Alannah MacLean and Harry Seaton on Friday showed they can ski with the best the nation has to offer.
MacLean took second in the junior women's 1.4-kilometre sprint race at the Eastern Canadian Championships in Cantley, Que.
Seaton, her National Development Centre-Thunder Bay teammate, crossed the finish line in the bornze-medal position in the senior men's category.
"The team did excellent. Taking home two medals and 2 top 6 finishes on the first day of competition is a good sign of things to come." Skiers had to ski smart to make it to the final heats, "conditions were firm and fairly fast on a course that required smart tactical skiing to move on in the heats," said assistant coach Timo Puiras.
Erin Tribe placed sixth in the senior women's category, Nick Monette was sixth in the junior men's race and Dudley Coulter wound up ninth in senior men's.
The interval star classic race is scheduled for Saturday, with a pursuit start skate race on the books for Sunday.
In other NDC news, Thunder Bay's Michael Somppi finished 20th in his first race on the FIS-OPA tour in Campra, Switzerland.
