Palmerton Area School District's board of directors accepted the resignation Tuesday night of its head varsity baseball coach, Mike Svetik.

The board also tabbed Marsha Thomas as the first coach of its newly established volleyball team at a stipend of $3,965.Returning head coaches are Bob Hock in softball, Mike Gombert in track and field and Jennifer Danzeisen in tennis.In other coaching moves, the board:*accepted the resignation of Kim Seiler, junior high field hockey coach.*approved the hires of:Mike Pascoe-assistant football coachBrian Morganand Britni Micheals-volunteer girls' basketball coachesErick Kresge, and Jake and Zack Christman-assistant wrestling coachesMichael Englert, Dave Lavin, Dillon Massington, Sam Oberlander, and Tom Pasquariello-volunteer wrestling coachesPat Frank-junior high field hockey coachBrian Stevko, Landon Small, Jeremy Coleman, Tony Thomas and Art George III-volunteer boys' basketball coachesFran Gough, Winnie Cseh. Jim Hay and Bill Stoudt-assistant track coachesTyrone Lewis-middle school track coachLorna Lewis, Russell Derrick, Michael Martinez, Jessica Heffelfinger and Austin Cseh-volunteer track coachesRich Roselli-volunteer tennis coach