Panther Varsity Girls Basketball 2004-2007 and 2009 teams inducted into Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame

For more than three decades, Sharon Prost dedicated countless hours to developing basketball players at Glenboro School, helping build a program that would go on to become a dynasty.

That dedication was recognized recently when former Panthers and their families travelled to Winnipeg for the 2026 Basketball Manitoba Hall of Fame dinner, where both Prost and the Glenboro School Varsity Girls Basketball teams received well-deserved recognition.

For Sharon Prost, basketball was never just about winning games. It was a passion, a commitment and a way to connect with generations of young athletes. To now have the teams she gave her heart to on the basketball court inducted into the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame was, in her words, indescribable.

And the numbers tell an impressive story. Five Manitoba High Schools Athletic Association Provincial A championships in six years. Four consecutive provincial titles from 2004-2007, followed by another championship in 2009.

But behind those numbers are years of hard work, dedication, commitment and, perhaps most importantly, a group of young girls who simply loved to play basketball.

The Glenboro School Panthers varsity girls basketball teams of 2004-2007 and 2009 have now earned their place among Manitoba basketball history, but Prost says the banners only tell part of the story.

What they don’t show are the hours of practice, the parents driving to tournaments, the weekends spent on the road, the friendships formed and the countless lessons learned along the way.

Prost said she never set out to build a dynasty.

“I never thought of it as a dynasty at the time,” she said.

At the time, they were simply playing basketball.

“We just played, and we won, and our goal was to make it to the provincials and to win.”

It was only years later that Prost and the players could step back and appreciate what they had accomplished.

Sharon attributes much of the success to her husband, Dave, who became involved with many of the girls when they were in Grade 4 and continued working with them with practices and weekly games against teams from Boissevain, Wawanesa and Killarney through Grade 8.

By the time they reached the varsity level, the foundation had already been laid.

It was a long-term investment that wouldn’t pay off in a single season. It took years of practices, games and development before the results would begin showing on the scoreboard.

Former athlete and Panther All-Star, Brittany Cullen remembers Prost as much more than a basketball coach.

“The first thing that comes to mind when I think of Sharon is what an amazing mentor she was to so many girls over the years,” Cullen said.

Some of Cullen’s fondest memories aren’t of championship games, but of team bonding nights in Mrs. Prosts basement.

“She taught me how to be a team player and that hard work always pays off, both on and off the court,” said Cullen.

Those are lessons Cullen said she has carried with her throughout her life.

“I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to spend so much time with both her and Dave during my childhood and teenage years.”

For Cullen and many of the other former Panthers, the basketball program was about more than what happened between the opening tip and the final buzzer.

Two-time MVP and Provincial A All-Star, Michelle (Huber) Bradley didn’t transfer to Glenboro until Grade 10, she quickly became a vital part of the Panthers’ program.

Bradley credits Prost as one of the foundational pieces of her basketball career.

“She believed in me, challenged me, and helped build my confidence – all of which has shaped me into who I am today.”

“What I remember most about those years, though, is the relationships and the feeling of being part of something,” she said.
There were the big games, but there were also the practices, the laughter, the teammates pushing one another and the feeling that everyone was working toward the same goal.

Those relationships continued long after the final high-school game.

Bradley went on to play three years at Lakeland College in Lloydminster before finishing her five years of eligibility at The King’s University in Edmonton.

For Dayna Prost, the Hall of Fame recognition carried an especially personal meaning.

She was not only one of the players who helped build the Panthers’ remarkable record, she was also Sharon’s daughter, with a front-row seat to the years of commitment, discipline and hard work that went into building the program.

Still, when Sharon was on the basketball court, Dayna did not see her as Mom.

“I always saw her as coach,” she said.

One of the memories that stands out the most came during Dayna’s Grade 9 year, when she scored the winning basket at the buzzer to take the zone championship. The championship was against their long time rivals, Treherne who had beaten Glenboro throughout the season.

She remembers looking toward her mother and seeing her celebrating with her hands in the air.

“I had seen her work so hard over the years, so to finally get her that banner…it was so special,” Dayna said.

That victory also marked the beginning of what would become an extraordinary run of success.

Dayna went on to earn a Provincial A All-Star honour in Grade 11 and was named MVP in Grade 12. She later continued her basketball career at the post-secondary level, playing one year with the Brandon Bobcats before spending two years with the Medicine Hat Rattlers.

When asked what three descriptive words come to mind when thinking of her mom as a coach, Dayna’s response was thoughtful and sincere.

“Passionate, teacher and supportive,” she said.

She also remembers the lessons her mom taught her.

“She taught us if we stick at things, you can achieve anything you want.”

When asked how she felt when she was notified by Ross Wedlake about the Hall of Fame nomination, Sharon said she was speechless.

Fenley, chairman of the Hall of Fame committee, had been looking through the archives when he noticed the Panthers’ record and put the team forward for consideration.

For Sharon, seeing the former Panthers gathered together at the Hall of Fame dinner brought a different perspective to something that had happened years earlier.

Many of the players she had coached as young girls were now adults, with careers, families and lives of their own. To see them together again, this time being recognized for what they had accomplished on the basketball court, was a very special moment.
And keeping with her humble personality, Sharon was quick to give all the credit to the players.

“They deserve all the credit and the honour,” she said.

She was also struck by the company Glenboro was now keeping.

“We’re part of the basketball community and these iconic people that have coached for many years,” she said. “We’re a small town, right? And for us to be included with the city, it was really special.”

For someone who spent more than three decades coaching, Sharon described herself as a quiet coach.

Her approach was simple. She wanted the girls to understand the fundamentals, work hard, play defence, work together and, above all, enjoy the game.

“Play hard, but have fun,” is how she described the philosophy she tried to bring to her teams.

She wasn’t interested in simply telling players what to do. She wanted them to understand why they were doing it, to learn to work together and to become comfortable with one another.

Looking back, she said some of the most important lessons had little to do with the game.

But while Sharon may have been a quiet coach, Dayna remembers a very different version of her mom from the stands.

That contrast says a lot about Sharon. She didn’t need to be the loudest voice on the court to make an impact. Her influence was built over the years through practices, games, encouragement, discipline and a genuine love for the game.

She never set out to create a dynasty.

She simply loved basketball and loved sharing the game with young athletes.

Decades later, those young athletes came back together to honour what they had accomplished and the coach who helped them get there.

For Sharon, the most remarkable part of the evening was not only being inducted into the Manitoba Basketball Hall of Fame, it was seeing so many of her former players together again.

Although she basked in every special moment that night, there was also a pang of sadness for the former players who couldn’t be there to share it.

For Dayna, perhaps the best way to understand what the Hall of Fame evening meant is to look back at the young girl she once was.
When asked what she would tell her younger self, standing on that basketball court years ago, her answer was simple.

“Stop and look around and enjoy every moment. Soak it all in.”

Those words seem especially fitting now.

Because years later, Dayna found herself looking around again, only this time, she was surrounded by the women she had once played alongside, celebrating something they had achieved together.

The practices, the travelling, the wins and losses, the laughter, the friendships and the countless hours in the gym had all become memories.

But on that evening, those memories came alive again; a moment to stop, look around and soak it all in.

For Sharon Prost, it was more than an induction, rather an opportunity to look around and see the young girls she coached, now grown women, gathered to celebrate a chapter of their lives they shared.

And that is what made the evening special.

The banner will hang on the wall. The records will remain the history books.

But the moments they shared and the people they became because of them are the legacy that will last.

And both Sharon and Dayna are looking forward to when they stand in front of those banners with Dayna’s son, Davis, when he too will get a glimpse of just how special those moments really are.

PHOTO CAPTION: (back row l. to r.) Faron Cardinal, Kendall (Campbell) Jonsson, Dayna Prost, Sharon Prost, Michelle (Huber) Bradley, Brooke (Plaetinck) Lim, Brittany Cullen, Jennalee (Hamilton) Manning, Kaylee Haasbeek, Ayla Clemis, Cassandra (Outhwaite) Jamieson. (front row l. to r.) Julia Braaksma, Jaimie Godard, Shanley (Mowat) Robyn, Louanne (Van Damme) Haight, Kay (Marshall) Bugg, Kyrsten Godard and Alyssa Haasbeek.