Tuesday, February 24, 2026
28.0°F

PHOTOS: Flathead squares off against Great Falls

CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 months, 4 weeks AGO
by CASEY KREIDER
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]. | August 29, 2025 9:45 PM

The Flathead Braves squared off against the Great Falls Bison in Class AA high school football at Legends Stadium. The game was called at halftime due to lightning with Great Falls leading 21-7.

    Flathead quarterback Eli Coopman (6) rolls out to pass in the first half against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead defenders bring down Great Falls running back Mason Cannon (0) on a run in the first half at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead quarterback Eli Coopman (6) picks up yardage on a run in the first half against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead head coach Mac Roche talks to his captains before the game against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead defenders Nolan Campbell (24), Oliver Rosenberg (5) and Tim Zundel (0) bring down Great Falls wide receiver Kayden Davison (2) in the first half at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead quarterback Eli Coopman (6) picks up yardage on a run in the first half against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead linebacker Nolan Campbell (24) wraps up Great Falls wide receiver Kayden Davison (2) on a reception in the second quarter at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Great Falls wide receiver Bladen Madel (10) picks up yardage on a run against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead wide receiver Dillon Wink (18) reaches for a pass in the first half against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead running back Nolan Campbell (24) picks up yardage on a run in the first half against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead wide receiver Boston Case (3) picks up yardage after a reception against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead quarterback Eli Coopman (6) picks up yardage on a run in the first half against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead linebacker Nolan Campbell (24) wraps up Great Falls wide receiver Kayden Davison (2) on a reception in the second quarter at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 


    Flathead quarterback Eli Coopman (6) drops back to pass against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 


    Great Falls quarterback Tristan O'Leary (5) drops back to pass in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead quarterback Eli Coopman (6) drops back to pass against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 
    Flathead quarterback Eli Coopman (6) picks up yardage on a run in the first half against Great Falls at Legends Stadium on Friday, Aug. 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
 Casey Kreider 
 
 


ARTICLES BY CASEY KREIDER

PHOTOS: Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge splashes into Whitefish Lake
February 7, 2026 8 p.m.

PHOTOS: Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge splashes into Whitefish Lake

Participants splashed into the cold waters of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival's Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 7. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, the event raises funds for Special Olympics Montana.

PHOTOS: Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge splashes into Whitefish Lake
February 7, 2026 1 p.m.

PHOTOS: Winter Carnival Penguin Plunge splashes into Whitefish Lake

Participants splashed into the cold waters of Whitefish Lake during the Whitefish Winter Carnival's Penguin Plunge on Saturday, Feb. 7. Organized by the Law Enforcement Torch Run, the event raises funds for Special Olympics Montana.

Shots from the sideline: Daily Inter Lake photographer provides a peek behind the photos from the FCS Championship game
January 10, 2026 11 p.m.

Shots from the sideline: Daily Inter Lake photographer provides a peek behind the photos from the FCS Championship game

I sent my wife a text at halftime. “0 for 3,” it read. Referring to the number of touchdowns Montana State had scored in the first two quarters of their FCS Championship game against Illinois State, 3, and the number of quality photographs I had of each play, 0.