CS Fullerton to Settle With Nine Wrestlers

Cal State Fullerton has agreed to pay nine members of the wrestling team a total of about $25,000 in financial aid because the school failed to follow NCAA guidelines when cutting their grants for the 1992-93 and 1993-94 school years.

Each case was heard individually by a committee from the Financial Aid Office after the students complained and asked for hearings. The committee agreed that the university had failed to notify the student-athletes in writing by July 1 of each year as specified by NCAA requirements.

The wrestlers have been notified by mail of their awards, which vary with each individual, according to Jerry Keating, Fullerton’s director of public affairs.

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The Mighty Ducks’ Jarrod Skalde and Trevor Halverson were among 108 NHL players who became eligible for free agency Friday.

Skalde, a 23-year-old center, had nine points in 20 games for the Ducks and 63 points in 57 games for the San Diego Gulls of the International Hockey League. The Ducks can retain Skalde if they match another team’s contract offer. If he signs with another team, the Ducks would be entitled to compensation.

Halverson, a 23-year-old left wing who had 13 points in 58 games for the Gulls, did not play a game for the Ducks. Halverson is an unrestricted free agent, free to sign with any team.

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Karun Grossman, a 6-foot forward from Dana Hills High who averaged 23.5 points and 10.9 rebounds last season, has accepted a financial aid package to attend Harvard. Grossman, a Times All-County selection, led the county in three-pointers with 62.

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Nick Estrada, a former Orange High outfielder, has signed a letter of intent with the University of San Francisco, his mother said.

Estrada, who also played basketball for the Panthers, batted .426 last season. He was selected first-team All-Orange League as a junior and senior.

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Steve Dana, a Corona del Mar High graduate, lost to Shusaku Sugimoto of Japan in a final match of the Japan-United States Collegiate Golf Championship in Yamadamachi, Japan. Sugimoto beat Dana, who recently graduated from Princeton, 72-75, and Japan won the 54-hole championship, 34 points to 26.