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PHOTOS: Montana fans show out for Griz at Frisco Griz Gathering

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 2 months AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a photographer for the Daily Inter Lake and was awarded the 2024 Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year from the Montana Newspaper Association. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. He can be reached at [email protected]. | January 6, 2024 8:00 AM

Montana fans, as well as an appearance by Grizzlies mascot Monte and the University of Montana Spirit Squad, showed up in support of the Griz at a Griz Gathering held at the Frisco Bar & Grill in advance of the FCS National Championship game against the South Dakota State Jackrabbits on Friday, Jan. 5.


    Members of the UM Spirit Squad chat with fans at a Griz Gathering at Frisco Bar & Grill in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Monte takes photos with fans during a Griz Gathering held at Frisco Bar & Grill in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Monte takes photos with fans during a Griz Gathering held at Frisco Bar & Grill in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Monte takes photos with fans during a Griz Gathering held at Frisco Bar & Grill in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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    Monte takes photos with fans during a Griz Gathering held at Frisco Bar & Grill in Frisco, Texas, on Friday, Jan. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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