July 04, 2025
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McCann honored by IHSAA

Creston native Kyle McCann receives a plaque as a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame from Greg Dockum of the Iowa Association of School Boards during halftime of the Class 3A championship game Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena. McCann, now of West Des Moines, is joined by daughters Sadie, Grace and Claire and wife Maggie. McCann played on the Panthers' third-place team in 1996 and championship team in 1997 and finished as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,857 points. He was a two-time all-state player in both football and basketball. (Contributed photo)

Creston native Kyle McCann receives a plaque as a member of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame from Greg Dockum of the Iowa Association of School Boards during halftime of the Class 3A championship game Friday night at Wells Fargo Arena. McCann, now of West Des Moines, is joined by daughters Sadie, Grace and Claire and wife Maggie. McCann played on the Panthers' third-place team in 1996 and championship team in 1997 and finished as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,857 points. He was a two-time all-state player in both football and basketball. (Contributed photo)

Kyle McCann is shown with family members after a reception for Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame inductees at the Iowa Hall of Pride Friday. Shown from left are Kyle's sister, Kari (McCann) Boutell, Kyle and wife Maggie, daughters Claire, Sadie and Grace and Kyle's mother, Jane McCann. Not pictured: Kyle's father, Steve McCann, and sister Kristen (McCann) Theisen. (CNA photo)

Iowa High School Athletic Association 2019 Basketball Hall of Fame inductees are from left, Jason Bohannon, coach Dennis Geraghty, Brian Wildeboer, coach Dennis Pauling, Nick Collison, Kirk Hinrich, Grant Stout, coach Ken Laffoon and Creston 1997 graduate Kyle McCann. Geraghty coached in Creston 1979-80. (CNA photo)