Forest Lake Rangers
Boys High School Basketball   
Players 2008-09
2008 - 2009 Varsity/Junior Varsity Team
Listed by year and then alphabetically by last name. Click player name to view stats on Max Preps.
Seniors
Ty Cremisino

Grade:  12

Height:  6’0”

Jersey Number:  2

Elementary School:  Wyoming Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Beating Stillwater and Cretin-Derham Hall in consecutive games and winning the state championship in 7th grade.

Will Bring To The Team:  Shooting and dribbling.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Get in the gym as much as possible.  It will pay off.

Plans After High School:  Attend a four-year university.

 Ty Cremisino
Benjamin Hoidal

Grade:  12

Height:  5’11”

Jersey Number:  33

Elementary School:  Columbus Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Winning the state championship in 7th grade.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hard work, hustle and 100% all the time.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Work as hard as you can and the rewards will follow.

Plans After High School:  Play basketball in college.

 Ben Hoidal
Jordan Knoop

Grade:  12

Height:  6’3”

Jersey Number:  30

Elementary School:  Forest Lake Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Making the game winning three.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hard work and dedication.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Never give up.

Plans After High School:  Go to college and play golf.
 Jordon Knoop
Anthony Kuefler

Grade:  12

Height:  6’3”

Jersey Number:  21

Elementary School:  Linwood Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Beating Stillwater and Cretin-Derham Hall in back-to-back games.

Will Bring To The Team:  I outwork everyone, I love defense and I can shoot the three.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Dare everyone to outwork you.

Plans After High School:  I want to attend Harvard… but won’t.  I’ll become a teacher and change the lives of many kids.  I also want a wife and many children.  Then it’s enjoying life.
 Anthony Kuefler
Rich LaPlante

Grade:  12

Height:  6’2”

Jersey Number:  40

Elementary School:  Forest Lake Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Dunked on a kid sophomore year.

Will Bring To The Team:  Physical play and hard work

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Hit the weight room.

Plans After High School:  Go to college.

 Rich LaPLante

Griffin Lentsch
Grade:  12

Height:  6’4”

Jersey Number:  1

Elementary School:  Linwood Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Beating Cretin-Derham Hall and Stillwater in back-to-back games.

Will Bring To The Team:  Athleticism, hard work, and leadership.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Make the most of every second you have because you can never get it back.

Plans After High School:  Go to college and play basketball.

 Griffin Lentsch
John Young 

Grade:  12

Height:  6’ 3”

Jersey Number:  22

Elementary School:  Scandia Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Beating Cretin-Derham Hall and Stillwater back-to-back at home.

Will Bring To The Team:  Defense and comedy.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Enjoy what you have while it lasts.

Plans After High School:  4 year college, and play either golf or basketball.

 John Young
Juniors
Tyler Bey

Grade:  11

Height:  6’0”

Jersey Number:  5

Elementary School:  Columbus Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Watching Sam Miller dunk completely over Zachary Riedeman in open gym.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hard work, good attitude, and heart.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Little by little, great gains are made.

Plans After High School:  College

 Tyler Bey
Ben Bognenrief

Grade:  11

Height:  6’2”

Jersey Number:  15

Elementary School:  Forest View Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Winning D2 state championship, then moving up to D1.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hustle, Improvement, and defense.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  You could be on B team, but work hard, and get on Varsity.

Plans After High School:  Four-year college
 Ben Bognenrief
Sam Miller 

Grade:  11

Height:  6’3”

Jersey Number:  44

Elementary School:  Wyoming Elementary/Columbus Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Made game winning shot at state.

Will Bring To The Team:  Great defense, points and dunks!!

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Work hard in the off-season and be confident.

Plans After High School:  Go to college.

 Sam MIller
Zachary Riedeman

Grade:  11

Height:  6’5”

Jersey Number:  35

Elementary School:  Wyoming Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Beating Stillwater and Cretin-Derham Hall back-to-back last year.

Will Bring To The Team:  Free throw shooting, rebounding and leadership.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Go after every single rebound and play as hard as you can all the time.

Plans After High School:  Go to college and play either basketball, football or baseball.  Major somewhere in the business field.

 Zach Riedeman
Douglas Sewall

Grade:  11

Height:  6’5”

Jersey Number:  00

Elementary School:  Scandia Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Winning the division one championship.

Will Bring To The Team:  Height and rebounds.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Play hard and practice.

Plans After High School:  Playing basketball in college and be a chiropractor.

 Doug Sewall
Cole Skoog

Grade:  11

Height:  6’2”

Jersey Number:  4

Elementary School: Wyoming Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Made four three’s in a row.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hustle, heart and three point shooting.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  If you fall, get up and try again!

Plans After High School:  Four year college, become a phy-ed teacher.
 Cole Skoog
Dylan Sperry

Grade:  11

Height:  5’11”

Jersey Number:  20

Elementary School:  Scandia Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Whenever Duke beats North Carolina.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hustle, Defense, and mid range jumper.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Don’t get down on yourself.

Plans After High School:  College.

 Dylan Sperry
Dustin Werner

Grade:  11

Height:  5’6”

Jersey Number:  3

Elementary School:  Columbus Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  8th grade state.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hustle and Heart.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  It’s not the hours you put in; it’s what you put in the hours.

Plans After High School:  College.

 Dustin Werner
Parker Winning

Grade:  11

Height:  6’2”

Jersey Number:  25

Elementary School:  Forest View Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  8th grade state.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hustle and team player.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Get in the gym.

Plans After High School:  Four year college and hopefully play some ball.
 Parker Winning

Sophomores

Jacob Edelen

Grade:  10

Height:  6’2”

Jersey Number:  10

Elementary School:  Columbus Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Going to Kansas and taking fourth.

Will Bring To The Team:  Hustle and Defense.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Leave everything on the court.

Plans After High School:  College, get married and kids.

 Jacob Edelen
Phil Hegseth

Grade:  10

Height:  5’11”

Jersey Number:  12

Elementary School:  Forest Lake Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  Nike Invitational in Las Vegas.

Will Bring To The Team:  Three point shooting, control, and quickness at the point.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Practice EVERY DAY.  Try it, then if you take a day off, you’ll notice it.

Plans After High School:  College.  What else is there?

 Phil Hegseth
Scot Larson

Grade:  10

Height:  6’3”

Jersey Number:  55

Elementary School:  Wyoming Elementary

Favorite Basketball Moment:  In a ninth grade tournament, I hit four shots in a row (2 threes) to bring us back at the end of a game vs. a JV team.

Will Bring To The Team:  Defense, rebounds and hustle.

Words Of Wisdom For the “Rangers in Training”:  Give 110% every time you’re on the floor.

Plans After High School:  Four-year college for engineering.

 Scot Larson
 


2008-2009 Forest Lake Sophomore Team

2008-2009 Forest Lake Sophomore TeamFront row: Zach Vidlund, Luke Opsahl, Ryan Corcoran, Evan Johnson, MIke Casello, Ben Norling
Back row: Coach Joey Ryan, Tyler Colling, Zach VanBuskirk, Riley McGuiness, Jordan Berner, Anthony Carlson, Taylor Galleberg