Sports

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Use the clues to fill in the crossword.

Across

  1. 2. A base hit on which the batter scores a ___ (7)
  2. 3. A play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate (4)
  3. 7. Racket sport played over a net (6)
  4. 9. Team sport where you shoot a ball through a hoop (10)
  5. 10. An alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon (5)
  6. 13. A basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket (4)
  7. 14. A game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them (7)

Down

  1. 1. A stroke that puts the ball in play (5)
  2. 4. An out resulting from the batter getting three ___ (9)
  3. 5. The act of firing a projectile (4)
  4. 6. A successful stroke in an athletic contest (3)
  5. 7. The act of going from one place to another (6)
  6. 8. Bat-and-ball sport played on a diamond (8)
  7. 11. A basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (5)
  8. 12. A light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt (4)