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
Bunt ends Jay's year
HUNTINGTON - Set in the wooded ravine east of Huntington University, Forest Glen Park has held some bad karma for the Patriots.
SPORTS
Excited for opportunity
“It’s a dream come true. I grew up here. I played basketball here. I teach here. … This is a great opportunity.”
JAY COUNTY
Murphy makes state
INDIANAPOLIS - As Maria Murphy walked to retrieve her discus after her final throw, the look on her face said it all.
JAY COUNTY
Starfires top Jay County
The Patriots edged South Adams in victories 8-7 on Thursday. But the Starfires came out on top.
SPORTS
Nichols wins 800
MUNCIE - The 1,600-meter sectional title barely eluded Tevan Nichols. He wasn't going to let the same happen in the 800.
SPORTS
Fort Recovery falls
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As she was leading the Indians off the floor, senior Abby Huelskamp turned around and gathered her teammates. Although their season ended in defeat Friday afternoon, they deserved one more moment on the basketball court.
FORT RECOVERY
Tribe welcomed home
FORT RECOVERY — The message was clear: We could not be more proud.
SPORTS
Tourney success will be earned
The season is already winding down for the Jay County High School wrestling team. Meanwhile, the gymnasts are just getting started.
FORT RECOVERY
Celina shuts down Indians
FORT RECOVERY — The season opener was perfect, just not for the Indians.
JAY COUNTY
Squaws drop JC to 0-5
The struggles continued Wednesday for the Jay County High School softball team, both at the plate and in the field.
JAY COUNTY
Patriots rebound for split
The Patriots didn't allow one disastrous inning to ruin their entire day.
JAY COUNTY
Perfect SA wins; Jay 3rd
Both local teams walked away from their final meet before Christmas with plenty to be merry about.
SPORTS
Fort rallies for title
ELIDA, Ohio - A season that had so much promise was going to end with a long, quiet and far-too-early bus ride back to Fort Recovery.
JAY COUNTY
JCHS earns 10th win
The journey over their four years has not always been easy. But the Patriot seniors are reaping the rewards of their career-long efforts this season.
NEWS
Plans continue for training center
With or without grant help, plans for a new training center are expected to move forward.
SPORTS
Fort falls short vs. MV
FORT RECOVERY - The Indians just can't seem to get what they need when they need it.
JAY COUNTY
Tourney thriller
HUNTINGTON — It was the opening round of the sectional, but it felt like so much more.
FORT RECOVERY
Jay track tops Tribe
Fort Recovery's Aaron Vagedes and Holly Brunswick were the big individual winners, but it was the Patriots who walked away with the team victories.
SPORTS
No. 1 ML eliminates Indians
COLDWATER, Ohio — Coming off of their biggest win of the season, the Indians stormed out to an early lead in their sectional championship match. But they couldn’t sustain the success against the top-ranked team in the state.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Believe in yourselves
This week’s newspaper coverage of the Fort Recovery High School girls basketball team’s road to the state finals has included letters from athletics director Barb Sautbine, former coach Diane McClung and Kelli Bihn, the wife of Indians’ coach Doug Bihn. Today, it’s my turn.
SPORTS
Patriots crush Union City
The game was so lop-sided that Lea Selvey had his players stop taking extra bases, stealing and advancing on wild pitches and passed balls in the second inning. And then he cleared his bench in the third.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Unsung heroes are key
In order to make the state finals, a team needs to have great players and must be well coached.
JAY COUNTY
Jay leaves no doubt
MUNCIE - As a light drizzle began to fall Tuesday at Muncie Southside High School, most of the athletes were heading for the shelter of their buses. Not the Patriots.
FORT RECOVERY
Fort Recovery eyes regional crown
Fort Recovery has played like a state contender all season long.
JAY COUNTY
Seeking state gold
Half of the teams who will compete in the gymnastics state finals Saturday are regulars.
JAY COUNTY
Year ends at regional
HUNTINGTON — Hopes of the Patriots sending a gymnast to the state finals for the sixth time since 2003 came to an end Friday night.
SPORTS
District do over
When New Bremen defeated Fort Recovery in the regular-season finale, the result was a three-way tie for the Midwest Athletic Conference title.
SPORTS
Best in D-IV
FORT RECOVERY - Brian Patch said he felt Greg Kahlig's performance in the regional championship game proved him to be the best player in Division IV. His fellow coaches agreed.
SPORTS
Sisters stand together
Family ties run deep within the Fort Recovery High School girls basketball team.
SPORTS
FR's Mattraw signs to play at Toledo
Mark Mattraw will be making the jump from the strongest small-school conference in Ohio to playing Division I football.
SPORTS
A shot at state
When Katie Snyder fell from the high bar at the Connersville Invitational and suffered a broken arm that brought an end to her season, it seemed that the Patriots’ chances of advancing a gymnast to the state finals ended as well.
JAY COUNTY
Eagles defeat Jay Co.
The Patriots played some close matches Tuesday, but could only come up with one victory.
JAY COUNTY
Striving for bests
The Jay County and South Adams High School girls cross country teams would like to put last season’s semi-state effort far behind them. The Starfire boys would love to make an impact as they make their first trip to the event in school history.
JAY COUNTY
Jay girls top Devils
It's a bit of a broken record for the Jay County High School girls track team. But once again Tuesday, distance dominance proved the key.
SPORTS
National swimmer
Perry Hull had high hopes for his senior swimming season. But as he dived into the pool in November, things were not turning out as planned.
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