Super Alum: Granada Hills High is rooting...

Super Alum: Granada Hills High is rooting for its most famous alumnus, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway, a 1979 graduate. Elway will guide the Broncos against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday in Super Bowl XXXII.

* ANCIENT SPORT: Phil Jones is a modern-day falconer, one of about 2,500 people in California who hunt game using birds of prey. To give kids a close-up view, Jones often visits schools with Layla, above, a Harris’ hawk. B12

* SCOTT HARRIS: Pro wrestling’s minor leagues once comprised a small but colorful Valley subculture, with matches held inside industrial buildings tucked deep amid auto salvage yards, or in high school gyms. The cast of grapplers has changed, the show has moved on, but the memories remain. B1

* SAD DUTY: Many police officers say it is their most distressing task: informing someone of the death of a loved one. B2

* CSUN BASEBALL: The season that almost wasn’t begins today at Arizona. Said coach Mike Batesole, whose program was killed in a funding crisis, then restored after public outcry: “With all that’s happened since the summer, it’s nice to just be a coach again.” C8