Female Wrestler at Amityville HS Makes Historic Tournament Win

AMITYVILLE, NY — An Amityville high school student recently made sports history — and did it like a girl.

Madelyne Martinez, a sophomore at Amityville Memorial High School sophomore and varsity wrestler, became the school's first female tournament winner at the 2022 Frank Giampaolo Cyclone Tournament on Saturday.

The competition took place at South Side High School in Rockville Centre.

A first-year and lone female member of the wrestling team, this was Madelyne's first individual tournament.

Prior to this event, she had only wrestled in two matches — both against boys — the Amityville School District said.

At the Cyclonce tournament, however, she competed in the female division, defeating two Bay Shore wrestlers, and left with the gold medal for her bracket.

In her first match of the day, she pinned Bay Shore wrestler Ashley Vasquez Mala in three minutes 13 seconds. She added another pin to defeat Ryan Stuck, of Bay Shore, in 53 seconds to secure first place in her bracket.

“Maddy has a great personality, she always brings great energy in practice, she really challenges our guys and is literally like a sponge,” said Warriors varsity wrestling head coach Jamal Jackson “It's such a pleasure having her on our team, and we are expecting great things from her in the future, both on and off the mat.”