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Elgin’s ‘Cinderella Team’ to reunite after six decades

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The Elgin High School football team of 1958 will reunite during Western Days to reminisce about their historic season. Many Elginites who were around to see the team of 1958 play may remember their trip to the state championship. That year’s game took place in Sweetwater, Texas, where the Elgin Wildcats faced the Bucks out of White Deer. The score at the end of the game that night ended with White Deer 44, Elgin only 22. However, it is not the state championship game that defines the Elgin High School football team of that year; it is the season they enjoyed ...

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