Ray Cooney
Ray Cooney was elected president of The Graphic Printing Company in December 2023. He became publisher of The Commercial Review on July 1, 2020, while retaining the title of editor he has held since Dec. 1, 2014. He served managing editor from July 2013 through November 2014, assistant managing editor from November 2005 through July 2013 and sports editor from March 2001 through July 2013.
He earned the most awards of any journalist in Division III in the Hoosier State Press Association Better Newspaper Contest for four consecutive years from 2013 through 2016. His first-place honors this year were for in-depth feature, sports feature, general news photo and video.
In his career he has also won HSPA awards for sports commentary, editorial writing, use of graphics, community service, news writing under deadline pressure, sports action photo, sports feature photo, headline writing, editorial page, profile feature and multiple picture group. He had picked up nine Indiana Associated Press Media Editors awards earlier in the year, including first place for business writing, non-deadline sports story and headline writing.
Cooney was honored with the Indiana High School Athletic Association Distinguished Media Service Award in 2012, and also received the Indiana High School Baseball Coaches Association Outstanding Baseball Media Award in 2009.
A native of Avon, Ohio, Cooney graduated from St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio) in 1996 and Cleveland State University in 2000. He was the inaugural editor of The Cleveland Stater at CSU, and also worked for The Morning Journal (Lorain, Ohio) and The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) before moving to Jay County.
Cooney lives in Portland with his dog, Scooter.
SPORTS
It's a team effort
BERNE — Ask Evan Liechty about his rally in the final mile of the semi-state race to a third-place finish and he gives a nonchalant response.
SOUTH ADAMS
Jay, SA runners focused on state
Katie Simmons, Hannah Moore and the Starfire boys have an unusual fall-break destination in mind. All of them would like to make a trip to Terre Haute.
SOUTH ADAMS
SA back in sectional final
UNION CITY — Both teams made some big plays. The Starfires just made more of them.
FORT RECOVERY
Chasing state goal
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians didn’t have their best day at the district meet. Oddly, that may turn out to be a good thing.
SPORTS
FR seeks to avenge loss
It’s said that history repeats itself. The Indians hope theory holds true.
JAY COUNTY
Liechty third for SA
FORT WAYNE — No Starfire had ever made it to the state finals.
SPORTS
JCHS moves to 5-0
MUNCIE — Good defense, rebounding and free-throw shooting make it much easier to protect a lead.
JAY COUNTY
Jay crushes Bluffton
In their final competition of the 2010-11 season, the Patriots finished seventh in the sectional tournament. They were 35 points behind fifth-place Bluffton.
SPORTS
SA brings confidence
BERNE — A team loaded with seniors is hoping to lead the Black and Gold to its first sectional title in 15 years.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Bengals go above, beyond
For someone who refers to Super Bowl Sunday as the best holiday of the year, the idea came embarrassingly late.
SPORTS
All-time great Owl
Greg Williams grew up in Portland, living what he describes as a “Hoosiers”-like existence playing basketball in Indiana.
FORT RECOVERY
Headed to finals
ELIDA, Ohio — Wade Gelhaus spent the first half in the background as his senior teammates controlled the game. But when Indians needed him in the third quarter, the Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year rose to the occasion.
SPORTS
Jay blasts Bears
PARKER CITY — Having one player who can score 20 points is enough to make a team dangerous. Three of them on the same squad is nearly impossible to stop.
SPORTS
Jay fourth at regional
MUNCIE — As significant underdogs, the Patriots knew they had two options.
SPORTS
Break time?
Brock McFarland, Kegan Comer, Scott Schwieterman, Tyler Back and Darren Bogenschutz have a chance to make their Senior Night one of the most special in school history.
JAY COUNTY
Jay blanked in finale
Four times in the first five drives the Patriots had Guerin Catholic in fourth-down situations. It didn’t phase the Golden Eagles.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Jay Co. should accept invite
When the Jay School Board meets Monday, it should vote to approve Jay County High School’s entry to the North Central Conference.
SPORTS
JCHS girls win 14th
Four years ago Eme Miller and Mary Hudson were a couple of freshmen helping a pair of upperclassmen set a school record. On Thursday night, they switched roles.
JAY COUNTY
Patriots fall short
MUNCIE and YORKTOWN — Off in the distance was the sound of sirens and honking horns
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Teams seeking tourney success
With the girls golf, boys tennis and boys and girls soccer campaigns all complete, the fall prep sports season is winding down.
JAY COUNTY
Jay survives opener
YORKTOWN — The Patriots found themselves in a situation they could not have expected to be in.
SPORTS
NFL is hard to decipher
We’re already midway through the NFL season, and with a few exceptions it’s hard to have any idea what is going to happen in the second half of the year.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Taking a look at the tourney
The Jay County High School girls cross country team has won five straight sectional titles.
FORT RECOVERY
JCHS ends skid vs. Tribe
The Patriots are starting to hit their stride while the Indians are still searching for answers.
JAY COUNTY
Patriots fall in 5
FORT WAYNE — The Patriots opened their season with a goal of winning their first sectional title in nearly a decade, and had aspirations of tournament success beyond that.
SPORTS
Homecoming shutout
Clark Snyder’s sprint down the right sideline sealed the game. And Lucas Wiemer’s churning touchdown run to the left pylon in the final minute was the exclamation point.
JAY COUNTY
Fuller, Inman advance
It took a marathon match to pull it off, but Chance Fuller and Landry Inman extended their season.
SPORTS
Boston infielder achieved the feat
I expected to have a lot of questions rolling in this month with college and pro football seasons just around the corner. But that was not the case.
SPORTS
Highly motivated
For a four-game stretch, the Patriots weren’t playing at the level to which they’re accustomed. That lull is over.
JAY COUNTY
Hemmelgarn, Garringer medal
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Garringer walked away as a state medalist, fulfilling a dream he had worked for his entire career. Eric Hemmelgarn picked up a medal for the second straight season and had an experience that only added to his fire to bring home a state championship next season.
JAY COUNTY
Keen, Jay relay earn state berths
James Keen was a sectional runner-up in two events last season. On Saturday, he made sure everyone else was chasing him.
JAY COUNTY
Record runner
MUNCIE — Katie Simmons had hoped to break the school record this season. Now it looks as if she’s trying to put it out of reach.
JAY COUNTY
JCHS falls to Tigers
With the sectional tournament just a week away, the Patriots are still looking for answers.
JAY COUNTY
FR 2nd, Patriots third
It was clear which girls teams were in contention for the titles as the top squads swarmed the finish line Saturday.
SPORTS
FR falls in three
FORT RECOVERY — A fast start had the Indians looking at a chance to earn their second league win.
SPORTS
JC sweeps past Archers
For stretches, the Patriots looked great. And then there were times when they struggled.
SPORTS
JCHS 8th in tourney
BLUFFTON — The 10th and 11th holes are probably the most difficult back-to-back that Timber Ridge Golf Club has to offer.
JAY COUNTY
Falcons defeat Jay
In their first home match, the Patriots did not play up to their capabilities. On Tuesday, they made sure that didn’t happen again.
SPORTS
Sweet win at Southside
MUNCIE — The Patriots and Rebels have authored their fair share of classic games over the last 10 years.
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