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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) –

CIF-Southern Section Division 2 Final: La Serna 11, Santa Barbara 5: The Dons scored two goals in the first three minutes of the game but their offense was limited after that by Lancers goalie Diana Ochoa who made 12 saves. La Serna was led on offense by Eliza Soto who scored 4 goals.

The Lancers scored late in the first half to take a 4-3 lead at the break and led 7-5 after three quarters. The Dons did not score in the fourth quarter.

CIF-Open Division Final: Oaks Christian 11, Mater Dei 8: The Lions rallied to make it back-to-back titles with both wins coming against the Monarchs. Mater Dei raced out to a 4-1 lead after one quarter and was up 6-4 at halftime. Oaks Christian dominated the fourth quarter outscoring Mater Dei 4-0 to celebrate another championship.

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Mike Klan

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – Junior third baseman Alejandro Garza scored on a wild pitch with no outs in the 10th inning as Cal Poly secured its first walk-off win of the 2026 baseball season Saturday afternoon, a 3-2 decision against Washington State inside Baggett Stadium.

Washington State scored its two runs in the third inning and Cal Poly, which won Friday’s series opener 9-0, answered with a pair of runs in the sixth. After that, neither team could take advantage of several scoring opportunities until the 10th frame.

Garza led off with a single to left field. Ryan Tayman laid down a sacrifice bunt, but pitcher Scott Rienguette threw the ball down the right-field line, putting runners at second and third with nobody out. Moments later, Garza sprinted home on the wild pitch to end the game.

From the fourth through 10th innings, the visiting Cougars stranded nine runners on the bases, seven in scoring position. The host Mustangs also had their chances to win in regulation, but left five on base over the final four frames.

The two teams combined to leave 24 runners on the basepaths, 14 by Washington State. Mustang pitchers hit Washington State batters five times, but none came across to score. In addition, Cal Poly committed three errors.

Freshman Corden Pettey (1-0) pitched the final inning for Cal Poly to earn the victory, striking out two Cougars. The loss went to Rienguette (0-1), who pitched the last two frames for the Cougars. Washington State starter Nick Lewis tossed five scoreless innings in the no-decision, scattering five hits.

A Mustang throwing error and an RBI single by Ryan Skjonsby gave Washington State its 2-0 lead in the third inning. Cal Poly tied the game in the sixth on Braxton Thomas’ two-run double down the left-field line.

Cal Poly’s 12 hits included three singles by left fielder Dante Vachini, a single and double by Thomas and two singles by Garza. Washington State collected six hits, including doubles by Cameron MacLeod, Noah Thein and Gavin Roy.

Third game of the four-game non-conference series will be played Sunday at 1 o’clock with Cal Poly junior right-hander Laif Palmer (1-0, 3.60 ERA) to face Washington State senior right-hander Griffin Smith (0-1, 10.80 ERA).

(Article courtesy of Cal Poly Athletics).

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Mike Klan

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Reliever Raymond Olivas pitched 3 1/3 innings of 1-hit, shutout ball to nail down the save as UCSB edged Portland 3-2 to clinch the series win.

Clinging to a 3-2 lead in the top of the sixth inning, Olivas entered the game with the bases loaded and two outs. He recorded a strikeout to get out of the jam.

Olivas finished up with four strikeouts pitching a perfect 8th and 9th inning as UCSB improved to 3-2 on the season.

Starter Nathan Aceves earned his first win on the season as he worked 5.1 effective innings, allowing 2 runs on only 2 hits while striking out 6.

Noah Karliner hit his first NCAA Division 1 home run in the second inning to stake UCSB to a 1-0 lead.

The Gauchos added two runs in the fourth on a bases loaded walk and a wild pitch.

Each side only produced 3 hits each.

UCSB will go for the 3-game sweep on Sunday starting at 12:05 p.m.

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Mike Klan

HONOLULU, Hawai’i (KEYT) – UCSB could not hold onto a late lead in regulation and lost in overtime at Hawai’i 78-75.

The Gauchos led 66-61 with 3:11 to play in regulation but the Rainbow Warriors outscored them 7-2 the rest of the way.

Marvin McGhee IV grabbed an offensive rebound and scored an inside basket with 7 seconds left to put UCSB up 68-66. McGhee scored 12 points and collected 11 rebounds for UCSB who slipped to 10-7 in the Big West.

But Harry Rouhliadeff made a lay up in the closing seconds to tie it at 68.

The game went to overtime after Aidan Mahaney’s shot from half court bounced off the rim.

UCSB took a 74-73 lead with 2:45 left in overtime on a driving lay up by Hosana Kitenge.

But Hawai’i closed overtime outscoring UCSB 5-1 and they are in a 3-way tie for first place in the Big West with Cal State Northridge and UC Irvine at 11-5.

Dre Bullock led the Rainbow Warriors with 21 points and 7 rebounds.

Colin Smith scored 19 points with 8 rebounds for UCSB who lost earlier in the week to CSUN in overtime.

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Troy Ramey put on a show called “An Evening of Songs & Stories” in Santa Barbara.

The former Voice finalist is touring california.

Ramey and his band filled the Majorie Luke Theatre, located inside Santa Barbara Junior High on Friday night.

Ramey joked he was playing another junior high at the Templeton Performing Arts Center on Saturday night.

The band heads to Santa Cruz on Sunday.

For more information visit https:troyramey.com

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Mike Klan

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Gauchos shot just 26.6% from the field in a 58-52 home loss to Hawai’i.

After a strong start in the Big West, UCSB has dropped to sixth place at 10-7 in league with just three regular season games left before the conference tournament.

UCSB launched 41 three-point attempts but connected on only 10 of them for 24.4%.

(Skylar Burke had a game-high 16 points for UCSB. Entenza Design).

(Zoe Borter tallied 12 points for UCSB. Entenza Design).

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT)

CIF-Southern Section Open Division Quarterfinal:

Sage Hill 5, Oak Park 58

CIF-Southern Section Girls Basketball Semifinals:

Division 2: Saugus 48, Camarillo 46

Division 3: Murrieta Valley 55, Oxnard 52

Division 5: Bishop Diego 48, Godinez 42: Cardinals to face Burroughs of Burbank in next weekend’s finals.

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Tracy Lehr

OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) A Celebration of a life well lived took place for the late Richard D. McNish.

Sailors from up and down the coast attended the celebration at the Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club in the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard in February.

The club has hosted the McNish Classic Yacht Race 48 times.

McNish raced a classic yacht named Cheerio II that was once owner by movie star Erroll Flynn.

The award-winning sailor and developer kept it in Bristol condition

Friends and family shared stories about how he developed River Ridge in Oxnard and how he loved to share his love of sailing.

His daughter Leslie said her father was also an avid ham radio operator.

She read a letter thanking him for saving a sailor’s life by communicating with the Coast Guard during an emergency.

His Son Jeff McNish said there was more than sailing to celebrate.

“It is a celebration of his life, we are happy to have had him as long as we did and in the course of preparing it I have been revisiting learning, made aware of the many things he accomplished which, some of it is sailing related some of it has to do with real estate in Oxnard, some of is has to do with his being raised in Santa Barbara, going into world war two when he was 17, he caught the end of the war in the Navy and the South Pacific going to Cal Poly, coming out working in agriculture and making the transition into real estate in the 1950s,” said Jeff McNish, and the stuff he learned there and the respect he had for the people, he knew and the appreciation and joy he had for everything he accomplished in his life, I mean it is very much worth celebrating.”

His son-in-law is nicknamed “Sugar” and friends of McNish said he often called them by nicknames he gave them.

They called him a true gentlemen who was never judgemental.

Some of his five grandchildren hung out on the Cheerio II at the dock before the event.

The winner of the McNish Classic wins their weight in champagne and Dick McNish was often a winner.

The celebration concluded with a Taco Bar.

The race committee is already planning the next one.

In July, the 49th McNish Classic Yacht Race will take place and add Memorial to its name.

McNish died in November at the age of 98.

For more information visit https://pcyc.org

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The best doubles team of all time made a donation to support young local tennis players.

Bob and Mike Bryan, of Camarillo, are in the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

They made $5,000 donations to the Santa Barbara Tennis Patrons and Ventura County Junior Tennis Association.

The twins, who won 119 professional doubles titles, also played a few points against local juniors in front of the big crowd at the University of California, Santa Barbara on Saturday.

“We loved, coming up here watching the Gauchos. My dad was a Gaucho. I got this little guy as a 5-year-old, and he’s going to hopefully carry my footsteps. but, that’s what it’s all about, giving back,” said Mike Bryan.

After the event the Byran brothers and tennis fans stayed to watch the UCSB Gauchos take on the University of San Diego.

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) San Marcos High School is putting on its senior production of “Grease: The Musical.”

The 1950s classic features songs such as “Grease Lightning” and “You’re The One That I Want.”

The next show is Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets are available at the door at San Marcos High School Theatre located on Hollister Avenue in Santa Barbara on Hollister Avenue.

For more information visit https://smhstheatredept.com

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