Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.

Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until the No. 1 moment on July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at coloradosports.org/podcast/.

Sept. 13, 2000

In high school boys tennis, Wheat Ridge defeated Cherry Creek, 5-2, ending the Bruins’ remarkable dual-match winning streak at 316, the longest in the nation. In 1991, it was Wheat Ridge that ended Cherry Creek’s run of 19 straight state championships, a national record. The streak, which began in 1972, remains the second-longest of any sport in the country, behind only the Brandon, Fla., wrestling team that won 459 consecutive dual meets from 1973 into 2008.

— Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian

This week’s previous moments

• Bob Martin hosts state’s first sports talk show, interviewing Broncos’ Mac Speedie
  Colorado College football defeats University of Denver Ministers, 12-0 
• Denver Racquets win state’s first pro championship