Pinelands Regional High School would have been quite the power back in the days when battles were fought using spears and swords. OK, we don’t know how well the Wildcats would have done with swords – Pinelands, same as all of Southern Ocean County’s high schools, does not have a fencing team. But it does have both girls and boys track and field teams, which means it has javelin throwers, and if they are any indication, Pinelands would have given the Romans a tough time on the field of battle.

The 2018 girls track and field team at Pinelands is headed by senior Carly Jannsch, who had quite the campaign…