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IOWA CITY — A former City High School volleyball coach did not pay over $50,000 in facility fees to the Iowa City Community School District while operating a summer league not affiliated with the district, according to a report released by the state auditor’s office Tuesday. Craig Pitcher, former City High volleyball coach and current physical education teacher at Horn Elementary School, did not pay the Iowa City Community School District’s facility usage fees from January 2011 to June 2018, while operating the Old Capitol League. Pitcher, however, told state auditors no one approached him to discuss an approval process or the need to pay facility rent or provide insurance coverage for the league. Pitcher held two bank accounts not established by the district for the Old Capitol League and Little Hawk Volleyball club, according to the audit.