CLEVELAND, OH -- Dozens of participants competed in the Greasy Pole Climb in the final day of the St. Rocco Church Festival. Team Dempsey won the $1,000 prize, along with plenty of grit, grease, and slippery determination shown by all contestants.

The 103rd annual festival is held in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood and began last Thursday, running through the extended Labor Day weekend. Food, games, music, and rides were part of the scene.