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
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.
SPORTS
FR blasts St. John's
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians got their first taste of losing Saturday. They didn’t enjoy it.
SPORTS
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.
SPORTS
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.
SPORTS
JC splits, now 9-2
The 18th-ranked team in the state proved too strong for the Patriots. However, they were still able to walk away with one win Tuesday.
JAY COUNTY
Two Patriots advance
BLUFFTON — Every athlete’s objective, no matter what the sport, is to perform their best on the biggest stage. Abby Denney and Cara Garringer fulfilled that goal Saturday.
JAY COUNTY
Patriots rally back
With just 10 minutes to play Tuesday, the situation looked bleak for the Patriots.
SPORTS
Patriots three-peat
HARTFORD CITY — Players came running off the field, arms raised, sharing happy hugs and chest bumps along the way.
FORT RECOVERY
Three more advance
MINSTER, Ohio — On their first lap around the track, Elle Sutter and Sam Tobe weren’t even in the top half of the field. But by the time they hit the finish line they had each secured regional berths.
JAY COUNTY
JCHS boys top Stars
BERNE — The Patriot boys soccer team is back on the right track. The girls are in the midst of a streak they’d like to break.
JAY COUNTY
Jay girls blast Eagles
Heading into the season, the Patriots set a goal of bringing home their school’s first sectional title in girls swimming. They’ll have a chance at another impressive goal as well.
SOUTH ADAMS
Stars seek ACAC title
The Bellmont Braves have long been the premier wrestling program in this area of the state. And while no team has truly challenged them for the sectional title in some time, in recent years the Starfires have established them as the next team in line.
SPORTS
Failure to launch
The Rockets walked the first two batters, giving up a run in the opening inning without allowing a hit. They dropped a fly ball in the second inning, and a had a runner get picked off of first base in the third.
JAY COUNTY
Jay edges Delta
MUNCIE — The Patriots were able to win all four games they played without their senior point guard by double figures.
SPORTS
Patriots pummel South
A year ago, the Patriots celebrated their first win of the season when they defeated Fort Wayne South Side.
FORT RECOVERY
Deep JC tops Fort
Fort Recovery’s leaders won their share of events Tuesday, including another record-breaking effort from Aaron Vagedes, but the Patriots were simply too strong.
Top Stories
9/11 NEVER FORGET Mobile Exhibit
Chartwells marketing
September 17, 2024 7:36 a.m.
Events
November
To Submit an Event Sign in first
Today's Events
No calendar events have been scheduled for today.