{
  "id": 15329707,
  "title": "Shadle Park senior Maya Burnette thriving on, off volleyball court less than one year after cancer diagnosis | Prep Volleyball",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/shadle-park-senior-maya-burnette-thriving-on-off-volleyball-court",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-18T02:08:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/shadle-park-senior-maya-burnette-020800044.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Maya Burnette, a senior at Shadle Park High School, has been excelling both on and off the volleyball court since her cancer diagnosis less than a year ago. Her coach, Brooke Meyer, noticed something was wrong when Maya, usually energetic and full of spunk, missed many practices and games last fall. Burnette was later diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a fast-growing blood and bone marrow cancer. Despite her diagnosis, Burnette remained positive and focused on getting through each day. She and her family followed a belief of looking only at the thing right in front of them and pushing through it one step at a time. Burnette underwent five rounds of chemotherapy while receiving immense support from her family, friends, and the community. To help her through her treatment, 1,000 paper cranes were folded and gifted to her, each symbolizing healing and a wish. After nearly nine months of medical appointments and chemotherapy sessions, Burnette learned in May that she was in remission. Her volleyball coach, Meyer, has noted that Burnette has not missed a beat on the court, looking and playing as if she never had cancer.",
  "summary": "Oct. 17—Brooke Meyer could tell something was off when she looked out on the volleyball court last fall. Specifically it was when the coach of 27 years watched her then-junior libero Maya Burnette. A girl usually full of energy and spunk seemed to always be sick and feeling exhausted. \"I would say most of October of last year, Maya was just always sick and missing a ton of practices, which ...",
  "key_points": [
    "Maya Burnette, Shadle Park senior, diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia last fall",
    "Burnette underwent five rounds of chemotherapy, received community support",
    "Burnette remains cancer-free, excelling in volleyball without missing a beat"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Burnette’s return to competitive play after chemotherapy demonstrates how community support and personal resilience can help student athletes navigate life-threatening medical challenges without losing their connection to sports.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}