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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Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe adds size to rebuilding effort

by Lindsey Young ·August 12, 2023

The process of building a solid foundation for a football program isn't often pretty.

Staff file photo by Olivia Ross / Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe senior Graydon Johnson goes low to catch a pass during a summer workout. Johnson is part of a deep receiving corps for second-year LFO coach Mac Bryan's spread offense.

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LaFayette healthy, has sights set on making playoffs

by Lindsey Young ·August 12, 2023

The pain, physical and mental, of last season could pay big dividends for the LaFayette Ramblers in 2023.

Staff file photo by Patrick MacCoon / Senior tight end/defensive end A.J. Thompson, center, returns for LaFayette this season, one of the reasons head coach Andy Scott believes the Ramblers will contend for a playoff spot in GHSA Region 6-AAA.

Young: Fried’s fabulous return a boost for Braves, but is it enough?

by Lindsey Young ·August 5, 2023

The Atlanta Braves just added one of the top five pitchers in baseball, and it cost them nothing.

AP photo by John Bazemore / Atlanta Braves pitchers Max Fried, left, and Spencer Strider talk during Monday's home game against the Los Angeles Angels.

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Is it Trion’s time for title in GHSA Region 7-A Division I?

by Lindsey Young ·July 27, 2023

Trion is one of the most consistent football programs in northwest Georgia, but the Bulldogs haven't won a region title since 2003.

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Trion's Toby Maddux scores a touchdown against rival Gordon Lee during the Bulldogs' season-opening win last August. Maddux returns after amassing nearly 1,900 yards for the Bulldogs in 2022.

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Major changes could make GHSA Region 6-AAA mostly unpredictable

by Lindsey Young ·July 26, 2023

Normally, it takes reclassification to produce the kind of shakeup Georgia's Region 6-AAA has experienced in a year's time.

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Kishaun Taylor, center, is part of a group of players at Ringgold expected to take on larger roles this season.

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Three is the key in Region 7-AAAA; Calhoun, Dalton part of explosive 7-AAAAA

by Lindsey Young ·July 25, 2023

If history has proven anything about Georgia Region 7-AAAA it's that three is the magic number.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Northwest Whitfield receiver Hudson Gray secures the football on a long pass play during last season's game with North Murray. Gray returns to lead a deep Bruins' receiving corps.

Northwest Whitfield’s Bob Williams dies after cancer battle

by Lindsey Young ·July 13, 2023

Bob Williams, Northwest Whitfield High School's head coach for girls' basketball since 2018, died Thursday after a two-year battle with cancer.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Bob Williams, Northwest Whitfield's girls' basketball coach since the 2018-19 school year, died Thursday, two years after he was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer.

Young: The Braves are on a roll, but they could use a tweak or two to win it all

by Lindsey Young ·July 8, 2023

These are dangerous times for the Atlanta Braves.

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton throws to a Tampa Bay Rays batter during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, July 7, 2023, in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Braves won 2-1. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Prep football primer: Is it Trion’s time in GHSA Region 7-A Division I?

by Lindsey Young ·June 29, 2023

The Times Free Press continues its prep football primer series with GHSA Regions 7-A in Division I and Division II.

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Prep football primer: Parity should be prevalent in GHSA Region 7-AAAA again

by Lindsey Young ·June 28, 2023

The Times Free Press continues its prep football primer series with GHSA Region 7-AAAA.