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Mike Klan

Seattle, Washington (KEYT) -A buzzer-beating three-pointer from junior guard Jake Davis – his first at the Division I level – helped the Cal Poly men’s basketball program overturn a 10-point deficit with five-and-a-half minutes remaining to defeat Seattle University Saturday evening, 73-71.

Trailing the Redhawks by four with 25 seconds to go, Cal Poly first received a three-pointer from junior guard Kieran Elliott to cut the gap to one. With Cal Poly forced to foul to regain possession, Seattle guard Jojo Murphy missed the front end of a one-and-one opportunity.

Sophomore guard Hamad Mousa, who finished with a team leading 18 points, rebounded and Davis – who attempted seven three-pointers Saturday – sank his one and only as time expired to provide Cal Poly its first road win of the 2025-26 season and fourth straight victory versus Seattle. 

Sophomore guard Guzman Vasilic added 12 points for Cal Poly while Elliott scored 10 and Davis finished with nine. Mousa grabbed a game high eight rebounds. 

Cal Poly, which opened a six-game road trip on Saturday, continues action Wednesday, Nov. 12 at Colorado State. Tip time against the Rams, who reached last year’s NCAA Tournament second round, is 6 p.m. PT. 

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Mike Klan

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) -After falling 3-0 to UC San Diego on Friday, the UC Santa Barbara Women’s Volleyball team redeemed themselves tonight with a 3-1 win over Long Beach State. Though the Gauchos fell 3-1 to Long Beach on the road in October, they took the opportunity for a November win with determination. Their victory over the Beach places them at third in the conference, only behind Cal Poly and UC Davis. 

The Beach landed the first point of the match, but that would be the only lead they would see during the first set. The Gauchos responded with a subsequent six points in a row to get a 6-1 start. Before the Beach knew it, it was 9-3, then 14-6. The Gauchos had the first done at 25-21. Here, McDermott led the match in kills with five totaled. .

The Gauchos also finished the second set 25-21. The set was tighter than the first, during which the Gauchos had a lead of up to eight points. Santa Barbara vaguely led through the second, and it wasn’t until 23-19 that their win became imminent. 

Long Beach had their moment in the third, getting ahead early on and maintaining their head start throughout. The Beach led for all of the third, replicating Santa Barbara’s motion from the first, and took it 25-18.

The Gauchos were back to their regularly scheduled programming in the fourth, as they got ahead early, led by several points for the duration, and closed the match 25-14. 

STAT RECAP

Gabi Martinez crushed once again, landing 18 kills for the third time in four matches. She totaled 35 kills for the weekend and had five per set. She also got a double double tonight, scooping 12 digs.

Jordyn Johnson, Emma McDermott, and Eva Travis each made nine kills

Johnson hit a whopping .571 and led the team in blocks with seven

Ostovar was back in her rhythm, popping 22 assists

The Gauchos now total 273.5 blocks this season, a number that places them in the top five schools in the nation

UP NEXTThe Gauchos continue their home presence with two more matches next weekend. They’ll host Cal Poly on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. and Hawai’i on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m. for Senior Night.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). –

Top-Seeded UC Santa Barbara Earns 3-2 Triumph Over No. 5 Seed UC Davis in Championship Semifinals

Top-seeded and Big West regular-season tri-champion UC Santa Barbara defeated No. 5 seed UC Davis by a final score 3-2, Saturday at Harder Stadium in the semifinal round of the 2025 Big West Men’s Soccer Championship. The Gauchos advance and will host No. 2 seed UC Irvine on Friday, Nov. 14 for the Big West Championship title.

UC Santa Barbara improves to a 7-4-8 overall record. UC Davis ends its season with a 4-9-6 overall record.

UCSB scored all three of its goals in the second half, while the Aggies scored once in each half. UC Santa Barbara goalkeeper Owen Beninga made six saves throughout the game, while Noah Schwengeler stopped three shots for UC Davis.

Both teams started the match creating early opportunities, combining for 22 first-half shots. In the 38th minute, UC Davis sophomore midfielder Ben Elkins broke the deadlock, scoring on a header with a volley assist from sophomore defender Carson Hammond, to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead at halftime.

A 12-minute Gaucho run in the second half put the game away. Trailing 1-0, sophomore defender Calle Mollerberg hit the equalizer in the 58th minute and junior midfielder Kaden Standish gave the Gauchos the lead in the 61st.

(Standish scored to give UCSB the lead for good. Etenza Design).

Junior midfielder Dominick Phanco made it a 3-1 game, hitting the back of the net in the 70th minute. Mollerberg scored by collecting a loose ball in the box after a corner kick. Standish’s goal came on a strike from the top of the box. The third score was a pass from graduate forward Buba Fofanah on the right side that found Phanco’s feet flanking the left side.

FROM HEAD COACH TIM VOM STEEG”I’ve learned that there is very little that I say [in terms of halftime speeches] because most of the players already at this point in the year kind of know it,” Vom Steeg said. “But you don’t always know what kind of response you’re going to get. You’re always looking for moments and times and I’ve spent more time this year dealing with individual players than necessarily the collective group, but what’s been unique about our experience this year is we have had players who might have checked themselves out for not having a lot of minutes, we’ve had a lot of (those) players really stayed after it. So, you can give the speech … you can say that all day long, but ultimately a player has to have enough character and believe in the fact that they may get an opportunity … Dom, it’s kind of a Cinderella story in terms of him getting that goal; that’s the culmination of him showing up every day at training and playing hard, even though the minutes weren’t there at the beginning of the year.”

The Aggies narrowed the gap to 3-2 when senior forward Cason Goodman’s header went in, in the 81st minute, assisted by Gavin House and senior defender Luke Goodman. Despite several attempts, UC Davis was unable to find the equalizer before time expired.

Second-Seeded UC Irvine Advances to Big West Championship Finale after 1-0 Victory Over Cal Poly

(Courtesy Big West photos)

In a battle of two Big West regular-season tri-champions, host and No. 2 seed UC Irvine secured a 1-0 victory over third-seeded Cal Poly in the semifinal round of the 2025 Big West Men’s Soccer Championship powered by a goal in the 84th minute on Saturday at Anteater Stadium.

The Anteaters (10-3-6) advance to take on the No. 1 seed UC Santa Barbara on Friday from Harder Stadium. This will be UCI’s eighth championship finale appearance as they’ll be trying for the program’s sixth league title. The two sides played to a scoreless draw in the regular-season meeting back on Oct. 25, also contested in Santa Barbara, Calif.

The home team outshot Cal Poly 11-8, with four shots on goal, while UC Irvine’s goalkeeper Joe O’Shaughnessy recorded three saves to maintain a shutout and secure the Anteaters’ ninth clean sheet of the season.

UC Irvine and Cal Poly played to a tense start in the first half, with both teams unable to break the deadlock. UCI’s Marcus Lee had an early opportunity, but his shot in the third minute was saved by Big West Goalkeeper of the Year Nicky McCune. Cal Poly responded with multiple attempts, including a shot by Sean McTague in the fifth minute stopped by O’Shaughnessy.

The game-winner came off the foot of junior Gage Lyons, assisted by Misael Gonzalez Lopez and Marcus Lee, to break the deadlock with just six minutes to play. The team effort on offense was showcased by Lyons, Isaac Powell, Lee and Agaton Pourshahidi each finishing the match with one shot on goal apiece in the victorious effort.

Cal Poly forward McTague led the offensive efforts for the Mustangs with three shots, two of which were on target. Both UCI’s O’Shaughnessy and McCune of Cal Poly recorded three saves in the hotly-contested battle. Cal Poly caps the season at 9-6-5 overall.

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The Santa Barbara High School Theater Department’s production of The Breakfast Club just opened. 

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the classic ’80s movie.

SBHS has adapted John Hughes’ screenplay into a theatrical version of the detention drama.

It captures moments fans love.

A new grouping of actors takes part in each show 

Showtimes are Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 4p.m. through November 16.

For more information visit https://sbhstheatre.com

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). –

CIF First Round Playoffs:Segment One: San Jacinto 30, Bishop Diego 29 (OT), Oaks Christian 16, St. Bonaventure 13; Nipomo 35, Atascadero 34 (2OT); Dos Palos 14, Santa Ynez 0; Arroyo Grande 62, Sunnyside 14

Segment Two: Clovis West 28, St. Joseph 7; Cabrillo 35, Hoover 14

Segment 3: South Pasadena 42, San Marcos 17; Pacifica 42, Oak Hills 21

Segment 4: Ventura 42, Salesian 31; Agoura 35, Summit 7

Other Results:

CIF-Central Section:

Division 2: San Luis Obispo 42, Lemoore 32; Central Valley Christian 37, Lompoc 13

Division 3: Shafter 38, Mission Prep 17; Kennedy 63, Paso Robles 28; Wasco 57, Righetti 6

Division 5: Morro Bay 52, Delano 28

CIf-Southern Section:

Division 4: Villa Park 28, Westlake 24

Division 5: Loyola 17, Newbury Park 14; Rio Hondo Prep 50, Thousand Oaks 34

Division 6: Moorpark 31, ML King 28

Division 7: Calabasas 31, El Segundo 28

Division 9: Cerritos 16, Fillmore 7

Division 10: Oak Park 17, Village Christian 15

Division 12: Grace 28, Rialto 27; Santa Paula 27, Ocean View 7

Division 13: Buena Park 42, Nordhoff 40

Division 14: South El Monte 46, Channel Islands 7

8-Player Football:

Central Section: Fresno Christian 74, Orcutt Academy 20

Southern Section:

Divison 1: Avalon 45, Thacher 14

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Joey Vergilis

OJAI, Calif. (KEYT) – On this week’s Walkthrough with Joey, Nordhoff’s standout junior quarterback Michael Dennie discussed the Rangers’ return to the postseason and the journey that got them there.

“It feels good,” Dennie said. “It’s kind of a relief that we’re finally here. It feels like the season’s gone by really fast. But now that we’re here, we’re just preparing for Buena Park.”

It’s been a breakout year for both Dennie and the Rangers, who bounced back strong after an early setback.

“We’ve been working really hard,” he said. “We had that first loss, we thought we were going to win, we under-prepared, and after that, we didn’t really let that happen again. This year’s been going by really fast for us, and we don’t want it to end. We want to go all the way, and we’re going to make sure it happens.”

Dennie’s season hit a high point in Week 9 when he set the Nordhoff single-game passing record with 504 yards and six touchdowns in a dominant win over Carpinteria.

For most players, shattering two school records in one game would be a night to remember, but for Nordhoff’s rising junior gunslinger, it was just another Friday under the lights.

“That night, it was just like any other,” Dennie recalled. “We prepared for it, did our thing before the game. We had our running back, Desi Canfield, out that week, so I knew I’d have to step up. My guys were making plays out there and helping me out a lot. I wasn’t going for stats, I just wanted to win. I didn’t even know I broke the record until I got taken out in the fourth and somebody told me.”

For Dennie, there’s something special about every home game under the lights in Ojai.

“When I’m there, I like to look around before the game, like, ‘This is what I’m fighting for,’” the 6-foot, 170-pound signal caller said. “I love the scenery. When we’re out there playing, you can just look around, we’ve got the meadows right next to us. Hopefully soon we’ll have our new stadium up, and it’s going to be real fun next year.”

Before every Friday night, Dennie keeps things simple with his tight end, Elliot Sheets.

“Me and Elliot like to go to Subway, get our sandwiches, then head back to my house,” Dennie said. “We’ll watch some film, relax, make sure our bodies are right before the game.”

After a record-breaking regular season, junior QB Michael Dennie has the Rangers dreaming big. 

The first step in that dream happens tonight in Round 1 of the CIF-SS Division 13 playoffs, when the Rangers head to Orange County to take on the Buena Park Coyotes at 7 p.m.

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Mike Klan

WESTWOOD, Calif. (KEYT) -UCLA’s three-guard lineup of Gabriela Jaquez, Kiki Rice and Utah transfer Gianna Kneepkens each scored 20 points or more in the third-ranked Bruins’ 85-50 rout of UC Santa Barbara on Thursday.

Jaquez shot 7 of 11 from the floor for 21 points and had six rebounds, Rice made all seven of her free throws for 20 points to go with eight rebounds, and Kneepkens finished with 20 points. Jaquez and Kneepkens each hit four of UCLA’s 10 3-pointers.

The last time at least three players scored 20 or more for the Bruins was on Nov. 12, 2023, against Bellarmine. In that 113-64 win, Jaquez had 30 points, Charisma Osborne 24, Lauren Betts 22 and Londynn Jones 21.

The Bruins (2-0) got 12 points, seven rebounds and six assists from Betts in their home opener at Pauley Pavilion. They were coming off a 24-point win over San Diego State in their season opener Monday.

Rice and Jaquez combined for 26 points the last time the teams played on Dec. 3, 2022. The Bruins have won eight in a row and are 17-2 all-time against coach Cori Close’s alma mater.

Olivia Bradley led UCSB with 11 points. Julia Puente-Valverde added 10 while in foul trouble.

The Gauchos (1-1) trailed 21-17 after the first quarter.

UCLA dominated the second, outscoring the Gauchos 30-9 to lead 51-26 at halftime.

The Gauchos were outscored 23-17 in the third, when UCLA ran off 16 straight points, but by then they were down 31 points. They were held to just seven points in the fourth.

UCLA controlled the boards, 43-24, with all 10 Bruins grabbing at least one rebound. The Bruins had 10 steals and 22 assists to eight for UCSB.

Betts’ sister, touted freshman Sienna Betts, missed her second straight game with a lower leg injury.

Up next

UC Santa Barbara plays at Seattle on Sunday.

UCLA plays No. 6 Oklahoma in Sacramento on Monday.

(Article courtesy of Associated Press).

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