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Mike Klan

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KEYT) – After a high-octane match, second-seeded Cal Poly earned the 3-1 victory over No. 4 seed Long Beach State, 3-1, in the semifinal round of The Hawaiian Islands presents the 2025 Outrigger Big West Women’s Volleyball Championship.

The Mustangs advance to their second-straight Big West Championship finale to take on top-seeded UC Davis on Saturday at 5 o’clock from LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid. The two met just once this season, a four-set decision that favored the Mutsangs back on Oct. 25 as part of CP’s undefeated home run.

Cal Poly secured the victory with set scores of 25-22, 23-25, 25-23, and 25-17. The team posted a .302 hitting percentage, led by 65 kills, 61 assists and five aces to knock the hosts out of the bracket and improve to 24-7 on the season.

Cal Poly secured the first set 25-22 after a competitive exchange, highlighted by solid blocking and timely service aces. Chloe Leluge and Emme Bullis were instrumental, with Leluge contributing multiple kills and Bullis assisting on numerous points. Cal Poly’s defense, including key blocks by Annabelle Thalken and Leluge, was effective in closing out the set.

LBSU opened the second set with a strong 4-0 lead, capitalizing on two early kills by Nieko Thomas. Despite a late rally by Cal Poly, highlighted by Thalken’s three kills, the Beach maintained the edge with effective blocking, including a crucial block by Logan King and Thomas, ultimately securing the set 25-23. The Mustangs showed resilience, narrowing the gap with a series of kills from Emma Fredrick and Leluge, but fell short as Long Beach State’s Rhiann Sheffie clinched the set with a final strike.

The third frame saw an impressive battle throughout with six lead changes and 12 ties as both squads hit .500 or better in the set. In the end, the Mustangs edged the Beach 25-23 in the third, overcoming a late deficit with clutch plays. Thalken contributed crucial kills throughout, including one that tied the score at 21-21, while Leluge’s decisive kill gave the Mustangs a 24-23 lead. Bullis sealed the set with a kill, capitalizing on an assist from Elif Hurriyet.

The Mustangs secured the fourth set 25-17 against the Beach, fueled by a string of decisive plays. Ella Scott’s service ace and Leluge’s blocking contributed to a 5-0 run, building an early advantage. Leluge recorded multiple kills from Bullis’ assists, further widening the gap and ensuring the set victory.

Bullis was a key playmaker recording 51 assists, with Leluge leading the attack with 17 kills and a .533 hitting percentage. Thalken (15 kills, .382 hitting), Fredreick (15 kills, 13 digs) and Kendall Beshear (10 kills, 10 digs) made notable impacts to the stat sheet. Hurriyet led the defensive efforts with 18 digs, playing a crucial role in the back row.

For the Beach, senior Elise Agi stood out withamassing 17 kills and 11 digs with a service ace. Setter Madi Maxwell was instrumental, distributing 39 assists and recording 19 digs,with Thomas making a defensive mark with five total blocks while adding seven kills on 12 swings and no errors to hit .583. King contributed 13 kills and three blocks, with Sheffie tallying 11 kils with a pair of blocks in the match. The Beach close the season at 22-9.

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Mike Klan

LAS VEGAS, Nevada. (KEYT) -The UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball team snuck out of the first round of The Resorts World Las Vegas Classic with a 72-70 win over Lehigh, Friday afternoon. The Gauchos shot 87.5 percent from the charity stripe in the game and crashed the offensive glass en route to the win.

HOW IT HAPPENEDLehigh grabbed the opening lead after a few missed shots and turnovers by the Gauchos led to a 7-2 lead for the Mountain Hawks. As the half progressed, the Gauchos fought hard on the defensive end of the ball to keep the score manageable. Hosana Kitenge broke a scoring drought for the Gauchos, and after drawing a few fouls, the Gauchos cut the lead to three with the help of free throws.

Midway through the first half, the Gauchos cut the lead to two after more free throws by the Gauchos, this time courtesy of Colin Smith. The teams went on a stretch of trading baskets through the middle part of the half. Lehigh then went on a 6-0 run to build their lead to double-digits. The double-digit lead did not last long as UC Santa Barbara started to force turnovers, which led to fast break opportunities that they capitalized on, cutting the lead back to four.

In the final four minutes of the opening half, the Gauchos cut the lead to two and then took their first lead of the game with 1:10 left after Aidan Mahaney drilled a wide-open three to give the Gauchos a 33-32 lead. Unfortunately, a foul and two made free throws gave the Mountain Hawks the lead back as the Gauchos would end up trailing 34-33 at the break.

The Gauchos came out of halftime and reclaimed the lead quickly, proceeding to go on an 8-0 run. run. Zion Sensley was instrumental in the run, grabbing three offensive rebounds in the first two and a half minutes. The Gauchos built their lead up to seven, their biggest of the game. Throughout the second half, the Gauchos continued to crash the boards and draw fouls. Despite the 8-0 run, Lehigh stayed within one or two possessions after hitting some three pointers and making their free throws when fouled.

At 9:22, Lehigh tied the game after making two free throws and from that point on, it was a fight for the lead. The Gauchos pulled ahead by six, but Lehigh then made a run of seven points to regain the lead for the first time since halftime with 3:24 to play. Both teams were solid on their free throw shooting, which kept the game tight until the very end. After Lehigh tied the game on a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left. Miro Little raced down the floor and got fouled on a take to the basket. He buried both to give the Gauchos a two-point lead with three seconds remaining.

Lehigh got off a last-second three-point shot but hit the back iron, and the Gauchos won 72-70 over the Mountain Hawks.

NOTABLESThe teams shot the exact same (11-26) in the first half.Miro Little was perfect from the charity stripe, making 10-of-10. Half of his points came from the free throw line.The Gauchos grabbed 15 offensive rebounds in the win, their second most this season. UC Santa Barbara has now grabbed double-digit offensive boards in seven straight games to open the season.This was the first win over a Patriot League opponent for Head Coach Joe Pasternack since taking over the reins of UC Santa Barbara Men’s Basketball.For the third time this season, the Gauchos have turned the ball over less than 10 times. They are 2-1 in which they do so.

UP NEXTUC Santa Barbara will now play for The Resorts World Las Vegas Classic Championship tomorrow, Nov. 29 at 1:30 p.m. The game will be streamed through FloCollege with live stats available.

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Mike Klan

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KEYT) -The UC Santa Barbara Women’s Basketball Team put on their own kind of Black Friday blowout at California Baptist’s Fowler Events Center, riding a three-point barrage to a 74-49 victory over the Lancers in the first round of this weekend’s CBU Classic in Riverside. It is the Gauchos’ first win over California Baptist in six tries (all since the Lancers moved up to the Division-I level in 2018) and puts an end to the Lancers’ perfect start to the season. Both Santa Barbara and CBU are now 5-1 on the year.

The Gauchos shot 48.48% from deep on Friday, making 16 of their 33 long-range attempts, both season highs. Both Zoe Shaw and Jessica Grant had 15-point outings with all of their points coming from behind the arc, while Zoe Borter led the offense with 19 points (helped by an efficient 3-for-4 three-point outing herself). Not to be overlooked among the flurry of threes, the Gauchos also held CBU to just 12% from beyond the arc and a season-low 49 points, with Santa Barbara gobbling up a season-high 41 rebounds off all those misses.

FROM HEAD COACH RENEE JIMENEZ”That’s a great win for our team,” Jimenez said. “We were incredibly intentional and focused on our defense and rebounding, the two things we knew we needed to do to beat such a talented team like California Baptist. I thought from the very start we were locked in and came ready to play and I think that showed on both ends of the floor today.”

HOW IT HAPPENEDThe Lancers made the first basket of the game, and that was the last time they led. It took a couple of possessions for the Gauchos to get their first shot to go, but after Skyler Burke’s three gave Santa Barbara the lead with 7:30 to play in the quarter, they never looked back. Grant and Borter added makes of their own to put together an 8-0 run in less than a minute for the Gauchos, and while the Lancers were able to get back within two, Santa Barbara put together another 8-0 run to stretch their lead to 10 points. At the end of the first, the Gauchos were doubling up their hosts, 18-9.

Santa Barbara continued building their lead in the second as the teams traded buckets but neither could go on a massive run. For much of the quarter, it was the Zoe Borter show for the Gauchos, the senior tallying the first 10 of her team’s 18 points in the frame. After the Lancers had cut the lead to five, she was the one to prevent a run with a bucket of her own, then a three the next time down to put Santa Barbara clear by double digits again. The trading continued, with CBU getting within six before Borter again scored on back-to-back possessions. The Gauchos’ other Zoe, Zoe Shaw, chipped in a three of her own to make it the largest lead of the half, 31-17, with 4:28 left before the break. At the interval, Santa Barbara’s lead was 13, thanks to Maddie Naro hitting a three for the final bucket of the half.

After shooting 57.1% from three in the first half, the Gauchos refused to cool off in the second, with Shaw hitting the first shot of the third quarter from nowhere other than beyond the arc. Olivia Bradley hit a three the next time down and Shaw drained another as it was all Aussies early, but it was Borter to finally get Santa Barbara’s lead up to 20 points for the first time, hitting her third three of the game with 6:34 left in the quarter. The Gauchos had the Lancers reeling as Naro swiped the ball and set up Grant for a three right after the timeout CBU had taken following Borter’s three, forcing a second straight timeout from the hosts. For the remainder of the quarter, Santa Barbara stayed 18 or more points ahead of CBU, and heading into the fourth, the Gauchos held a 56-38 lead.

That advantage never dropped below 17 points in the final frame, and Santa Barbara was at least 20 points ahead for the final 5:55 of the game. Ava Rawlins and Bojana Radnjic both got minutes in the final frame and added their names to the scoresheet, with Radnjic giving the Gauchos their largest lead of the game at 27 points in the final minute.

UP NEXTWith the win, Santa Barbara advances to the championship game of the four-team CBU Classic, to be played at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29 from the Fowler Events Center in Riverside. The Gauchos will face Chattanooga in Saturday’s championship, which will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) –

Segment 1: Arroyo Grande 23, Bakersfield 20 (OT). Eagles win CIF-Central Section Division 2 Championship

Immanuel 48, Templeton 7: CIF-CS Division 4 Championship

Segment 2: Pacifica 20, Palos Verdes 10. Tritons win CIF-Southern Section Division 3 Championship

Grace 48, Santa Paula 16. Lancers win CIF-Southern Section Division 12 Championship

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Caleb Nguyen

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – A single house fire displaced five people at the 100 block of St. George Place just before 9:00 p.m. Friday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Fire crews knocked the flames down about a half hour later and contained the fire to just two rooms without any reported injuries, according to the SBCFD.

SBCFD personnel remained on scene and notified the Red Cross to help the five people displaced from the home.

More updates on the fire will be provided as they become available to Your News Channel.

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Patricia Martellotti

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Salvation Army launched its annual Red Kettle Campaign in Ventura today, urging volunteers to tackle surging community demands for aid.

As more families facing food insecurity, rent struggles, and emergencies amid climbing costs, organizers held a kickoff event downtown to rally support.

Every hour volunteered and dollar donated stays local, fueling year-round help like meals and housing assistance.

Red Kettles will dot stores and shopping centers countywide through Christmas Eve, directly funding crisis relief programs.

To get involved or donate, contact the Ventura Corps at (805) 659-3598.[ventura.salvationarmy]

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – While fast shopping online is a quick fix for some people, in-person is still unmatched for the real-life experience.

That’s the annual holiday split that’s underway now.

If there was any evidence of the strength on in-person shopping, it was at many outlet centers and some traditional department stores on the Central Coast.

There were 6 a.m. store openings today, with lines forming last night to be the first to get the best deals or an early bird price.

Throughout the day early season discounts have been found with customers saying a 20 percent sale price is good, but 50 percent or more will definitely get them through the door.

Goleta’s Camino Real Marketplace and the Collection in Oxnard were solid with cars all day.

Downtown Santa Barbara has the Paseo Nuevo with some chain stores and many specialty shops but it does not have the once-popular anchor stores, Macy’s and Nordstrom.

The remaining Macy’s in Santa Barbara is at the La Cumbre Plaza, which also has many art and home furnishings choices.

Paige Miller is the Creations Boutique Manager in downtown Santa Barbara. She says they offer a personal shopping experience. “We’re doing a sip and shop offer drinks, we always welcome everybody in to the store, offering everyone a fitting room.”

When it comes to boutiques or locally made items, it’s hard to shop side by side with something on line and that’s where local employees can assist or bring out different styles and sizes right on the spot.

There’s also deals that come  up on the spot. Miller said, “it gets people in.  It is the first thing people see outside of our store.  Putting some things out there that are selling well that people like and having a clearance rack as well.”

The Game Seeker will have its Grand Opening in a new location Saturday at 920 State Street. Up the way on the same block, the Italian Pottery Outlet has a storewide 20 percent off sale through Monday. In the 400 block Zoe Bikini is a boutique that includes dresses, jewelry and trucker hats with large colorful hearts. It is closing out in the next month and items are selling at a reduced price.

Nationwide sales online are already showing a strong start according to analysts in many states.

Some shoppers are concerned about returning an on line item if it’s not what they want.

Charlie Brier was shopping in person but also goes on line. “On line you can have some problems. If you  order something and it doesn’t come.   It happened to me  two weeks ago so I want to have  money back please.”

Martin Diaz said, “I have clothes that I’ve never worn before. Sometimes it is like the hassle – returning  on line.”

For a taller shopper like Carolyne Erlach and her brother Daniel, “I prefer to be able to shop in person and try things on so we’re both very tall so it is very hard to find things in store that fit.”

Daniel said he likes to get off his computer and shop in person to see the community, and the downtown scene.

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Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The holiday spirit is sweeping across the Central Coast, ushering in 2025’s Christmas season.

Some of the most popular spots have transformed.

Santa Claus arrived in downtown San Luis Obispo Friday afternoon, kicking off his daily hours at Mission Plaza.

“Day one, this seems to be a very popular day today,” says Dean Klintgaard with Solvang’s Visitor Center. “We’ve got a lot of visitors and most people have enjoyed a great Thanksgiving. And so now they’re ready to go on to the next phase of the holidays, which of course is Christmas.”

The Pismo Beach Pier is fully decked with their boughs of holly, and a giant light tree, which really dazzles after sundown.

“We got another Thanksgiving tomorrow, so we’re going to head back today and prepare for that,” says Joe Saminski, visiting with his friend Jackie Fitzhenry from their home in Sacramento. “But back up to Sacramento where it’s having 54 degrees and foggy. So we’re trying to extend this warm weather as much as we can before heading back.”

And the annual Solvang Julefest kicked off as The Zoe Report Jet-Set Readers’ Choice Awards declared them number one of the ‘Best Christmas towns in the US.’

“In Danish we say ‘glædelig jul,’ that’s part of the language of heaven,” says Klintgaard. “Glædelig jul!”

For in-person experiences of holiday spirit, locals and tourists agree you simply can’t beat the various Central Coast options during the winter months.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – As you let your thanksgiving meal digest, you may want to cue your holiday playlists and get ready for an evening in downtown San Luis Obispo.

Now that everyone has had their turkey and some families may be dozing off as we speak, Santa and his elves have been busy preparing for their first appearance in downtown San Luis Obispo, this weekend.

The lights are hung at Mission Plaza, and downtown SLO is ready for 2025’s holiday season.

“We love the community and it’s so rewarding to see everybody walk through,” says Maggie Kovach, Downtown SLO’s Events Manager. “But it certainly couldn’t happen without the hard work of our team, the city, and all of our sponsors.”

Santa will hold his daily hours at Mission Plaza from 1pm to 6:30pm this year, so plenty of kids can have a chance to deliver their wishes directly to him.

“Everything opens up on Friday,” says Kovach. “Santa rides in on a fire truck and greets just really excited kids. We’ll kick the house off at one and then at 5 p.m. we have our light up the plaza ceremony.”

After the sun goes down some of the magic will really kick in here at the San Luis Obispo Creek Walk with a new overhead pathway of lights, fixtures that will enhance the depth at the creek bed, and holiday patterns on the Warden Bridge.

“It’s wonderful to come every year, but it’s always nice if there’s something new that shows up,” says Justine Carlson, who lives in San Luis Obispo.

“Well, I just love how quaint and cozy it is and how lovely the store fronts are,” says Fen Zhao, who is visiting from Los Angeles. “I’m from L.A., so it’s not quite as cozy, let’s just say.”

For the Black Friday weekend, a ‘Shop Local’ contest commemorates Santa’s arrival, with a chance to win a grand prize.

“We actually have a whole activation going on through the weekend for ‘Shop Small Saturday,’” says Kovach. “If people stop by the downtown. So office between on Chorro Street, between Eureka and FedEx, you can pick up a tote bag. Every three stores that you visit, you will actually be entered in a giveaway with a grand prize that we’re really excited about. A one night stay at Hotel Cerro and some other very fun things.”

Whether you’re doing some of your holiday shopping or taking the family out for fine dining and quality time in the Central Coast outdoor environment, downtown San Luis Obispo has something for everyone.

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Chicken Little decked its windows for the 48th year thanks to regular customers.

Courtney Drake shopped with her baby girl and family.

“This is where we get all of our stuff, it is our hometown stuff, it is where we find all of our personalized goodies,” said Drake.

Chicken Little owner Jennifer Bouma enjoys seeing generations of customers.

“It is so joyful, so fun to see the people through the years and the kids grow up and help fulfill that joy,” said Bouma.

She said popular items include Jelly Cat stuffed animals and Maileg mice.

There are also Santa Baby onsies and tiny T-shirts that say Santa Barbara.

People of a certain age like seeing young people shop in person.

Logan Brady said his family went shopping together.

“We love State Street, so it is a great place to shop, the community is really nice, so I thought this is a good place to go,” said Brady, ” I just got a little coat that is pretty nice and I got a hat for myself too, so it is a good day.”

Metro Entertainment workers planted comics around town to attract customers.

They call it gorilla advertising.

The store will be open on Thanksgiving Day from 11-3 p.m. , giving people something to do before Thanksgiving dinner.

The store that has a Comic Club is stocked with Pokeman and more.

Vincent Vazquez enjoys checking out all the choices.

“It feels so much more refreshing to just walk around, look for things. It is an experience in itself and it is just so much better than sitting at home and putting something in a cart and waiting for it to get there,” said Vazguez.

Happy Burney who works at Unity Shoppe said the day before Thanksgiving was busy.

“Always remember the small businesses here in Santa Barbara and we are a nonprofit,” said Burney, “We were so busy.”

She said people stocked up on clothing, dishes and glasses for there table.

The Central Coast is also home to some major brands including Uggs, and Hoka in Goleta and Patagonia in Ventura.

That allows people to shop in person at their headquarter stores.

The owners of brick and mortar stores are thankful for in person shoppers.

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