Lindsey Young is a sports writer at the Chattanooga Times Free Press who started work at the Chattanooga News-Free Press 24 years ago. He covers the Northwest Georgia prep beat and NASCAR. Lindsey's hometown is Ringgold, Ga., and he graduated from Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School. He received an associate's degree from Dalton Junior College (now Dalton State) and a bachelor's degree in communications from UTC. He has won several writing awards, including two Tennessee Sports Writers Association Prep Writer of the Year awards. Lindsey is married to Christine and has two children, Nicholas and Cody, and one step-daughter, Lacey. In addition to being an all-around sports fan, he is an avid bowler with five career 300 games and a high series of 801. Contact Lindsey at 423-757-6296 or lyoung@timesfreepress.com.
Heritage High School athletic director Eric Schexnaildre announced Wednesday the hiring of Greg Elkins as the school's next girls' basketball coach.
by Lindsey Young 1 hour agoThe 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.
by Lindsey YoungIt may go down as the great season of what-ifs in Georgia.
by Lindsey YoungOn 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.
by Lindsey YoungTrion 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.
by Lindsey YoungBeing more than 4,000 miles away from home is nothing new to Ramon Vila, but without basketball games to play or supervised workouts to attend, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga redshirt junior's mind often wanders to his family in Barcelona.
by Lindsey YoungMerritt Potter woke up Wednesday wrestling with a difficult decision.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has suspended spring practices for its football team, athletic director Mark Wharton said Friday.
by Lindsey YoungThe uncertainty surrounding area high school sports continued to spread Friday when Hamilton County Schools athletic director Brad Jackson notified coaches throughout the county that all secondary athletics have been suspended until March 30 because of concerns over the coronavirus.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungThe 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.
by Lindsey YoungThe Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association announced late Thursday evening that the girls' and boys' basketball state tournaments are being suspended indefinitely due to concerns regarding the novel coronavirus.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungAfter sweeping Wofford during the regular season, UTC came up short with a spot in the SoCon title game at stake.
by Lindsey YoungUTC finished third in the team standings, but the finals were not kind to the Mocs as individuals.
by Lindsey YoungThe UTC men's basketball team is one victory away from playing for the Southern Conference title.
by Lindsey YoungIt's one step closer to the title round for the winner.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is seeded sixth in the 10-team Southern Conference men's basketball tournament that starts Friday in Asheville, North Carolina. UTC was the fifth seed in 2019.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's time at the Southern Conference women's basketball tournament was over soon after it started
by Lindsey YoungAs UTC wrapped up preparation for the Southern Conference women's basketball tournament that starts Thursday in Asheville, North Carolina, confidence was high among the surging Mocs.
by Lindsey YoungThe University of Tennessee at Chattanooga's Matt Ryan and Ramon Vila were among those honored Wednesday as the Southern Conference released its list of postseason awards for the 2019-20 men's basketball season.
by Lindsey YoungUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga senior Lakelyn Bouldin is the 2020 recipient of the Southern Conference Ann Lashley Inspiration Award, the league office announced Tuesday.
by Lindsey Young