Seneca Valley Vies for Football Dominance, a Little Cricket and Urbanization Fears: The Germantown Daily Digest

You Said It | “Why are some of our elected officials trying to urbanize all of Montgomery County?”

Patch reader Robin Ficker’s comment on a story about reactions to Montgomery County planning staff’s recommendations for development in the Ten Mile Creek watershed.  Read that story here. 

Sports | Best high school football team ever? Vote for Seneca Valley!
USA Today is polling for Maryland teams for “All-Time DMV Football Champion” and, naturally, Seneca Valley is pitted against Quince Orchard in round 1 of the voting. Make sure Seneca Valley wins by voting here. The first round of voting ends on Friday, July 26. The teams who made it to round two will be announced on WUSA9, during the 6 p.m. sportscast.

More sports | 2013 Maryland Youth Cricket Championship
Youth tournament is scheduled for the Germantown SoccerPlex on Sunday, July 28, from noon to 7:30 p.m. Dr. Rajan Natarajan, Deputy Secretary of State of Maryland, is expected to toss the coin for championship match. Details at MDYouthCricket.org. 

Nearby | Honest Tea Founder's Bike Stolen on Day of Honesty Study
Honest Tea founder and Bethesda resident Seth Goldman says his bicycle was stolen from outside the Bethesda Metro station—where it was locked up—on the day the business’s honesty study was carried out in DC, Bethesda Patch reports.

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