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Fox 8 Helicopter Landing on Football Field Friday, Game Televised

The Stow-Munroe Falls/Twinsburg game has been selected as the Fox 8 Game of the Week

The Stow-Munroe Falls/Twinsburg High School football game Friday night has been selected as the Fox 8 News Game of the Week.

Prior to the start of the game at 7 p.m. at the , a helicopter will land in the practice field next to the stadium.

Time Warner Cable announced it will be televising the Stow-Twinsburg game. Tune into NEON channel 23 at 11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. or 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at 8 p.m. to watch the game. 

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Coverage will also be available on Local On Demand channel 411, in the "SPORTS" category, the week following each game.

In addition, Varsity Sports Preview, a 30-minute show focusing on key games for the week, will air Thursdays at 7 p.m. and prior to each game Friday, Saturday and Sunday, according to TWC.

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"We met with Michael Johnson, the helicopter pilot subcontracted by Fox 8 News [yesterday]. We surveyed the property to find a safe landing area prior to the Friday night football game," said Athletic Director Cyle Feldman.

Since Johnson was already there, Assistant Principal Kathy Thomas asked if he'd stay and give an impromptu talk to some of the aviation academy students at the high school. 

"He kindly agreed," said Feldman. "He gave an excellent explanation about aviation and helicopter piloting as a career. It was an outstanding few minutes for our students involved in the academy."

This is the second game of the week honor Stow has received. A few weeks ago, the Stow/Kent game was selected as the .

Click for the full game schedule. Check Stow Patch this weekend for photos from the game!


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