Brown hired to revive Greyhounds football

By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com

The search for a new football coach in Monessen has ended and the Greyhounds have their man.

Wade Brown was hired Tuesday by the Monessen School Board to fill the vacancy left with the resignation of Shane Swope Jr., just days after the Greyhounds forfeited their last game of the season.

Monessen athletic director Gina Naccarato thinks the program found the right man for the job.

“Wade Brown will be a great fit for the Monessen football program,” Naccarato said of Tuesday’s hire. “He attended Duquesne High School and played against Monessen in all sports. He understands our community because he grew up in a community and school district that had the same tradition in their sports programs as we do. He knows what it will take to bring the football program back to its winning tradition and he is eager to start the process and meet community members who can help him along the way.

“We are excited to have (him) on our staff and we look forward to working with him.”

Brown said there are similarities between Monessen and Duquesne, as cities and football programs, that make him a great candidate for the job. That’s what attracted him to the opening.

“From everything I know and have read, they’ve come on hard times,” Brown said. “I graduated from Duquesne and we played Monessen on our way to state championships in football and basketball when I played there.

“Monessen was, if not the toughest, one of the toughest opponents. I know what they stand for as a program and community.”

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