Mike Klan
VENTURA, Calif. (KETY) – Sarah Cosio scored a game-high 30 points and Sophia Fernandez tallied 28 points as St. Bonaventure edged Dos Pueblos in overtime 77-74.
The Seraphs improve to 3-1 on the year.
DP senior Carly Letendre reached a milestone by scoring 1,000 career points.
She had 22 points in the game while Penelope Frazer added a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds.
The Chargers are 4-3.
Mike Klan
FULLERTON, Calif. (KEYT) – Sophomore guard Peter Bandelj finished with a career high 37 points – including breaking the Cal Poly men’s basketball program single-game record with nine three-pointers – as the Mustangs sank 18 total three-pointers to open Big West play with a 94-91 victory at Cal State Fullerton.
Sophomore guard Hamad Mousa added 27 points for Cal Poly (5-5, 1-0), which trailed Cal State Fullerton, 52-49, with 18 minutes to play before Bandelj hit three-pointers of successive possessions to place the Mustangs in front. Mousa followed with a layup before Bandelj nailed his seventh three-pointer of the night to hand the Mustangs their first double-digit lead.
A Mousa three-pointer – one of four drained against the Titans – stretched Cal Poly’s advantage as far as 79-61 with seven-and-a-half minutes to play.
The Titans, however, kept Cal Poly scoreless the next three minutes to close their deficit to single digits. Cal State Fullerton eventually cut the gap to 83-79 with 99 seconds left after guard Kiwane Garris, Jr. converted a three-point play before a three-pointer by guard Jaden Henderson with 37 seconds to go trimmed the deficit to two.
Cal State Fullerton twice came within a point of Cal Poly’s lead in the final minute but, with the Titans forced to foul to regain possession, Bandelj and junior guard Jake Davis each knocked down a pair of free throws to keep the Mustangs in front.
During a game that featured 10 lead changes (with the Mustangs trailing for just two combined minutes), Cal Poly shot 49.1 (27-for-55) percent from the floor and 48.6 (18-for-37) percent from three-point range.
Guard Guzman Vasilic matched a season high with 15 points for Cal Poly while fellow sophomore Cayden Ward finished with 11. Mousa led Cal Poly with seven rebounds while senior Luka Tarlac produced a career high six assists.
Up Next: Cal Poly continues Big West play and closes Bold Week when hosting UC Riverside on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. inside Mott Athletics Center. Cal Poly seeks its first back-to-back wins to open Big West play since starting the 2013-14 season 3-0.The Thursday victory marked Cal Poly’s first win in a Big West opener since defeating CSUN, 67-57, on Dec. 29, 2022.Cal Poly’s 18 total three-pointers tied for the fourth highest single game figure in program history. The Mustangs twice hit 18 three-pointers last season while the program record remains 21.Scoring in double digits in all nine appearances, Hamad Mousa remained second among Big West players at 19.3 points per game.Enjoying his seventh double-digit scoring game of the year, Bandelj now sits third among Big West scorers with 17.9 points per game.
(Article courtesy of Cal Poly)
Mike Klan
LONG BEACH STATE, Calif. (KEYT) – UCSB was on target to begin Big West play.
The visiting Gauchos made 14 three-pointers to run their win streak to six games, beating Long Beach State 67-52.
UCSB is 7-1 on the season.
Jessica Grant made five three-pointers and finished with a team-high 15 points.
Zoe Borter drilled 3 three-pointers and had 14 points while Zoe Shaw scored all 12 of her points with 4 made three-pointers.
FROM HEAD COACH RENEE JIMENEZ”We executed offensively with great shooting and 19 assists on 23 field goals. But we’ve got to improve our rebounding and learn how to close out games if we want to reach our potential,” Jimenez said. “Defensively, there were stretches where we lost focus, and those moments add up in tight games. The encouraging part is that everything we need to fix is within our control. If we stay committed to the little things like finishing possessions, communicating, and staying poised late, we’ll put ourselves in position to continue to win consistently.”
HOW IT HAPPENEDThe first quarter was even throughout and ended in a 20-20 tie. The teams went tit-for-tat across the court, taking turns putting the ball in the basket. It was here that Jessica Grant began her three-pointer campaign, making two to keep the Gauchos on pace with the Beach.
In the second, the Gauchos moved quickly. After a short-lived tie at 25-25, they embarked on a 12-0 run that featured two threes from Grant and no points from the Beach.
The third quarter saw a 20 point lead by Santa Barbara at 53-33 and a final score of 60-43. Zoe Shaw nabbed six points while Grant made her final three of the game. Both teams went on seven-point runs during the fourth, but there were little additional points. In the end, the Gauchos took it 67-52 for their third consecutive win over Long Beach State.
Grant led the Gauchos in points for the first time this season, depositing 15 from five three-pointers. Zoe Borter logged 13 and also had an impressive three-point shot showing, as the forward made three out of five attempts. Shaw went 80% from long-range, sinking four of five attempts.
Olivia Bradley had a game-high eight rebounds, while Maddie Naro had a game-high eight assists. As a team, Santa Barbara drilled 14 of 28 three-point attempts to shoot 50% from the arc and four Gauchos scored double digits.
UP NEXTThe Gauchos will take on Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 2:00 p.m. for their second road conference game.
(UCSB Athletics contributed to this article)
Mike Klan
LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KEYT) – Big West champion Cal Poly upended the No. 5 seed BYU Cougars in a five-set thriller in the first round of the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship on Thursday at the Galen Center on the campus of Southern California.
Cal Poly (26-7) registered 64 kills with a hitting percentage of .313, while also recording 72 digs while outblocking their opponents from Provo 12-5. The Mustangs maintained a 7-4 edge at the service line including the night’s final point to claim the win, taking sets 1, 4 and 5 to advance. This marks the Mustangs fourth Power 4 win of the season, twice taking down ranked foes from the Big 12.
By defeating fifth-seeded and 22nd-ranked BYU in the Kentucky quadrant, the Mustangs advance to play host and No. 4 seed USC on Friday at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. Cal Poly has now won their first round game in consecutive NCAA appearances, taking the win over Georgia in 2019.
Cal Poly secured the first set with a decisive 25-19 win. The Mustangs were led by sophomore outside hitter Kendall Beshear, who contributed two critical blocks that stifled BYU’s momentum, and Big West Championship MVP Chloe Leluge, who delivered key kills, including one that tied the score at 10-10. Redshirt senior setter Emme Bullis facilitated the offense with multiple assists, setting up Charlotte Kelly and Emma Fredrick for pivotal points. Cal Poly’s efficiency was further highlighted by their ability to convert on BYU’s service errors, which aided in maintaining their lead.
In the second set, BYU evened the score with strong offensive play to secure a 25-17 set win. Brielle Kemavor and Big 12 Freshman of the Year Suli Davis led a decisive stretch of points for the Cougars, each contributing multiple kills with Kemavor’s final point ending the frame. Cal Poly fought hard in the third set but was unable to overcome BYU, falling 25-20. Kelly and Beshear led the attack with crucial kills, helping the Mustangs stay within reach, with a two-point game seen after key points for Beshear to make it 17-15 and 19-17, but the Cougars were able to close strong to take the lead in the match.
Cal Poly secured a decisive fourth set victory, 25-20, to force a fifth set. Bullis orchestrated the Mustangs’ attack with numerous assists, including pivotal kills by Annabelle Thalken and Leluge, who each contributed multiple points with the Cal Poly defense getting critical blocks from Kelly and Beshear. Cal Poly closed with the final four points in the fourth to gain the momentum heading into the deciding set.
The battle in the fifth opened with teams trading the point and the lead in the early-goings of the match. After a successful BYU challenge set the score at 3-3, the Mustangs rallied to take the next point off a strike from Beshear and never looked back. The match was ended on an ace for junior Emma Fredrick to send the team stampeding into the second round.
Bullis directed the Mustangs’ offense with 52 assists with Beshear emerging as the offensive cog, recording 20 kills on .383 hitting with with 12 digs, four total blocks – including two solo stuffs – and a pair of aces. Fredrick added 15 kills and 10 digs for the double-double with Elif Hurriyet anchoring the defense while popping up 16 digs. Kelly and Leluge were both in on five blocks as six players on the Cal Poly roster were able to notch multiple denials in the strong play at the net.
Davis paced the Cougars’ offensive efforts in the loss with 18 kills, while Kemavor added 15 kills and three blocks. BYU caps their season at 22-9 overall.
(Article courtesy of Big West)
Andie Lopez Bornet
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Singer-songwriters Colbie Caillat and Gavin DeGraw are bringing their “Christmas Tour 2025” to the Santa Ynez Valley.
The two are going on tour and will be spreading Christmas cheer and perform their newest holiday song together “Let it snow”.
Colbie Cailllat sat down with your Morning News to talk about the upcoming show.
The two will perform at Chumash Casino resort on Friday, December 12, at 8 p.m. Tickets are still available.
Beth Farnsworth
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – As Barry De Vorzon’s iconic holiday song goes, “It’s Christmas once again in Santa Barbara.”
Lucky for the community, local celebrities Kenny Loggins, Brady Paisley and Duane Henry will be back on the holiday stage for this year’s Unity Telethon.
Your News Channel team will give viewers a behind-the-scenes look at this year’s pre-production performances at the Kenny Loggins Event Center stage at the Unity Shoppe’s Sola Street location.
“I’m going to adopt the accent before this is over,” Paisley joked with Henry, an English actor.
“That should be interesting,” Loggins said, laughing.
Lots of fun banter and laughter as the trio rehearsed lines and songs for the upcoming telethon. It is the Unity Shoppe’s largest fundraiser each year.
Singer and songwriter legend Kenny Loggins is a pioneer behind the cause. He helped the late founder, Barbara Tellefson, push the concept of “unity” among local nonprofits from the get-go in the late 1970s.
“I love it,” said Loggins. “The Unity Shoppe does so much good in the community and it’s been so connecting for everyone. I’m very proud of what has happened with the Unity Shoppe.”
Paisley talked about his family’s full support behind the local food distribution site which serves tens of thousands of people each year.
“We live in Tennessee part of the time and we started a thing, The Store, which is really based on this (Unity Shoppe) mission which is there’s dignity in choice. It’s not a hand-out, it’s a hand-up,” said Paisley.
Paisley and his wife, Kim, a well-known actress, taught their two sons about the gift of giving under this roof, years ago.
Henry said some of his favorite moments during the Unity Telethon happen off stage.
“I like watching people on the phones and the interaction with the people on the other side of the camera. Being a child on the receiving end of this and what this organization does, it comforts me,” said Henry.
Over the years, mega star power for the annual telethon event has included singer-songwriter, Michael McDonald and actor Jeff Bridges, among a host of others. This year, singer-songwriter, Lois Mahalia, will add her soulful sound to the festive event.
“You can’t explain Unity Shoppe in words. It’s a feeling and something you see and experience,” said Angela Miller-Bevan, Unity Shoppe’s Executive Director and CEO.
Tune in tonight at 6:00 PM and 11:00 PM for more behind-the scenes.
The Unity Telethon takes place Friday, December 12 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Sola Street location. Viewers can livestream the event at keyt.com.
Alissa Orozco
PASO ROBLES, Calif. (KEYT) – A Bakersfield man has been arrested following an early morning traffic collision that killed one man.
A press release from the City of Paso Robles says around 5:30am on Dec. 4th, police and emergency responders were called out to reports of a collision at the intersection of Golden Hill Road and State Route 46.
There, the driver of a white four-door Lexus was stopped at a red light heading westbound on SR-46 at Golden Hill Road when he was hit from behind by a 2017 green and white Freightliner box truck.
The truck driver, 25-year-old Gean Marco HuamanCastro of Bakersfield, was also heading westbound and failed to stop at the red light.
The 63-year-old Paso Robles man driving the Lexus was killed on impact.
HuamanCastro was arrested for vehicular manslaughter and later booked into the San Luis Obispo County Jail.
The city says drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors at this time.
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Alissa Orozco
ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (KEYT) – A reported gas leak at Arroyo Grande High School sent multiple students and staff members to the nurse’s office this morning.
Lucia Mar Unified School District tells your News Channel the gas leak was discovered in an isolated area of campus in Building 900. The call came in at 10:16am, prompting students and staff to evacuate from several classrooms.
The incident was short-lived and resulted in minor injuries. Students and staff were evaluated by emergency responders – seven students and staff members were showing signs of carbon monoxide poisoning. A precaution, four students and two staff members were transported for further evaluation.
The Arroyo Grande Fire Department and Five Cities Fire Authority identified the source of the leak as a furnace. The departments and Gas Company worked together to repair the leak by 11:58am.
The district says the area will not be used for the remainder of the day, and students will be in alternative classrooms.
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Patricia Martellotti
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The holidays can be a difficult time for people living without shelter.
As temperatures drop and celebrations fill homes across the city, many unhoused residents struggle to stay warm and safe.
For Santa Barbara resident Tracy Hobson, the experience hits close to home — because she has lived it herself.
Once a successful professional in Silicon Valley, Hobson’s life took a difficult turn after disability and personal struggles left her without stable housing.
She spent months living on the streets before finding a permanent place to live, thanks to the support of local community programs.
Now, Hobson dedicates her time to helping others in similar situations. She volunteers with the county’s sleeping bag and clothing campaigns, which provide warmth and essential items to those in need during the cold winter months.
“I know what it’s like to be out there,” Hobson said. “That’s why I want to make sure others have what they need to stay safe.”
Campaign organizers say Hobson’s efforts have helped thousands of donated items reach people who might not otherwise seek assistance.
Her firsthand understanding of homelessness also helps outreach teams build trust within the community.
Hobson hopes her story will inspire others to get involved and show how community support can offer people a second chance.
She plans to continue volunteering throughout the winter, working to get more individuals off the streets and into safety.
Patricia Martellotti
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara–based Direct Relief has received a perfect 100 percent rating from Charity Navigator for 2025, marking its 15th consecutive Four-Star designation.
Charity Navigator, the nation’s leading independent nonprofit evaluator, cited the organization’s strong financial accountability, transparency, and impact.
Direct Relief is one of only four organizations nationwide to earn a spot on Charity Navigator’s list of Highly Rated Charities.
The non-profit was also recognized as one of Charity Navigator’s Best Humanitarian Relief Charities for 2025, highlighting its response to domestic disasters and international humanitarian crises.
