Hiltz Picks Up Points as Team Canada Opens Pan-Am Championship With Big Win

By Scott Arnold

Peterborough’s Owen Hiltz found the scoresheet as Team Canada opened the Pan-American Men’s Lacrosse Championship with a 19-2 win over Mexico in Jamaica.

Peterborough native owen hiltz takes the ball down field during canada’s opening game of the pan-am championship in jamaica (photo via instagram @beyondscoreco)

Hiltz scored once and added an assist as Canada jumped out to a 7-0 lead after the opening quarter and never looked back.

The Peterborough native’s goal came early in the game, with Hiltz finding the net 2:44 into the opening quarter on a setup from Finn Thomson.

Hiltz added an assist later in the second half, setting up Ty English for Canada’s 14th goal of the afternoon.

Meanwhile, fellow Peterborough native Wyatt Wiggins was part of Canada’s defensive group as the team held Mexico to just two goals.

The win gave Canada an impressive start to the tournament, which runs through August 23rd in Kingston, Jamaica, and serves as a qualifier for the 2027 World Lacrosse Men’s Championship in Japan.

Canada’s next test comes Tuesday, August 18th, when they face the Haudenosaunee team at 6pm ET.

Scott Arnold is a Journalist and Content Creator at PTBOCanada Media Inc

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