She’s gotten to run in the last two All-City track and field meets, but with the in-town girls basketball rivalry on hiatus, Bishop McNamara three-sport standout Trinitee Thompson had to wait until the second week of her junior year for the intense atmosphere of one-on-one All-City action with the Fightin’ Irish when the girls volleyball team visited Kankakee on Wednesday.

It’s safe to say it was worth the wait.

After a handful of Thompson’s lively kills sparked a dominant 25-14 first-set win, the Irish (2-3) withheld the most furious of Kankakee (1-3) rallies down the second-set stretch for a 25-20 set win and 2-0 win in 2025’s first leg of All-City action.

“It was really good,” Thompson said. “The energy from everyone around us, I just love that energy. I feel like we played prett

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