Cancer derailed his All-State HS sports career. He vowed to return — and did

High school volleyball player battling leukemia granted 5th seaosn of NJSIAA eligibility

William Mullins, a captain of the Kearny boys volleyball team and 2022 all-state selection, missed all of last season after being diagnosed with leukemia. He's now in remission and was granted a 5th year by the NJSIAA so he could finish out his high school career. Mullins is photographed at school, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Kearny, N.J.Andrew Mills | NJ Advance Media

The Doctors couldn’t figure out what was wrong.

William Mullins’ fever had spiked to 105 degrees. His already labored breathing had grown painfully difficult with every gasp the teenager took.

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