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
1st after 25 years
From the moment Tevan Nichols crossed the finish line to win the meet-opening 4x800-meter relay to the moment Joe Rasmussen crossed again to win the meet-ending 4x400 relay, the Patriots were in control.
JAY COUNTY
2nd in Olympic
Not too long ago the Patriots went nearly two weeks without playing a game, then dropped a double-header to Northrop and were staring at a 4-8 record. Now they've won six in a row and are the conference runners-up.
SPORTS
McMillan is 100 favorite
Jordan McMillan was worried she wouldn't hold on to win the sectional championship in the 100-meter dash.
SPORTS
Tribe baseball goes hitless
MINSTER, Ohio - The hope was that the Indians had saved their offense for the tournament game. It still was not there.
SPORTS
FR softball suffers 1-0 loss
NEW BREMEN, Ohio - The Indians tallied twice as many hits as they did the last time they faced Michelle Stout. The result remained the same.
SPORTS
Snyder, Wenning lead win over 'Cats
NEW BREMEN, Ohio - The Indians know the importance of timing.
FORT RECOVERY
Kahlig strikes out 16
MINSTER, Ohio - Greg Kahlig has been the Indians' workhouse for two district final trips.
SPORTS
New leader for JC girls
"In the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, he's considered one of the top young minds in the game," said Ted Habegger.
SPORTS
Five-run first foils the Fort
FORT RECOVERY - Over the final six innings, the MAC rivals played fairly even. It was the first one that killed the Tribe.
SPORTS
JC girls defeat 3
Having a couple of extra teams involved didn't do much to cut down on the Patriots' share of victories.
SPORTS
AC tops Patriots
Long after the team result was decided, Becky Muhlenkamp and Emily Huntsman were still battling. Their long night was worth it.
FORT RECOVERY
Mirror images
FORT RECOVERY - It's rare to see a team rally from a four-run deficit in the final inning. Saturday, it happened twice.
JAY COUNTY
Rebels ravaged
Laura Castillo scored three times. Pazia Speed and Brittany Mann each had two hits. Speed, Danielle Wellman and Kendra Younger drove in two runs apiece. And all of that was just in the first inning.
JAY COUNTY
Jay tops SA boys
The Jay County boys won 10 of 12 events Monday night. The SAHS girls out-distanced the Patriots.
JAY COUNTY
Split with the Scots
The offense came easy for both teams as Jay County won a wild game one. The Patriots had trouble hunting down hits in the second half of the double-header.
SPORTS
JCHS blanks Wayne
It was another shutout for the Patriots Wednesday. And this time, they were on the right side of the scoreboard.
JAY COUNTY
Patriots smash Southside
Two of the Patriots' five wins last season came against Muncie Southside. So they were happy to see the Rebels Thursday night.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
Ready for another step
The person standing in the third base coaching box will be different. But the philosophy will be the same.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
Youthful Starfires working under new coach
When Brad Buckingham was born, Dean Stahly had already been coaching the South Adams High School baseball team for a decade.
SPORTS
Headed to Kansas
Jack Wood has spent his life in Jay County. Soon he'll be headed to Jayhawk territory.
SPORTS
Kahlig Ks 16 in opener (03/31/2009)
FORT RECOVERY - Toby Metzger was ready, but Greg Kahlig wanted to finish the game. He made the most of it.
JAY COUNTY
Jay rallies to beat Eagles
Through three and a half innings, the Eagles had two home runs. The Patriots had managed just a pair of hits. As it turns out, the home team was just warming up.
SPORTS
Tribe falls to Tigers
FORT RECOVERY - The Tigers totaled 14 hits Friday evening. Only half of them got out of the infield.
JAY COUNTY
Wellman leads Jay County
The 2008 senior class walked away with a laundry list of school records. It seems Billy Wellman may want to grab a few for himself.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
Sectional is goal for Patriots
Seven regional qualifiers, including two sectional champions and one state medalist, won't be back for the Jay County girls track team this year. But that has done nothing to dampen expectations.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
Jay boys boast talent, depth
The Patriots have one state medalist, and another state qualifier.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
JC golfers ready to win again
Faces change, but the Jay County High School boys golf team just keeps churning out winning seasons.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
FR short on experience
There are lots of questions. The answers will come as the season continues.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
Fort Recovery softball looking to improve
The 2008 season was one marked by contradiction.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
Plenty of power back for Patriots
Logic would indicate that a team having graduated players who combined for 39 home runs might be in for a power outage. That is not the case for Jay County.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
Jay netters need to grow
The close of the 2008 season had its positive side and its negative side.
2009 SPRING PREVIEW
Morgan leads Starfire softball
Ashton Morgan was the No. 2 pitcher for the Starfires last season. But she had No. 1 numbers.
NEWS
Comer to give up JCHS Job
Kirk Comer's alma mater asked for his help. He couldn't turn it down.
SPORTS
Snyder 1st on vault
Katie Snyder was the last gymnast the vault judges saw. She left a great impression.
ENTERTAINMENT
'Magna' makes move to Indy
Fans of comic books, among other things, swarm to San Diego during the summer for Comic-Con International.
NEWS
Board stands by decision
In a meeting that was often contentious, the Jay County Humane Society Board of Directors heard and responded to comments about its recent decision to make a change in leadership.
SPORTS
Injuries cloud Patriots' season
A winless squad jogging off the field at halftime with a two-goal lead should have been full of players with smiling faces.
SCHOOLS
Board looks at future finances
FORT RECOVERY — Fort Recovery Schools will get the expected increase in funding from the state, but projections also show continued deficit spending.
SPORTS
Indians' defense strong in win
FORT RECOVERY — The Indians spent most of the first quarter backed up against their own goal line.
AGRICULTURE
Representative to speak at JCHS
Rick Deaton is excited about his work in the pork production field. But he’s hoping to get students interested in farming in any capacity when he visits Jay County next week.
NEWS
Tox Away is deemed a success
The numbers aren’t in yet, but anecdotally Tox Away Day was a rousing success.
RAYS OF INSIGHT
Defense on the rise for Colts
As always, the date on the sports calendar dictated the topics of this month’s questions.
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