Melissa Berensten, 55, sparring with Trisha Roesler during the 6 a.m. practice session on Thursday morning, March 28, in the Wimp 2 Warrior program at Straight Blast Gym in Kalispell. Berensten said that every day she comes she thinks to herself "I'm too old for this." But she keeps coming back for more. (Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)
March 31, 2019
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March 31, 2019 4 a.m.
Mixed martial-arts program an emotional, physical quest
A Kalispell Police detective and a construction worker grappled on a mat in a dark gym at 6 a.m. Thursday morning.