Irvine, CA - May 3 - An improbable ending capped a perfect season for the Los Angeles Athletic Club as they won gold at the 2026 National League Championship earlier tonight in a 16-15 shootout victory over The Olympic Club. Water polo legend Filip Filipovic, in what turned out to be his final match in a storied career, scored four goals in regulation and delivered the game winner in the sixth round of the shootout following a save from Brendon Gyapjas. The shootout arrived after a wild ending to regulation where a game-winning goal from Olympic Club's Colin Mulcahy was waved off following a game misconduct foul against Nik Mirkovic at the exact same time. With the victory, Los Angeles Athletic Club also earns $15,000, the top award from the $25,000 prize purse put forward by Jon Wieman and the Holos Law Group. Olympic Club wins $7,000 in the losing effort.

Earlier in the day Newport rolled past Channel Islands 16-10 to earn the first-ever National League 18U title. In bronze medal action, it was Golden Bear defeating the New York Athletic Club in a shootout 15-14 while Dons moved past Mission 11-7 in the 18U bronze final. Golden Bear takes home $3,000 for their third place finish. For complete results from the National League Championship, click here. On-demand action from the championship is available at Overnght.com. 

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