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.
With the start of the 2021 prep football season now just a month away, Chattanooga area programs are hitting the stretch run of the preseason camp circuit.
by Lindsey YoungWith the start of the 2021 prep football season now just a month away, Chattanooga area programs are hitting the stretch run of the preseason camp circuit.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungWith the start of the 2021 prep football season now just a month away, Chattanooga area programs are hitting the stretch run of the preseason camp circuit.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungWith the start of the 2021 prep football season now just a month away, Chattanooga area programs are hitting the stretch run of the preseason camp circuit.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungWith the start of the 2021 prep football season now just a month away, Chattanooga area programs are hitting the stretch run of the preseason camp circuit.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungWith the start of the 2021 prep football season now just a month away, Chattanooga area programs are hitting the stretch run of the preseason camp circuit.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungSometimes the right sport just finds the right kid.
by Lindsey YoungCan summer camp success carry over to the regular season? Christian Heritage School football coach Jay Poag certainly hopes so.
by Lindsey YoungThe names have changed, but the expectations for McCallie's football program have not.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungFor more than a decade, the Chattanooga area has had a run of small-school success unparalleled in Tennessee prep football.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungWith summer camps in full swing, high school football players are making their final push to attract college recruiters before the season begins in two months.
by Stephen Hargis and Lindsey YoungRidgeland offensive lineman Jacob Klein is one example from the Chattanooga area of the impact so-called "mega" football camps on college campuses can have on a recruit's profile. Calhoun receiver and defensive back Cole Speer is another.
by Lindsey YoungOf the 21 innings of baseball that made up the GHSA Class A public school championship series this week in Savannah, one is certain to endure as more memorable than the others.
by Lindsey YoungGordon Lee, the top-ranked team in Class A public, split with Metter on Friday at Grayson Stadium in Savannah in a doubleheader start to a best-of-three GHSA state title series.
by Lindsey YoungThe boys who make up the Gordon Lee High School baseball program's class of 2021 made quite the on-field impression when they first arrived on campus, and not in the best way.
by Lindsey YoungDeep playoff runs in high school baseball often revolve around several storylines.
by Lindsey YoungIf there is one thing Mike Dunfee has preached to his Gordon Lee High School baseball team regarding the postseason, it's to never dwell on the previous game.
by Lindsey YoungAn early lapse might have been the best thing that could have happened to the Dalton High School boys' soccer team in the GHSA Class AAAAAA state title game Friday night.
by Lindsey YoungCoahulla Creek and Southeast Whitfield took different paths to win GHSA boys' soccer championships Thursday night.
by Lindsey YoungOn the pitch, they are as fierce as rivals can be. Think Alabama-Auburn in college football or Duke-North Carolina in men's college basketball.
by Lindsey Young