Noah Geiger from Princeville baseball was named Journal Star boys athlete of the week after throwing a no-hitter and hitting a three-run home run during a doubleheader against Galva.
Key points
Noah Geiger is a senior at Princeville High School.
He threw a five-inning no-hitter against Galva.
Geiger struck out five batters and walked two.
He hit a three-run home run during the game.
He scored the winning run in a 3-2 victory.
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Noah Geiger of the Princeville baseball team was voted the Journal Star high school boys athlete of the week for April 20-25, presented by CEFCU.
The senior threw a no-hitter last week. In the second game of a doubleheader, Geiger tossed a five-inning, no-hitter in a 9-0 win over Galva on April 20. He struck out five and walked two on 70 pitches. Geiger then helped his cause with a three-run home run as part of a seven-run fifth inning. He also scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, giving the Princes a 3-2 victory and series sweep against Galva.
The poll closed at noon Friday. Information about the other nominees is below.
The senior twirled a no-hitter last week. Burns shutdown Pekin in a 14-0, five-inning Mid-Illini Conference victory on April 20. He faced 18 batters, striking out eight and walking three on 71 pitches — 45 for strikes. Burns is now 4-1 on the season with 28 strikeouts and seven walks with a 0.58 ERA in 24 innings.
Melvin Jenkins, Peoria High track & field
The senior was a three-event winner last week. Jenkins secured victories in the 100 (11.33 seconds) and 200-meter (23.39 seconds) dashes at Tony Thorsen Invitational in Dwight on April 21. He also anchored the winning 4x100-meter relay (43.70 seconds) with teammates Frank Flowers, Titus Wyatt and Christian Hannah. Those three victories helped the Lions win the meet with 100 points, beating out runner-up Kankakee McNamara (87).
Q&A
What did Noah Geiger achieve to be named athlete of the week?
Noah Geiger threw a no-hitter and hit a three-run home run in a doubleheader against Galva.
When was Noah Geiger voted Journal Star boys athlete of the week?
He was voted athlete of the week for the period of April 20-25.
What were Noah Geiger's stats in the no-hitter game?
In the no-hitter game, Geiger struck out five batters and walked two on 70 pitches.
How did Geiger contribute to the second game against Galva?
Geiger scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning, leading to a 3-2 victory.
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Peoria's Melvin Jenkins, far right, Richwoods' Mark Cook II, second from right, Danville's D'Mario Jackson, second from left, and Normal West's Cody Muhlbauer compete in the 100-meter dash during the Big Twelve Boys Track and Field Championships on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Richwoods Stadium in Peoria. Jackson won in a time of 11.04 while Muhlbauer was third, Jenkins was second and Cook was seventh.
Peoria's Melvin Jenkins, far right, Richwoods' Mark Cook II, second from right, Danville's D'Mario Jackson, second from left, and Normal West's Cody Muhlbauer compete in the 100-meter dash during the Big Twelve Boys Track and Field Championships on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 at Richwoods Stadium in Peoria. Jackson won in a time of 11.04 while Muhlbauer was third, Jenkins was second and Cook was seventh.
Zach Born, Metamora track & field
The junior set a new school record last week. Born ran the 800-meter in 1:52.48 to finish second at Distance Night in Palatine on Saturday, April 25. This time was 1.26 seconds faster than Metamora's top previous program mark (Jake Gillum, 1:53.74, 2017). It was also Born's first outdoor 800 of the season after running 1:55.84 last season.
MaKai Hill, Manual track & field
The senior turned in a personal-best jump last week. Hill won the triple jump at the Hickman Invitational in Springfield on April 21. His leap of 44 feet, 5.25 inches marked the farthest of Hill's career by nearly 14 inches. That distance is enough to put him at No. 2 in the Peoria-area track & field honor roll. It was also just his third time ever competing in the triple jump. Hill also took third in the long jump at a season-best 20-7.
Tommy Sopko, Metamora tennis
Sopko won three matches on Saturday, April 25 in helping Metamora win the Ottawa Invitational. He claimed a 6-1, 6-0 win over Ian Shin of Normal U-High in a No. 1 singles match. In a pair of No. 1 doubles matches, Sopko and partner Weston Lange battled to two victories. Their first win came over Ottawa's Ayden Sexton and Kaden Araujo 6-1, 6-3. The Metamora duo then defeated Thomas Stoiber and Nate Pangallo from Frankfort Lincoln-Way East, 7-5 , 5-7 , 10-4. Metamora is now 16-1 on the season.
Dave Eminian is the Journal Star senior writer and sports columnist, and covers Bradley men's basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.
