The Alpena Wildcats swept Gaylord on Monday in the first round of the state district tournament. For the Wildcats, Kaila Girard led the offense with 12 kills,while Madelyn Cameron, Lilly Rospierski and Paige Samp each added six kills each.

Madelyn Cameron had 17 digs and Emily VanHorn played solid defense with 10 digs. Grace Cameron, Kaila, Girard, and Laura Poli each had three aces behind the serving line.

Grace Cameron led Alpena with 33 assists.

“The girls came out and took care of business tonight. They played hard against a conference foe in front of a home crowd,” Wildcat coach Kolby Andrews said “It’s been a while since Alpena volleyball has won a district tournament match and these girls had a little bit of pressure on their backs tonight. They took the floor with confidence , they executed under pressure, and they played tenacious defense. We look forward to going to Traverse City on Wednesday and seeing what we can do. I’m very proud of this team.”