Smooth sailing: Stout defense and organized offensive abilities lift Lakers past Flyers in 8A quarterfinals

Smooth sailing: Stout defense and organized offensive abilities lift Lakers past Flyers in 8A quarterfinals

DETROIT LAKES — Defense wins championship and the No. 3-seeded Detroit Lakes boys hockey team showed off one of its superpowers against No. 6 Bagley/Fosston on Tuesday night. The Kent Freeman Arena was rocking for the Section 8A quarterfinal matchup. After a quiet opening period, the Lakers opened up the floodgates with three straight goals, sailing to a 5-1 victory over the Flyers. Since head coach Ben Noah took over the program before the 2019…