Editing Centralia, Washington (section)

==Sports==
Centralia once hosted a minor league baseball team in the early 20th century. The team moniker varied, going under the names of [[Centralia, Washington minor league baseball history|Midgets, Pets, and Railroaders]]. The ballclub won the 1911 Washington State League championship. Similar to the [[Chehalis Gophers|Chehalis teams]], the Centralia team folded in 1912, and the city has not had an official minor league team since. The team played its home games at Riverside Park.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball |editor1-first=Lloyd |editor1-last=Johnson |editor2-first=Miles |editor2-last=Wolff |edition=Third |publisher=[[Baseball America]] |date=2007 |isbn=978-1932391176}}</ref>

A bicycle event for local residents in the Twin Cities, 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, to around the Chehalis–Centralia Airport, through residential neighborhoods, and finishing at the [[Recreation Park Complex (Chehalis, Washington)|Recreation Park Complex]] in Chehalis.<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>