Given the eleven day extension, teams can now have more time to practice and execute their plays better. The extension is also a welcome announcement to most of the teams for they can have more time scouting their opponents and schedule tune-up games with the rest of the competing teams.
With this move, STI Naga is set to continue with its practices and teambuilding activities to further prepare for the league opening. Daily practices at the Ateneo de Naga University Covered Courts are being done by the basketball team together with teambuilding activities scheduled every Saturday at the school.
The extension not only allows the team to engage in more physical conditioning and psycho-social trainings, but this also gives enough time for the members of the team to jell together and be perfectly ready in time for its first game against Philippine Computer Foundation College (PCFC) on November 8, 2008 at the Naga City Gym.
Team Captain Lowell Jeff Palmiano (DCET) and Assistant Team Captain Frederick Suarez (HRS) lead the starting line-up of STI Naga Basketball Varsity together with Alden Fabricante (DIT) at the backcourt, Mark Anthony Francisco (DIT) and Eric Pardiñas (HRS) in the middle.
Competing the team are Lamingu Ontobon (DCET), Jay Ar Benitez (HRS), Dean Cañaberal (HRS), Manuel Luis Osea (DCET), Ronel Brutas (HRS), Christian Nimo (DCET), Cecilio Yabut (HRS), Jason Constantino (DIT), Ron Michael Garduque (DCET) and Peredo Gimeno (DCET).
STI Naga has once again risen above the call of service and duty with the conduct of the Faculty Teaching Skills Training. The training which started October 28, 2008 is scheduled to culminate on the 30th of the same month.
The training forms part of the collective - national effort of STI to provide each faculty members with the effective and efficient tools for academic instructions. As an institution, we would like to address the different learning habits of our students and ensure that each student are molded into a better individual ready to take the challenges of the industry.
Spearheaded by the Academic Division of STI, this program had its first batch of training last May 19-23, 2008 at the Province of Rizal. The training was attended by our Academic Supervisor, Melin J. Onio. Being the representative of STI Naga in the Trainor’s Training, she is now tasked with the challenge of echoing all the methodologies she have learned to the rest of the faculty of STI Naga.
Among the participants of this years’ Faculty Teaching Skills Training are Benjo Maraño (IT), Marion Arlante (GE), Dennis Orea (HRS), Jojo Imperial (IT), Pao Silva (IT), Jing Abragan (GE), Carina Magno (GE), Em-Em Estrada (IT), Beth Romero (IT), Richelle Labanta (GE) and Irene Largo (GE).
Coaches from Ateneo Golden Knights Team B, Mariners Polytechnic Colleges Baras and Panganiban, Ateneo High School, Philippine Computer Foundation College, St. Joseph School and STI Naga took turns in promoting the event which is set to open on October 28, 2008 at the Naga City Gymnasium.
The Manuel “Tata” Flores Cup is also being supported by the Naga City Government under the leadership of Mayor Jesse M. Robredo and the Samahang Baskeball ng Pilipinas (SBP).
The game and scoring became even more furious as the two teams traded baskets in the third quarter. Palmiano finally find his stride and scored at will on the inside which kept the Grun Worms afloat in the game. 
In the closing minutes of the fourth quarter, Pardiñas took the scoring cudgels for the Phoenix. To add drama and excitement to the closing minutes of the game, 
In the Darts Game, the Stigmas proved to be too much for the opposing teams. Their entry in both division (men and women) swept their respective assignments to win the match.
After consolidating all the wins for each team, the Stigma was the run-away winner for the Over-All-Champion Award having collected the most championships and Runner-ups award in almost all events and division.
The highly charged game in the Women’s Volleyball Division Finals was the longest battle ever fought between the two-teams. Stigma took the first set of the match but the Blazers came back in the second set behind Emmarie Albo’s tenacious returns.
In the third period, the Stigma showed their championship form to handedly beat the Blazers but again the Blazers overcame a 3-point deficit
In the deciding period, Custodio took over and ensured the victory of her team.
Unbeaten in the 2-game elimination round, Grun Worms and Phoenix fortify their finals clash by stopping their respective opponents in the semi-finals. Phoenix frustrated the Blazers 38-30, while Grun trounced the Trojans 47-36 in a game that saw players literally falling one-by-one because of cramps.
Blazers and Trojans will wrestle for the runner-up trophy on Saturday afternoon after the Women’s Volley Finals at the Greenland Covered Court. 
In the individual events, 
In the fight to protect the King and the Queen, Wilfredo Sangalang of Phoenix conquered the kingdom of Mark Anthony Buitre to win the Men’s Chess Kingdom. Over at the Women’s Chess Division, Katherine Sesmundo of Stigma Team overruled Marilou Ramirez of Phoenix to bag the title. 
Precious Dionson of the Grun Team emerged victorious in the Women’s Badminton Division and Kevin Oraca of the Blazers secured the title for the Men’s Badminton challenge. The duo of Kevin Oraca and Josel Valdez of Blazers bagged the Mix Badminton Division trophy.
Men and Women’s Darts will be played simultaneously with the Volley Championship games tomorrow at the Greenland Covered Court.
Earlier in the day, Blue Tooth’s Men Volleyball Team and Stigma’s Women Volleyball Team swept their respective games to gain an outright finals slot carrying with them a twice-to-beat advantage over their opponents.
The Grun’s (Green) Men and Women Volleyball Team held their ground against the Blazer’s furious attacks in the semi-finals but fatigue factor gets into the starters of the team. Grun managed to bring home the 3rd Place Trophy in both divisions.
In other Men’s Volleyball games, the Phoenix defeated the Trojans via game forfeiture in the first game of the day. Blue Tooth survived Stigma in the second game. Grun routed the Phoenix in the third game. Blue overpowered Blazers in the fourth game. Blazer bounced back by beating the Trojans in the fifth game. Stigma trumped the Phoenix in the sixth game. Blue Tooth continued their winning ways by crushing the Grun Team in the seventh game. Blazers scored their second win by overcoming the Stigma and later handedly pounded the Grun Team to earn a Finals slot.
In the Women’s Volley, Blazers opened the tournament with a win by squashing the Blue Tooth. Stigma gained the upper hand in the second game by pulverizing the Grun Team. Blazers scored their second win by routing the Phoenix in the third game. Stigma’s winning ways continued by overpowering the Trojans in the fourth game. Blue Tooth bounced back in the fifth game by over throwing the Trojans. In the sixth game, Grun Team found their rythmn and trounced the Phoenix and set-up a battle with Blue Tooth whom they trashed in the succeeding game. The battle for the final slot was fierce between the Grun Team and the Blazers. A deciding nail biter game was forced by the Grun Team before crumbling in the last canto. 