Lindsey Young

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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Prep notebook: Dade County girls’ golf program reaches new heights

by Lindsey Young ·May 23, 2026

The Dade County girls' golf team achieved a pair of firsts this week at the GHSA Class A Division I state tournament at Arrowhead Pointe Golf Club.

Contributed photo / From left, Dade County girls' golf team members Hazel Grace Taylor, Rylee Brown, Ella McBrayar and Harper Van Dusen celebrate after Brown won the GHSA Class A Division I individual championship in a playoff Tuesday. The Lady Wolverines placed second as a team, the best finish in program history.

Gordon Lee still has chance to repeat despite sloppy defense, quiet bats

by Lindsey Young ·May 22, 2026

Gordon Lee coach Mike Dunfee didn't recognize his baseball team during Friday's doubleheader to start the GHSA Class A Division I championship series.

Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter / Gordon Lee baseball coach Mike Dunfee wasn't pleased with his team's play during Friday's doubleheader split with Vidalia to start the best-of-three GHSA Class A Division I championship series in Columbus.

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Confident, efficient Gordon Lee pitchers take aim at title repeat

by Lindsey Young ·May 20, 2026

In an era of baseball when velocity is king and getting strikeouts the main focus on the mound, Gordon Lee pitchers go about it a different way.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Gordon Lee senior ace Maddox Millard leads a confident and efficient pitching staff into the GHSA Class A Division I championship series against Vidalia that starts Friday in Columbus.

Dalton boys win eighth soccer state title on header by senior Rigo Torres

by Lindsey Young ·May 15, 2026

Dalton needed something big to happen to garner its eighth GHSA boys' soccer state championship Friday night against Midtown.

Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter / Dalton boys' soccer coach Matt Cheaves led the Catamounts to their eighth GHSA state title Friday night a 1-0 win over Midtown at Duluth High School.

Trion becomes area’s first GHSA school with girls’ soccer state title

by Lindsey Young ·May 15, 2026

When the Trion High School girls 'soccer team needed a spark this season, coach Marcia Thompson didn't have to go off the grid to get results.

Staff file photo by Matt Hamilton / Trion won the GHSA Class A Division II girls' soccer championship with Friday night's 2-1 win against Irwin County.

Gordon Lee baseball team turns tables on Worth County to avenge football loss

by Lindsey Young ·May 14, 2026

Gordon Lee baseball coach Mike Dunfee wanted to cut out the noise surrounding the school's sports rematch with Worth County, but it was a difficult task.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Gordon Lee senior Maddox Millard pitches during Thursday's 8-0 win over visiting Worth County in game one of the GHSA Class A Division I semifinal series in Chickamauga, Ga. The Trojans completed the sweep with a 5-0 victory in the second game of the doubleheader and will travel to Columbus for the championship series next week.

Coahulla Creek girls fall in GHSA soccer final against Pike County

by Lindsey Young ·May 13, 2026

The Coahulla Creek girls' soccer team made history Wednesday in Atlanta, though it wasn't quite what the Lady Colts had hoped for.

Staff file photo by Seth Carpenter/ Coahuila Creek goalkeeper Elizabeth Brito was busy during Wednesday's GHSA Class AA state final against Pike County. Though she was able to handle several strong shots, the Lady Colts lost 2-0.

Coahulla Creek girls chasing GHSA soccer history

by Lindsey Young ·May 12, 2026

Whitfield County is known as a hotbed of soccer success — on the boys side.

Staff File Photo by Seth Carpenter/ Coahuila Creek Girls soccer head coach Shannon Coley has the Lady Colts in the GHSA championship match for the first time in program history.

Dalton boys dominant in GHSA soccer semis; Trion girls reach first final

by Lindsey Young ·May 8, 2026

Dalton's boys will attempt to win their eighth GHSA soccer state championship next week, while Trion's girls will go for their first.

Staff photo by Seth Carpenter / Dalton's Ramon Mendez kicks the ball toward visiting Marist's goal during a GHSA Class AAAA semifinal Friday night at Harmon Field. The top-ranked Catamounts won 3-0 and will face Midtown while seeking Dalton's eighth boys' soccer state title next Friday at Duluth High School.

Gordon Lee reaches GHSA baseball semis; Coahulla Creek girls make history

by Lindsey Young ·May 7, 2026

The Gordon Lee High School baseball team had very little adversity through the first two rounds of the GHSA Class A Division I playoffs. That all changed Thursday.