Category Archives: Detroit Lakes Lakers

"Intensity, Urgency, Poise": Coach Johnson's Lakers are Ready For Section Championship
(KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Lakers girls basketball team is one game away from the 2022 Girls State basketball tournament. And the only thing standing in their way is the top-seeded Willmar Cardinals i...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 09, 2022

ROCORI ends Detroit Lakes Boys Basketball Season in 8AAA Quarterfinals
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Lakers boys basketball team couldn't contain the dynamic play of two ROCORI Spartan guards as they lost in the opening round of the Section 8AAA tournament...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 09, 2022 PHOTO: Tami Sweep

Detroit Lakes Boys Basketball Opens 8AAA Playoffs At Home against ROCORI
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Section 8AAA Boys Basketball tournament begins tonight with the four-seed Detroit Lakes Lakers hosting the five-seed ROCORI Spartans. The Lakers enter the tournament wit...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 08, 2022 Photo: Tami Sweep

John Gulon Sets Another DLHS Record, Takes 13th At State Swim Meet
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes senior John Gulon set another Detroit Lakes record in the 100-yard backstroke in a 13th place finish at the Boys State Swim and Dive Meet. Gulon, who broke the D...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 06, 2022

Perham's Ramos wins 182AA State Wrestling Title
ST PAUL, MN (KDLM/KPRW) - Perham senior Brian Ramos won the State Individual Wrestling title for the 182 weight class in Class AA at the State Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, defeating junior Joey N...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 05, 2022 Perham senior Brian Ramos wrestles in the Section 8AA semifinals against Thief River Falls (photo Zeke Fuhrman)

Laker Girls Basketball Win 2OT Thriller, Advances To Section Championship
ALEXANDRIA, MN (KDLM) - The Laker girls basketball team defeated the Alexandria Cardinals in the Section 8AAA semifinals on Saturday afternoon 71-67 in double overtime. "What a thriller," said Laker h...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 05, 2022

Lakers Beat Crosby-Ironton on Senior Night, Await Playoff Seeding
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Laker basketball won their regular-season finale, beating the Crosby-Ironton Rangers at the Lakeshirts Fieldhouse 82-66. On Senior Night, head coach Brett ...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 04, 2022

State Wrestling Tournament Sees Lakes Area Wrestlers Compete for Titles
ST. PAUL (KDLM) - In the Class A 5th place matchup, the #8 ranked United North Central Warriors, finished the season with a loss to #4 ranked Kimball Area 41-24 . After a loss by Torrey Carlson at 220...
Mar 04, 2022

Section 8A Hockey Awards Announced, Ben Noah Wins 8A Coach of the Year
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Section 8A Boys Hockey regular-season awards were announced last night during the Section 8A title game between Thief River Falls and Warroad, and Detroit Lakes players ...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 04, 2022

Two Detroit Lakes Boys to Compete In US Ski and Snowboard Junior Championships
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Carson Simison and Tristan Bristlin, both of Detroit Lakes, recently attended the Men's USSA Central Junior Championship qualifier which was held Feb 25th thru 27th at India...
Zeke Fuhrman Mar 03, 2022 Tristan Bristlin (submitted photo)