Norwich — It had been quite a while since first-year Lebanon High softball coach Jessica Bavos had been involved in a game. The Raiders made sure she returned to competition in style.

Trailing 4-2 entering the seventh inning in yesterday’s season opener against Hanover, the Raiders rallied with four runs in the final frame and hung on for a 6-5 win at Huntley Meadows.

Pitcher Kaylee Rogers (double) and Shauna McGrath (triple) hit back-to-back extra-base hits to make it 4-3 before Elizabeth Shipley singled in McGrath, Rachael Berg had a base hit and Chrissy Drake drove in both with a two-RBI double. Drake was thrown out trying to steal third, but Lebanon was still able to enter the bottom of the seventh with a 6-4 lead.

“It was a little nerve-wracking, but that’s part of the game,” said Bavos. A three-year third baseman who helped the Raiders reach the NHIAA Class I final as a junior and win a state title as a senior, Bavos played one year at Wentworth Institute of Technology, but hadn’t coached or played the game since.

“I really hadn’t been part of a game in a long time, so it was good to come back with a win,” Bavos said. “It took a while for our bats to come alive, but we came through at the right time.”

Hanover nearly tied it in the home half of the seventh, loading the bases with two outs before Darby Phillips’ rocket down the right field line went just foul.

“It was a bummer,” said Hanover coach Mike Landeau. “I thought we had the game won on that swing, but it’s a game of inches and it didn’t land on the right side of the line for us.”

Phillips (four earned runs, three strikeouts, three walks) started in the circle and contributed an RBI groundout for the Marauders (0-1). Delia Nahabedian also converted an RBI ground out for Hanover.

Both teams are back tomorrow as the Marauders play at Plymouth and the Raiders at Souhegan.

Windsor 19 Woodstock 0 (5)

Windsor — Haley Wood had a grand slam as part of a two-homer, five-RBI day as the Yellowjackets stormed past the Wasps in the season opener for both teams

Erin Lapine (two-run single; three RBIs, two runs), Tierra Huntley (three walks, two runs) and Taylor Potwin (two RBIs, two runs) also contributed to the onslaught. Pitchers Ashlee Bly (three innings, one hit, four strikeouts) and Mariah Marsh (two innings, one hit, one walk) were steady in the circle.

North Sutton, n.h. — Travis Newman and Peter Allen tallied five goals and two assists each as the Cougars blasted the Cardinals in the season opener for both teams.

Andrew Van Hooydonk added a hat trick, and Ollie Gallo had two goals and two assists for Kearsarge. Alex Wilson and Butch Bolger had one goal each for the Cougars. It was the first career point for Bolger, a freshman, who scored on an assist from Jason Harrington, a senior.

Concord — Erin Perryman scored six goals as the Raiders won their season opener over the Giants.

Mo Moran scored four times for Lebanon, while Amelia Gage contributed two goals and three assists. Elle Brine had a goal and an assist, Shauna Rankin-Byrne had a pair of helpers and Emma Forman had an assist.

Erin Landry made nine saves to round out a strong all-around effort for the turf-starved Raiders.

“It was a great way to open the season for us, because we’ve spent most of the last three weeks in the gym,” said Lebanon coach Sara Ecker. “We’d scrimmaged (Randolph) on Friday, and that was our first time outside. But once we got out there today, we showed we can play with a ton of hustle.”

The Raiders play at Hopkinton on Thursday before hosting John Stark in their home opener on Monday.

Hanover 15, St. Thomas 6

Dover, n.h. — Hannah Seibel had six goals and three assists as the Marauders prevailed in their season opener.

“Bow is very strong,” said Kearsarge coach Laura Joslin-King. “I was proud of the sportsmanship and enthusiasm our girls played with.”

College Football

Waggoner Named Big Green MVP

Hanover — All-Ivy League free safety Garrett Waggoner received the Bob Blackman trophy as Dartmouth’s team MVP at the Big Green’s team banquet on Sunday.

A senior tri-captain, Waggoner was third on Dartmouth’s defense with 56 tackles. He made a number of game-changing plays, including crucial forced fumbles in wins over Holy Cross and Princeton.

Waggoner finished tied for the team lead with two interceptions and five passes defended.

Wide receiver Ryan McManus took home a pair of accolades, receiving the Special Teams award as well as the Doten Award given to an outstanding sophomore. An all-Ivy honorable mention, McManus caught 42 passes for 664 yards and two touchdowns while averaging 7.6 yards on 21 punt returns.

More than a dozen total awards were celebrated by the Big Green, which went 6-4 last fall.

College Golf

Dartmouth 10th at Yale

New Haven, Conn. — Charlie Edler (9-over-par 149; 15th) and Charles Cai (10-over 150) placed in the top 20 as the Big Green finished 10th of 13 teams at Yale University last weekend.

Princeton’s Bernie D’Amato shot a two-over 141 for the individual win while Villanova had a team-best 290.

Dartmouth plays in the Princeton Invitational this weekend.

Women’s College Lacrosse

Big Green Players Honored

Dartmouth’s Kristen Giovanniello and Hana Bowers were named Ivy League defensive player of the week and co-offensive player of the week, respectively.

Giovanniello, a junior goalie, made a season high 10 saves against Cornell on Saturday in the Big Green’s 9-5 win.

Bowers, who shares the offensive award with Brown’s Grace Healy, scored a game-high four goals against Cornell.

College Baseball

CSC Sweeps

Henniker, n.h. — Colby-Sawyer took both games of a double header at New England College yesterday, winning the early game, 8-1, and game 2, 4-1.

The Chargers (8-10 overall) improved to 3-5 in North Atlantic Conference play.