When Karson Gloria lines up at the tennis net under the sweltering sun, even though the 13-year-old is focused on his job as a ball kid, he also gets an up-close look at the type of pro players he hopes to become one day.

"I feel like watching the players just really inspires me to just play tennis really often and become really good," said Gloria.

He's one of many young people volunteering their time at the National Bank Challenger tournament, being held in this week at the new Tennis Manitob

Manitoba's stormy summer has already seen more than twice as many hail events as the average over a nearly 30-year period, Environment Canada says.

From 1991 to 2020, Manitoba saw an average of 43 severe hail events each summer, the weather agency says.

This year, the province saw that number of hail events in July alone.

From May to July 31, there were 89 severe hail events — those involving hail that is nickel-size or bigger — Environment Canada says.

More than 1,500 severe-weather-related

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The only time a motocross race is slow is just before the start gate falls. Engines rev, a trace of gasoline wafts through the air and anxious riders prepare to tear up a dirt track.

It’s everyone for themselves after that, family included.

Dirt bikes come to life when throttles are twisted to the max, the riders become a blur and a 20-minute race can feel like 20