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Skiers coming down the stretch of Main Street in Hayward, Wis., home of the Birkebeiner.
Photo by - Karen Skoyles

Cross-country skiers gather in Wisconsin for annual competition

Birkie Fever. Over 10,000 people are infected with it, and there doesn’t seem to be a cure. The fever is managed annually in the Cable-Hayward area of Wisconsin in mid-February,...

life Wed, Mar 06, 2013 - 9:32am

12-year old killed while skiing on Duluth area mountain

The 12-year-old boy who died from injuries suffered when he hit a tree while skiing at Spirit Mountain on Friday afternoon has been identified as Trent Stellrecht. The Grantsburg, Wis.,...

news Tue, Feb 22, 2011 - 7:55am

Too cold to ski; postponed

Due to the bitterly cold forecast, this Sunday's 2-mile Tamarac Ski Trek at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge has been cancelled. It has been rescheduled for Sunday, Jan. 23, at 2...

news Wed, Jan 12, 2011 - 12:21pm

Three Lakers named to NorthStar All-Conference

BY BRIAN WIERIMA brianw@dlnewspapers.com The Detroit Lakes boys' and girls' Nordic skiing teams came away with three North Star All-Conference skiers Tuesday. Each of Dylan and Berit Ramstad-Skoyles, along with...

sports Fri, Jan 29, 2010 - 3:31pm

Jake Richards glides down a hill at Maplelag Resort on the home-sretch of Tuesday morning's pursuit cross-country ski race. (Brian Basham/DL Newspapers)

Richards likes home cooking after taking first for Lakers

It was a good sight for all the teams competing in the Detroit Lakes Invite at Maplelag on Tuesday -- snow. There was plenty of it on the trails as...

sports Wed, Jan 06, 2010 - 11:45am

Lakers Richards, Ramstad-Skoyles place in St. Cloud

For the second time in two weeks, the Detroit Lakes Nordic ski teams traveled to St. Cloud Dec. 22 to get in a little more competition before the holiday break,...

sports Wed, Dec 30, 2009 - 11:08am

Nordic ski teams open the season

The Detroit Lakes Nordic ski teams found some snow to compete in as they traveled south to participate in the St. Cloud Cathedral-Sartell meet on Tuesday, Dec. 15. As expected,...

sports Wed, Dec 23, 2009 - 8:29am

Laker Jake Richards (left) fights for position on the trails during the state Nordic ski meet Friday at Giants Ridge in Biwabik.

Laker duo learn in first state Nordic Ski Meet

The 2009 Minnesota State High School League Nordic skiing meet was used as a learning tool by Detroit Lakes skiers sophomore Dylan Ramstad-Skoyles and freshman Jake Richards. The duo already...

sports Tue, Feb 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Jake Richards and Dylan Ramstad Skoyles

Laker duo helps put Detroit Lakes Nordic skiing on map

If it has been considered that the Detroit Lakes Nordic skiing program has been under construction the last three to four years, dub sophomore Dylan Ramstad Skoyles and freshman Jake...

sports Wed, Feb 11, 2009 - 12:00am

Two Laker boys' Nordic skiers make state meet

DETROIT LAKES - The Detroit Lakes Nordic skiing program hit a monumental moment Wednesday during the Section 8 meet at Camp Ripley. For the first time in Laker skiing history,...

Detroit Lakes / sports Thu, Feb 05, 2009 - 12:00am

Cross-country skiing is a team sport -- at least for some it is

The cold months are now upon us, and have been for a long time. But up until last week, I was living in a state of denial of winter's presence,...

wave Fri, Jan 02, 2009 - 12:00am