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.

Dade duo dominant in GHSA softball super regional

by Lindsey Young ·October 18, 2023

It's a rare occurrence when a fastpitch softball team at any level wins anything of consequence with average pitching.

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Dade County's Kayleigh Warnock pitches against Commerce during a GHSA Class A Division I super regional hosted by Warnock's Wolverines on Wednesday in Trenton, Ga.

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Gordon Lee offense explodes to roll into GHSA softball Elite Eight

by Lindsey Young ·October 17, 2023

For a team with 25 regular season wins in 29 games, the Gordon Lee Lady Trojans entered the GHSA fastpitch softball postseason with a little trepidation.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton/ Gordon Lee (11) Sydney Garrett fires a pitch against Stephens County at Gordon Lee on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. Gordon Lee went on to win the game, 15-0 in three innings by the mercy rule to advance to the Class AAA Elite Eight next week in Columbus.

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Gordon Lee sweeps in GHSA super regional opener; four other teams still alive

by Lindsey Young ·October 16, 2023

The good news for northwest Georgia's softball teams opening play in the fastpitch super sectional round Monday is that all five are still alive in search of a berth into next week's championships in Columbus.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Gordon Lee softball head coach Dana Mull's team swept a pair of games in a GHSA Class AAA super regional Monday in Chickamauga. The Lady Trojans are seeking their 12th state championship.

Gordon Lee 3-1 in Region 6-AAA with another last-minute win

by Lindsey Young ·October 6, 2023

Anyone wishing to keep their blood pressure down might avoid watching a Gordon Lee High School football game.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Gordon Lee's Garrett Ross (6) pulls down a pass as LFO's Carson Goff defends during their GHSA Region 6-AAA game Friday night in Chickamauga, Ga.

Georgia prep football roundup: Calhoun puts up 56 in rout of previously unbeaten Hiram

by Lindsey Young ·October 6, 2023

Calhoun responded to a potentially demoralizing loss last week by going on the road and routing Hiram on Friday night.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Calhoun's Trey Townsend had three touchdown passes and a touchdown run on the road Friday night, when the Yellow Jackets evened their record in GHSA Region 7-AAAAA by handing Hiram its first loss of the season.

Chase Ward comes up big as Coahulla Creek edges Ringgold

by Lindsey Young ·October 5, 2023

In the biggest moment of Coahulla Creek's most important game yet this football season, first-year starting quarterback Chase Ward delivered.

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Coahulla Creek quarterback Chase Ward shakes a Ringgold defender as he picks up yards for the host Colts during Thursday night's GHSA Region 6-AAA game in Varnell, Ga.

Young: If revenge is the theme, Braves should shine in NLDS

by Lindsey Young ·October 5, 2023

If the Philadelphia Phillies are out for revenge, what are the Atlanta Braves playing for?

AP photo by Matt Slocum / Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker, shown before the second game of a doubleheader against the host Philadelphia Phillies on Sept. 11, is getting his team ready for its postseason opener after a first-round bye. The Braves will face the Phillies in an NL Division Series that starts Saturday at Atlanta's Truist Park.

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Trio of northwest Georgia teams looking to end softball ‘drought’

by Lindsey Young ·October 3, 2023

If Tuesday night's results are any indication, the championship drought could soon be over for northwest Georgia fastpitch softball teams.

Staff photo by Olivia Ross / Gracie Helton leads Gordon Lee in average (.477) home runs (6) and RBIs (37), part of an experienced lineup that gives the Lady Trojans a solid shot at winning another GHSA fastpitch softball championship.

GHSA ratifies plan to separate Class A through 3A public and private schools for playoffs

by Lindsey Young ·October 2, 2023

The Georgia High School Association's executive committee approved the ruling body's reclassification plan for the two-year cycle beginning in 2024-25 at its meeting Monday morning in Thomasville.

Staff Photo by Robin Rudd / Trion High School head football coach Sean Patrick is happy the GHSA ratified a proposal to separate public and private schools in the postseason in the state's three lowest classifications.

Trion wins at Dade County to start 5-0 for first time since 1997

by Lindsey Young ·September 29, 2023

When the final horn sounded Friday night after Trion's victory over host Dade County, it was hard at first to tell who had won and lost.