Clairton High School football coach Wayne Wade is the Steelers High School Coach of the Year and the team's nominee for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year.

Wade, who is in his 12th season as the school's coach, guided his team to the 2025 Class A PIAA State Championship this year, defeating Bishop Guilfoyle, 35-3, in a game dominated by the defense.

This is the first state championship that Wade has led Clairton to, while the school has won five in their history.

"Coach Wade has been one of the best coaches in Western Pennsylvania over his tenure at Clairton, but this year, it all seemed to come together for them," said Mike Marchinsky, the Steelers senior manager of Alumni Relations and Youth Football. "I go back to last fall when Commissioner Roger Goodell and Curtis Mart

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