Sports Hall of Fame

Two of Vicksburg’s all-time football greats are being honored by one of their alma maters. Michael Myers and Mark Smith, who were teammates at Vicksburg ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Tuesday, September 17, 2024 12:38 pm

Sports

Softball Roundup: PCA’s senior night rally comes up just short; St. Al shut out; Tallulah Academy rolls by Riverdale

Porter’s Chapel Academy’s senior softball players made some happy memories in their final home game, but a victory was not one of them. PCA rallied ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, September 16, 2024 11:15 pm

Sports

Vote now in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest for Sept. 8-14, 2024

Voting is now open in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. This week’s nominees are St. Aloysius volleyball player Lauren Flowers; and football ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, September 16, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Sports column: It’s so hard to say goodbye

She purred, softly, and her head rested on my shoulder as I held her in my arms one last time. At the same time, waves ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, September 15, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Gators struggle on offense in loss to Natchez

Vicksburg High kept Natchez’s high-octane offense under the speed limit. Sadly, its own offense never got out of the garage. The Gators totaled 198 yards ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Saturday, September 14, 2024 12:45 am

Sports

Warren Central visits Germantown in search of back-to-back victories

Their performance in Week 1 left Warren Central with indigestion. Week 2 was quite the palate cleanser. Now it wants to really savor the sweet ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, September 12, 2024 3:00 pm

Sports

Porter’s Chapel eyes third consecutive win against Humphreys

Porter’s Chapel Academy, wisely, did not hit the panic button after an 0-2 start. The reward for patience and hard work has been back-to-back wins ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, September 12, 2024 1:00 pm

Sports

Flashes face stiff challenge vs. Tri-County

In studying this week’s opponent Tri-County Academy, first-year St. Aloysius football coach Walker Mosby sees a lot of the things he aspires to with his ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Thursday, September 12, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

Vicksburg’s DeCorey Knight Jr. is The Post’s Athlete of the Week

DeCorey Knight Jr. was numero Uno in The Vicksburg Post’s Athlete of the Week contest. The Vicksburg High football player received 633 of the 1,499 ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, September 11, 2024 1:58 pm

Sports

Gators aim to slow Natchez, stop slide Friday night in the Swamp

After being held out of the end zone in their season opener, the Vicksburg Gators found it a few times in Week 2. They’ll probably ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Wednesday, September 11, 2024 4:00 am

Sports

New Frontier League team coming to Trustmark Park as M-Braves’ successor

PEARL — The Mississippi Braves have played their last game at Trustmark Park, but the stadium in Pearl will not be vacant next season. Officials ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Monday, September 9, 2024 9:06 pm

Sports

Game Plan: Sept. 9-15, 2024

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, Monday, September 9, 2024 2:00 pm

Sports

Sports Column: Tracking down Vicksburg’s college football players

For a few days every summer, I trade my sports editor’s fedora — complete with the little “news” or “press” ticket tucked into the band ... Read more

by Ernest Bowker, Sunday, September 8, 2024 4:00 am

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