The week in photos: March 1-7

The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.

Pam Clark, left, and Amy Drennen, of Lordstown and an employee at General Motors for 12 years, hug as people gather in front of the General Motors assembly plant, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, the last day of the plant’s Chevy Cruze production, in Lordstown, Ohio. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
John Elisco of Lower Lawrenceville walks down the street with a shovel in hand as he clears the wet snow from the walkway in front of his home, Sunday, March 3, 2019, in Lower Lawrenceville. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)
North Catholic celebrates their victory over Central Valley in the WPIAL 4A championship game, Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Central Valley’s Kaelyn Underwood cries and hugs a teammate after their defeat in the WPIAL 4A championship game to North Catholic, Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Woodland Hills Academy principal Kelly Mann walks through a classroom at the school, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019, in Turtle Creek. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Gloria McMabb, center left, 78, smiles as her husband, Ed McMabb, 87, gets a kiss from their grandson, Gabriel Kimmerle, center, 6, of Moon Township, after the couple was crowned king and queen of the Mardi Gras Ball at the party for the residents at Little Sisters of the Poor on Monday, March 4, 2019, in Brighton Heights. Also pictured are members of the Mardi Gras court resident Mary Sahayda, far left, 101, and volunteer Mike Byrnes, far right, 63, of Pine. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)
Parishioners sit at St. Mary of Mercy Church after receiving Ashes on Ash Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Downtown. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang talks with manager Clint Hurdle talks during batting practice before taking on the Red Sox, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at JetBlue Park at Fenway South in Fort Myers, Fla. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Pirates pitcher Chris Archer warms up against the Orioles, Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Fla. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
Chartiers Valley’s Megan McConnell celebrates with her father and head coach Tim McConnell after beating Thomas Jefferson during the WPIAL 5A championship, Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
New Castle’s Payne Prowell pumps up his team before playing Quaker Valley during the WPIAL 4A championship, Saturday, March 2, 2019, at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland. New Castle beat Quaker Valley, 60-54. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
Tammy Daggy of Salem hugs Marisol Bowers of Youngstown, both employees of General Motors for 24 years, as people gather in front of the General Motors assembly plant, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Lordstown, Ohio.  (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
Frank Mercurio, operations officer for logistics readiness, receives ashes from Air Force reserve chaplain Torrey Johnson during an Ash Wednesday service in the chapel at the 911th Airlift Wing, Wednesday, March 6, 2019, in Moon. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)