Williamsburg junior Hope Arno has undergone three major surgeries in the past four years but has stayed involved with the team as a scout, strategist and de facto coach.
Photo courtesy Williamsburg head girls basketball coach Donnie Donohoo.
By Dick Maloney, Sun Sports Correspondent
WILLIAMSBURG — It’s been four years since Williamsburg High School junior Hope Arno had two good legs to stand on. Meanwhile, she has relied on her family, teammates, medical personnel and, above all, faith to persevere.
She tore her left anterior cruciate ligament playing softball in the summer of 2021 and underwent surgery in August of that year, where doctors used a piece of her hamstring to fashion a new ACL. She underwent nine months of therapy.
She tore the medial meniscus in her left knee while playing softball in March 2024, which yielded surgery and six more months of therapy.
In November, she tore the ACL, medial meniscus and lateral meniscus and damaged cartilage in her right knee playing basketball. Surgeons crafted a new ACL from part of the patella tendon. Rehab continues.
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