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\"Aliquippa <\/a>
Aliquippa quarterback Sheldon Jeter looking to throw a 2-point conversion against Martinsburg Central in the PIAA football semi-final at Hempfield. John Heller\/Post-Gazette photos <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Aliquippa <\/a>
Aliquippa Antwan Brooks makes a catch and scores the first touchdown of the game. Martinsburg Central Larry Corle, right. John Heller\/Post-Gazette photos <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\nPIAA football semi-final at Hempfield Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. John Heller\/Post-Gazette photos<\/p>\n
\"Participants<\/a>
Participants jump into the Ohio River for the “Polar Plunge,” a fundraiser for the Special Olympics Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, on the North Side. Julia Rendleman\/Post-Gazette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Isaias<\/a>
Isaias Baker, 1, of the Hill District is happy to get a stuffed polar bear at the Toys for Tots in the Strip District on Saturday, December 12, 2015. Toys for Tots holds an open house Dec.12 to distribute toys to parents and guardians of needy children at Guardian Storage Solutions. Lake Fong\/Post-Gazette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"Central <\/a>
Central Catholic’s Ronnie Jones carries as he’s pressured by Cumberland Valley’s Cole Kline. Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div>
\"Central <\/a>
Central Catholic’s Ronnie Jones tries to push away Cumberland Valley’s Charles Katshir Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at Mansion Park in Altoona. Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Central <\/a>
Central Catholic’s Damar Hamlin takes down Cumberland Valley’s Nicholas Rhodes. Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Central <\/a>
Central Catholic’s Ronnie Jones carries as he’s defended by Cumberland Valley’s Charles Katshir. Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Central <\/a>
Central Catholic’s David Adams pressures Cumberland Valley quarterback Joshua Ferguson. Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\nCentral Catholic faces Cumberland Valley Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 at Mansion Park in Altoona. Central Catholic defeated Cumberland Valley, 24-7. Matt Freed\/Post-Gazette<\/p>\n

\"Families <\/a>
Families stand in line for a giant inflated Pirates Parrot bounce castle during PirateFest, the Pittsburgh Pirate’s annual fan convention, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015. Michael Henninger\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Weston <\/a>
Weston White Jr., right, laughs as his father, Weston White Sr., left, holds White Jr.’s son Miayre White, 3, as he calls out to center fielder Andrew McCutchen and the rest of the Pittsburgh Pirates as they answer questions onstage during PirateFest. Michael Henninger\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\nPirateFest, the Pittsburgh Pirate’s annual fan convention, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center was held on Saturday Dec. 12, 2015 in Downtown Pittsburgh. Michael Henninger\/Post-Gazette<\/p>\n

\"Steelers <\/a>
Steelers tight end Heath Miller fights for first down on 3rd and 3 against the Bengals. Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Steelers <\/a>
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates touchdown against the Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio Sunday, December 13, 2015. Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Steelers' <\/a>
Steelers’ Antonio Brown picks up first down against the Bengals. Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Steelers <\/a>
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger runs the hurry up offense against the Bengals. Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\nThe Steelers faced the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio Sunday, December 13, 2015. The Steelers won, 33-20. Peter Diana\/Post-Gazette<\/p>\n
\"Mt.<\/a>
Mt. Oliver. Local. Wanda Depert prays with over 50 other people gathered for individual prayer under the Mt. Oliver clock on Brownsville Rd. to pray for the victims of recent shootings and for peace in the town. Bob Donaldson\/Post-Gazette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Workers<\/a>
Workers re-fasten the netting to catch falling concrete as they prepare to end the weekend’s work on the bridge Sunday morning. Demolition preparations finished early, allowing the Parkway East to re-open hours earlier than scheduled. Bob Donaldson\/Post-Gazette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pittsburgh<\/a>
Pittsburgh Roman Catholic Bishop David Zubik opens the Holy Door at St. Paul Cathedral marking the beginning of the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the Catholic Church. Bob Donaldson\/Post-Gazette<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On the second weekend in December, football was played, people jumped into the river for fun, many others attended Piratefest and other great pictures were taken.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,9,4,12,15,11,10,14],"tags":[],"coauthors":[41,42],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2015\/12\/20151212MWHpiratesfestSPORTS04.jpg?fit=2600%2C1735&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=442"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":470,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/442\/revisions\/470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=442"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/photos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}