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Around noon, 65 boys are expected to dive into Spring Bayou for the cross.

Standing in the rain outside of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral on Saturday, Nik Gombos made a promise. “You watch,” he said. “It will rain on and off all morning, but when it’s time for the boys to dive, there will be blue skies and sunshine.” Rain may have dampened the start of Tarpon Springs’ 118th Epiphany celebration, the largest commemoration in the Western Hemisphere of Jesus ...

After a rainy morning, the sky turned blue before John Hittos, 16, pulled the cross from Spring Bayou.

Independence overcame a slow start but ultimately faltered as Ravenwood earned its first region championship Thursday, defeating the Eagles 59-55 in overtime for the 6-4A title at Summit.

Columbia Central picked up an eventually comfortable win, while Ravenwood’s was far from that – despite an early cushion – in District 12-4A tournament semifinal play Friday at Summit.