Lindsey Young

Assistant Sports Editor

Lindsey Young is the assistant sports editor at the Times Free Press and began his career with the News Free-Press in 1986 after graduating from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and associate’s degrees in English and Psychology. At the News Free Press and now the Times Free Press he has covered preps, mostly in the Northwest Georgia area, including numerous state championships, and has won several Tennessee Sports Writers Association awards. He was the paper’s NASCAR beat writer for 12 years and has, over the years, covered a Super Bowl, two World Series, many college football games and served as the beat writer for UTC for parts of three years. Lindsey is a 2024 inductee into the Greater Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame.

Contact Lindsey Young at lyoung@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6296.

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Physical Jefferson stands in the way of Calhoun football championship

by Lindsey Young ·December 17, 2024

To win its fifth state football championship, Calhoun will have to defeat two foes – one physical and one mental.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton/ Calhoun defenders Clayton Goad, Blake Hammett and Kam Penny combine to stop Stephenson's Marte Barton in the Yellow Jackets' semifinal win Dec. 6. Calhoun faces Jefferson Wednesday in the GHSA Class AAA championship game.

Heritage football coach E.K. Slaughter resigns

by Lindsey Young ·December 9, 2024

E.K. Slaughter has resigned as head football coach at Heritage High School, the veteran coach confirmed Monday morning.

Staff File Photo by Robin Rudd / E.K. Slaughter resigned Monday as head football coach at Heritage High School after leading the Generals to the playoffs in nine of his 11 seasons.

Calhoun overcomes early deficit to roll into GHSA AAA title game

by Lindsey Young ·December 6, 2024

The Calhoun High School football team wasn't ready for this season to end, and the Yellow Jackets showed it Friday night.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Calhoun's Kam Penny (1) Clayton Goad (12) and Blake Hammett tackle visiting Stephenson's Marte Barton during a GHSA Class AAA semifinal Friday night at Phil Reeve Stadium.

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Calhoun faces large challenge in GHSA Class AAA semifinal

by Lindsey Young ·December 5, 2024

A week after pulling off one of the biggest upsets of this year's GHSA football playoffs, Calhoun is the one on upset alert in its Class AAA semifinal.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Calhoun High School's Hal Lamb Field at Phil Reeve Stadium will be lit, as it was in this playoff game against Blessed Trinity in December 2021, for Friday night's GHSA Class AAA semifinal against Stephenson.

Calhoun’s Emaree Winston, now a Texas signee, ‘truly blessed’

by Lindsey Young ·December 4, 2024

Senior tight end has returned from summer surgery to help Yellow Jackets reach state semis

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton/ Calhoun senior tight end Emaree Winston, who signed with Texas on Wednesday, has returned from knee surgery in the summer to help lead the Yellow Jackets into the GHSA Class AAA semifinals.

Calhoun upsets Peach County; Trion falls to Irwin County

by Lindsey Young ·November 29, 2024

Defensive stops were hard to come by Friday night for the two area football teams in the GHSA quarterfinals. One of them managed just enough.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Calhoun High School football coach Clay Stephenson led the Yellow Jackets to a 38-28 win at Peach County in a GHSA Class AAA quarterfinal Friday night.

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Calhoun, Trion have tall orders in Friday’s GHSA quarterfinals

by Lindsey Young ·November 28, 2024

And then there were two.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton/ Senior tight end Emaree Winston's return to health has boosted Calhoun in the GHSA Class AAA playoffs through the first two rounds.

2024 prep football playoffs: Top offensive stat lines

by Lindsey Young, Patrick MacCoon, Stephen Hargis ·November 26, 2024

The Times Free Press staff has pored over the first weeks of the high school football postseason and found the most impressive offensive stats.

Staff photo by Abby White / Baylor junior quarterback Briggs Cherry makes a pass down the field in the Division II-AAA semifinal home win over Brentwood Academy this past Friday.

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Here are the Chattanooga area’s top prep football playoff performances from last week

by Lindsey Young, Stephen Hargis, Patrick MacCoon ·November 25, 2024

Here are the top individual performances from this past Friday's prep football playoff games involving teams from the Chattanooga area (players are listed in alphabetical order):

Staff photo by Abby White / Baylor senior running back Shekai Mills-Knight (1) rushed for over 250 yards and four scores in this past Friday's Division II-AAA state semifinal home win over Brentwood Academy.

Healthy Calhoun easily reaches GHSA Class AAA quarterfinals

by Lindsey Young ·November 22, 2024

A healthy Calhoun High School football team is a scary one for the rest of the teams remaining in the GHSA Class AAA playoffs.