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.

Prep roundup: Barrett gem keeps Heritage baseball playoffs hopes alive

by Lindsey Young ·April 19, 2022

Heritage entered Tuesday night's opening game of the season-ending Region 7-AAAA series against first-place Cedartown in dire need of a win.

Prep roundup: Tight races come down to the wire in northwest Georgia prep baseball

by Lindsey Young ·April 18, 2022

Baseball playoffs are set to begin in Georgia next week, and while a handful of teams can at least rest easy knowing they will have a postseason spot, several more head into play Tuesday needing a big week to move on.

Prep roundup: Gordon Lee tops Trion with late rally for region rivalry series win

by Lindsey Young ·April 16, 2022

Down to their last four outs and in danger of losing two of three games to rival Trion in a key GHSA Region 6-A public baseball series late in the regular season, the Gordon Lee Trojans found some two-out magic Friday night.

Staff photo by Matt Hamilton / Gordon Lee's Holt Roberts scores a run during Friday's GHSA Region 6-A public game against rival Trion in Chickamauga, Ga.

GHSA approves proposals that will change next classification

by Lindsey Young ·April 11, 2022

Georgia's high school sports programs will have to wait a little longer to find out which classification and which region they will compete in after the Georgia High School Association approved a proposal by unanimous vote to return to a six-classification system.

Young: Braves are built to meet sky-high expectations

by Lindsey Young ·April 2, 2022

It's good to be the king, and despite a volatile offseason, the reigning World Series champions have set themselves up to remain on the throne.

AP photo by Steve Helber / Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson hands a souvenir back to a fan as he signs autographs before a spring training game against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays on Monday at CoolToday Park in North Port, Fla.

Northwest Georgia baseball’s slow start: Just a blip or a bigger concern?

by Lindsey Young ·March 25, 2022

Region play has begun in baseball for the state of Georgia, and a quick look at the standings brings a pause.

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Ringgold's Connor Christopher follows through on a base hit during a home win against LaFayette on Thursday in GHSA Region 6-AAA baseball.

Prep baseball roundup: Big early inning carries LFO past Rome

by Lindsey Young ·March 11, 2022

A seven-run second inning propelled Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe's baseball team to a nonregion win Friday at Rome.

Baseball in glove laying on pitcher's mound of ball field. Old used sports equipment for team sport. baseball tile / Getty Images

Former Ooltewah football coach Mac Bryan hired at LFO

by Lindsey Young ·March 4, 2022

Former Ooltewah High School head coach Mac Bryan was introduced as the next leader of the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe football program Friday afternoon.

Staff file photo / Former Ooltewah coach Mac Bryan is returning to the Chattanooga area's high school football scene. He was introduced Friday as the next coach at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe.

Calhoun boys two wins from GHSA basketball state title after defensive-minded victory

by Lindsey Young ·March 3, 2022

Calhoun threw a block party Wednesday night in the quarterfinal round of the GHSA Class AAAAA boys' basketball state tournament.

Georgia prep roundup: Injuries hurt LFO, Northwest as area girls teams swept in GHSA playoffs

by Lindsey Young ·March 1, 2022

Sometimes all the practice, preparation and game-planning can go up in smoke in a moment in a basketball game. Just ask the Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe Lady Warriors.