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
FR tops Jay
FORT RECOVERY — Both squads saw carry-over from their previous game. For the Indians, that was a great things. For the Patriots, it spelled disaster.
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Jay bounces back
After suffering their worst loss in seven years in their season opener, the Patriots needed to rebuild some confidence in the first home game.
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Senior triumphs following tragedy
Eme Miller made herself a solid favorite in the 200-yard freestyle at the Jan. 26 preliminary round of the sectional tournament.
JAY COUNTY
JCHS seeks first crown
In 35 seasons, the Jay County High School girls swim team has never won a sectional title.
JAY COUNTY
Tigers blank Jay Co.
In their previous three games, the Patriots had racked up a total of 29 runs. Wednesday night, the offense disappeared.
JAY COUNTY
Silver honoree
During her high school basketball career, Shannon (Freeman) Frogge racked up her fair share of accolades.
SPORTS
Patriots battered
FORT WAYNE — Tuesday’s game is one the Patriots would like to forget as soon as possible. Unfortunately there were consequences they will have to deal with for a while, and perhaps the entire season.
JAY COUNTY
Squaws beat Jay
In 32 minutes of play, the Patriots made just one shot from outside of five feet.
SPORTS
Stars eyeing title
BERNE — As the Starfires walked out of their locker room Wednesday, their eyes landed on an unusual sight. Across the sidewalk, sitting on a bench, was the sectional championship trophy.
SPORTS
JC seeks tourney success
For the second straight season, the Patriots will have a different coach, a different offense, a different defense. They are still hoping for similar regular-season results, but with a more satisfying ending.
JAY COUNTY
Houck paces JCHS
Playing on their home course, Drew Houck and Evan Mathias knew exactly what they wanted to do with every shot. And for the most part, accomplished it.
JAY COUNTY
Jay gets first victory
With a 2-1 lead, the Patriots needed to take just one of the two matches that went to three sets. Kyla McKibben and Alicia Degler came through.
SPORTS
Tribe falls in rainy five
FORT RECOVERY — Rainy weather couldn’t keep the Indians off the field. But Versailles kept them from picking up a victory.
SPORTS
Another opportunity
VAN WERT, Ohio — It was far from their best volleyball. But it was enough.
SPORTS
Fort drops finale
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians would have liked to give their home fans a victory in their final game of the season. But with the Marion Local Flyers visiting Barrenbrugge, such a finish was not in the cards.
FORT RECOVERY
Ready to run
As the Indians prepared for their regional run this week, they had a question for their coach. Could they beat Minster, they wondered.
JAY COUNTY
It's time to shoot
Plays against man-to-man defense. Sets to use to counteract a zone. Half-court. Transition. Out-of-bounds plays and end of quarter looks.
JAY COUNTY
'Dogs end JC's season
Taking on the No. 2 rusher in the state is always a difficult task. Te’Vaughn Hurse proved to be too much for the Patriots to handle in the opening round of the sectional tournament.
JAY COUNTY
Patriots claim regional title
MUNCIE — When the Mount Vernon Marauders were announced as the second-place team, Leah Wellman, Liz Lennartz and Megan Taylor covered their mouths in shock.
SOUTH ADAMS
Moore is 22nd for Stars
FORT WAYNE — The season didn’t end the way the Patriots or Starfires had hoped. Still, both were able to take some positives away from Saturday’s semi-state meet.
JAY COUNTY
Give them five
MUNCIE — Any team that had thoughts of ending the Patriots’ streak had them dashed in a hurry.
SPORTS
Indians fall to Russia
RUSSIA, Ohio — Neither team scored in its final four at bats. It was the first two that buried the Indians.
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FR blasts St. John's
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians got their first taste of losing Saturday. They didn’t enjoy it.
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Jay Co. falls in PKs
MARION — Nine times this season the Patriots suffered shutouts. Late Monday, it was their inability to put the ball in the net that ended their season.
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Patriots earn ECIC repeat
For several seasons, James Myers has talked about his team taking the next step — going from finishing among the top teams at tournaments to winning them.
SPORTS
No. 1 Flyers top Fort
FORT RECOVERY — Playing quality competition late in the season can be a great way for a team to prepare for the tournament.
SPORTS
Sectional shutout
HARTFORD CITY — Such situations are exactly why coaches talk about the tournament as a new season, a clean slate, a second chance.
SPORTS
JCHS takes finale
It had been nearly 250 minutes since the Patriots last found the back of the net. So, when they scored less than four minutes in Wednesday’s game a weight was lifted off their shoulders.
JAY COUNTY
Jay, Fort take second
Second was the place to be for the local girls teams Saturday at the Jay County Invitational.
JAY COUNTY
Fort sweeps Patriots
FORT RECOVERY — They were teams heading in opposite directions.
JAY COUNTY
Seven score in JC win
Having gone eight games without a victory and with just one goal in their last six, the Patriots were in need of high-scoring victory. They got it Saturday.
JAY COUNTY
'Cats top JCHS
The Patriots survived a first half in which they rarely got the ball across midfield and were constantly under pressure on the defensive end. But when Sydney Clasby got open space to work in the second half, they couldn’t stop her.
SPORTS
Jay blows away Redskins
Following three straight losses, the Patriots needed a big day to turn their season back in the right direction. They got it on a windy Saturday.
SPORTS
Arabians trample Jay Co.
In their first six games this season, the Patriots had seen some lopsided scores.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Don't worry about Luck
Whenever I tell someone I made a trip to Indianapolis Colts training camp last week, I always get asked a version of the same question.
JAY COUNTY
Happy homecoming
On their first offensive drive, the Patriots gained more yards than they had in either of the previous two games.
JAY COUNTY
Lions maul JCHS
The Leo Lions put on full display Friday night the reason they are being recognized among the best teams in Class 3A.
JAY COUNTY
JC rolls past pair
Running on their home course for the first time turned out quite well for Eme Miller and Abigail Johnson.
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