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.

Heritage goes to rival to find next girls’ basketball coach

by Lindsey Young ·April 8, 2020

Heritage High School athletic director Eric Schexnaildre announced Wednesday the hiring of Greg Elkins as the school's next girls' basketball coach.

Staff file photo by C.B. Schmelter / Longtime Ringgold boys' basketball coach Greg Elkins will lead a girls' basketball program for the first time as he takes over across town at Heritage.

Q&A: UTC athletic director Mark Wharton discusses challenges Mocs face during COVID-19 crisis

by Lindsey Young ·April 7, 2020

The Times Free Press spoke with University of Tennessee at Chattanooga vice chancellor and athletic director Mark Wharton concerning the recent NCAA eligibility ruling, the looming financial hit mid-major athletic departments are bracing for and his thoughts on when sports might regain some sense of normalcy in view of the coronavirus pandemic.

Staff file photo / UTC vice chancellor and athletic director Mark Wharton said his personal belief is that the Mocs will be able to begin football preparations in late June and play a full season. He's also looking forward to having the return of sports provide a sense of relief in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Georgia spring prep sports: A season lost to COVID-19

by Lindsey Young ·April 2, 2020

It may go down as the great season of what-ifs in Georgia.

Staff file photo / Gordon Lee's Jake Wright pitches against visiting Seminole County in a GHSA Class A public quarterfinal series on May 8, 2019. The Trojans were going for their third straight baseball state title this year before the GHSA canceled the remainder of its spring sport seasons with schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

UTC softball seniors weigh pros, cons of NCAA eligibility extension due to coronavirus crisis

by Lindsey Young ·March 31, 2020

On the surface, allowing NCAA Division I spring sports participants another year of eligibility seems like a win-win situation for college programs and the student-athletes whose seasons - and careers in some cases - ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / Scottie Kilgore, associate head coach for the UTC softball team, confers with Aly Walker at first base during the Mocs' season opener against Austin Peay on Feb. 9 at Frost Stadium. Walker is one of seven seniors on this year's team, which had its season cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA has ruled that all Division I spring sports athletes have been granted an extra year of eligibility.

Trion dips into south Georgia for next football coach

by Lindsey Young ·March 30, 2020

Trion High School principal Bryan Edge and athletic director Jason Lanham announced the hiring of one of Georgia's top prep assistant coaches to fill the program's head coaching position.

Barcelona native Ramon Vila among UTC athletes riding out COVID-19 pandemic in Chattanooga

by Lindsey Young ·March 20, 2020

UTC basketball players still in town support one another

Staff file photo by Robin Rudd / Ramon Vila, a UTC basketball player whose redshirt junior season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic canceling invitational tournaments, is from Barcelona. While he is still in Chattanooga, he thinks often of his family in Spain, including his parents, both of them doctors.

Coronavirus and ‘non-essential’ activities in Chattanooga: Are they worth the risk?

by Lindsey Young ·March 18, 2020

Merritt Potter woke up Wednesday wrestling with a difficult decision.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / Bailey Norrod cuts Hunter Morgan's hair at White Oak Barber Shop's Lee Highway location on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 in Chattanooga, Tenn. White Oak Barber Shop shortened their hours because of the decline in customers due to the coronavirus pandemic. The barber shop is also taking extra precautions for customers like using fresh capes for each hair cut.

UTC postpones spring football practices, pro day due to COVID-19 outbreak

by Lindsey Young ·March 13, 2020

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has suspended spring practices for its football team, athletic director Mark Wharton said Friday.

Staff photo by C.B. Schmelter / UTC football coach Rusty Wright encourages his players as they warm up for their game at Tennessee last September.

SoCon suspends spring sports, basketball’s WNIT called off due to COVID-19 fears

by Lindsey Young ·March 12, 2020

The Southern Conference is being proactive by suspending all athletic competition through March 30 in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19 disease) pandemic, commissioner Jim Schaus announced Thursday.

UTC men’s SoCon title hopes end with Wofford’s late run

by Lindsey Young ·March 8, 2020

After sweeping Wofford during the regular season, UTC came up short with a spot in the SoCon title game at stake.