SPORTS DIGEST
Encapera camps approaching Penn State Fayette head baseball coach Ryan Encapera is once again bringing his Coach Encapera Baseball Camps to the region.
The first camp will be held at the DiVirgilio Sports Complex in Rostraver June 17-19.
Camps are for baseball players ages 6 to 14. There is a $100 registration fee per camper, which includes three days of instruction from a variety of coaches and a camp hat.
Other camps will be held at King Coal Ballfields in Carmichaels July 8 to 10 and Hutchinson Park in Hopwood July 15-17.
To register visit www.coachencaperabaseballcamps. com.
BVA baseball hosting Little Leps Baseball Camp
The Belle Vernon Area baseball team will host the 2024 Little Leps Baseball Camp June 3-5 at the DiVirgilio Sports Complex.
Camp will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. each day for baseball players ages 6 to 14 that play in the Rostraver and BVA Youth organizations.
Cost is $75 per player paid by cash or check made payable to RYBA. Discounts are available for households with more than one player.
All proceeds benefit the BVA High School Fall Baseball Program.
Interested parties should email Coach Tony Watson at tony.watson@bvasd.net.
Please include child’s full name, date of birth, team or age group your child plays on currently.
Stanley Cup playoffs averaging record viewers
NEW YORK (AP) — The first two rounds of the Stanley Cup playoffs have been the mostwatched in the U.S.
Going into the conference finals, the playoffs are averaging 1.16 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, TBS and truTV. That is a 9% increase over last year.
The conference semifinals, where all four series went at least six games, averaged 1.55 million, a 12% jump.
The Florida Panthers’2-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Game 6 on May 17, averaged 2.2 million on TNT, truTV and Max. The first game of the Carolina Hurricanes-New York Rangers series on May 5 averaged 2 million on ESPN.
The first round of the playoffs averaged 934,000 viewers, the second-most watched first round for the NHL in the U.S.
