Cooper Kanthak

2 weeks ago | dl-online.com | Cooper Kanthak

DETROIT LAKES — The stands at Washington Ballpark filled with fans of all different ages as the Detroit Lakes Ligers welcomed the Fergus Falls Hurricanes to town on Youth Baseball Night on Saturday, May 31. The Hurricanes defeated the Ligers 6-3 after Fergus Falls took an early lead behind excellent pitching and superb defense. The loss dropped Detroit Lakes to 1-3 on he season and their losing streak increased to three games. The Ligers outhit Fergus Falls and played clean baseball.

2 weeks ago | dl-online.com | Cooper Kanthak

DETROIT LAKES — Dual-sport athletes in the same season are somewhat a thing of the past in today’s high school sports scene. Athletes are starting to focus on one specific sport that they excel at and stick with it. Now and then, there comes a special type of athlete who is willing to put that much on their plate. Detroit Lakes’ Aiden Askelson is turning back the clock and helping the Lakers find success in both tennis and track and field this spring.

1 month ago | dl-online.com | Cooper Kanthak

DETROIT LAKES — Wind surged on a sunny day at the Detroit Lakes tennis courts as the Lakers’ boys tennis team welcomed Central Lakes Conference rival Willmar to town. Detroit Lakes picked up their fifth win of the season as they handled the Cardinals 6-1. While both teams battled wind gusts over 35 miles per hour, the Lakers proved to be too much on their home courts. The Lakers improved their record to 5-13 on the season and boast a 3-3 record in the month of May.

1 month ago | perhamfocus.com | Cooper Kanthak

PERHAM — Fans packed the stands at Tuffy Stadium for Baseball Across Minnesota Day as Perham put their undefeated streak to the test as they welcomed Anoka to town on Saturday, May 10. The Tornadoes swirled to a 3-1 victory over the Yellowjackets thanks to a lights-out performance from hurler Ethan Dufner and five errors committed by Perham. The Yellowjackets dropped to 11-1 on the season. Dufner tossed all seven innings and allowed one run on five hits.

1 month ago | dl-online.com | Cooper Kanthak

PERHAM — The sun was shining at Arvig Park as the Perham softball team welcomed Detroit Lakes to town for the 2025 iteration of the Highway-10 rivalry game on Friday, May 9. The Yellowjackets persevered as they took down the Lakers 5-3 thanks to excellent pitching and defense in the seventh inning. Detroit Lakes had a number of chances to drive in runs but they couldn’t record a timely hit. Joslyn Griffin shut the door on the Lakers' comeback in the top of the seventh.