The week in photos: March 8-15

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

Malakai Jackson, 12, jumps over Ajaye Poindexter, 6, as Johnnaija Allen, 11, watches on as the neighborhood friends shoot hoops along Holmes Street, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in Wilkinsburg. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
Jim Smith, an investigator working for defense attorney Patrick Thomassey, left, walks with former East Pittsburgh police Officer Michael Rosfeld for the first day of jury selection in Rosfeld’s homicide trial, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, near the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Debbie Bartos of Baldwin Borough watches colorful clouds just sunrise as she pauses from taking photos at the West End Overlook, Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Bartos said she took a photography class through the Community College of Allegheny County and likes to take sunrise photos of Pittsburgh. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)
From left, Hilary Spatz, Robin Landerman Zucker, and Barbara Baumann make Hamantaschen in the kitchen at Rodef Shalom, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, in Shadyside. Members of Rodef Shalom Congregation, Tree of Life*Or L’Simcha, and Dor Hadash gathered to prepare the cookies for the Jewish holiday of Purim, which begins the evening of March 20 and ends the next evening. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Peters Township’s Mark Lehman, left, reacts after his game-winning goal against Mt. Lebanon during a PIHL semifinal game, Thursday, March 14, 2019, at RMU Island Sports Center in Neville Island. Peters Township beat Mt. Lebanon, 3-2, in double overtime. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
Cooper Aubele, 18, of Plum catches air as he snowboards out of a small pond during the Boyce Park Polar Bear Pond Skim, Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Boyce Park in Plum Borough. Due to warm temperatures, Boyce Park built a small pond on one of their ski runs, judging and scoring the riders who dared cross. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)
Trevor Kiess, left, West Virginia University’s Mountaineer mascot, fires up the crowd with his successor Tim Eads, Tuesday, March 6, 2019, at the Coliseum in Morgantown. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)
From left, Hyeran Cho, Selina Yang, Minho Cho and Jong hoo, all of Columbus, Ohio, sit together enjoying a Pittsburgh sunset on their spring break road trip, Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Point State Park in Downtown. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)
From left, Diane Petcash of Cranberry Township, Marian Trasp of Baden and Lottie Desong of Baden make pierogies at St. John the Baptist church, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Baden. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Bethel Park are reflected in the glass as they cheer past midnight during a PIHL semifinal game Thursday, March 14, 2019, at RMU Island Sports Center in Neville Island. North Allegheny beat Bethel Park, 2-1, in double overtime. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
Andrea Wedner, left, of Squirrel Hill and a survivor of the Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting, left, holds the hand of artist Rabbi Me’irah Iliinsky, right, of San Francisco as they meet for the first time during a memorial event to honor and remember the victims, survivors, and first responders of the Tree of Life synagogue mass shooting, Friday, March 8, 2019, at Jewish Family and Community Services in Squirrel Hill. Iliinsky presented framed prints of her paintings to representatives of Tree of Life / Or L’Simcha, New Light, and Dor Hadash congregations, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and survivors and their families. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)

Cmdr. Jason Deichler laughs as his daughter sounds the diving alarm while touring the USS Requin submarine at the Carnegie Science Center, Thursday, March 14, 2019, on the North Shore. Mr. Deichler, a Pittsburgh native, was the last captain of the USS Pittsburgh, a Los Angeles class, nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine that returned from its final deployment on Feb. 25, 2019. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
From left, Pitt guard Trey McGowens, guard Au’diese Toney, and forward Jared Wilson-Frame react after beating Notre Dame, Saturday, March 9, 2019, at the Petersen Events Center in Oakland. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
Daphne Lee of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, left, strikes a pose as she rehearses with her fellow Dance Theatre of Harlem dancers for their performance of “Balamouk” for their upcoming collaborative show with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre during a dress rehearsal, Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at the August Wilson Cultural Center in Downtown. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)