DARS Photography

16/05/2026

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐭, 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🩶🤍

And that’s a wrap—our home team, Team Alapan Primero, has officially concluded their campaign at the 4th Congressman AJ Cup Inter-Mother Barangay Basketball Tournament.

From Dars Photography, I would like to sincerely thank the entire Alapan Primero team for trusting me with the opportunity to follow and document your journey—from the intensity of the tryouts all the way to the final buzzer of your last game.

To the committee, organizers, and league heads, thank you for another season that gave our community a platform to showcase its talent and love for the game. Wishing everyone continued success, especially as the championship day approaches.

Special thanks to our coaches, 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻 and 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀, for your guidance and leadership throughout the season. To the SK Chairpersons of Barangay Alapan 1, especially 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗟𝗲𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 and 𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗪𝗲𝗻𝘇 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻, thank you for recognizing and supporting my craft and for allowing me to be part of this journey. Appreciation as well to Barangay representatives and the committee behind the team, especially 𝗠𝗿. 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗼𝘀, for the consistent support in updates, coordination, and logistics.

To the players—my “Baka Idol Ko ’Yan” idols—and most especially to my 𝗜𝗱𝗼𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵𝘂𝗮 𝗟𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘀, thank you for the heart, discipline, and passion you showed every time you stepped on the court. You all embodied what it truly means to dedicate yourself to the game and give everything until the very end. 🫡

To the supporters of the team—whether you watched live, engaged through comments, or supported through shares, photos, and posters on our social media platforms—your presence mattered. Through every praise, critique, and word of encouragement, you became part of this journey as well.

And above all, gratitude to 𝗚𝗼𝗱 for guidance, protection, and strength throughout the past weeks—keeping everyone safe, healthy, and able to compete and finish the season strong. 🫶

This experience stands as another meaningful milestone for me, for my craft, and for our community. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼—𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲. 😊📷
-----
𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥-𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘪𝘳𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺. 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭, 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵.

𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘱:

𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 1 – 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 1 (82) 𝘷𝘴 𝘗𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘯 (79)
𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 2 – 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 1 (84) 𝘷𝘴 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘶 1 (73)
𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 3 – 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 1 (75) 𝘷𝘴 𝘔𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘨 1 (85)
𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 4 – 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 1 (79) 𝘷𝘴 𝘉𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘶𝘮𝘢 (94)
𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 5 – 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 1 (96) 𝘷𝘴 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘉𝘶𝘢𝘺𝘢 (85)
𝘎𝘢𝘮𝘦 6 – 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 1 (101) 𝘷𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘩𝘢𝘺 𝘯𝘢 𝘛𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘨 (120)

𝘞𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩, 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘭𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘯 1.

16/05/2026

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬: 𝐀 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
He showed up, believed, delivered, and gave everything he had on the court.

Our Idol of the Year, Joshua Lirone Alquizalas of our home team, Team Alapan Primero, dropped a staggering 36 points in their recent matchup against our brothers from Team Buhay na Tubig in the 4th Congressman AJ Cup Inter-Mother Barangay Basketball Tournament.

Joshua, continue playing with the same heart, passion, and determination that inspire many young players and supporters of the game. Win or lose, true character is always seen in how a player fights until the final buzzer. 🫡

The matchup concluded with a final score of Alapan Primero – 101 and Buhay na Tubig – 120. Respect to both sides for leaving everything on the floor and proudly carrying the name of their respective barangays.

15/05/2026

𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐈𝐝𝐨𝐥 𝐊𝐨 '𝐘𝐚𝐧! - 𝐓𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐧 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬!

What a night for our home team, Team Alapan Primero, as they once again displayed passion and determination in their matchup with our brothers from Team Pasong Buaya at the 4th Congressman AJ Cup Inter-Mother Barangay Basketball Tournament.

Our Idol of the Year 2025, Joshua Lirone Alquizalas, delivered a strong 21-point performance highlighted by multiple three-point barrages and tough close-range finishes. Way to go, Josh! 🫡

The matchup concluded with a final score of Alapan 1 – 96 and Pasong Buaya – 85. Congratulations to both teams for displaying heart, effort, and competitive basketball that gave the crowd an exciting game to witness tonight. Respect to everyone who stepped on the court and represented their barangays with pride.

15/05/2026

Congratulations to one of our Prime Idols of 2025, Jade Atiga, for being named Best Player of the Game in the Lakersfield Basketball League 2026.

Your dedication, composure, and impact on the court continue to inspire and reflect the hard work and passion you bring to the game. 🏀🔥

14/05/2026

Brownout here at Bloomfields, Alapan 1-B. 😔

14/05/2026

13/05/2026

𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐈𝐃𝐎𝐋 𝐊𝐨 '𝐘𝐚𝐧! 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 ⛹🏀
Idol of the Week is 𝐀𝐱𝐞𝐥 𝐗𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐬 🫡
----------
This 2026, one of the leagues I’m truly looking forward to is the return of the Congressman AJ Cup Inter-Mother Barangay Basketball Tournament. Aside from supporting our home team, Alapan Primero, I’m also excited to once again see familiar faces I’ve watched in previous seasons — and among the players who continue to draw attention for me is Axel Xandler Montesclaros.

Axel currently suits up for Team Bayan Luma in this tournament, and this marks the second season where I’ve had the chance to watch him compete. While I may not have seen all of his games personally, every time I did get the opportunity to watch him play, his presence on the court was always noticeable. His ability to score, create momentum, and confidently take big shots naturally stands out, yet he still carries himself with composure and control throughout the game. With his tall and athletic frame combined with impressive mobility, he moves fluidly on the court and uses his length effectively both in creating offense and finishing plays.

One moment that still stands out to me was his memorable overtime shot last season — a play that reflected not only skill, but also calmness and confidence under pressure during crucial moments of the game. From what I’ve personally observed during games and through the recognition he receives within the local basketball scene, it’s evident that he continues to build a solid reputation through experience, consistency, and dedication to the sport. Given his physical tools, skillset, and growing experience, Axel clearly possesses the potential to keep elevating his game even further in the coming years.

Having Axel included in the roster of idols also gives me the opportunity to appreciate his journey and witness more of his growth as a player moving forward. Even from the short time I’ve followed his basketball journey, it’s already clear that he has made a strong impression in the leagues he has participated in. Through continuous hard work, discipline, and passion for the game, he continues to earn respect within the basketball community while inspiring younger athletes who share the same love for the sport.
-----
𝐀𝐱𝐞𝐥 𝐗𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐬 becomes the 90th Idol to be featured in the series. Congratulations, Axel, 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐚 𝐈𝐃𝐎𝐋 𝐊𝐨 '𝐘𝐚𝐧! 🏀🫡