Inside NorKam: The Atmosphere and Culture Behind a Basketball Powerhouse

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By: Sanbir Atwal, March, 13th, 2026

NorKam Saints have just shocked Kamloops basketball culture with its recent rise in dominance that was never expected. Last Friday, the Saints hosted a game, winning in dominant fashion, with the final score of 71-38.

The home gym was filled with kids and parents, who were ready to die for their team on the court. Laughter, taunting, buckets banging, and very unique chants filled the atmosphere with an addictive energy, hooking anyone who entered the game. Kamsports had the rare opportunity to interview Adam Firman (Coach), Shaun Dia (Member of Student Section), Evan Komljenovic and Kaashi Punni (Players on the team) at different points of the game.

The home game atmosphere matched the coaches passion for the game, showing how electric high school sporting events can be. Anyone, like high school students and even TRU students, can get involved in the high school sports scene to electrify the sports culture in Kamloops.

The NorKam basketball program looks motivated to win more games and host even more home games in the future, giving TRU students and other community members an excellent opportunity in the future to come support.

Sports culture in Kamloops is on the rise as the ability to compete with teams all around the province and even any teams in the country increases. For example, the TRU Men’s Basketball team started 8-0. Everyone seemed to know about that, but when high school athletes are competing at the provincial level or dominating in Kamloops or the Okanagan, nobody knows. We, Kamsports, want to be their voice, which can bring in more people to games and make Kamloops’ sports culture more electric.

(“Post Game Picture of NorKam Student Section”/Memebers of the Picure:Covenant Adekola, Ethan Dia, Micheal Mbuzi, Daniel Adeol, Gian Consul, Kaashi Punni, Wyatt Chadwick, Markus Staub, Tanish Khusal, Jaxen Hammer, Wyatt Bebek, and Ethan Blain/Taken outside of Norkam Senior Secondary on March, 9th, 2026).(Sanbir Atwal/TRU)

Firman and Komljenovic love the support of the crowd and feel that’s one of the reasons why they’re such an amazing team. The passionate student section is incredibly welcoming to new fans wanting to support their team, which shows that the high school sports scene in Kamloops is eager to grow.