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Mike Klan

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KEYT) – San Marcos girls water polo lost at Mater Dei 16-8 as pool play continued in the CIF-Southern Section Open Division playoffs.

Charlotte Raisin scored a team-high 3 goals for San Marcos while Shea Estabrook and Ella Grube each added two goals.

Bethany King made 8 blocks in goal for the Royals.

The top seed Monarchs are now 2-0 in pool play while #5 San Marcos is 1-1.

The Royals will host #8 Long Beach Wilson on Wednesday, February 11th at 5 p.m. to finish up pool play.

A San Marcos win will guarantee them of advancing to the next round.

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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. )KEYT) – The Santa Barbara Public Library’s I Love My Library campaign

has kicked off.

The library encourages the community to share Valentine-themed messages during the first two weeks of February.

The messages will be presented at the library during National Library Week in April.

Messages can be collected at more than 60 businesses, organizations, and schools throughout Santa Barbara.

The recent sold-out screening of documentary “The Librarians” was in partnership with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival where visitors participated in the library campaign.

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Mike Klan

IRVINE, Calif. (KEYT) – UCSB managed just six points in the second quarter and only 8 points in the third quarter in a 63-41 loss at UC Irvine.

The Gauchos shot just 28.3% from the floor as they drop to 8-5 in the Big West.

Irvine is 10-2 in league.

The game did mark the return of senior Sklyar Burke who had missed several games with an injury.

Burke played 12 minutes and scored 4 points for UCSB.

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Mike Klan

DAVIS, Calif. (KEYT) – Sophomore Hamad Mousa and freshman Jess Esso Essis co-led the Cal Poly men’s basketball program with 12 points apiece, but the Mustangs were held to just one field goal during the final eight minutes Saturday afternoon and slipped to a 67-58 setback at UC Davis.

Sophomore guard Cayden Ward added 11 points for Cal Poly (9-16, 5-8), which led UC Davis (15-9, 8-5), 54-47, with eight minutes remaining before the Aggies reeled off an 11-0 run to go in front. Mousa broke the drought with a pair of free throws, but a layup from Aggies guard Marcus Wilson and a three-pointer and two free throws by guard Connor Sevilla in the final two minutes placed the scoreline out of reach for Cal Poly.

Esso Essis grabbed a career best eight rebounds for Cal Poly, which kept UC Davis to a 36.1 (18-for-57) percent field goal mark. The Aggies, however, turned 19 Cal Poly turnovers into 22 points.

Starting Saturday’s matchup 1-for-9 from the floor, Cal Poly utilized a three-pointer and back-to-back jumpers from Esso Essis to erase an early deficit and go up 10-6 with 13 minutes left in the half.

The two sides traded the lead twice more with Cal Poly stretching its advantage to 22-17 five minutes before the break. Despite being held scoreless the remainder of the half, Cal Poly maintained a one-point edge heading into the locker room.

UC Davis produced the opening two points of the second half before Cal Poly registered the next seven to go up 29-23. The Mustangs thrice pushed their lead to seven early in the half before a corner three-pointer from junior guard Jackson Mosley handed Cal Poly a 44-36 edge with 12-and-a-half to play.

Cal Poly Noteworthy (at UC Davis)

Up Next: Cal Poly returns to Mott Athletics Center to play three of its next four at home, starting Thursday, Feb. 12 against Big West leader UC Irvine at 7 p.m.With 12 points Saturday, Hamad Mousa brought his season total to 499. He’ll need just one against UC Irvine to register the 13th 500-point season in program history.Cal Poly finished 14-for-14 from the free throw line – the second best total in program history for conversions without a miss. The Big West’s top free throw shooting team at 77.5 percent, Cal Poly has shot 92.8 (64-for-69) percent during the last three games.

(Article courtesy of Cal Poly Athletics)

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Ventura Cougars earned the top seed in the upcoming CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.

The Channel League champion Cougars will host Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks in a first round game on Thursday, February 12th.

St. Bonaventure is at Thousand Oaks in an all-Ventura County D1 matchup.

In Division 2, Dos Pueblos is at Los Alamitos while San Marcos plays at San Clemente.

In Division 5 Bishop Diego hosts Milken Comm.

Carpinteria hosts San Gabriel in D6 while Laguna Blanca is home to Yucca Valley in D8. Providence of SB is at Santa Ana Valley also in D8.

All first round games are scheduled for Thursday, February 12th.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara High School boys basketball was placed in the rugged CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoff bracket and will play at top-seed Crean Lutheran in a first round game on Wednesday, February 11th.

In other first round games San Marcos will host Calabasas in D2 while Oxnard is at North Torrance.

Bishop Diego is home to Rancho Mirage in D5.

For more games involving local teams visit cifss.org

All first round games are schedule for 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 11th.

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Mike Klan

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – With star goalkeeper Reagan Mack sidelined with an injury, Dos Pueblos turned to their offense to advance in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 playoffs.

Dev Wigo scored a team-high four goals to lead the Chargers to a 12-11 first round home victory over Marlborough.

DP will host Agoura in a second round game on Tuesday, February 10th at 5 p.m. Agoura beat Palos Verdes 15-11.

Mack was injured late in the season in a game versus San Marcos and her status for Tuesday is not clear.

Malaya Coleman did a nice job filling in for Mack with seven blocks.

Lucy Watson continued her strong freshman season with 3 goals for DP while Talia Marshall tallied 5 assists.

DP jumped out to a quick 4-1 lead but the game was tied at half at 5.

The visitors took a brief third quarter lead at 6-5 but DP answered with three straight goals and never trailed again.

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A car crash injured one person and closed down Anacapa Street in Santa Barbara for three hours just after 6:30 p.m., according to the Santa Barbara Police Department.

Your News Channel noticed police putting up yellow caution tape at the crash site and will have more information on the crash as it becomes available to us.

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Caleb Nguyen

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – SpaceX plans open a launch window at 9:05 a.m. Saturday for 25 Starlink satellites in support of a Falcon 9 Rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Central Coast residents may feel the sonic boom from the launch’s impact.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship in the Pacific Ocean.

Live webcasts of the mission will be available 10 minutes before liftoff on both the Space X website and social media page.

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Dave Alley

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – A San Luis Obispo golf course will remain open after being recently discussed as a potential site for new housing.

This week, the San Luis Obispo City Council reviewed the operations at Laguna Lake Municipal Golf Course, which the city has operated for many years.

First opened in 1964, the city acquired the 206-acre executive golf course, which is located along Los Osos Valley Road across the street from Laguna Middle School, in 1978.

With the golf course operating at significant annual loss, plus several major capital repair projects needed, the site has been seen as location which could be repurposed into other potential other uses, including affordable housing.

Another option that has been proposed was turning the golf course into a new community park, which could include the creation of a disc-golf course.

Last year, the course operated with a loss totalling more than $400,000 for the city, continuing a worrisome financial trend.

In a city report, records show expenses at Laguna Lake Golf Course consistently exceeded revenues, reflecting the ongoing need for General Fund support to maintain operations.

In addition, the course requires two major capital improvement projects, including $250,000 repair project for the pro shop that has been closed since 2021 due to flooding, as well a bridge replacement on the second hole with a cost of $600,000.

The cart/walking bridge connects both sides of the course over Prefumo Creek, but was damaged in 2023 due winter storm damage.

During the council meeting, council members heard from several community members who spoke in favor of keeping the course open.

Afterwards, the council voted to move forward with planned repairs that total more than $800,000, as well as explore new programming to increase community use and revenue.

The city said in a release the possibility of future housing at the site will be assessed in future updates to the Housing Element of the City’s General Plan.

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