Getting To Know: Cherokee Bluff's Heath Padgett still casts a timeless presence on Hall's soccer scene - Gainesville Times

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Getting To Know: Cherokee Bluff's Heath Padgett still casts a timeless presence on Hall's soccer scene

Cherokee Bluff head girls and boys soccer coach Heath Padgett addresses the Lady Bears at halftime of their match against Gainesville on April 15, 2025 at City Park Stadium. Photo by David Friedlander

Heath Padgett 2.jpg — Cherokee Bluff head girls and boys soccer coach Heath Padgett addresses the Lady Bears at halftime of their match against Gainesville on April 15, 2025 at City Park Stadium. Photo by David Friedlander

Former standout goalkeeper at Johnson and now head coach at another South Hall school reflects on the demands of leading both the Bears and Lady Bears programs and other topics in a one-on-one interview with Times sports staff reporter David Friedlander.

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