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Name: Luke Sipes
School: Altoona
Age: 17
Grade: Sophomore
Sport: Wrestling
Athlete of the week achievement: Voted the Leroy E. Myers Outstanding Wrestler at the Mountaineer Duals at Philipsburg-Osceola. He went 5-0, including wins over P-O's District 6 Class 2A champion and Southwest Regional eighth-placer Marcus Gable and Glendale regional seventh-placer George Campbell. He also pinned his opponent in 1:12 in a dual meet earlier in the week against Huntingdon.
Season update: Sipes is 21-3 for Altoona.
Coach Joel Gilbert's quote: "He looked really tough. If he can continue to keep his offense on a roll, I think he'll have just as good of a shot of winning it this year than anybody. I don't want to put that kind of hex on anybody. He just needs to get a little more offense. "
Favorite teacher: Mr. Stein
Favorite subject: History
Favorite movie: "Avengers: Endgame"
Favorite food: Chicken Parmesan
Favorite song: "Seeing Green" by Nicki Minaj, Drake, Lil' Wayne
Outside interests: Fishing, spikeball, cornhole, hanging out with friends and family. Working out.
Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Steelers
Favorite college team: Iowa State
Pro athlete most admired: David Taylor
Best athlete I ever competed against: Bethlehem Catholic's Tyler Kasak
Most influential person on my athletic career: My father (Luke Sipes) and coach Joel Gilbert
Proudest athletic achievement: Placing fifth at states as a freshman
How I got my start in wrestling: "My dad wanted me to try sports and get involved in extracurriculars. I tried wrestling, and it ended up sticking."
Future goal: "I want to be a state champion and an NCAA All-American and be the best person I can be in life."