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Huge first inning sends St. Al to blowout win vs. PCA
The St. Aloysius Flashes wasted no time Saturday hitting their offensive quota for the day. Thirteen of the Flashes’ first 14 batters of the game ...
April 11, 2021
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 sports reporters in the paper's 137-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.
The St. Aloysius Flashes wasted no time Saturday hitting their offensive quota for the day. Thirteen of the Flashes’ first 14 batters of the game ... Read more
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