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 big win
For a lot of teams, a 28-point win while shooting 66 percent would represent a banner night. For the Patriots so far this season, it’s just another day at the office.
JAY COUNTY
Border battle
FORT RECOVERY — A game that was a defensive slugfest throughout came down to the final couple of minutes. That’s when one of the Indians’ senior leaders came up with consecutive key plays to help lift them to victory.
JAY COUNTY
Record margin
BERNE — You can’t always get what you want. But on Saturday night, the Patriots could.
SPORTS
Perfect seasons could be in play
Undefeated. The goal of finishing a season without a loss is a lofty one. But early on, three area teams have unblemished records.
JAY COUNTY
Four records fall
When Sophie Bader hit the wall to finish the 200-yard individual medley, no one else in the pool had even made the turn at the other end of the pool. It was just the start to a record-breaking night for the Patriots.
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.
SPORTS
Kahlig, Gelhaus, lead FR victory
FORT RECOVERY — Two 20-point efforts were enough to get the Indians a win Friday.
SPORTS
Talks could affect JCHS
A game of conference musical chairs that could affect Jay County High School has already begun.
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.
LOCAL ROUNDUPS
Patriot girls rally before falling
YORKTOWN — The Patriots were trailing by two goals to the defending champions, a team they had already lost to three times in the last two seasons. But even if no one else at Yorktown Sports Complex thought they could rally, they believed.
SPORTS
JC advances to final
YORKTOWN — The Patriots weren’t quite prepared when Logan Pryon fired his free kick that ended up tying the game. They were, however, more than ready to respond.
SPORTS
Drama queens
YORKTOWN — The Patriots would much rather advance with a nice, boring multi-goal victory. They just can’t seem to avoid tournament drama.
SPORTS
Make a visit to Yorktown
Indiana 67 south out of Jay County. West on Indiana 28 to Wes-Del High School. South on Delaware County road 600 South to Yorktown Sports Complex.
SPORTS
Tourney champs
The Patriots had not won back-to-back matches all season. So three in a row on their home court made for an enjoyable Saturday.
JAY COUNTY
Jay wins tourney opener
YORKTOWN — The Patriots kept pressure on the goal Monday night, often chipping the ball up the middle of the field beyond the defense. For the first 24 minutes, Carter McClure was always there to cover the ball. But eventually, the Muncie Central goalie couldn’t reach the ball in time.
JAY COUNTY
Falcons trapped
WINCHESTER — The Golden Falcons pulled to within five in the fourth quarter. But they couldn’t stop J.D. Mangas on the trap.
SPORTS
Down and delayed
For the second time in three weeks, the Patriots will be playing football under the Saturday night lights. And this time, they’ll be starting in a 13-point hole.
JAY COUNTY
Falcons are favorites
Defending champion Northeastern’s move out of the Jay County High School boys tennis sectional left a void at the top. The Golden Falcons have filled that spot.
SPORTS
Jay improves in doubleheader
Both of the Patriots’ matches finished with 5-0 scores. One was a win, the other a loss. They were happy about their performance in both.
SPORTS
Nightmare ending
There was plenty of magic for the Patriots during the first half of their holiday-themed homecoming.
JAY COUNTY
Tenth at sectional
BLUFFTON — The 10th and 11th holes snagged the Patriots again. And the 12th didn’t help either.
SPORTS
Ludy to play in Florida
Josh Ludy finished his college career in Waco, Texas. The Philadelphia Phillies drafted him, and then sent him to play in New Jersey. Now he’s headed to Florida.
SPORTS
Fort has rough 1st
FORT RECOVERY — In their first two games, the Indians got record rushing efforts from Mason Evers. In abbreviated action Friday night, it was the Rockets who dominated on the ground.
SPORTS
D is key for Indy
INDIANAPOLIS — Defense, as it usually is, had been Craig Teagle's mantra all week.
SPORTS
ELITE COACH
His roster is different. And the style of play in an all-star format is as well. But that doesn’t change Craig Teagle’s approach.
SPORTS
DREAM FUL-PHILLIED
Josh Ludy has dreamed of playing professional baseball for as long as he can remember.
JAY COUNTY
Regional bound
FARMLAND — Evan Mathias gave a slight fist-pump when he buried a par putt on the 13th hole. Justen Keller waved after sinking his putt for birdie on No. 17. They were appropriate reactions for a team in the midst of shooting its best round at its biggest event of the season.
JAY COUNTY
Murphy medals
BLOOMINGTON — As the second and third flights of discus competitors threw during the preliminaries, Maria Murphy sat talking to one of her friendly rivals. She was trying to take her mind off of the event and not think about her possibilities of making the finals.
SPORTS
A state of mind
Tyler Back is heading to Bloomington with a simple goal. He wants to perform better than he did last week.
JAY COUNTY
Set for final throws
Maria Murphy has won every regular-season meet she’s competed in over the last two years.
FAMILY
Search has frustrated
If I’ve seemed frustrated — or “grumpy”, as my sister put it this weekend — over the course of the last four months, there has been a good reason.
SPORTS
State surprise
INDIANAPOLIS — Tyler Back had no expectations of making the state finals. He just wanted to get better. Now he has another week to keep that improvement going.
JAY COUNTY
Double victory
The season got off to a bit of a rocky start, but the Patriots were strong at the finish.
SPORTS
Indy sponsor
When Dave and Tim Poole launched their high-performance bicycle company, they carried with them dreams of having one of their creations entered in the most prestigious cycling race in the world.
NEWS
Cycling electrified
From the seed of an idea for a spoke-less wheel, a pair of Portland brothers grew a new high-performance bicycle brand.
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