Watch your step. Nobody is safe anymore. These districts are a minefield.

Just ask the Souderton field hockey team, whose 2007 dreams blew up.

The Indians, who have reached states five times this millenium and were seeded sixth in this year's District 1 tournament, went down 3-2 in overtime to No. 27 Unionville on Monday.

Heartbreaking.

The North Penn Maidens almost suffered a similar fate, but somehow tiptoed their way to safety. Or, perhaps more accurately, they just said screw it and sprinted through all the bombs.

The seventh-seeded Maidens had a heart attack and survived, beating No. 26 Radnor in OT.

Thank god for halftime speeches, courtesy of the Maidens coaches. Thank god for teamwork, which acted as a defibrillator after North Penn's lifeless first half. Thank god for Julie Rosenkaimer, who scored two goals to erase a 2-0 deficit. And thank god for Taryn Gjurich, the lively North Carolina-bound senior who scored the game winner on an assist from Meghan Collins.

As listless as the Maidens looked in the first half -- and they didn't look good -- they appeared virtually unbeatable in the second half and overtime. As the minutes ticked away, so did Radnor's spirit.

What a game! Instant classic. Nearly catastrophic. Even people who don't follow field hockey would have loved it.

If you weren't there to see it, where the hell were you?

North Penn hits the turf again on Wednesday, this time against No. 10 Central Bucks South. Be there. These girls are good.

-C.D.