Category Archives: Detroit Lakes Lakers

Detroit Lakes Wrestling wins Al Olson Memorial Tournament to Open Season
FOSSTON, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes wrestling team opened their 2021-22 season at the Al Olson Memorial Tournament in Fosston with a first-place finish. Six Lakers won their individual weight class...
Zeke Fuhrman Dec 05, 2021

Detroit Lakes Boys Basketball beats Barnesville in Season Opener
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Laker boys basketball team won their first game of the new season as they beat Barnesville 77-58 on Friday night at the Ralph Anderson Gymnasium. The Lakers never traile...
Zeke Fuhrman Dec 04, 2021

MSHSL Votes Unanimously To Add Shot Clock to HS Basketball in 2023
(KDLM) - It's been a topic of debate among high school athletic directors, coaches, and players for years: should Minnesota add a shot clock to varsity-level basketball games. Wednesday morning, they ...
Zeke Fuhrman Dec 02, 2021

Laker Youth Wrestling Starts Monday, November 29
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes Youth Wrestling begins on Monday, November 29th and runs through February 22nd. Practices for elementary students in grades 2-6 are Mondays and Thursdays from ...
Zeke Fuhrman Nov 24, 2021

Detroit Lakes and Breckenridge-Wahpeton Combine for 17 Goals on Tuesday Night
DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) - On Tuesday night at the Kent Freeman Arena in Detroit Lakes, the offense was king, as Breckenridge-Wahpeton and Detroit Lakes squared off in girls hockey. The game saw 17 goals ...
Nov 24, 2021

It Was 20 Years Ago Today: Broadcaster Andy Lia Remembers the 2001 Lakers Football State Championship
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Andy Lia covered lots of memorable Laker Football moments in his 41 years as the play-by-play voice of the Lakers from 1975-2016. Games like the infamous "Mud Bowl" against ...
Zeke Fuhrman Nov 23, 2021

Detroit Lakes Football Awarded All-State Academic Honors, Four Players Named All-Conference
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - After a 6-4 season and an appearance in the 8AAAA Championship Game, four Detroit Lakes football players have been named All-Conference, and three more have been named All-C...
Zeke Fuhrman Nov 22, 2021 Photo: Brad Solberg

Lakers Swim And Dive Set To Compete At State Meet on Friday
(KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Lakers Swim and Dive Team is on their way to Minneapolis to compete for a state Swim and Dive title for the second time in three years. The Lakers finished as Section 8A run...
Zeke Fuhrman Nov 17, 2021

DLHS's Jordan Tucker Signs Letter Of Intent To Play Baseball At Bismarck State
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School senior outfielder Jordan Tucker has signed his National Letter of Intent to play baseball for the Bismarck State College Mystics. Tucker will be a ...
Zeke Fuhrman Nov 09, 2021 DLHS senior Jordan Tucker (middle) sits next to coaches Terry Eiter and Phil Kirchner after signing a letter of intent to play college baseball at Bismarck State. (Submitted photo)

Becker Beats Detroit Lakes Football in the Section Championship, 35-15
ALEXANDRIA, MN (KDLM) - The Detroit Lakes Lakers and Becker Bulldogs met in the Section 8AAAA Championship Game at Alexandria High School in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Becker, the...
Zeke Fuhrman Nov 06, 2021