, ▁NC ▁Little ▁Rock , ▁Ark ansas ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁magazine ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁in ▁Tul sa , ▁Oklahoma . ▁ ▁It ▁dist ributes ▁ 2 6 5 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁month ly ▁and ▁is ▁read ▁by ▁over ▁ 1 ▁million ▁adult s ▁each ▁month , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Cir cul ation ▁Ver ification ▁Council ▁Aud it . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁and ▁Ark ansas ▁mark ets ▁would ▁be ▁produced ▁the ▁First ▁Ann ual ▁State wide ▁Football ▁Pre view ▁issues . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁football , ▁High ▁School ▁Sports ▁The ▁Magazine ▁also ▁covers ▁girls ▁and ▁boys ▁basketball , ▁girls ▁and ▁boys ▁hockey , ▁track , ▁cross - country , ▁field ▁hockey , ▁s occer , ▁golf , ▁baseball , ▁soft ball , ▁row ing , ▁cheer , ▁pom , ▁dance , ▁and ▁the ▁music ▁programs . ▁ ▁History ▁High ▁School ▁Sports ▁The ▁Magazine ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁local ▁business man , ▁Lyn n ▁Mitchell ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁with ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁cover ▁all ▁sports ▁in ▁the ▁high ▁schools ▁around ▁Tul sa , ▁Oklahoma . ▁The ▁first ▁magazine ▁went ▁to ▁print ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁continued ▁its ▁success . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁innov ative ▁entrepr ene ur ▁Kevin ▁Hern ▁of ▁K TA K ▁Management ▁Corporation ▁purchased ▁High ▁School ▁Sports ▁The ▁Magazine , ▁L . L . C . ▁and ▁quickly ▁launched ▁mag az ines ▁in ▁mark