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[email protected] Sports OMLA product goes first in Jr. A draft Jon Donville had always followed a similar In addition to his older brother (Brennan Thursday, January2015 | 29, Thursday, path in lacrosse as his big brother, Brennan. and Jon will miss out on playing together at | Both have been members of national Cornell by one season), Donville also lists champion provincial teams, and both have his father Jason as a key factor in his devel- played field lacrosse for St. Michael’s Col- opment as a lacrosse player. Jason coached lege School in Toronto. In 2017, Jon will Jon since Jon was seven years old, and was don the Big Red jersey of Cornell Univer- also the coach of the Edge Lacrosse elite sity, where Brennan has already played for travel team that showcased Jon and others OAKVILLE BEAVER two seasons. to scouts in the United States over the past However, Jon recently managed to do six years. Jon Donville, pictured something in lacrosse that Brennan didn’t “More than the X’s and O’s, (Jason’s) just playing for Team On- do first — going first overall in the On- been there and been a great positive role tario at the national tario Lacrosse Association junior A draft. model for us,” Jon said. “He was never a midget box lacrosse Jon was selected by the Mimico Mountain- screamer or a yeller. He’s always tried to championships, was eers, marking the third time in six years an pick the guys up and be optimistic.” selected first overall Oakville resident has been one of the first Donville, who was actually born in Sin- by the Mimico Moun- two picks in the draft (Tyler Albrecht went gapore but has lived in Oakville since he taineers in the recent Ontario Lacrosse www.insideHALTON.com | www.insideHALTON.com second in 2010, Jackson Hulbert went sec- was five years old, could be viewed as a cor- ond in 2012).