Mar 18, 2025
Piper
Name: Owen Piper
School: Altoona Area
Age: 17
Grade: Junior
Sport: Ice hockey
Athlete of the week achievement: Piper scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift Altoona Area to an upset 5-4 victory over Somerset in the Laurel Mountain Hockey League playoffs.
Season update: Piper has scored six goals and had four assists this season. Altoona will play top-seeded Central Cambria tonight in the next round of the playoffs.
Coach Don Burgmeier’s quote: “Owen is a hard-working player who always has a positive attitude. He leads by example and is a good player for underclassmen to emulate.”
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Trimmer
Favorite subject: Physics
Favorite movie: “Oppenheimer”
Favorite food: Brisket
Favorite song: “Someday” by The Strokes
Outside interests: Hiking, cross-training, biking
Favorite professional team: Colorado Avalanche
Favorite college team: Penn State hockey
Pro athlete most admired: Cale Makar
Best athlete I ever competed against: Xavier Lieb
Most influential person on my athletic career: Coach Hayden Fried
Proudest athletic achievement: Winning the Mid-Am State Championship and qualifying for USA Hockey Nationals with the 18U Keystone Wild
How I got my start in ice hockey: Little Pens Learn-to-Play
Future goal: Graduate college with a biomedical engineering degree
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