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Mike Klan

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). – Aidan Mahaney scored a game-high 30 points including 7-for-7 from three-point distance as UCSB lit up the scoreboard in a 109-84 victory over Cal State Bakersfield.

Overall Mahaney was 11-for-13 from the field and UCSB as a team shot 55.7% as they improved to 8-2 on the season and 2-0 in the Big West.

Zion Sensley added 16 points and made 4-of-7 from beyond the 3-point arc.

CJ Shaw and Colin Smith also scored in double-digits with 15 and 10 points respectively.

The Gauchos had 11 players scored at least one point.

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Mike Klan

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT). – Guard Hamad Mousa (above) finished with a career high 31 points as the Cal Poly men’s basketball program nearly overturned a double-digit deficit with six-and-a-half minutes to play in Saturday’s Big West home opener against UC Riverside before falling to the highlanders, 88-84, inside Mott Athletics Center.

Fellow sophomore Peter Bandelj added 13 points for Cal Poly (5-6, 1-1), which trailed UC Riverside, 75-65, before a 13-5 run by the Mustangs cut the deficit to two points with two minutes to play. Cal Poly dropped UC Riverside’s lead to one point three times down the stretch – including an 85-84 disadvantage following a layup from freshman Ali Assran with 24 seconds to play.

With Cal Poly forced to foul, Highlanders guard Osiris Grady sank both free throw attempts before a three-point effort from Mustangs sophomore guard Guzman Vasilic fell short.

Sophomore guard Cayden Ward finished with 12 points for Cal Poly while Assran recorded 10. Mousa also led all players with nine rebounds.

Trailing by 10 points at the break and by as much as 17 midway through the second half, Cal Poly kept UC Riverside (5-5, 1-1) without a three-pointer for the final 23 minutes. With Cal Poly still facing an 80-72 deficit with three-and-a-half minutes to go, Mousa knocked down three-pointers on successive possessions to cut the gap to 80-78.

Up Next: Cal Poly enjoys a 10-day break for finals week before hosting Montana State on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. The Mustangs seek their first victory against the Bobcats at the third all-time opportunity.With his 31-point performance, Hamad Mousa – a double-digit scorer in all 10 appearances – took over the Big West scoring lead at 20.5 points per game.Mousa’s 31-point night marked the second highest scoring game by a Mustang this season following Peter Bandelj’s 37-point effort at Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 4).Peter Bandelj – 2-for-4 from the three-point line Saturday after sinking a program-record nine threes in Thursday’s Big West-opening win at Cal State Fullerton – remained the Big West’s top three-point shooter at 50.0 (26-for-52) percent.

(Article courtesy of Cal Poly)

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Mike Klan

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KEYT) – Zoe Borter scored a game-high 25 points to lead UCSB to a 67-47 road win at Bakersfield.

The Gauchos have won seven straight games and are off to an 8-1 start for the first time since 1987.

Borter made five 3-pointers to move to 2-0 in the Big West.

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Caleb Nguyen

PISMO BEACH, Calif. (KEYT) – Pismo Beach Police arrested two men for shoplifting at a city 7-Eleven just before 1:30 a.m. Saturday.

One of the two men, 20, pointed a gun at a store clerk during the crime before police found the involved car in downtown Pismo Beach, according to the PBPD.

PBPD officers found the two men and arrested them before booking them into the SLO County Jail. PBPD officers interviewed two women associated with the two suspects before releasing them.

The 20-year-old received the following charges and has a bail of $109,000:

PC 211 – Robbery

PC 25850(a) – Carry Loaded Firearm

PC 12022.53(b) – Commit Felony with Firearm

PC 148(a)(1) – Resist/Obstruct/Delay Peace Officer

Four out of county misdemeanor warrants

The 22-year-old received the following charges and has a bail of $50,000:

PC 30305(a)(1) – Prohibited Person Possess Firearm Ammunition

PC 4573(a) – Bring Controlled Substance into Jail Facility

PC 11378- Possess Controlled Substance for Sale

PC 166(a)(4) – Disobey Court Order

PC 459.5(a) – Shoplifting

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News Channel 3-12

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Presented by the Rotary Clubs of Santa Maria and Nipomo, the annual Parade of Lights made its way down Broadway Saturday evening!

With some familiar faces from your News Channel – Scott Hennessee, Andie Lopez Bornet, Dave Alley, and Evan Vega were LIVE from Santa Maria.

Broadway, from Enos to Main Street, was closed by the Santa Maria Police Department for the 30th annual Christmas Parade of Lights.

The Grand Prize Winner was Panther Pride Marching Band & Color Guard! Awarded a grand prize of $1,000! Other winners included Orcutt Academy High School Band for Best Marching Band Entry, FC Black Diamond for Best Youth Non-Profit Entry, Iglesia International Casa de Dios for Best Religious Entry and more!

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) –

Boys Basketball:

Villa Park 55, Dos Pueblos 50

(Wyatt Gardiner had a team-high 23 points for the Chargers. Entenza Design).

Clovis North 79, Santa Barbara 76 (Semifinal of Valley Children’s Tip-Off Invitational)

Nordhoff Tournament

Newbury Park 72, Cabrillo 40

Thousand Oaks 81, Camarillo 52

Rio Mesa 59, Sanger 54

Nordhoff 53, Maricopa 29

Carpinteria 51, Grace 31

Del Sol 59, Providence 47 (Del Sol first varsity win ever)

Pacifica 59, Paso Robles 51

Non-league

Oaks Christian 67, Santa Clara 38

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Mike Klan

ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. (KEYT) – Play on! The Ventura Cougars hoisted a second CIF plaque into the air in as many weeks and they hope for one more celebration.

(Cougars add to their trophy case).

Derek Garcia snapped a fourth quarter tie with a short touchdown run that proved to be the game-winner as Ventura outlasted Arroyo Grande 35-28 to win the CIF Regional Division 3-AA Bowl Game.

(Garcia scores early in the fourth quarter on a 4-yard run).

The Cougars advance to their first ever CIF-State championship bowl game where they will meet St. Ignatius of San Francisco who beat Monte Vista 17-13. The CIF will announce the details of next weekends championship game soon.

Twenty-five years ago Ventura defeated Arroyo Grande to win a CIF-Southern Section title.

This time they were both section champions and were both making their first ever appearance in a CIF bowl game.

Ventura struck first with as the UNLV-bound Garcia tossed a 6-yard touchdown pass to standout receiver Jack Cunningham.

The home Eagles answered back by scoring on their first possession as quarterback Jacob Kreowski swung the ball to star Caleb Clark who spun out of a tackle and scored from 15 yard out but the point after was blocked so AG trailed 7-6.

In the second quarter Ventura got back in the end zone as on 4th and four, Garcia threw a beautiful 19-yard touchdown strike to Tristan Savage and the Cougars led 14-6.

Late in the first half, the Eagles Caleb Clark struck again as he took a pitch and raced 49-yards for the touchdown and Clark also ran in the two-point conversion to tie it at 14 at half.

First place from scrimmage in the third quarter Arroyo Grande grabbed their first lead of the game when Zack Tayman broke a couple of tackles on his way to a 49-yard touchdown run and the Eagles led 21-14.

But Ventura did not wait long to respond as Savage ripped off a 61-yard touchdown on the ensuing possession to tie it up at 21.

Savage struck again in the third quarter scoring his third touchdown of the game, this one an 8-yard td run to put Ventura up 28-21.

But AG tied the game before the quarter ended as Clark got the hat trick with his third touchdown of the game, an 8-yard run made it 28-28.

(Clark gave opponents fits in the Eagles postseason run).

Garcia provided the only touchdown of the fourth quarter, a 4-yard run with 10:24 left in the game.

Ventura drained the last six minutes or so of the clock with some key third down conversions as they improve to 13-2 on the year.

Arroyo Grande ends their championship season with a 10-5 record and a CIF-Central Section Division 2 title.

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Mike Klan

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – San Marcos jumped out to a 4-0 lead early in the second quarter but Newport Harbor stormed back and took the lead midway through the third quarter and edged the Royals 13-11.

(Charlotte Raisin scored 3 first half goals as the Royals led 5-4 at the break. Entenza Design).

USC-bound Charlotte Raisin and Harvard-commit Bethany King each had four goals for the Royals who suffered their first loss in four games this year.

Earlier in the day Dos Pueblos led 3-0 after the first quarter and never trailed in an 11-8 victory against Marlborough.

(Freshman Charlotte Neushul scores in the second quarter).

The Chargers are 2-0 to start the year.

Santa Barbara High School won both of their games at the Newbury Park Tournament, beating the host Panthers 17-4 and then Rio Mesa 16-9.

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Mike Klan

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KEYT) – What an encore performance.

Cal Poly stuns #4 seed and host USC in five sets in a second round NCAA Tournament match at the Galen Center.

Cal Poly won the match 25-19, 25-20, 20-25, 14-25, 15-7.

The Mustangs advance to play at #1 seed Kentucky next week. It will be the fourth regional appearance in program history for Cal Poly and first since 2007.

Cal Poly upset #5 seed BYU in the first round and the Mustangs had more magic in the second round.

Emma Frederick tallied a match-high 17 kills while Kendall Beshear and Annabelle Thalken recorded 12 kills apiece.

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Andie Lopez Bornet

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A night honoring the exquisite Cynthia Erivo with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara Hotel.

Erivo arrived in a custom brown silk Danielle Frankel dress. Your Newschannel had the chance to speak with Erivo and ask “You always bring such a calm presence and calm environment in such a loud world, how do you do it, what is your advice for us?

“Have good friends around you,” said Award-winning actress, Erivo. “Good people around you, read good things, listen to good things, watch good things, eat good things”

Erivo blossomed on broadway stages to movie screens and has since took home a Tony, Grammy and Emmy award  as well as being a three time Academy Award nominee. And Thursday night, at the black tie fundraiser for SBIFF’s educational programs, Erivo took home the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film.

“This award is a battery that powers the curiosity to carry on to continue to excavate what it is to live, to tunnel the depths and fly up the peaks to humanity,” said Erivo during her acceptance speech.

In attendance for the evening was Wicked Director Jon M. Chu and film producer Marc Platt, celebrating the one and only Erivo.

“She’s a generational actress, her characters are so complex but so humane,” said film producer, Marc Platt.

“She sees things that no one else sees and I love that about her and she brings dignity to Elphaba,” said Director, Jon M. Chu.

For almost 20 years, the Kirk Douglas Award has been awarded to life long contributors to cinema through work in front of the camera, behind, or both.

And this year marks only the fourth time the honor has been awarded since the passing of screen legend Kirk Douglas. 

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