It's one of the best feel-good sports stories of the year -- nationally or locally.

Katie Collier, an 18-year-old prep basketball player, is fighting cancer and beating it, big time.

The 6-foot-3 post player and 2012 University of Washington recruit was diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) last September. She played through her senior season despite it. A round of chemotherapy has been successful recently, say news reports.

The Seattle Christian High (Tukwila, Wa.) captain and leading scorer is playing in the McDonald's All-American game Wednesday at the United Center in Chicago, a hallowed place that echoes Michael Jordan, the famed Chicago Bulls' superstar who played there.

The game is being televised nationally on ESPNU (Channel 400 on Comcast).

The locals here, in the South Seattle area, are all atwitter. Owner and operator Bob Comiskey is hosting a viewing party at his local McDonald's restaurant in Tukwila (15210 Pacific Highway South) on Wednesday, starting at 3:30 p.m.

The event there is also a part of a grander scheme; it is serving as a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Western Washington and Alaska, with "the percentage of the sales during the event going to Ronald McDonald House," he says.

The proceeds will go to families who have children being treated for serious illnesses at Seattle's Children's Hospital.

Katie is the only male or female player in the five-state Pacific Northwest region to be named to the McDonald's All-American team.