Q&A // Kim Wayson, Southern, basketball

From a sports standpoint at Southern, senior Kim Wayson has things covered from every angle. As a four-year varsity player on the soccer team, she played forward and scored plenty of goals. In lacrosse, her favorite sport and the one she will play next year at York (Pa.) College, Wayson does a little of everything. She has played midfield on varsity since her freshman year. Now, her attention is on basketball, and she specializes on defense at her guard spot. After reaching the state tournament in her sophomore season, she would like nothing better than a return trip to close out her career. By the time Wayson ends her three-sport career, she will likely have earned 10 varsity letters.

Maintaining a 3.5 grade point average, she plans to study business management at York and wants to become a hotel manager. One thing she enjoys most about playing sports is the teammates and friends she has met. She enjoys hanging out with her friends - shopping and going to the movies. Her favorite movie is The Devil Wears Prada.

How has the basketball season been going so far?


It's really fun. I like basketball, it's a sport where I'm not the best skill-wise, but it's really great getting the chance to start. We're just working together as a team and learning to win in different ways because we had two really good shooters - the Schenk twins [Heather and Kim] - that graduated, so we're having to find new ways.

What is your role on the team as a guard?

I'm not a really big scorer, so I try to play good defense and help get the ball to our main scoring guard, Jasmine [Wills].

What has been the key to the basketball team's winning tradition?

We've always been really good at basketball, forever. I think it's our coach [Linda Kilpatrick], she's been there and she knows everything. So we count on her to help us.

What have you learned from playing sports?

I think you learn a lot from playing sports and being with different people. From all my teams, I'm with just about completely different people. Only one girl on the basketball team plays all three sports with me. But everybody else usually just plays basketball, so it's really cool to be around different people.

How is it different being a senior?

It's really different because I was on varsity as a freshman for soccer and lacrosse, and I was always looking up to people. My sister [Kristine] went here, and I played soccer and lacrosse with her for two years. So I would always follow her, but now, it's nice to be a senior, you're the leader of the team.

Why is lacrosse your favorite sport to play?

I like it because it's kind of a sport that you can do more stuff on your own. In soccer, you have to pass the ball all the way up the field. I like lacrosse a little more because you can do more things on your own in games.

What is the best advice you've ever received?

To not listen to what people say and to do the things you want to do and not worry about what other people may think.

What has been your best high school sports moment?

When I scored this year in soccer on a corner kick. I took the corner kick. It's something I've always wanted to do since I was a freshman - I always took the corner kicks, and I finally did it this year, so that was very exciting.

What was it about York College?

I really liked the campus - I went up to visit twice. And the coach, I love her, she's really nice, and I feel like I could really get along with her well. The facilities are great, too, and it's a really pretty campus.

Next year, when you come back home from college for a visit, what will be the first thing you ask your mother to make for dinner?

Ham and macaroni and cheese - it's just delicious.