Editing Chico, California (section)

==Sports==
[[File:Laxson Auditorium - California State University, Chico - DSC03133.JPG|thumb|right|Laxson Auditorium at [[California State University, Chico]].]]
Chico is home to [[Nettleton Stadium]] (also called ''The Net'') [[Baseball park|baseball stadium]] on the California State University campus. It is the home field for the [[Chico State Wildcats]] baseball team, in [[List of NCAA Division II institutions|NCAA Division 2]].

Chico is also home to the [[Silver Dollar Speedway]], a race track at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds used for [[sprint car racing]].

Chico is one of few cities to be home to two championship baseball teams in two different leagues simultaneously. The Chico State Wildcats were champions in both the 1997 and 1999 Division II College World Series. The [[Chico Heat]] were also champions in the [[Western Baseball League]] in 1997. The [[Chico Outlaws]] were founded with the [[Golden Baseball League]] in 2005, where they also won the championship in 2007 and 2010. Starting in the summer of 2016, the [[Chico Heat (Great West League)|Chico Heat]] returned as a part of the [[Great West League]], a collegiate summer wood-bat league, until 2018 when the league folded due to financial issues from several other participating teams.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Woodard|first1=Nick|title=Chico Heat Return to Nettleton Stadium|url=http://www.chicoer.com/sports/20141125/chico-heat-return-to-nettleton-stadium|access-date=December 3, 2014|publisher=Chico Enterprise-Record|date=November 25, 2014}}</ref>

Chico has also gained a reputation as being a bicycle-friendly city. In 1997, Chico was ranked as the number one cycling city in the nation by ''Bicycle Magazine''{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} and also hosts the Wildflower Century, an annual {{convert|100|mi|km|adj=on}} bike ride throughout Butte County every April, put on by Chico Velo Cycling Club. The city is in the process of creating a network of bicycle paths, trails, and lanes.

Chico is the former home of the [[Chico Rooks]] (soccer), the Chico Heat (baseball – Western Baseball League), and Chico Outlaws (baseball – Golden Baseball League).