Editing Kelso, Washington (section)

==Sports and recreation==
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The [[Cowlitz Black Bears]] play in the [[West Coast League]], an independent summer baseball league with teams from Washington, [[Oregon]], and [[British Columbia]].  The team plays at David Story Field on the [[Lower Columbia College]] campus in neighboring [[Longview, Washington|Longview]].

Within the city limits, there are eight city parks totaling {{convert|50|acre|m2}} and {{convert|6|mi|km|0}} of bicycle and multi-use paths.  The largest park is Tam o'Shanter Park, a multi-use park comprising {{convert|38|acre|m2}} along the Coweeman River.  The facilities include multipurpose fields for [[soccer]], three girls [[fastpitch softball]] fields, one [[Babe Ruth League|Babe Ruth]] field, five Cal Ripken baseball fields, and three [[basketball]] courts.  The park hosts the annual Kelso Hilander Festival which includes Scottish [[Highland games]]. The park is named after a Scottish bonnet, the [[Tam o' shanter (cap)|Tam o' shanter]].