Editing Chehalis, Washington (section)

==Sports==
Bicycling is a popular sport in Chehalis, hosting along with other towns on the [[Washington State Route 6|State Route 6]] corridor an annual "Ride The Willapa" bike ride that raises money for the Willapa Hills Trail.<ref name="RTW">{{cite web |title=Ride The Willapa 2021 |url=http://ridethewillapa.com/rtw2021-is-coming/ |website=ridethewillapa.com |access-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614025719/http://ridethewillapa.com/rtw2021-is-coming/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Katie |title=Ride the Willapa Brings in Nearly $9K for Trail Improvements |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/ride-the-willapa-brings-in-nearly-9k-for-trail-improvements,16445 |access-date=July 27, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 26, 2018}}</ref>  The Lewis County Historic Bike Ride, an annual fundraising event since the early 1990s, features ride options that vary from easy to advanced, and traverses through the city. The bike ride is used by [[Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic]] (STP) participants as a practice run.<ref>{{cite news |last1=The Chronicle Staff |title=Annual Lewis County Historic Bike Ride Set for This Saturday |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/annual-lewis-county-historic-bike-ride-set-for-this-saturday,264985 |access-date=June 14, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=May 5, 2021 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614032344/https://www.chronline.com/stories/annual-lewis-county-historic-bike-ride-set-for-this-saturday,264985 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zylstra |first1=Matthew |title=Annual Lewis County Historic Bike Ride Returns |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/annual-lewis-county-historic-bike-ride-returns,290281? |access-date=August 31, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=April 29, 2022}}</ref> Chehalis is included as part of the route for the STP which traverses around the airport and winds through downtown and connected neighborhood districts. Riders of the STP will overnight in the city as an overflow option to Centralia.<ref>{{cite news |author1=The Chronicle staff |title=Centralia-Chehalis-Chamber: Community Support Sought in Seattle to Portland Bike Ride's Return |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/centralia-chehalis-chamber-community-support-sought-in-seattle-to-portland-bike-rides-return,282961 |access-date=June 29, 2023 |work=The Chronicle |date=January 19, 2022}}</ref> [[Klein Bicycle Corporation]], connected to the city during its early years of production, sponsored the three-stage Klein Classic in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Atwood |first1=Dwayne D. |title=Hundreds of riders race through Lewis County |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-chronicle/1994/08-01/page-1 |access-date=May 1, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=August 1, 1994 |page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kotik |first1=Larissa |title=Ride into the Future |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-chronicle/1995/01-11/page-40 |access-date=May 1, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=January 11, 1996 |pages=40, 41}}</ref> A bicycle event for local residents, known as the Centralia to Chehalis Bike Ride, was held continuously from the late 20th century into the [[3rd millennium]]. The "C to C" route meandered from [[George Washington Park (Centralia, Washington)|George Washington Park]] in Centralia, to around the airport, and finishing at Recreation Park after traversing through several residential neighborhoods.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stanton |first1=Carrina |title=Pedal pushers bridge cities in C to C |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-chronicle/2005/06-06/page-7 |access-date=August 12, 2024 |work=The Chronicle |date=June 6, 2005 |pages=A1–A7}}</ref>

Chehalis's Millet Field used to host [[minor league baseball]], including such teams as the [[Chehalis Gophers|Gophers, Proteges, and Farmers]]; the 1912 Chehalis Farmer's team was awarded the league championship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Eskanazi |first1=David |title=Play Ball! A Slideshow of the History of Early Baseball in Washington |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/7074 |website=historylink.org |access-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614025725/https://www.historylink.org/File/7074 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stats Crew - Millet Field |url=https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-493 |website=statscrew.com |access-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614025717/https://www.statscrew.com/venues/v-493 |url-status=live }}</ref> The field accommodated [[Semi-professional sports|semi-pro]] baseball and football from the turn of the 20th century into the 1970s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Voie |first1=Brittany |title=Voice of Voie: Remembering Millett Field, a Former Crown Jewel of Chehalis |url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/voice-of-voie-remembering-millett-field-a-former-crown-jewel-of-chehalis,20699 |access-date=June 14, 2021 |work=The Chronicle |date=December 22, 2017 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614025720/https://www.chronline.com/stories/voice-of-voie-remembering-millett-field-a-former-crown-jewel-of-chehalis,20699 |url-status=live }}</ref>  Several [[Negro league baseball|Negro League]] games were played in the town.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Calendar, Including Newspaper Clippings, of the 1914 Chicago American Giants |url=http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/agh.html |website=negroleagues.bravehost.com/ |access-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-date=June 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614025721/http://negroleagues.bravehost.com/agh.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Two parks within the city limits, Recreation and Stan Hedwall Parks, are used for a variety of W.F. West High School sports competitions and for tournaments involving high schools within Lewis County. The high school hosted a preseason exhibition game between the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] and the [[Seattle SuperSonics]] in 1970, marking the beginning of the [[I-5 Rivalry]].<ref>{{cite news |date=September 26, 1970 |title=Chehalis NBA Contest Viewed Historic Event |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-chronicle-chehalis-nba-contest/131184538/ |work=The Daily Chronicle |access-date=September 6, 2023}}</ref>