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Mike Klan

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KEYT) – The No. 1-seeded UC Santa Barbara Men’s Tennis team delivered a dominant and decisive performance Saturday afternoon at the Barnes Tennis Center, sweeping UC Irvine 4-0 to claim the Big West Championship and avenge last season’s title loss.

THE MATCHFinal: #36 UC Santa Barbara 4, #75 UC IrvineRecords: #36 UC Santa Barbara (18-7, 5-1 Big West), #75 UC Irvine (14-8, 5-1 Big West)

HOW IT HAPPENEDUC Santa Barbara came out locked in from the start, setting the tone with a commanding showing in doubles. Conrad Brown and Dominique Rolland struck first with a quick 6-1 victory on court two, putting the Gauchos in control early. Shortly after, the No. 1 duo and No. 65-ranked pair of Miguel Avendano and Lucca Liu followed with a strong 6-2 win to secure the doubles point and a 1-0 lead, while Lorenzo Brunkow and Diogo Morais held a 5-2 advantage on court three before play was halted.

The Gauchos carried that level into singles, where their depth proved overwhelming. Avendano extended the lead with a dominant 6-1, 6-2 victory on court four, playing aggressive and efficient tennis from the outset. Freshman Brunkow showed composure to follow with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 6, putting UC Santa Barbara within one point of the title.

Morais sealed the championship in convincing fashion, as the senior earned a 6-3, 6-1 victory on court three to clinch the 4-0 sweep and ignite celebration for the Blue and Gold.

Several matches were left unfinished, including battles on the top courts from No. 110 Lucca Liu and No. 64 Dominique Rolland, as play was halted following the clinch. Charlie Underwood was also on the cusp of clinching on court five, holding a 6-3, 2-5 scoreline when the match was called.

RESULTSDoubles

#65 Miguel Avendano/Lucca Liu (UCSB) def. Max Fardanesh/Rohan Sachdev (UCI) 6-2

Conrad Brown/Dominique Rolland (UCSB) def. Tal Goodman/Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-1

Lorenzo Brunkow/Diogo Morais (UCSB) vs. Sohrob Amiryavari/Alex Guajardo (UCI) 5-2, unfinished

Order of finish: 2, 1

Singles

#110 Lucca Liu (UCSB) vs. Hiroki Sakagawa (UCI) 6-7 (4-7), 1-0, unfinished

#64 Dominique Rolland (UCSB) vs. Max Fardanesh (UCI) 2-6, 3-3, unfinished

Diogo Morais (UCSB) def. Tal Goodman (UCI) 6-3, 6-1

Miguel Avendano (UCSB) def. Sohrob Amiryavari (UCI) 6-1, 6-2

Charlie Underwood (UCSB) vs. Ruining Huang (UCI) 6-3, 2-5, unfinished

Lorenzo Brunkow (UCSB) def. Greg Gamal (UCI) 6-3, 6-2

Order of finish: 4, 6, 3

UP NEXTWith the Big West Championship title secured, UC Santa Barbara earns an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Championship. The Gauchos will await their postseason placement, including opponent and site, during the NCAA Selection Show.

(Article courtesy UCSB Athletics)

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Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The Jackalope Block Party is making its first tour stop in Ventura.

The 3-day event begins on Friday.

It will take place in the downtown closure along California and main.

DJ Brad Jay said there will vendors including local skate brands and more.

“They are going to set up a vert ramp Powell Peralta is going to set up a street course, it is going to be open to the public, it is open it a free event, it is family friendly and it is going to go off,” said Brad Jay, ” It is going to be so much fun, grab your skate board, stuff kicks off on Friday at 5p.m and run all the way through Sunday.”

The Jackalope Block Party is a good fit with Ventura’s local surfing, and skating vibe.

For more information visit http://jackalope.com

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Former Cal Poly tight end Josh Cuevas was selected in the fifth round of the 2026 NFL Draft, 173rd overall by the Baltimore Ravens.

Cuevas was well-traveled in college playing for three schools including Cal Poly.

In 2022 he had 57 catches for the Mustangs for 622 yards with six touchdowns and earned third-team All-Big Sky honors as a redshirt freshman.

He also played at the University of Washington and Alabama.

In 2025 he had 37 catches for 411 yards and 4 touchdowns for the Crimson Tide.

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Tracy Lehr

SUMMERLAND, Calif. (KEYT) Independent Bookstore Day is the last Saturday in April.

There are more than 1200 stores nationwide and thanks to people who love to read many are thriving.

Godmothers in Summerland is one of them and it is celebrating a special event next weekend.

“Independent bookstore day is a day across the country where people come and celebrate independent book stores, we are here, we are proud to be here and we are so happy to be your local book store in town,” said flood manager Mikayla Romeril.

On May 3rd it will be celebrating godmothers.

“We have a special day called Godmothers Day, Mother’s Day can be complicated but Godmothers Day doesn’t have to be,” said Romario, ” We are here to celebrate women that have led your way in your life.”

Godmothers is located on Lillie Ave in Summerland.

It is open daily and shares its patio with Dart Coffee Company.

For more information visit https://godmothers.com

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival filled Alameda Park on Saturday.

The cherished community event is one of the longest running Earth Day celebrations in the country.

The Community Environmental Council organized the first in 1970, following the 1969 oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara.

In addition to live music, people enjoyed a Green Car Show and more than a dozen information booths.

The non-profit ShelterBox USA showcased a tent and supplies used by disaster survivors all over the world.

“We are looking at ways to reduce climate impact, so when we bring our aid, we’re trying to have local production, local purchasing, so we reduce the carbon footprint, looking at materials that could be recycled or reduced and used in the reused plastics arena,” said ShelterBox V.P. of Development, Matthew Saxton.

Sydney Rouse of the Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District said the Green Car Show has some unique vehicles on display.

“We have Marborg’s first ever 100% electric trash truck. This is huge. There’s only a few of these across the nation, and they’re just testing it out to see how it can fit in within our community. With gas prices being so high, people are really interested to see what’s out there, how they can save money,” said Rouse.

Glen Stewart of Skyhook said their crew came all the way from Colorado to take part in the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival.

“Skyhook is a green energy company and we offer electric car chargers like this to get this here, we came from Colorado and we towed it with an electric vehicle all the way from Colorado to really highlight the portability, that we’re completely electric coming all the way, 1000 miles out to California. People are really excited about it, seeing, you know, that there is a there is a solar option that is portable and can be put in place quickly without the construction,” said Stewart.

The festival’s Environmental Hero Awards take place at noon on Sunday.

For more information visit https://sbearthday.org

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Maria Police Gang Suppression Team arrested a person for a firearm violation just before 11:30 p.m. Friday.

The SMPD received a call for people drinking in public and GST officers found 10 people near Rancho Verde and Woodlawn doing so.

The SMPD detained all 10 individuals without incident when they found a hidden gun under a fence.

The unserialized gun had 17 rounds of ammunition, and the owner of the gun eventually identified himself for booking into custody.

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Mike Klan

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – Freshman Gavin Spiridonoff had three hits and knocked in three runs as Cal Poly defeated Cal State Northridge 8-5. The Mustangs remain tied for first place in the Big West with UCSB and UC San Diego at 13-6.

Tied at 4 with two outs in the sixth inning, Spiridonoff lifted a fly ball to center field that the Matadors lost in the lights and it landed for a gift RBI triple. Nate Castellon followed with an RBI single to put Cal Poly up 6-4.

They added another two runs in the seventh inning with Spiridonoff knocking in a run on an infield single.

Both teams are now 22-18 on the year.

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Mike Klan

UC SANA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Nate Vargas slugged two of the Gauchos season-high 4 home runs and ace Jackson Flora stayed undefeated on the mound in an 8-3 UCSB win over Cal State Fullerton.

Vargas launched a solo home run in the third inning and a two-run blast in the eighth inning for his first multi-homer game of his career. Vargas, who knocked in four runs, leads UCSB with six home runs this year.

Xavier Esquer smacked a 2-run shot in the third inning while William Vasseur ripped a solo home run in the fifth.

Flora is now 8-0 on the season after allowing just one run in six inning as he lowered his ERA to 0.78 which leads the nation. He scattered 7 hits and struck out 8.

“(Flora’s sweeper) has always been good,” began UCSB head coach Andrew Checketts. “They were heavy right-handed today, they had one left-hander in there; he didn’t look like he had as good of a feel for the changeup today, so we were pretty heavy with that sweeper to get ahead. He did a good job of landing it, finishing guys off with it. He throws a little bit of a harder slider/cutter, which was good.”

“I’ve always been pretty good at supinating and spinning the ball, so it’s pretty easy for me to manipulate the ball going to my glove side,” Flora said. “With some work last year, it’s gotten better this year, just being able to separate it into two different pitches and work it. When hitters see spin, if they see the big breaker first and they see spin again they might think it’s the big breaker again and then all of the sudden it’s the short one, or they have to be geared up for a hard fastball and a hard slider, that doesn’t allow them to be comfortable guessing pitches or guessing speeds. So, somewhere between the heater and the sweeper, that’s been pretty effective and it’s probably my favorite pitch — the hard slider — to throw, so I like it.”

UCSB improves to 27-12 on the year and 13-6 in the Big West. The Gauchos are in a 3-way tie for first place with Cal Poly and UC San Diego.

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Mike Klan

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – It was a full house at Sovine Gymnasium as Dos Pueblos High School recognized 15 student-athletes that have committed to play their chosen sport at four-year colleges.

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – It started in 1970 after a massive oil spill in the coastal waters and now the Earth Day Festival takes place again for two days in Santa Barbara.

It will remind the public of the environmental challenges on earth today and many forward-thinking solutions ahead.

The Community Environmental Council (CEC) and CarpEvents have organized events and food for thousands of people in Alameda Park Saturday 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. and Sundy 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Sean McArthur is the CEC Climate Projects Manager and says, ” the theme this year is ‘Our Power, Our Planet.’ I think in general, with environmental movements or any kind of movement, you need more than just one person’s voice. But if we all stand together, we take collective action, we’re able to do more mountains.”

The event will have a kids corner, a special stage for the youth who attend, a quiet space for parents and activities planned by a group of dads.

There will also be a large Green Car Show and ebikes available to check out and test drive. In some cases there will be special offers for those attending this event.

“This is the 25th year anniversary of the Green Car Show. It’s one of the longest running the green car shows in the country, which is fantastic,” said McArthur.

Olivia Sorgman, CarpEvents Manager said, ” If you’re shopping for a car and you’re trying to figure out what to get this is a great opportunity because we have all of the different car brands here.”

There will be no gas powered generators on site and the site will be solar powered.

There will be numerous booths and exhibits set up by environmentally focused groups and non-profits from throughout the area. Those who are looking for information or to join up with an organization can get a wide range of them at this festival.

Sorgman said, “So it is one stop shop for everybody, and we select our vendors specifically so that they are a part of, you know, aligning with our mission. “

On stage performers will include, The Doublewide Kings, Uncle, Spencer the Gardener, The Caverns, Cornerstone and False Puppet.

For those riding a bike, there will be a bike valet section.

For more information go to : Earth Day 2026

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