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.
JAY COUNTY
JC falls 1-0 to Bruins
The Patriots couldn’t find the net Tuesday. But they showed significant improvement in playing another close game against a talented team.
FORT RECOVERY
Tobe giant vs. Green
WAPAKONETA, Ohio - In their first tournament game, it took a trio of Indian seniors until the fourth quarter to find their shooting touch. Craig Tobe had the hot hand from the start Tuesday night.
SPORTS
Season ends in OT
MARION - The Patriots put together one comeback. A second wasn't in the cards.
JAY COUNTY
JCHS 2nd in sectional
MUNCIE - The Patriots will be making their eighth straight trip to the regional meet. Their chance at the seventh sectional title in school history fell away on the balance beam.
SPORTS PREVIEW F2010
Middles are strength of JC
Every team is focused on playing its best at the end of the season. But often it’s the beginning that helps set the tone for success, or lack thereof, down the road.
SPORTS PREVIEW F2010
Tribe runners excited for 2010
Drive past Ambassador Park and you’ll notice a meandering path cut out of the grass.
SPORTS
Falcons top JCHS
WINCHESTER — It takes any visiting team’s best effort to come away with a win at the Winchester Fieldhouse. The Patriots did not have theirs Friday night.
JAY COUNTY
No. 1 MC tops Jay
MUNCIE — The Bearcats are playing in Class 3A this season for the first time in their history.
SPORTS
Do they believe?
FORT RECOVERY - Doug Bihn stood at the front of the bus Saturday looking at his team. He saw a bunch of sad faces.
SPORTS
JCHS trying to stay sharp
It's been a long month for the Jay County High School boys basketball team.
SPORTS
Archbold tops Indians
NAPOLEON, Ohio - The lead changed hands 10 times in the fourth quarter Thursday, including four in the final two minutes. The Indians couldn't make it happen one last time.
JAY COUNTY
Jay Co. posts best score
In their final meet of the regular season, the Patriots turned in their best score of the year. They hope it is just a glimpse of what they can accomplish in the tournament.
SPORTS
Chasing a medal
The remnants of two scars are still visible on Katie Snyder’s left forearm, a constant reminder of the injury that could have ended her career.
SPORTS
Tribe tops Jay in OT
Ericka Lennartz missed a chance to win the game for the Indians at the end of regulation. With the game on her shoulders late in overtime, she earned redemption.
SPORTS
Five from JC seek state berths
Casey Kenney gave Jay County High School a state qualifier, and a state medalist, in each of the last two seasons. The only other Patriot to qualify for the state meet in the last decade was Kurtis Hess in 2005.
JAY COUNTY
Jay Co. ousted in 2OT
The Patriots were just seconds away from an enormous sectional win in regulation. And then they were also just a hoop away from finishing the game in a heart-pounding overtime.
JAY COUNTY
A contrast in styles
The Giants and Patriots are a contrast in styles, a classic case of the unstoppable force against the immovable object.
SOUTH ADAMS
Four from JCHS advance
Champions are nice. Advancing to the next level of the tournament is the ultimate goal.
SPORTS
Patriots top Delta
The Patriots put up their best score of the season Monday. And one of their leaders is closing in on the best vault score in team history.
SOUTH ADAMS
Hudson breaks record
Mary Hudson said if she got the call Sunday to inform her she had earned a state berth she would be "the happiest person in the world."
JAY COUNTY
Patriots fall in tiebreaker
After falling behind in their season opener, Shawna Miller and Sydney Bost bounced back. They evened their match at a set apiece, and were in a super tiebreaker with a chance to give themselves, and the Patriots, the win.
FORT RECOVERY
Fort rolls over W-G
COLDWATER, Ohio — The Indians’ first victory over Waynesfield-Goshen this season gave coach Brian Patch his 100th win. Their second earned them a chance to play for their fourth straight sectional title.
SPORTS
Fort heads to district
A 42-point win brought the Indians their third straight sectional championship with relative ease.
SPORTS
Back-to-back champs
The Patriots' first Olympic Athletic Conference championship was in doubt until the final race. In winning their second, they left no doubt.
JAY COUNTY
Spartans stopped
HUNTINGTON — Brock McFarland stood near the half-court line as the final 20 seconds disappeared, the ball tucked securely under his right arm. Before the buzzer sounded, sophomore Kegan Comer wrapped his arms around his classmate.
SPORTS
Fort stops Rams
KALIDA, Ohio — It was a bit of a bumpy ride for the Indians, especially in the first half. But they were still able to break the Rams.
SPORTS
Eight Patriots advance
The Patriots and Starfires walked away with just one champion combined. But both will have plenty of chances at future tournament success.
JAY COUNTY
JC blasts Indians
By the time Anderson made their first field goal, Kassi Hemmelgarn had already assisted on five for the Patriots.
FORT RECOVERY
Big finish
FORT RECOVERY — Two weeks ago, the Indians were languishing. In the midst of a seven-game losing streak, they had not won in more than a month. Now, they’re once again going strong with the tournament just a few days away.
JAY COUNTY
Schedule sees few changes so far
For the first time in its history, Jay County High School will not be a member of a conference in 2010-11. But the full impact of its independent status on team schedules will play out over the next several years.
JAY COUNTY
Speed on Top 60 list
Hoosier Basketball Magazine's list of the 60 best senior girls basketball players in Indiana includes a Jay County Patriot.
SPORTS
Undefeated finalist
Midway through her sophomore season, Maria Murphy thought she might have a chance to be a pretty good thrower.
FORT RECOVERY
Perfect in MAC
FORT RECOVERY - Earlier this week, Greg Kahlig said his goal for Friday night was simply to win the game. If the senior got the 29 points he needed to claim the school's scoring record it would be "icing on the cake."
SPORTS
Record in reach
FORT RECOVERY - A day before Valentine's Day in 2009, Greg Kahlig hit a milestone in the game he loves. Becoming the first player in Fort Recovery High School boys basketball history to reach the 1,000-point mark, he presented the game ball to his parents when play was stopped to honor his achievement.
JAY COUNTY
Simmons selects IPFW
A year ago, Katie Simmons wasn’t even thinking about running in college. Now she’s committed to be a Division I athlete.
JAY COUNTY
Garringer, Hemmelgarn advance
The Patriots got a pair of runner-up efforts. The Starfires walked away with two titles.
SPORTS
Patriots top Yorktown
Rebounding is one of the tenets of the Jay County boys basketball program.
NEWS
Football candidate is selected
The Patriots are turning to one of their own to lead their football program.
SPORTS
FR tops Cavs
FORT RECOVERY - A frantic pace created plenty of turnovers and didn't allow either team to get into much of an offensive rhythm. But Coldwater had a much more difficult time finding the basket than the Indians.
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