Joshua Armstrong
Sports writer
Sports writer Joshua Armstrong is from a place where if you say "hockey," people think you're clearing your throat. Born and raised in the South, he graduated from the University of Florida in 2007 with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He drove to Alaska from Bradenton, Fla., to be a copy editor for the News-Miner in September 2007. He joined the sports department in June 2008.
Recent Stories
- Tigers show heart in NSI win
- Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008
- The No. 10 Holy Family women’s basketball team that most people expected to see arrived two days late at the Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational.
- Tritons turn back Sea Warriors
- Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008
- FAIRBANKS — A much smaller Hawaii Pacific team was big trouble for UC San Diego.
- Nanooks topple No. 10 Holy Family
- Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
- The Alaska women’s basketball team got a 60-59 victory over No. 10 Holy Family on Friday night in the Patty Center in the Mt. McKinley Bank North Star Invitational.
- Tritons turn back Tigers' late surge
- Friday, Nov. 28, 2008
- Up by 19 at halftime, UC San Diego coach Charity Elliott knew the Tritons still weren’t out of the Holy Family Tigers’ reach.
- San Diego team gets taste of Alaska
- Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008
- For the University of California San Diego women’s basketball team, the Paws for Adventure Mushing School was like something right off the silver screen.
- Alaska’s hoop dreams come true
- Tourney title nostalgic for ex-Nanooks
- Monday, Nov. 24, 2008
- Al Sokaitis, Andrew Smith and Justin Bourne stood atop the Top of the World logo at midcourt and hoisted the ... moose antler?
- Ice Dogs cruise to another win over Brown Bears
- Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008
- Brad McCabe had his second consecutive two-goal night as the Ice Dogs cruised by the Kenai Brown Bears with a 5-1 win in a North American Hockey League game on Saturday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.
- South Anchorage upends Lathrop
- Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
- FAIRBANKS — The South Anchorage hockey players were taken aside and given ultimatums.
- Ice Dogs pull out win over Brown Bears
- Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008
- The Fairbanks Ice Dogs’ 6-3 win over North American Hockey League West rival Kenai River wasn’t exactly what either team wanted to see Friday night at the Big Dipper Ice Arena.
- Ice Dogs hope to get physical with Brown Bears
- Friday, Nov. 21, 2008
- Ice Dogs head coach Josh Hauge predicted it would take 15 games to find out just what his junior hockey team was made of.
