The league would continue for ten years, but in 1973 Woodstock would leave and Lake Forest would come back.

In addition to Lake Forest, the conference also welcomed Dundee-Crown and Mundelein that same year, taking the total number of schools to 10.

Unfortunately the league could only add Maine North, from the O'Hare Suburban Conference, as a replacement school to keep the total at six.

[11] One of the most well-known traditions associated with the rivalry was a plaque featuring a pipe, which was awarded annually to the winner of the football game.

The tradition, which originated from a teacher who had worked at both schools, was discontinued on October 19, 2007, after Lake Forest won following years of losses, in a.

Lake Forest Scouts fans will often refer to Libertyville High School as the "Town Out West", an allusion to Ohio State Buckeyes coach Woody Hayes' nickname of the Michigan Wolverines.

[12] The rivalry has had some incidents over the years, one of which was on October 6, 2021, when a senior from Lake Forest High School ran across the Libertyville football field and struck one of its players.