PHOTOS: Montana fans show out for Griz at Frisco Griz Gathering
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 7 months AGO
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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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)
Casey Kreider
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)
Casey Kreider
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | 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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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)Casey Kreider
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