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No. 3-ranked South Lyon beat No. 8 Walled Lake Northern, 6-0, in the title game of the Lakes Valley Conference championship tournament on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, adding the tourney title to their regular-season championship they shared with the Knights.
A 47-41 win over their crosstown foes, the previously once-beaten South Lyon Lions, ensured the South Lyon East Cougars wouldn’t have to look up at anyone in the standings, putting them back in first alone for the first time in a month, and extending their intracity win streak to 16 games.
The Walled Lake Western Warriors and South Lyon Lions faced off in a showdown for the Lakes Valley Conference regular-season championship Thursday night, and the ensuing 1-1 draw was enough for the Warriors to clinch the title for the first time since 2020 when they shared the title with South Lyon.